The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission established an innovation working group responsible for regulating cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, and prediction markets, with the goal of developing clear rules, ensuring market competitiveness, and providing communication channels for innovators. The group collaborates with the SEC and CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee to promote responsible innovation, maintain market order, and boost investor confidence.

A community of more than 3,000 members is applying to ICANN for the .agent top-level domain, advocating for community governance of this naming layer. Participants include Brave and numerous well-known companies, with the goal of ensuring transparent registration policies and pricing. ICANN's application window will open in April 2026.

> **Original Title:** How L1 and L2s can build the strongest possible Ethereum > **Original Authors:** Josh Rudolf, Julian Ma, Josh Stark, Ethereum Foundation > **Original Compilation:** Chopper, Foresight News The ultimate goal of the Ethereum Foundation's Platform team is to drive Ethereum's scaling as a unified coordinated system, ensuring all users can use it with confidence. This article aims to share our perspective on the relationship between L1 and L2, elucidate the role of each layer, and how we (as an ecosystem) can leverage the strengths of L1 and L2 to build the most attractive platform for all users.

Lido Protocol released its 2025 financial data, with total revenue of $40.5 million, down 23% year-over-year. Gross revenue declined 18.2%, driven by user withdrawals and declining staking yields. Lido will evaluate its LDO buyback plan, with a goal to expand new services, particularly targeting institutional investors.

# Ethereum Foundation Points Out That L2's Goal Shifts Towards Providing Differentiated Features and Market Strategies, While L1 Continues as a Permissionless Settlement Hub. The Article Emphasizes That L2 Should Achieve Interoperability and Secure Exits, and States It Will Expand L1 Capacity and Research Rollup Technology to Enhance Platform Experience and Liquidity.

Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai stated that AI's potential lies in the application layer, promoting popularization to benefit society. China plans to achieve comprehensive AI empowerment by 2030, with intelligent application penetration exceeding 90%. Alibaba will focus on innovation to seize market opportunities.

Gate News reported on March 19 that during Alibaba Group's FY2026 Q3 earnings analyst call, CEO Wu Yongming stated that Alibaba Cloud's external commercialized revenue as of the end of February in FY2026 officially exceeded 100 billion yuan. Facing the long-term growth momentum of the AI market, Alibaba Group's AI strategy has a very clear commercial objective—over the next five years, cloud and AI commercialized revenue, including MaaS (Models as a Service), will exceed 100 billion dollars.

Shanda Games founder Chen Tianqiao posted a recruitment notice on LinkedIn seeking a CFO for his AI company MiroMind, emphasizing the importance of capital. The recruitment requirements include over ten years of experience and a top investment banking background, with the goal of enhancing large language model capabilities. MiroMind has also welcomed new scientists joining its core team.

Zhipu AI's global head Li Zixuan published an AI model competition classification framework on the X platform, categorizing laboratories into four types: Disruptors, Strong Players, Specialists, and Philanthropists. He emphasized that the goal is to continuously climb upward, pursuing innovation and top-tier performance.

Hong Kong stablecoin payments company RedotPay is in talks with multiple institutions for up to $150 million in financing, with a valuation exceeding $1 billion, targeting a $4 billion IPO goal. However, it faces challenges including frequent executive turnover. Last year, its annualized total payment volume exceeded $10 billion, with revenue reaching $158 million and users surpassing 6 million. Certain connections with mainland China have drawn attention.