Ripple partners with Mastercard to promote the adoption of cryptocurrencies in commercial applications. The collaboration plans to connect 85 companies to develop blockchain-based payment tools to improve cross-border fund transfers and reduce transaction costs. Ripple's technology will serve as the core, helping to integrate digital asset payments with traditional financial systems, and is expected to expand the use of cryptocurrencies in global payments.

Gate News Report, March 12 — According to Gate Market Data, as of press time, MMT (Momentum) is currently priced at $0.15, up 27.37% in the past 24 hours. The highest price reached $0.15, while the lowest dropped to $0.11. The 24-hour trading volume is $28 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $30.7 million, an increase of $6.6 million from yesterday. Momentum is a financial operating system built for the tokenized future, supporting the new era of global finance by tokenizing assets and enabling seamless connection and trading within a single platform. The platform’s core products include Momentum DEX (the core exchange of the Move ecosystem, providing deep liquidity and low fees for trading on Sui), automated yield Vaults, and capital-efficient liquid staking.

Gate News Report, March 12 — According to Gate market data, as of press time, OGN (Origin Protocol) is trading at $0.03, up 39.24% in the past 24 hours. The highest price reached $0.03, while the lowest dropped to $0.02. The current market capitalization is approximately $17.4 million, an increase of $4.89 million compared to yesterday. Origin Protocol is a professional DeFi ecosystem platform dedicated to providing high-yield staking products. The platform's core product, OETH (Origin Ether), is an Ethereum liquid staking token that achieves industry-leading staking yields through an efficient validator architecture and rebasing design. Additionally, Origin Protocol offers multi-chain deployment products, including Bas

Sonic Labs launched US Sonic Dollar (USSD) on March 12 as the core liquidity layer. This stablecoin is built on Frax Finance's compliant infrastructure and supported by multiple institutions. It is pegged 1:1 to the US dollar and aims to enhance ecosystem yields while supporting cross-chain fee-free minting and flexible redemption.

Bitcoin Core, the Bitcoin client, merged the Cluster Mempool update on March 12th, which is expected to be included in the upcoming 31.0 version. This update will redesign the way nodes handle unconfirmed transactions to improve block packing efficiency and optimize fee calculation. Version 31.0 is expected to be released in the second half of 2026.

VanEck Research Director Matthew Sigel pointed out that Bitcoin mining stocks are attractive to investors, as mining companies are shifting toward the AI market to enhance value. Core Scientific plans to sell Bitcoin assets to expand its AI business, and Riot Platforms expects to achieve a strategic transformation by 2025. Over the past 12 months, both Core and Riot stocks have increased by 90%, while MARA has fallen 35% due to rising costs. NODE ETF has risen over 30% since its launch.

From 14:15 to 14:30 on March 11, 2026 (UTC), Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a short-term fluctuation. The candlestick data shows a return of +0.63% within 15 minutes, with a price range of 70170.3 to 70694.9 USDT and an amplitude of 0.75%. Market attention increased during this period, volatility intensified, and both bulls and bears participated actively in short-term trading. The main driver of this fluctuation was a liquidation event in the derivatives market. Historical experience indicates that when large-scale liquidations occur in the futures and perpetual contracts markets,

The European Central Bank released the Appia strategic roadmap on March 11, aiming to build a European tokenized financial market anchored by central bank currency. The core component, Pontes, is scheduled to go live in 2026, facilitating interconnection with TARGET payment services. Public consultation runs until April 22, and the digital euro pilot is expected to launch in 2027.

On March 11, CryptoQuant detected increased selling pressure from Bitcoin miners. MARA allowed the sale of Bitcoin reserves and transferred 298 BTC; Core Scientific sold 2,174 BTC. Several mining companies are selling to strengthen their balance sheets and support AI infrastructure expansion.