April 7, under the influence of the bear market, 21 crypto projects announced they would shut down or scale back services, covering areas such as wallets, DeFi, NFTs, and games. Projects like Leap Wallet and Magic Eden exited or adjusted due to market pressure; industry insiders believe this shakeout will help reshape the market, and that focusing on sustainable Web3 projects in the future will be more competitive.

From 06:15 to 06:30 (UTC) on 2026-04-06, the BTC price dropped from 68807.2 to 69308.1 USDT; the 15-minute return recorded -0.66%, and the amplitude reached 0.72%. During this period, market volatility intensified, with trading volume and social discussion heat increasing in tandem, reflecting intense short-term capital games. The main driving force behind this abnormal movement came from sudden changes at the macro policy level. The United States has recently increased tariffs and continued its high-tariff policy, causing a sharp drop in global risk appetite and prompting investors to withdraw en masse from high-volatility assets. Related con

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission will consider the views of the sports leagues to assess the risks of predictive market contracts. The National Football League (NFL) requires the platform to tighten trading rules to prevent contracts that could be manipulated from being listed, in order to protect the fairness of the games. The CFTC Chair said the league has unique expertise in identifying manipulation risks.

The Wildcard project held its token launch on March 27, with a market value reaching $1.1 million at one point, but it is now only $809,000, raising doubts about the project. Although the founder has a rich background, the project's progress has not met expectations, and multiple funding rounds have failed to revitalize the project. The low liquidity pool of the token reflects the impact of a lukewarm crypto market on gaming projects.

AI game creation platform Verse8 completes $5 million seed funding round. The funds will be used to advance its AI system, expand creator onboarding and incentive programs, and strengthen publishing and distribution infrastructure. Verse8 allows creators to quickly generate playable games through natural language prompts.

AI gaming original platform Verse8 announces $5 million seed funding, which will be used to enhance AI systems, expand creator programs, and improve infrastructure. Since launching in 2024, Verse8 has accumulated over 3.5 million monthly active users and 25,000 games.

ARC Prize Foundation Launches ARC-AGI-3 Benchmark, Requiring AI to Independently Explore and Act in a 64×64 Grid World Without Guidance, with Scores Based on "Action Efficiency." Compared to previous versions, this edition is more rigorous, preventing models from using memory shortcuts. Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Achieves a Top Score of 0.37%.

This article summarizes cryptocurrency news from March 23, 2026, focusing on the latest Bitcoin updates, Ethereum upgrades, Dogecoin trends, real-time cryptocurrency prices, and price predictions. Today's major events in the Web3 sector include: 1. Bitcoin miners' mining costs reach $88,000, with market price at $69,200, averaging 21% losses; 2. U.S. Senator proposes: ban prediction market sports betting and casino-style games; 3. USR stablecoin collapse: hackers mint $80 million in uncollateralized tokens, price plummets 70% triggering trust crisis.

On March 23rd, two U.S. senators plan to introduce legislation to prohibit prediction market platforms from listing contracts related to sports events, arguing that these markets infringe on consumer rights and tribal sovereignty, and requiring state governments to regulate gambling activities that could potentially lead to youth addiction. This move could reshape the regulatory landscape for sports betting and prediction markets.

Gate News reports that on March 21, Gala Games officially announced the launch of GalaChain's ecosystem expansion plan. Its decentralized exchange GalaSwap now supports bridging tokens from the Solana, TON, and Ethereum ecosystems onto the GalaChain network. According to the official statement, this move will enable cross-ecosystem asset access and interoperability, activate the community, and enhance the visibility of various project tokens.