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General Updates
Neo Global Development published the results of an independent Agreed-Upon Procedures review verifying NGD’s digital asset holdings. The review, conducted by a Hong Kong-based CPA firm whose identity was not publicly disclosed, confirmed the quantities of seven digital assets held in an NGD Binance account as of March 30. Neo’s FY 2025 financial report disclosed US $460.8 million in consolidated treasury assets across both the Neo Foundation and NGD as of Dec. 31, 2025. NGD accounted for $236.1 million of that total.
Neo co-founder Erik Zhang finalized NEP-20, an authentication standard that allows users to log in to websites, games, and applications using their Neo wallet. The standard, which defines a Challenge/Response protocol for address-based identity verification, is aimed at eliminating the need for usernames, passwords, and separate account registration.
AgentCypher launched Joker King, an autonomous AI agent card game on Neo X, with a $25,000 seasonal prize pool to be distributed in batches across cycles; the first cycle, ran from March 26 to April 3, carried a $5,000 prize pool.
NeoPod launched a dedicated Discord server as the first visible step in a broader platform refresh toward “NeoPod 2.0,” with an ambassador program also launching the same day. The move signaled an evolution in how the program operates, with dedicated community content creators now producing Neo ecosystem material while other members earn $GAS by promoting and engaging with that content.
Frank Coin hosted an Easter-themed Neo trivia contest on X, challenging participants to find up to 10 hidden Neo-related words, with three winners eligible to share prizes totaling 6 $GAS.
nDapp released a weekly N3 $GAS check-in, noting that network users claimed approximately 120,759 $GAS over the past week and that on-chain activity burned about 596 $GAS.
NNT hosted a GasBot Trivia round where participants had a chance to compete for a pool of $GAS rewards.
Neo Turkey hosted a giveaway that distributed 1 $GAS each to 15 individuals who followed the Neo Turkey X account, and liked and retweeted the announcement post.
Developer Updates
Neo SPCC released NeoFS REST gateway v0.17.0, introducing a container attribute management API and V2 session token validation, and fixing a panic triggered by invalid HTTP bearer tokens.
Neo SPCC released NeoFS S3 gateway v0.43.0, adding V2 session token support, resolving multipart object bugs, and delivering a large set of dependency updates.
COZ published Proof of Working 2.3, highlighting open-source progress across infrastructure, analytics, and user-facing applications, and awarding 755 NEO to contributors. The winning projects included Python NeoFS SDK + CLI, Neo Analytics, HushNetwork, and Forge.
NNT Catch Up
NNT hosted Crypto Coffee and Blockchain Beer Spaces #90 on the official The Smart Economy Podcast X account. Topics of discussion included the recent AUP from an anonymous HK-based CPA firm, the state of Neo’s treasury holdings, why it’s been so difficult for crypto companies to obtain audits, and what’s fundamentally changing to make reputable CPA firms finally deliver audits.
Events
April 10: NNT hosting CC & BB #91 on The Smart Economy Podcast official X account.