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Wu Shuo has learned that Sui announced the launch of Hashi, a Bitcoin financial infrastructure, which went live on devnet today. The initiative aims to drive institutional-grade Bitcoin participation and bring core financial services such as credit generation and lending into a transparent, compliant on-chain environment. Hashi has received support from institutions including BitGo, Bullish, Erebor Bank, FalconX, Fordefi, and Ledger. The protocol enables institutions and retail BTC holders to engage in yield generation, lending, and collateralization, while providing developers with a foundati

Matrixport, a one-stop crypto financial services platform founded in 2019 by Bitmain co-founders Wu Jihan and Ge Yuesheng, has officially rebranded to BIT.

Wu Shuo learned that WLFI announced the launch of an open-source self-custodial AgentPay SDK, supporting AI agents to hold, transfer, and use USD1 for transactions on EVM chains, and positioning USD1 as the economic operation layer for autonomous AI systems. The SDK integrates self-custodial key management, policy-based transaction authorization, local signing, and plugin mechanisms. It can connect with tools such as Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, running locally without transmitting data to WLFI, and supports both automated execution based on policies and manual approval. Currently supportin

According to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency exchange Gemini stated that it has cumulatively laid off approximately 30% of its workforce since the beginning of the year, reducing its employee count to around 445 people, and has introduced AI tools to improve efficiency. The company's full-year loss for 2025 is approximately $585 million, with fourth-quarter revenue of around $60 million but expanding losses. Previously, it had announced layoffs of approximately 25%, exited markets in the United Kingdom, European Union, and Australia, and replaced multiple executives.

Solana treasury company Forward Industries repurchased over 6 million shares from institutional investors for $27.4 million, representing approximately 7.4% of circulating shares, with funds sourced from a $40 million crypto-collateralized loan provided by Galaxy Digital (secured by staked SOL). The company stated it will prioritize share buybacks when stock prices are significantly below net asset value to enhance SOL per share benefits, rather than directly increasing spot holdings. Currently, it holds approximately 7 million SOL, with approximately $1.1 billion in unrealized losses. (Decryp

A Kentucky bill HB 380 regulating crypto ATMs has sparked controversy over a new provision requiring hardware wallet providers to assist users in resetting access credentials, including seed phrases. The industry views this as conflicting with non-custodial wallet design and potentially undermining self-custody mechanisms. The bill previously passed the House and is now under Senate review, with possibilities for amending or removing the provision. (The Block)

Reuters cited QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi as saying that Iran's latest attack on Qatar has disrupted approximately 17% of its LNG export capacity, with facilities located at Ras Laffan suffering severe damage that is expected to require 3 to 5 years for repairs. The plant had previously been shut down due to drone strikes, and this latest attack further escalates the conflict in the Middle East. Driven by expectations of supply disruptions, European natural gas futures surged approximately 35% at one point, with prices doubling from pre-conflict levels, demonstrating the ongoing impact of th

According to Yonhapnews, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced the arrest of a family criminal group that used unregistered virtual asset exchanges for money laundering. The investigation revealed that the organization consisted of 19 members, mostly relatives, who operated an unregistered virtual asset exchange business in Myeongdong, Seoul. They converted large amounts of cash obtained from telecommunications fraud into Tether (USDT) and transferred it overseas, with the amount involved estimated to reach tens of billions of Korean won. During the search, police seized approximately

According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced a total net outflow of $164 million yesterday (March 18, Eastern Time), ending a 7-day streak of net inflows. The Bitcoin spot ETF with the largest single-day net outflow was Fidelity ((Fidelity) ETF FBTC, with a single-day net outflow of $104 million. Ethereum spot ETFs experienced a total net outflow of $55.7024 million yesterday, turning negative after 6 consecutive days of net inflows. The Ethereum spot ETF with the largest single-day net inflow was BlackRock (Blackrock) Staked ETH ETF ETHB, with a single-day net inflow of $1.1265

Private markets investment company Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) announced a strategic investment in on-chain investment platform Republic, with specific investment amount not yet disclosed. Republic has accumulated total funding of approximately $202 million. This investment aims to deepen cooperation between the two parties in tokenization, distribution, and expanding retail investor participation in private markets. Previously, the two parties collaborated to open Hamilton Lane's Private Infrastructure Fund (HLPIF) to individual investors through the Republic platform.

Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST), an asset management company under Vivek Ramaswamy, recently increased its holdings by 317 bitcoins. As of March 17, 2026, the company holds a total of 13,628 bitcoins, ranking among the top ten publicly listed companies globally by bitcoin holdings. Despite this, according to its published Q4 2025 financial report, the company reported a GAAP net loss of $393.6 million, of which approximately $194.5 million in losses was attributed to fair value adjustments of its bitcoin position. (TheBlock)

According to Bitcoin Magazine, quantum technology company BTQ Technologies announced the successful deployment of the first functional implementation of Bitcoin Improvement Proposal BIP-360 on its Bitcoin Quantum testnet (v0.3.0). BIP-360 aims to address the potential threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin, with its core being the introduction of a new output type called "Pay to Merkle Root," thereby minimizing the exposure risk of elliptic curve public keys. The proposal was formally merged into the Bitcoin BIP repository earlier this year.

The European Central Bank kept its three main interest rates unchanged, in line with market expectations, for the sixth consecutive meeting. The deposit facility rate, the main refinancing rate, and the marginal lending rate remained at 2%, 2.15%, and 2.40%, respectively.

Browser developer Opera is seeking to acquire a significant stake in the Celo network through a $160 million deal, aiming to become a key stakeholder in the blockchain ecosystem. This proposed investment comes as Celo plans to transition from an independent Layer 1 blockchain to an Ethereum Layer 2 network. Opera has previously integrated Celo's native assets and tokens into its browser. (CoinDesk)

Europe's largest asset management company Amundi (managing approximately €2.3 trillion in assets) is partnering with Spiko Finance to launch tokenized mutual fund SAFO. The fund offers 7×24 hour transferability and near-instant settlement functionality, with underlying technology supported by Chainlink. (CoinDesk)

U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending March 14 came in at 205,000, versus expectations of 215,000 and prior week's 213,000, marking the lowest level since the week of January 10.

Digital Ascension Group (DAG), a joint family office focused on digital assets, announces a partnership with digital financial platform Uphold. Per the agreement, DAG will integrate Uphold's trading infrastructure and liquidity into its digital asset services, providing more precise digital asset management services for DAG's ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients and family offices. Digital Wealth Partners, a subsidiary of DAG, is one of the largest crypto-focused registered investment advisors (RIAs) in the United States, regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with appr