Visa executives, during their visit to South Korea, said that the country is the best place to conduct stablecoin experiments, with 17 million cryptocurrency investors, and strong performance in the field of artificial intelligence. Visa is optimistic about South Korea’s future potential in combining stablecoin and AI businesses.

VanEck research chief Matthew Sigel noted that protective demand in the Bitcoin derivatives market has reached a historical high, suggesting the market may be suitable for establishing long positions. At the same time, he warned that high spending in the AI sector without returns could put pressure on the market.

Indian AI startup Sarvam AI is nearing completion of a funding round of $300 million to $350 million, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion to $1.55 billion. It is expected to close next week. Bessemer Venture Partners will lead the round, and Nvidia, Amazon, and Prosperity7 Ventures will also participate.

The UK government is working to help AI company Anthropic expand its operations in the UK, including an expansion in London and a dual listing, with plans to raise it during the company CEO's visit. The move comes amid the backdrop that Anthropic has been placed on a U.S. government blacklist due to national security risks, and it is currently challenging that decision.

Anthropic has applied to the U.S. Federal Election Commission to form a member-funded political action committee, AnthroPAC, a move tied to its dispute with the Trump administration over the use of AI for military purposes. The company previously refused the Pentagon’s request and sued the government; a court has temporarily stayed the finding that it poses a risk to the national security supply chain.

Shanghai Municipal Government issued the “Game 10 Articles for Shanghai,” supporting the development of the gaming and esports industries, focusing on the application and R&D of technologies such as AI, big data, and blockchain, promoting cooperation between game companies and device manufacturers, and exploring multi-device development.

The Solana Foundation launched Solana Agent Skills on April 4, providing AI tools with prebuilt functional modules to simplify interaction with the Solana network. The official skill modules include error handling, security checks, and more. The community offers more than 60 skills, covering areas such as DeFi and payments.

Gate News: Message, on April 4, according to crypto analyst Ai Yi monitoring, three addresses holding Chainlink non-circulating supply collectively transferred 2.5 million LINK to a certain CEX over the past 4 hours, worth approximately $21.65 million.

Linea launched the EIP-7702 protocol on April 3, enabling users to execute smart contracts, batch transactions, and enable features like paying for gas without changing their wallet addresses. The protocol is fully compatible with ERC-4337, has been integrated into MetaMask, and is planned to achieve full EVM compatibility in 2026.

GoPlus announced on April 3 that SafuSkill would launch the Launchpad feature, aiming to build the underlying infrastructure for issuing AI Skills and generating revenue. This feature integrates the marketplace, a token launchpad, and a rewards system. It supports developers in issuing Skill tokens and connecting them to liquidity pools, providing security safeguards and enabling reward withdrawals. SafuSkill is intended to help AI Skills shift toward asset-like characteristics and to promote the growth of the Skill Economy ecosystem.