Gate News: On March 19, Circle, the issuer of USDC, announced the appointment of a senior Microsoft executive to its board of directors. This personnel adjustment comes amid intensifying competition in the AI agent (Agentic) space. Circle, the issuer of USDC, the world's second-largest stablecoin, views this board expansion as an important move in the company's technology strategy positioning.

Ripple Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz stated that despite XRP's role in the payments space and rising institutional adoption, its current price of approximately $1.50 may be undervalued, noting that market participants will exploit pricing discrepancies to correct the price.

Abacus.AI CEO Bindu Reddy criticized Google's Gemini 3.0 as falling short of expectations, suggesting that Google focus on its core business and optimize its AI models. Elon Musk responded by stating that Google will win the AI race in the West, while noting that SpaceX has merged with xAI, reaching a valuation of 12.5 billion dollars.

Gate News reports that on March 19, Polymarket announced the launch of an offline space called "The Situation Room" in Washington, U.S., positioned as the world's first themed bar focused on "situation monitoring." The venue operates like an "intelligence version of a sports bar," integrating real-time X information feeds, flight radar, Bloomberg terminals, and Polymarket data screens to continuously track global hotspot events and dynamics.

Bitcoin early educator Andreas Antonopoulos announced a pause on all new content production and live streams due to health reasons, though his Patreon page will be retained to maintain existing resources. He has long suffered from migraines, which have impacted his public content creation. As an influential figure in the Bitcoin space, Antonopoulos has promoted the popularization of Bitcoin knowledge and was once questioned for not profiting from his advocacy, ultimately gaining community support. His temporary withdrawal has sparked industry reflection on dependence on knowledge disseminators.

Gate News reports that on March 17, as the crypto market warmed up, Korean investors showed a trend of capital flowing back from the stock market into the crypto space. According to CoinGecko data, a Korean CEX recorded 24-hour trading volume of $25.43 billion, surging 81.7% in a single day. Data shows that XRP was the most actively traded asset on the exchange, accounting for 18.07% of trading volume. XRP has recently outperformed typical altcoins, with a weekly gain of 11%.

Gate News - On March 17, according to Gate market data, as of press time, FARTCOIN (Fartcoin) is trading at $0.21, up 27.27% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.22 and a low of $0.15. The current market capitalization is approximately $211 million, an increase of $45.2 million from yesterday. FARTCOIN is a meme coin based on the Solana blockchain, dedicated to breaking conventional perceptions of cryptocurrencies. The project's slogan is "No cabal, Fart freely," aiming to disrupt the crypto space in a unique way. The token is currently listed on multiple trading platforms including CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko, and Axiom. It is worth noting that, FARTCO

Nvidia announced at its GTC conference the launch of the Space-1 space computing module, which integrates 2 Rubin GPUs and 1 Vera CPU, delivering AI inference computing power 25 times that of the H100, and supports on-orbit data processing. Founder Jensen Huang pointed out that thermal dissipation challenges in space remain to be solved. Initial partners include multiple space enterprises, but the launch timeline has not been determined.

The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) opposes the Basel Committee's high risk weighting standards set for Bitcoin, arguing that this will restrict banks from participating in crypto asset businesses. The BPI is calling on U.S. regulators to reassess Bitcoin's risk classification, pointing out that the current framework treats it as a "toxic asset," significantly increasing the cost for banks to hold Bitcoin. This issue could impact traditional financial institutions' strategies in the digital asset space.

As prediction markets develop, several major US prime brokers are pushing funds into the space, with Clear Street and Marex Group planning to enable clients to participate in Kalshi's event trading. Institutional demand for prediction markets is increasing, but regulatory challenges remain. Once the regulatory framework is in place, prediction markets are expected to become a new growth area on Wall Street.