Gate Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

Socket AI recently issued a security alert, stating that npm’s core dependency package axios is under an active supply chain attack; the latest version has been injected with a malicious package called plain-crypto-js. Because axios is widely used, many projects face risk. Users are advised to immediately lock their version and review the files.

March 31 news: Bitcoin spot ETFs had total net inflows of $69.4404 million on March 30. Of that, Ark Invest and 21Shares’ ARKB ETF had net inflows of $33.0297 million, while Fidelity’s FBTC ETF had net inflows of $28.8887 million. Total net assets under management reached $8.5475 billion, with cumulative net inflows of $56.004 billion.

Gate News, March 31, Andrew Chapello, Product Manager at Ramp, a business spend management platform, announced that Ramp’s stablecoin account feature has officially entered the public testing phase. This feature allows users to hold stablecoins within the Ramp platform and earn balance rewards, while also enabling them to use USDC to pay global vendors and employees, repay Ramp card bills, and manage fiat and stablecoin assets under a unified approval and accounting system.

Space computing startup Starcloud completed a $170 million Series A round at a $1.1 billion valuation, bringing total funding to $200 million. It plans to launch the Starcloud 2 satellite equipped with multiple GPUs and Bitcoin mining rigs. The CEO said it will become the first space Bitcoin mining satellite and plans to develop the Starcloud 3 data center spaceship.

Musk said on the X platform that the key to AI development lies in video understanding and generation technologies, and that photons are the highest-bandwidth form of communication. He noted that Grok Imagine has already achieved positive gross margins, and also mentioned the background behind OpenAI shutting down the video platform Sora.

Animoca Brands launched the AliBAE platform based on Alibaba’s Qwen model on March 31. The platform supports creators in producing AI-assisted content and earning CHECK tokens. The platform is now open for early access, and it offers 100,000 CHECK rewards through promotions. Creators can participate in tasks to produce videos or applications and receive rewards.

The CEO of Billions, Evin, announced that the BILL token generation event (TGE) will be postponed, with no new launch date yet. The delay is attributed to factors including the market environment, exchange regulatory approvals, and the community’s security needs. The underlying infrastructure has been built, and once the final timing is confirmed, the community will be notified in a timely manner.

Gate News message, March 31, Ripple Prime announced that it is expanding its integration with Hyperliquid, adding support for HIP-3 tokens. Institutional users can access on-chain perpetual contracts for traditional assets such as gold, silver, and oil through the platform. With this expansion, Ripple Prime aims to provide institutions with a unified margin framework, enabling them to gain both exposure to traditional financial assets and support from decentralized finance infrastructure within their existing investment portfolios.

Gate News message, on March 31, Huma Finance posted a security alert on the X platform. Their partner Arf’s official X account @arf_one was hacked, and the account posted false token information. Huma Finance reminds users that before the Arf account returns to normal, they should not interact with any posts published by that account.

Gate News update: On March 31, Google’s Quantum AI team said in its latest blog post that the ECDLP-256 protocol, which most blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies rely on, has security vulnerabilities. While viable solutions such as post-quantum cryptography (PQC) already exist, implementation takes time, and the urgency of anti-quantum migration efforts is increasing. Google has set 2029 as the timeline for post-quantum cryptography migration and is working with organizations such as a certain institution, the Stanford Blockchain Research Center, and the Ethereum Foundation to advance the related work.

Gate News message, March 31, Nasdaq announced that, effective May 1, 2026, it will officially remove the 10% public float minimum threshold requirement. At the same time, Nasdaq added a "Fast Track" rule that allows qualifying mega-cap IPOs to be added to the Nasdaq 100 Index (the U.S. tech stock benchmark index) within about 15 trading days.

Gate News bot message, Gate market data shows that since the launch of Alpha, Exchange the world has risen 526.92%, and the current price is 0.0005740 USDT.

The identity of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail guarantors has been made public. It includes former dean of Stanford Law School Larry Kramer and research scientist Andreas Paepcke, and the total bail amount is $250 million. SBF faces multiple fraud charges, and the case is still pending.

Gate News message: On March 31, according to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd, about an hour ago, the trader pension_usdt_eth opened a BTC short position of about $11 million on the decentralized derivatives exchange HyperLiquid using 3x leverage.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, VIX (VIX) has dropped by 3% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market activity.

On March 31, the overall crypto market saw a modest rise, with the RWA sector performing especially well, up 2.16%. Keeta rose 33.75%, major coins like Bitcoin rose 1.87%, and Ethereum rose 3.15%. Other sectors such as DeFi and Layer2 also saw slight gains.

Gate News reports that on March 31, Anthropic’s AI programming tool Claude Code announced the addition of the “Computer Use” feature. This feature supports users in opening applications directly from the command line, operating graphical interfaces, and testing their built-developed content. Currently, it is available in a research preview to users on the Pro and Max plans.

Gate News update: On March 31, according to on-chain analyst Ai姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) monitoring, a new address accumulated a purchase of 6,400 ETH about 8 hours ago, worth approximately $13.08 million, with an average withdrawal price of $2,043.89.

Gate News message, March 31, according to Gate market data, as of the time of writing, RIVER (River) is trading at $17.22. In the past 24 hours, it is up 24.82%, with a highest of $17.20 and a low of $12.86. The 24-hour trading volume reached $33.3901 million. The current market cap is approximately $338 million. River is building a chain-abstract stablecoin system that connects assets, liquidity, and yields across different ecosystems. The system is supported by the full-chain CDP stablecoin satUSD, allowing users to earn, use leverage, and expand across multiple ecosystems. Through innovative PrimeVault and SmartVault products, which combine collateral flexibility with automation and liquidation-free yield strategies, it achieves seamless

Gate News bot message, Vitalik Buterin spent 197,944 USDC to buy 157,869 ZCHF at an average price of $1.25 over the past 6 hours. The transaction was completed through the address vitalik.eth.