JustLend DAO completed its third JST token buyback and burn, destroying over 271 million tokens worth $21.3 million. Cumulative burns have now reached 1.36 billion tokens, or 13.70% of the total supply, with plans for ongoing quarterly cycles.

South Korea plans to launch a blockchain-based deposit token pilot in Sejong City in Q4 2026, replacing traditional government payment methods. This initiative aims to simplify transactions and reduce costs for small businesses.

Emi Yoshikawa has launched Across Ventures Fund I, a $100 million fund backed by SBI Holdings, focusing on blockchain, fintech, and deep tech investments. Meanwhile, April 2026 marks significant XRP adoption in Japan, with SBI Ripple Asia's token issuance and successful bank pilots showcasing the benefits of XRP.

Gate News message. On April 16, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, KT (KingdomX) is trading at $0.00056. Within the past 24 hours, it is up 73.93%, with a high of $0.00063 and a low retracing to $0.00029. Its current market cap is approximately $206k. KingdomX is a medieval metaverse chain game, with the game’s core built around an NFT protocol. In the game, users can collect heroes, complete quests, challenge events, participate in wars, and build their own game kingdom through social interaction and territory development. All of the game’s ecosystem is designed around the GameFi protocol; while improving the game’s playability, it preserves the value of in-game assets, so that any user can earn returns through the game and make Token or receive rewards. Kingdom

World Liberty Financial has proposed a governance restructuring imposing multi-year lockups on 62.3 billion WLFI tokens worth $1.3 billion, introducing fixed vesting schedules for holders, including a token burn of 4.5 billion.

Gate News message. On April 16, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, BARD (Lombard) is trading at $0.32. Over the past 24 hours, it is up 4.53%, with a high of $0.33 and a low of $0.30. The 24-hour trading volume reached $2.5407 million. The current market cap is approximately $71.82 million. Lombard is a decentralized finance project that aims to change the use of BTC through liquid-staking Bitcoin tokens (such as LBTC), promoting yield generation and DeFi participation. Lombard is committed to bringing BTC on-chain to create value for individuals, protocols, and platforms. The project has introduced a series of products, including the LBTC liquid-staking token, the Bitcoin Earn automated yield product, and a DeFi trading marketplace, among others.

The BNB Foundation completed its 35th token burn, destroying 1.569 million BNB and reducing the total supply to approximately 134.8 million BNB. The goal is to lower the supply to 100 million BNB, supporting the ecosystem's long-term health.

0G Labs launched the 0G App, a no-code platform enabling users to create AI applications through natural language. It combines decentralized computing and AI capabilities, addressing centralization issues while enhancing privacy. This launch aims to boost AI Agent adoption and integrates with 0G's broader AI economy.

Sun Yuchen deposited 300 million JST tokens, worth around $22.8 million, to a centralized exchange, marking his second major JST transaction in a month. JST is the governance token of JustLend DAO on the Tron blockchain.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has proposed a governance plan locking 62.2 billion WLFI tokens for two years, with different vesting schedules for advisors and early supporters. This aims to enhance long-term governance in DeFi and includes a token burn requirement.