Etherlink Monthly Wrap: Edition 2

March 2026 #

Not everything that mattered on Etherlink in March happened in the same place. Some of it showed up in the protocol and the markets. Some of it showed up through products, integrations, and the events that gave more of the network a public stage. This edition of the Etherlink Monthly Wrap gathers those parts of the month into one place.

DeFi & Protocol Updates #

This is where the month’s most direct changes to Etherlink show up, across the protocol itself, live market conditions, and the tools built on top of them.

Tez402 brings x402 pay-per-request payments to Etherlink (Mar. 2) #

TZ APAC launched Tez402 on Etherlink, bringing Coinbase’s open x402 flow to the network. It lets APIs, SaaS products, and Web3 services accept stablecoin payments one request at a time, instead of relying on subscriptions or invoicing. It gives teams building APIs and other services a direct way to charge for usage on Etherlink.

Etherlink 6.2 enters fast governance as a Farfadet bugfix (Mar. 23) #

Etherlink 6.2 entered fast governance after issues were identified in the Farfadet kernel. The proposal was framed as a security and liveness fix, with no user funds at risk and no exploit attempts observed. By March 26, node release notes were already treating 6.2 as the latest Etherlink upgrade and noting follow-up fixes tied to deployment. Within days, the fix was already moving into rollout.

Superlend markets enter wind-down on Etherlink (late March) #

Superlend began winding down its Etherlink markets in late March as part of what it described as a broader strategic shift. A March 20 update said the next phase would freeze the markets on March 24, with withdrawals and repayments still available. When Superlend posted again on March 30, that freeze is in place: no new deposits or borrowing, but users can still repay or withdraw existing positions.

Metals.io launches with uranium, gold, and strategic metals (Mar. 30) #

Metals.io went live on March 30 as a web app for buying, holding, and trading tokenized metals. At launch, it brought together three assets: xU3O8 for uranium, VNX Gold (VNXAU) for allocated gold, and Noemon Tech’s RARE token for a basket of strategic metals. Where uranium.io put uranium on Etherlink, Metals.io expands that idea into an even broader metals product.

Ecosystem Integrations & Data #

This section covers the March updates that changed how people could see Etherlink, connect to it, and track what was happening around it.

The Tie adds Etherlink to the Tezos dashboard (Mar. 19)

The Tie expanded its Tezos dashboard on The Tie Terminal to include Etherlink data alongside existing Tezos coverage. That brought on-chain activity, token markets, real-world assets, NFTs, and liquidity into a single view. The result is a clearer view of Tezos and Etherlink together, rather than treating them as separate surfaces.

Community & Events #

This section covers the moments in March when Etherlink moved into public view, through builder programs, live events, and the spaces around them.

The Tezos EVM Hackathon opens for submissions (Mar. 27) #

The Tezos EVM Hackathon opened for submissions on March 27 with a $5,000 prize pool and an April 9 deadline. The official page set the active build period from March 23 through April 9 and required projects to deploy on Tezos EVM, also referred to on the page as Etherlink, while meaningfully integrating AI. Tracks included AI Agents, DeFi Innovation, Gaming and NFTs, Developer Tooling, Social and Identity, and Wild Card. By the end of March, the event was already in its build phase rather than sitting at the announcement stage.

TezDev 2026 puts Etherlink on stage in Cannes (Mar. 30) #

TezDev landed in Cannes on March 30, and Etherlink was part of the main agenda from the start. The official program featured one session on instant confirmations and another on intents, RFQ, and bridging, putting Etherlink’s speed and market structure work in front of the TezDev crowd. The same event also rolled out the XP Zone and TezQuest, so the day paired technical talks with live project interaction on the floor.

Projects in Focus #

This section steps back from the month’s timeline to look at a few live products that help show where Etherlink is taking shape.

Uranium.io #

Uranium.io is the Etherlink app for buying, holding, and trading tokenized physical uranium through xU3O8. Each xU3O8 represents ownership of U3O8 held by Archax as custodian, with the uranium stored at a Cameco facility and backed by monthly proof-of-reserves reporting. Users can buy through the app, hold for later sale, trade on listed venues, and borrow USDC against xU3O8 through Oku.

Metals.io #

Metals.io builds on Uranium.io by expanding a single-asset uranium product into a broader metals app on Etherlink. It keeps xU3O8 in the lineup, adds VNX Gold and RARE, and gives users one place to access uranium, gold, and strategic metals through the same interface.

Tez402 (x402 Agentic Payments) #

Tez402 is TZ APAC’s Etherlink implementation of Coinbase’s x402 payments standard. It turns an API, SaaS endpoint, or Web3 service into a pay-per-request endpoint settled in on-chain stablecoins, without subscriptions, invoicing, or third-party billing layers. In product terms, it gives teams a way to charge for usage directly at the request level instead of wrapping that logic in a separate payment system.

March started with Tez402 and ended with Metals.io, TezDev, and an active hackathon window. We’ll pick up the next set of updates in your next monthly wrap.