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.

Gate News message: On April 16, according to Gate market data, as of the time of writing, BIO (BIO Protocol) is trading at $0.03789. It is up 91.66% over the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.0395 and a low of $0.01964. The 24-hour trading volume reached $2.1M. Its current market cap is approximately $80.4297 million. BIO is a decentralized science (DeSci) governance and liquidity protocol. It aims to accelerate the development of biotechnology by providing the ability to collectively fund global patients, scientists, and biotechnology professionals, and to establish, own, and manage tokenized biotechnology projects and intellectual property (IP). As a new financial layer in the DeSci space, Bio Protocol is committed to commercializing the best faster

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.

A trading platform is set to acquire Zengo, a crypto wallet provider, to enhance its decentralized finance offerings. The deal, primarily cash-based, allows users to swap tokens, stake assets, and access DeFi apps.

Gate News, April 15, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication JST (JustLend) is trading at $0.0798. Over the past 24 hours, it is up 1.55%, with a high of $0.0812 and a low of $0.0762. The 24-hour trading volume reached $2,955,000. Its current market cap is approximately $703 million. JST is the governance token of the JUST ecosystem. It aims to build a fair, decentralized finance system, providing stablecoin lending and governance mechanisms for users around the world. JST uses a dual-token system, where USDJ is a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar 1:1 and is generated by posting TRX as collateral on JST’s CDP lending platform. Holding JST enables users to participate in community fair governance, and under the fair system, to pay CDP

SunWukong has introduced BLESS/USDT perpetual contracts on its decentralized derivatives platform, offering leverage of up to 20x, as announced on April 15.

Gate News message. On April 15, according to Gate market data, as of the time of writing, COAI (ChainOpera) is trading at $0.42. In the past 24 hours, it is up 35.67%, with a highest of $0.58 and a low of $0.31. The 24-hour trading volume is $15.01 million. Its current market cap is approximately $82.91 million. ChainOpera AI is a blockchain-based full-stack AI platform committed to enabling collaborative intelligence through a network of AI agents and models that are jointly created and owned by the community. It integrates three core functions: AI applications for end users, a developer platform for creating agents, and a decentralized infrastructure layer for models and GPU resources—everything built on a unified protocol. The platform is

Figure Technology has integrated auto loans into its on-chain credit platform, Hastra, broadening decentralized finance options. With plans to launch on Solana and Ethereum, this move highlights significant growth in real-world asset access for investors.

Cloud computing startup Fluidstack is seeking to raise around $1 billion at an $18 billion valuation to boost its expansion in decentralized cloud computing and Web3. The funds will enhance R&D and support growth in the blockchain sector.

Ripple has introduced its Institutional DeFi Portal in beta, designed to facilitate financial institutions' access to decentralized finance and stablecoin payments. The portal addresses compliance and operational challenges, aiming to enhance stablecoin payment management.