Gate News reported that on March 20, US stocks opened with all three major indices declining together. The Dow Jones fell 0.26%, the S&P 500 index fell 0.29%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.47%. Cryptocurrency-related stocks followed the broader market decline. As of press time, MSTR fell 1.34%, BMNR fell 2.01%, CRCL fell 0.16%, and COIN fell 1.14%.

Gate News Report: On March 18, the Federal Reserve's FOMC released a statement on March 19, showing three changes compared to the January statement: First, unemployment rate language was adjusted, changing from "the unemployment rate has shown some signs of stabilization" to "the unemployment rate has shown little change in recent months"; Second, new language regarding Middle East situation was added, noting that "the impact of Middle East developments on the US economy remains uncertain"; Third, Federal Reserve Governor Waller shifted his stance, having supported a 25 basis point rate cut at the previous meeting, while this time supporting keeping rates unchanged.

A certain CEX responded to users stating that Bitcoin is not on the TON network. The tokens users transferred were marked as "BTC" but were actually scam tokens. The exchange is assisting in asset recovery, but the process is complex and time-consuming. It reminds users to be vigilant against misoperations and fraud risks.

On March 18, Ripple Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz shared the first email he received in 2013 mentioning XRP, showcasing the early development of XRP. In the email, Vinnie Falco requested an XRP transfer, revealing the initial state of the crypto market at that time and the spirit of technological exploration. Falco later joined Ripple and made significant contributions to system development. This email reflects the early culture of the XRP community and technical accumulation, highlighting the evolution of XRP from its inception to today.

Gate News Update: On March 17, according to monitoring by onchainschool.pro, some VVV whale token holders are selling off tokens. One address has unstaked and is gradually selling approximately $600,000 in VVV tokens, and this address still holds VVV worth $600,000. Additionally, a bot account holding approximately $200,000 in tokens is continuing to sell. As of press time, VVV is trading at $5.63, with a 24-hour decline of 8.1%.

Gate News reported that on March 17, Sanctum, a Solana ecosystem liquidity staking token (LST) protocol, announced the launch of Infinity V2. The new version achieves three core upgrades: supporting real-time distribution of staking rewards by slot (the minimum time unit on the Solana blockchain), introducing a yield smoothing mechanism to optimize user experience, and optimizing adjustments to the underlying portfolio configuration. The INF token will be the first LST to support slot-level continuous yield distribution.

According to SoSoValue data, from March 9-13, Bitcoin spot ETF net inflows reached $767 million, marking three consecutive weeks of increases. BlackRock's ETF IBIT saw net inflows of $601 million, Fidelity's ETF FBTC received net inflows of $148 million, while Grayscale Bitcoin Trust GBTC experienced outflows of $25.8498 million. As of press time, total assets under management reached $9.183 billion, with cumulative net inflows of $5.614 billion.

Gate News bot message: According to Gate official announcement on March 16, 2026 Gate platform announced adjustments to the lending functions of MBG by Multibank Group (MBG). Starting from March 16, 2026 at 16:00 (UTC+8), the platform will close new lending functions in unified account spot margin, collateral lending, and isolated margin leverage businesses. For users with outstanding loans, the platform requires repayment to be completed before March 17, 2026 at 16:00 (UTC+8). Overdue loans will be automatically settled and repaid by the system at that time point. The platform stated that this adjustment is based on a regular project review mechanism, aimed at optimizing trading experience and safeguarding user asset security. Spot trading functions are not affected.

Ethereum official stated that the Ethereum ecosystem is undergoing a transformation in privacy, calling it a renaissance. New cypherpunk ideology emphasizes privacy, decentralization, and censorship resistance, upholding permissionless and open-source cultural values, injecting modern spirit into Ethereum. Now is the best time to become a privacy advocate.

Anthropic ปรากฏบนปกนิตยสาร Time โดย CEO Dario Amodei นำทีมบริษัท AI บริษัทได้รับการระดมทุนล่าสุด 30 พันล้านดอลลาร์ โดยมีมูลค่าประเมิน 380 พันล้านดอลลาร์ Claude Code มีรายได้ต่อปี 2.5 พันล้านดอลลาร์ และคาดว่าจะเกินกว่า OpenAI รายงานนี้ยังเปิดเผยความขัดแย้งกับ Pentagon และพลวัตภายในองค์กร