Partnerships & Ecosystem

Polymarket has signed a major deal with Major League Baseball (MLB). The platform is now the official prediction market partner of the league. This is a big step for both sides. MLB reaches millions of fans every month. Now, those fans may also

A certain CEX's asset management department has launched tokenized shares of a Bitcoin yield fund in collaboration with Apex Group, targeting non-US investors and adopting the ERC-3643 standard to achieve automated compliance. Institutions are accelerating asset tokenization to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

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.

Ledger is expanding in the U.S. with the hiring of CFO John Andrews and a new office in New York, aiming to strengthen its presence in the digital asset market and support institutional clients. This growth signals Ledger's ambitions in the evolving financial landscape.

Circle Completes IPO, Jeremy Allaire Emphasizes Stablecoins Still in Early Stage, Targeting to Build Digital Dollar Network Infrastructure and Next-Generation Financial Platform. Editor's Note: In 2025, stablecoin issuer Circle completed its IPO, becoming one of the most closely watched listing cases in the crypto industry in recent years. As the issuer of USDC, Circle is attempting to promote stablecoins from a trading tool in the crypto market to a digital dollar infrastructure capable of circulating in networks. In "The David

Virtuals Protocol, partnering with t54 Labs, plans to launch AI agents on the XRP Ledger, enabling autonomous transactions. The crypto community is excited about this innovation, which could significantly enhance XRPL's capabilities in finance, despite some concerns about risks and oracle dependencies.

The SEC has approved Nasdaq's framework, allowing trading of partially tokenized stocks and ETFs that are issued and settled in blockchain form. Investors can hold tokenized securities in digital wallets, with settlement processed by the DTCC. This move signals that stock markets will trend toward blockchain adoption.

Ledger is expanding its U.S. presence with a new office in New York to engage with institutional clients and enhance its role in the growing digital asset ecosystem. This move aligns with increased institutional interest in secure crypto infrastructure.

Digital payments platform Wirex integrated the Gauntlet-managed Morpho vault into its enterprise accounts on March 20, enabling automatic conversion of corporate funds to USDC or EURC and deposit into the vault. Over $10 million has already been earning yields through this feature. Future expansions will include British pound, Australian dollar, and Hong Kong dollar accounts, along with the launch of enterprise loans backed by Bitcoin collateral.

AlphaTON Capital announces the acquisition of a 60% controlling stake in gaming platform GAMEE for up to $11 million, taking over its daily operations. It will establish a strategic alliance with Animoca Brands, with an agreement prohibiting the latter from acquiring a controlling stake within two years.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang praised the technological achievements of decentralized AI network Bittensor in an All-In interview, noting that its Subnet 3 successfully conducted distributed training of large language models. These remarks prompted the TAO token to rise approximately 20% within 24 hours of the announcement. Huang also pointed out that decentralized and proprietary models can coexist in parallel, further bolstering market confidence in distributed AI.

Major League Baseball (MLB) has entered into a partnership with prediction market exchange Polymarket, securing exclusive trademark and data usage rights with anticipated annual sponsorship fees reaching $300 million. This collaboration aims to ensure event integrity and work in conjunction with the CFTC to restrict risky predictions. Polymarket continues to expand within the sports betting market.

Gate News reports that on March 20, international payment company Wise received approval from Nigerian regulators and officially entered the Nigerian market. Additionally, a certain CEX recently announced the launch of a prediction market feature.

The World Gold Council has introduced 'Gold as a Service' to standardize tokenized gold in digital finance. This initiative aims to enhance liquidity and accessibility for investors, encouraging the adoption of gold-backed digital assets.

Crypto accelerator Alliance announced its ALL16 cohort list on March 20, featuring 18 teams covering stablecoin payments (such as Allod, Superbank, etc.), prediction markets (such as Predexon, Freeport, etc.), and AI applications and RWA tokenization projects (such as Givance, Graded, etc.).

Anchorage Digital announced on March 20th an expansion of its Atlas network, adding collateral management functionality to provide institutional clients with cryptocurrency-backed lending infrastructure that reduces operational and counterparty risks. Currently supporting nearly 600 institutions and processing hundreds of billions of dollars in settlements, it helps institutions efficiently manage crypto collateral and facilitates the integration of crypto finance with the U.S. financial system.

Chris Larsen controls substantial voting rights in Evernorth through RippleWorks, potentially creating conflicts of interest. Documents show that his nonprofit organization possesses material influence over voting decisions, despite not directly controlling equity ownership. This arrangement could adversely affect the interests of Evernorth common shareholders, and investors should monitor associated risks.

Gate News: On March 20th, Web3 embodied AI robotics company PrismaX joined NVIDIA's Inception program. Through this program, PrismaX will gain access to development tools, technical resources, training support, priority infrastructure access rights, and support from a broader ecosystem comprised of builders and investors. The Inception program is a free virtual accelerator initiative launched by NVIDIA specifically designed to help startups in the fields of AI, data science, and high-performance computing (HPC) accelerate their growth.