Gate News reported that on March 17, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won stated on Monday that the global semiconductor wafer shortage could persist until 2030 due to continuous AI-driven demand exceeding supply. Chey Tae-won revealed that SK Hynix is reviewing the possibility of an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) listing in the United States to expand its global investor base. Additionally, SK Hynix's chief executive officer may announce plans to stabilize DRAM chip prices, and the group is also exploring opportunities in the alternative energy sector.

As of March 8, 2026, on-chain weekly spot BTC trading volume exceeded $3 billion, with 97% of trading volume concentrated on six chains. Base leads with 43% market share, while others such as Ethereum and Arbitrum also account for significant proportions.

Gate News reports that on March 16, Lisk Chief Researcher Leon Waidmann posted on the X platform stating that on-chain payment settlements for AI agents are mainly concentrated on Base and Solana, with these two networks accounting for 97% of all agent-to-agent transactions. Among them, Base accounts for 59% with transaction volume reaching 70.9 million; Solana accounts for 38% with transaction volume reaching 45.3 million; all other networks account for only 3% with transaction volume of 3.9 million.

As of March 16, DEGEN token is trading at $0.00094602, up 25.56% in the last 24 hours, with a market cap of $20.8 million. As a popular meme token on Base, DEGEN has over 1 million wallet holders, a solid ecosystem position, and enhanced trading liquidity.

Base Build announced on March 13 that it will launch new Base.dev foundational components aimed at simplifying the building, management, and showcase of applications, covering three major features: metadata, notifications, and distribution. The metadata feature will go live in mid-March, while notifications and distribution features are scheduled to launch on April 9, at which time Base App will discontinue using the Farcaster specification.

Gate DEX will launch the USDD staking campaign from March 12 to April 11. Users can earn 5% APY and an additional 20,000 USDD rewards through USDD Earn staking, with rewards settled daily. The platform is scheduled to launch in 2025 and will support multiple token staking.

Gate News Report, March 12 — According to Gate Market Data, as of press time, AVNT (Avantis) is trading at $0.18, up 24.13% in the past 24 hours. The highest price reached $0.20, while the lowest dropped to $0.15. The 24-hour trading volume is $101 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $58.6 million, an increase of $11.4 million from yesterday. AVNT is the native utility and governance token of Avantis. Avantis is the largest derivatives exchange on Base, focusing on RWA and crypto asset trading, offering a global market and unlimited leverage trading experience. Users can trade cryptocurrencies, forex, metals, commodities, indices, and other assets directly from their wallets. The AVNT token is used for protocol incentives, trader rewards, and community-driven development.

Gate News Announcement, March 12, OP Labs CEO Jing Wang tweeted that OP Labs will lay off 20 employees to streamline operations, accelerate decision-making, and reduce coordination costs. Jing Wang emphasized: "This decision reflects a narrowing of our focus, not a liquidity crisis." Affected employees will receive three months of base salary and N+1 compensation, and health insurance will be extended for six months.

Base Ecosystem Trend Prediction Platform Noise opens waitlist registration on March 12. The platform completed a $7.1 million seed round in January, attracting multiple investment institutions. Its testnet was launched last year, with over 1,300 users participating in cryptocurrency topic predictions.