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According to the official announcement, Gate DEX has officially launched the Welfare Center. The Welfare Center is designed around the entire process of on-chain trading, guiding users to quickly complete their first on-chain transaction and continuously receive more rewards through novice tasks, trading challenges, and exclusive rights. Whether it's the first experience with Gate DEX or long-term active trading users, everyone can complete corresponding tasks in the Welfare Center to receive up to 5,400+ USDT contract trial funds.Specific benefits include: Novice tasks, where users can start the "7-day novice growth task" upon entering the Welfare Center. By connecting Gate Wallet and completing specified on-chain actions such as the first spot, contract, Swap, and Meme Go transactions, users can receive rewards;Advanced trading challenges, where users complete net recharge and trading challenges, unlocking higher-level rewards as trading volume increases; Meme & exchange exclusive challenges, where users can not only receive rewards after completing corresponding level tasks but also unlock Gate DEX exclusive Gas-free rights, reducing on-chain trading costs.

According to official news, Gate officially launched a semiconductor stock benefit event from June 23 at 17:00 to July 1 at 00:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who purchase any stock in the Gate stock sector will have the chance to receive SK Hynix stock rewards.Registered users can share a fractional stock prize pool of SK Hynix worth 3,400 USDT, and new users who complete their first order can also participate in sharing a total value of 17,000 US dollars in SK Hynix stock. Each user trading stocks can receive up to 2 shares of SK Hynix, helping new users smoothly start spot stock trading.Currently, Gate stocks exclusively offer Korean stock trading across the network, covering three core markets: US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and Korean stocks, supporting over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, and over 1,000 Korean stocks, totaling over 12,500 stock and ETF assets worldwide. Relying on a unified account system, users can participate in global stock trading using USDT in a one-stop manner, and fractional stock trading is supported starting from as low as 0.01 shares.At the same time, Gate stocks have fully integrated into the platform's VIP level system, and users with a position of 2,000 US dollars can upgrade to VIP status, enjoying exclusive benefits such as a minimum stock trading fee rate of 0.023% and a 1V1 customer manager.

Vitalik Buterin stated that he has donated 64 ETH to the Animal Welfare Fund again and called for more people to pay attention to animal welfare issues. Vitalik mentioned that the suffering caused to billions of animals by humans remains one of the important issues that is less discussed in current society, but he holds an optimistic view about improving the living conditions of animals in this century, believing that agricultural methods and synthetic alternative foods are continuously progressing.He also noted that the quality of global vegetarian and vegan foods has significantly improved in recent years. In addition, Vitalik specifically mentioned the welfare issues of shrimp, stating that the importance of related topics is often underestimated by the outside world, and referred to farming practices such as "eyestalk ablation."

India is promoting the application of the digital rupee through about 10 welfare pilot projects, distributing part of the approximately $80 billion in subsidies and food benefits via e-rupee to reduce fund leakage and corruption, and to provide a clearer use case for central bank digital currency.At the same time, the Reserve Bank of India is pushing for a cross-member CBDC interconnection plan to be proposed at the 2026 BRICS summit, aiming to enhance the efficiency of cross-border trade settlements and reduce reliance on the US dollar. Currently, there are about 10 million e-rupee users, with a cumulative transaction amount of approximately $3.6 billion, which is still significantly lower than the UPI system that processes about $300 billion in transactions monthly in India.

According to official news, Gate will launch the 13th Anniversary Invitation Celebration from April 10, 12:00 to April 20, 12:00 (UTC+8). Users can invite friends to register and complete ≥1 USDT transaction to gain a chance to enter a lottery, with a 100% chance of winning GT token rewards. As the cumulative spot and contract trading volume of invited friends increases, the inviter can earn up to 11 lottery chances from a single friend, with no limit on the number of invitations. Additionally, invited friends can also receive tiered GT rewards after meeting trading standards.Furthermore, Gate will hold an Invitation New Speed Competition from April 9, 12:00 to April 19, 12:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 130,000 USDT. During the event, users will receive a cashback of 20 USDT for each friend invited who completes the specified trading task; after friends meet the advanced trading conditions, both parties can receive additional rewards. Finally, rankings will be based on the number of valid invitations, with the top user enjoying an exclusive cashback reward of 5,000 USDT.

MVB10 member BitRing is about to be released. Users who have completed KYC can purchase a BitRing smart ring containing one gram of gold at the price of buying one gram of gold, which is lower than Oura. The product's appearance far exceeds that of Oura, and the health function detection is not much different from Oura. For subsequent purchases, the original price is required, and the prices are all significantly lower than Oura.The foundation promises to donate all hardware profits to educational public welfare projects in the countries and regions of the purchasing users, currently focusing mainly on China and South Korea.The BRT foundation mainly relies on income from the BRT protocol, while the BitRing hardware company will be supported by subscription fees.

The "Voice for Love" charity project on the BSC chain, initiated by the "Beijing Yanan Angel Children's Hospital," calls for more social forces to pay attention to children's medical health and charitable assistance. The Beijing Yanan Angel Children's Hospital has long been committed to children's medical treatment and charitable aid, continuously bringing hope and warmth to more families. This initiative advocates for participating in charitable support through a transparent and open blockchain approach, making every act of kindness more traceable and trustworthy.The project's slippage profits will be transferred daily to the Beijing Yanan Angel Children's Hospital, as industry philanthropists convey warmth through action, making love visible and hope enduring.

Bitget's Chinese head, Xie Jiayin, mentioned in the "2025 Annual Report" live broadcast that Bitget always prioritizes user interests and continuously gives back to users by building a multi-layered revenue matrix. In 2025, through activities such as VIP airdrops, Launchpool, PoolX, and CandyBomb, a total of $142 million in airdrop rewards will be distributed to users.In addition, with the full opening of the TradFi sector, its daily trading volume has increased to $2 billion in a short period. In the next phase, Bitget will continue to expand TradFi and U.S. stock-related products, further enhancing users' earning potential in diverse asset trading scenarios.

ChainCatcher news, Aethir posted on platform X that Rainfall has joined Aethir's EcoDrop program and will provide a range of benefits to the community.It is reported that the Aethir community will receive several exclusive benefits: exclusive access to the Rainfall Rainmaker Pool; early invitation eligibility for the Star Aura launch, which is Rainfall's flagship AI celebrity fan activation project; holders of Aethir Edge devices and ATH stakers will receive airdrop rewards of Rainfall's $RDP tokens.In addition, Rainfall will collaborate with renowned music producer Vassal Benford to host a live video Q&A event on platform X. The Rainmaker Pool project will launch in September 2025, ahead of the public token generation event and the release of Star Aura planned by Rainfall.(Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Bitget announced the improvement of network infrastructure in remote areas of the Philippines through the satellite internet deployed by the Starlink program. The first coverage points include Espoir School of Life on Siargao Island and Barangay Pitogo.The program introduces Starlink satellite equipment, providing six months of free high-speed internet to local areas, aiming to address issues such as insufficient educational resources and poor communication. Bitget stated that in the future, it will further provide skill training and resource support for local students and women's cooperatives through its "Blockchain4Youth" and "Blockchain4Her" projects.Previously, due to infrastructure limitations, local residents mainly relied on microwave radio frequency communication, which resulted in frequent network interruptions and slow speeds, making it difficult to meet basic needs such as online learning and telemedicine. The satellite network access will improve these issues and provide more stable information services to the local community.

ChainCatcher news, the AB Charity Foundation officially announces its launch and the release of its new official website, marking the official start of a global public welfare network based on "institutional trust" and driven by "technology." The AB Charity Foundation is an international non-profit organization headquartered in Ireland with independent legal status, aiming to collaborate with governments, public welfare organizations, and the tech community worldwide to reshape the future trust mechanism in public welfare and promote sustainable development.The governance structure of the AB Charity Foundation consists of prominent figures from multiple countries. The chairman of the board is Bertie Ahern, a three-time former Prime Minister of Ireland and a key promoter of the "Good Friday Agreement." Board members include former Prime Minister of Malta Lawrence Gonzi, former Prime Minister of Hungary Peter Medgyessy, former President of Slovenia Danilo Türk, and former President of Bulgaria Peter Stoyanov.The AB Charity Foundation is continuously forming a senior advisory team, with renowned politicians, scientists, and celebrities from five continents joining to provide global policy connections and facilitate charitable activities. It focuses on public missions and empowers a new paradigm of global public welfare through technology.As the initiator and technical supporter of the AB Charity Foundation, AB DAO provides underlying blockchain infrastructure support. The AB public chain automatically injects 15%–30% of each transaction's gas fee into the charity fund pool through smart contracts, achieving "on-chain charity fundraising + automatic distribution + full-chain traceability + third-party auditing" for transparent governance throughout the process. Additionally, the AB Ecological Fund has currently invested in dozens of high-quality projects and will continue to incubate and invest in more quality projects in the future, with 15%–30% of the investment returns generated from all projects also injected into the AB Charity Foundation fund pool.The core mission of the AB Charity Foundation is to promote public welfare in education, healthcare, environmental protection, humanitarian assistance, and other areas globally, relying on a transparent and trustworthy governance mechanism and technological pathways to explore a "verifiable model of goodwill collaboration." The foundation emphasizes that "it is not the technology itself that changes the world, but the consensus on trustworthy institutions and global cooperation," which is a common understanding among the founding members.