Gate News Report: On March 21, South Korea's National Tax Service plans to complete the selection of virtual asset custodian service providers in the first half of this year. This initiative stems from a virtual asset theft incident that occurred last month, during which the National Tax Service inadvertently leaked mnemonic phrase information while announcing on-site search results, leading to the seized virtual assets being stolen twice in succession.

Gate News report indicates that on March 21, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Professionals Association Chairman Chan Chi-wah commented on the controversy surrounding brokerage clients' "pre-registration of designated bank accounts." He stated that while the regulatory circular proposes establishing a bank account registration mechanism with limits, the relevant practices may stem from inappropriately applying virtual asset regulatory concepts (such as pre-approved wallet addresses) to the traditional securities industry.

Gate News reported that on March 20th, Web3 embodied AI robotics company PrismaX joined NVIDIA's Inception program. Through this program, PrismaX will gain access to development tools, technical resources, training support, priority infrastructure access, and support from a broader ecosystem comprised of builders and investors. The Inception program is a free virtual accelerator initiative launched by NVIDIA, specifically designed to help startups in the AI, data science, and high-performance computing (HPC) sectors accelerate their growth.

Gate News report: On March 19, Meta announced that it will continue operating its Horizon Worlds platform, reversing its previous decision to shut down the platform. This policy change resulted from strong user opposition, with many users expressing their desire to continue using the virtual reality platform for gaming. Horizon Worlds will remain open to users, allowing them to retain their virtual experiences and communities.

ShareX recently launched a campaign called TreasureX Season 2 with a reward pool of 10 million dollars and partnerships with multiple global sharing economy brands. The campaign introduces a social task module that allows users to earn TreasureXP through content posting and participate in reward pool distribution. The project also emphasizes the connection between behavior and assets, aiming to expand into IoT networks and connect virtual and real-world consumption behaviors.

Gate News Report: On March 18th, Kenya's National Treasury released a draft of the "2026 Virtual Asset Service Provider Regulations" on Wednesday, March 15th, and opened a public comment period with a deadline of April 10th. The draft was developed based on the "Virtual Asset Service Provider Act" which came into effect on November 4th, 2025, and was drafted by a multi-agency working group involving joint participation from Kenya's central bank and the Capital Markets Authority.

Meta announced that starting June 15th, users will no longer be able to build, publish, or update virtual reality worlds on Meta Quest headsets, and will not be able to access Meta Horizon Worlds, as it shifts its focus to mobile platforms. This adjustment reflects Meta's repositioning of its metaverse strategy, with a focus shifting toward AI and wearable products.

Gate News report: On March 17, Sui Developers posted that Sui's new virtual machine has gone live for testing, and a bug bounty program has been simultaneously opened. According to the introduction, the newly launched virtual machine includes three core technology upgrades: a complete execution engine rewrite, faster caching mechanisms, and a next-generation Move language upgrade.