The Solana Foundation is collaborating with Triton One to enhance its on-chain data access layer, improving scalability and data retrieval. The redesign features two core modules: Accounts for adaptive indexing and Ledger for efficient historical data management. SOL is currently trading around $84.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent advised the Federal Reserve to observe before cutting rates, expressing confidence in declining core inflation. He mentioned the implementation of a 10% tariff under Section 122, with uncertainty about a potential increase to 15%.

Gate News message, April 14, decentralized lending protocol Venus Protocol issued a statement that its isolated pools are now no longer operational. The statement said that all isolated pools have been paused, but user funds remain safe and the withdrawal function is still available. Users can choose to migrate their assets or withdraw directly depending on whether their assets are on Venus Core.

Gate News message. On April 14, according to Gate Market Data, as of the time of writing, GT (GateChain) is currently trading at $6.75. Over the past 24 hours, it is up 2.42%, hitting a high of $6.85 and falling to a low of $6.59. The 24-hour trading volume reached $485.5k. The current market cap is approximately $736 million, ranking 92nd. GateChain is a new-generation public chain focused on securing users’ assets and decentralized trading. It features an original online hot insurance account and a settlement/clearing protection system, creatively addressing the industry’s core foundational issues, such as users’ digital assets being stolen, private keys being damaged and lost, decentralized trading, and cross-chain transfers. GateChain is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain, allowing developers to quickly deploy it at zero cost

The American Bankers Association criticized the stablecoin report released by the White House Council of Economic Advisers, saying its analysis was wrong. It emphasized that allowing stablecoins to pay interest would lead to local banks’ deposits flowing out and would tighten credit, countering the report’s claim about the effects of the proposed ban.

Zcash’s core development team, ZODL, has released the latest strategic roadmap, focusing on post-quantum security, scalability, and user experience, and moving into the Zcash IV phase. The new version is now live, improving user experience and advancing key development. Meanwhile, ZODL is actively involved in industry cooperation, but due to regulatory issues it has temporarily taken down the Russian app store.

A Bank of Korea central bank governor candidate, Shin Hyun Song, said that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and deposit tokens issued by commercial banks should be the core of the digital currency ecosystem. He supports a Korean won stablecoin, but emphasized that maintaining monetary trust comes first. He suggested issuing stablecoins through a bank-led consortium, which could later be expanded to non-bank institutions, while also carefully assessing the stablecoin’s regulatory compliance.

Aave founder Stani announced on a social platform that Aave will pivot to $AAVE as its core token, with all revenue flowing back to the DAO treasury. In the future, it will launch a debit card and financial technology experience, aiming to increase the protocol’s scale from $40 billion to $1 trillion, positioning it as a foundational market for traditional financial assets.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost noted that although March CPI recorded the largest month-over-month increase, core CPI remained stable, indicating that U.S. inflation has not fully spread yet. Attention should be paid to upcoming PCE data. If the Iran-Iraq conflict continues, inflation could evolve into a systemic risk and affect economic growth, and the Federal Reserve may need to continue raising rates to respond.

The RWA Layer1 public chain SimpleChain officially launched its testnet on April 10 and initiated an ecosystem airdrop program. Users can obtain points through testnet tasks, and these points will serve as the basis for future token airdrops. Team members come from Qianch Qin Technology and Ant Group, and have completed a $15 million seed round. The testnet verifies core capabilities, including trusted data services, a compliance engine, and asset issuance protocols.