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Offchain Labs proposes that Ethereum L2 needs to introduce a responsive pricing mechanism to support large-scale scaling

At EthCC 2026, Offchain Labs’ Edward Felten said that Ethereum L2 networks need to introduce a “responsive pricing” mechanism to reduce fee volatility and support hundreds of millions of users. Even though EIP-1559 has improved fee mechanics, Gas price volatility still affects user acceptance. Today, the industry focus has shifted to how to make costs more predictable—Arbitrum One has already been the first to put a dynamic pricing mechanism into practice.
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ARB1,61%
GateNews·1h ago

Upload private, explicit videos as a “nude-lending” cryptocurrency loan? “Hero Loan” targets people cornered with no way out—if they default, they upload OnlyFans.

A product that combines cryptocurrency, adult content, and a high-risk lending mechanism has recently sparked heated discussion in crypto circles and on social platforms. The project, named “Hero Loan,” promotes the slogan “unsecured loans,” but requires users to upload private videos as a condition, and ties default risk to an adult-platform monetization mechanism—prompting many netizens to describe it as “an encrypted version of loan-sharking/porn lending.” The project even uses “If you think this won’t get used, it just means you haven’t reached rock bottom yet” as its promotional tagline, clearly targeting users with high risk and extreme capital pressure. However, shortly after it was exposed, one netizen said they had sent a video but didn’t receive any money; a KOL also responded that the project appears to have rug-pulled. But honestly, a private video is only worth 60 bucks—that’s just too brutal. “Hero Loan” targets people with nowhere left to go According to information on the official website, the product runs on BNB Chain and is positioned for “people who have nowhere left to go—
BNB2,08%
HERO0,2%
ChainNewsAbmedia·1h ago

ZachXBT accuses Circle of failing to freeze USDC in a timely manner across multiple security incidents, involving more than $420 million

On-chain investigator ZachXBT accuses stablecoin issuer Circle of making more than $420 million in compliance execution mistakes since 2022, failing to promptly freeze the USDC funds involved, which led to funds draining in multiple security incidents, with a slower response time than competitors.
GateNews·1h ago

Maji Big Brother opened new BTC and HYPE long positions 4 hours ago, with a total position value of $15.77 million

Gate News update, April 3, Hyperbot data shows that Brother MaJi opened a 40x-leverage BTC long position 4 hours ago (position size: 11 BTC) and a 10x-leverage HYPE long position (position size: 10k HYPE). In addition, he also holds a 25x-leverage ETH long position (position size: 7,171 ETH). Currently, the total position value is $10k, with an unrealized loss of about $196k.
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HYPE2,82%
ETH-0,43%
GateNews·1h ago

Cardano Foundation asset allocation is diversified, with ADA’s share reduced to 51.6% and BTC’s share increased to 25.5%.

The latest report from the Cardano Foundation shows that its asset structure is shifting from reliance on ADA toward more diversified allocations. By the end of 2025, the ADA share is expected to fall to 51.6%, while the Bitcoin share increases to 25.5%. Total assets amount to CHF 287.5 million, down by about 45% compared with the end of 2024. The reserve system will move from a single token to a more diversified configuration.
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BTC0,08%
GateNews·2h ago

Two men in Heilongjiang were sentenced for illegally tapping into a high-voltage power line at an oil field to mine cryptocurrency, with the principal offender receiving a 10-year prison term

A court in Honggang District, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province, ruled that two men were convicted of stealing electricity by illegally tapping an oil-field high-voltage power line to power Bitcoin mining. The principal offender, Zhang, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 50,000 yuan, while the accomplice, Zhao, was sentenced to 4 years and 10 months and fined 20,000 yuan. The total value of the stolen electricity exceeded 800,000 yuan.
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GateNews·2h ago