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According to the latest in-depth review and exchange ranking by renowned French crypto media Cryptoast, Gate Europe has been ranked third among European crypto trading platforms. The report indicates that Gate Europe has become one of the most competitive digital asset trading platforms in the European market, thanks to its comprehensive MiCA compliance framework, industry-leading low trading fees, and a wide selection of digital assets. The report states that Gate Europe has obtained a MiCA license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and completed passporting into the French market, among others, allowing it to offer compliant digital asset trading services within the European Economic Area. The platform currently supports over 270 crypto assets, with spot Maker and Taker fees as low as 0.1%, offering a significant advantage among MiCA-compliant trading platforms in Europe.Cryptoast notes that beyond its low fee advantage, Gate Europe also provides services such as free SEPA euro deposits, Proof of Reserves, mobile trading, and wealth management products. The platform employs a VIP tiered fee structure, where spot Maker fees can be reduced to as low as 0% as trading volume and asset scale increase. The report concludes that with its product ecosystem balancing compliance, security, and trading efficiency, Gate Europe can meet the diverse needs of both professional traders and ordinary investors, offering European users a more transparent and efficient digital asset investment experience.As MiCA continues to be implemented across Europe, the digital asset industry is moving towards a more regulated development phase. Leveraging its globally leading trading infrastructure, continuously improving product ecosystem, and localized compliance strategy, Gate Europe is steadily enhancing its service capabilities in the European market. The platform aims to provide users with a safer, more efficient, and trustworthy digital asset trading experience, further driving the development of the global digital finance ecosystem.
Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget, has released its latest Proof of Reserves (PoR) report. The report shows that Reality's reserve ratio has reached 100%, and its issued tokenized stocks, rToken, are pegged 1:1 to the underlying US stock assets. This reserve data is updated daily and independently verified by the US auditing firm The Network Firm. The assets are custodied with Alpaca Securities LLC, a US securities broker registered with FINRA and protected by SIPC, and regulated under New York state law, forming a transparent tripartite independent structure of issuance, verification, and custody.The US stock tokens rToken issued by Reality have been deeply integrated into the Bitget ecosystem and can be used in core scenarios such as unified account margin and staking lending. Previous data shows that within one month of listing, the assets under management (AUM) of Bitget's stock token rToken surpassed $100 million.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Korean fintech company Toss has announced a partnership with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs to jointly explore a Korean won-pegged stablecoin.In the coming months, the three parties will conduct a Proof of Concept (PoC) test to evaluate the feasibility of building compliant blockchain-based digital financial infrastructure on OP Stack, providing technical verification for applications related to a Korean won stablecoin. (The Block)
: OKX CEO Star stated on X that OKX has been operating in Europe since 2018. Over the past eight years, it has continuously collaborated with regulators and the crypto community, gradually transitioning from a technology company to a regulated fintech firm. Star emphasized that the company constantly corrects mistakes and rapidly optimizes during its development. OKX is the first institution globally to obtain the MiCA license, and also holds a Payment Institution (PI) license and a MiFID license. It currently provides Euro fiat on-ramp and off-ramp channels, zero-fee stablecoin payments via the Mastercard network, hundreds of spot trading pairs, and derivatives services covering crypto, commodities, and equities in Europe.On the product front, OKX has built Agentic infrastructure, enabling users to interact with the platform through AI Agents, and is continuously developing new products for the next generation of financial experiences. Star also mentioned that OKX is the first global platform to publish Proof of Reserves (PoR) for over 40 consecutive months, and has its group financial statements audited by a Big Four accounting firm to enhance transparency and financial governance.
The bill stipulates that Bitcoin included in the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve shall, in principle, be held for at least 20 years and may not be sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of during this period. It also mandates the establishment of a Proof-of-Reserves system to disclose, on a quarterly basis, holdings, transactions, and proof of private key control—subject to independent third-party audits. Additionally, the bill requires a study on the feasibility of increasing Bitcoin holdings over the next five years in a budget-neutral manner.
According to The Block, Base—the Ethereum Layer 2 network operated by Coinbase—has officially activated the Azul upgrade on its mainnet. This marks Base’s first independent network upgrade following its separation from the Optimism Superchain. The Azul upgrade introduces a multi-proof system that combines TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) proofs with zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, reducing the shortest possible withdrawal finalization time to just one day. Both proof types can independently confirm proposals; in case of conflict, permissionless ZK proofs override TEE proofs—further enhancing the network’s censorship resistance. Additionally, Azul integrates Base into a single execution client, <code>base-reth-node</code>, and introduces a new consensus client, <code>base-consensus</code>, built on OP Kona. Following the upgrade, the number of empty blocks has plummeted from approximately 200 per day to roughly 2 per day, and the network has achieved a sustained peak throughput of 5,000 transactions per second.
According to The Block, the Ethereum Foundation has recently experienced another wave of talent attrition: researchers Carl Beek and Julian Ma announced their departures this Monday. Beek had worked at the Foundation for seven years and led the development of Ethereum’s Beacon Chain, making significant contributions to Ethereum’s transition to the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism; Ma had been with the Foundation for approximately four years, contributing to mechanism design, cryptoeconomics, and protocol scalability, and co-authored EIP-7805—a proposal aimed at enhancing Ethereum’s censorship resistance. Earlier this year, in February, Co-Executive Director Tomasz K. Stańczak resigned; multiple other senior figures—including Josh Stark, Barnabé Monnot, and Tim Beiko—have also departed in succession.