Gate.io Launches INIT Perpetual Contract Pre-trading

On March 30, Huobi HTX announced key updates for the token BASED: - Deposits for BASED are open now (12:00 GMT+8, March 30). - BASED/USDT spot trading will go live at 18:00 GMT+8 on March 30. - BASED withdrawals will be available starting at 18:00 GMT+8 on March 31. BASED, a recently popular airdrop project, is an on-chain consumer "super app" and core gateway to the Hyperliquid ecosystem. It integrates perpetual contract trading, prediction markets, and real-world cryptocurrency spending.

On March 30th, per Arkham Monitor data, the Ethereum Foundation staked roughly $46.2 million worth of ETH—marking its largest single staking amount on record.

On March 30, HyperInsight monitoring (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight) reported that open interest (OI) for Trade.xyz’s synthetic traditional asset mapping contracts—deployed on Hyperliquid via HIP-3—has hit a new all-time high. Intraday OI currently stands at $1.65 billion, while trading volume has dipped slightly to around $2.07 billion over the same period. Trade.xyz’s OI accounts for over 90% of the HIP-3 market share. Additionally, amid escalating geopolitical tensions, the crude oil market remains the top traditional asset by OI on the platform. Combined intraday OI for WTI crude and Brent crude exceeds $774 million, with total trading volume hitting $497 million in the same window.

March 30th — BeatSwap, a global Web3 intellectual property (IP) infrastructure project, will launch its core product “Space” in Q2 202X. Defined as the SocialFi layer of BeatSwap’s ecosystem, “Space” aims to directly connect creators with users while enabling deep integration across the platform’s other modules. This launch establishes a complete user behavior loop on the platform: Discovery → Participation → Consumption → Rewards → Trading. Per the announcement, “Space” marks BeatSwap’s shift toward full-stack Web3 infrastructure. By integrating IP authentication, on-chain registration, revenue distribution, and incentive mechanisms, the platform builds an end-to-end closed loop—allowing IP rights to complete a full lifecycle of “creation, usage, monetization” within the same ecosystem.

On March 30, data indicated that March’s projected market trading volume surged 2838% year-over-year to 191 million transactions—hitting a record high—fueled by geopolitical bets and mainstream media coverage. (Cointelegraph) ### Notes on American English adjustments: 1. **Date format**: Used *On March 30* (omitting "th" for conciseness, common in American casual/professional writing). 2. **Terminology**: - "Predicted" → "Projected" (more standard for market forecasts in U.S. finance). - "Year-on-year" → "Year-over-year" (the most common phrase in American business/finance). - "Driven by" → "Fueled by" (more vivid, widely used in U.S. media for market trends). 3. **Flow**: Added "data indicated" to anchor the claim (natural in American news briefs) and used em dashes to emphasize the "record high" (common for highlighting key stats). 4. **Tone**: Kept concise (matches American quick-news style) while retaining all original facts.

March 30 — Official sources have announced the eligibility threshold for the Binance Alpha R2 Protocol (R2) airdrop. To qualify, users need a minimum of 252 Alpha Points. Participating in the airdrop will cost 15 points. The event kicks off today at 6:00 PM.