Gate News Announcement: On March 11, the NFT project Doodles officially announced that the Doodles AI beta version will be officially launched on March 17.

Pudgy Penguins has launched its flagship browser game Pudgy World, which is designed more as a casual mainstream game. The game is set in the virtual world "The Berg," where players complete quests and explore. Adopting a "game first" philosophy, it differs from traditional NFT game models. The market response has been positive, and it is expected to attract more regular players.

NFT platform Gondi was subjected to a contract vulnerability attack on March 10th, resulting in the theft of 78 NFTs and a loss of approximately $230,000. The issue stemmed from a logical flaw in the new version of the Sell & Repay contract. Gondi has taken control of the situation, disabled related functions, is actively compensating affected users, and is pursuing the stolen NFTs.

Gate News Report, March 9 — According to Goplus monitoring, the NFT liquidity trading platform gondixyz was hacked due to a vulnerability, resulting in the theft of multiple NFTs with estimated losses of approximately $230,000. gondixyz official statement: "Please do not repay loans until the team confirms safety." Users are advised to immediately revoke approvals for affected contracts via Revoke Cash and refrain from initiating any new activities on the platform.

Gate News Report, March 7th, OpenSea launched the Skill feature for AI agents. Users can query information such as NFTs, listings, and transactions through the terminal, or install it as a Skill to access OpenSea's on-chain data. This feature aims to provide AI agents with more powerful data access capabilities.

Pudgy Penguins is facing a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by the parent company of Original Penguin, accusing it of using a similar penguin logo that could lead to brand confusion. PEI is requesting the court to dismiss Pudgy's trademark application and prohibit its use of the related logo. Pudgy has stated that it is surprised by the lawsuit and emphasized the obvious design differences and different market positioning. This case could become a key example of trademark protection for Web3 brands versus traditional brands.

Solana ecosystem NFT marketplace MagicEden will cease supporting Ethereum Virtual Machine and Bitcoin markets starting March 9, with related services gradually shutting down. CEO Jack Lu stated that the NFT buyback program will be terminated, and resources will be redirected to online casinos and sports betting, while maintaining the profitable NFTPack product to focus on the development of crypto entertainment.

Foresight News reports that the NFT series Pudgy Penguins is launching a mystery box redemption event. Users can choose to exchange the mystery box for a physical box or destroy it to receive a soul-bound token. The choice will be irreversible once made. The option to redeem the soul-bound token will be available until March 4th, and the physical box option will be available until September 1st.

In February 2026, Bitcoin on-chain NFT sales amounted to approximately $24.44 million, setting the lowest monthly record, with a trading volume of 50,854 transactions; meanwhile, Ethereum on-chain NFT sales rebounded to over $200 million, reaching a new monthly high, with a trading volume of 152,632 transactions.

Magic Eden announces it will shut down Ethereum EVM and Bitcoin trading services on March 9, and will focus on the Solana ecosystem and crypto gambling Dicey in the future. This move marks a strategic restructuring, aiming to transform in response to market changes and concentrate on growth potential.