Xiexai Ning criticized the current AI development route centered on large language models in an interview, believing it limits AI's learning of the real world and emphasizing the advantages of world models. He believes that building intelligent agents that can survive in reality is more challenging and mentioned that AMII Labs focuses on real data collection, with plans to launch AI smart glasses and robots in the future.

Gate News Report: On March 16, in response to community users' questions about why oil prices have recently declined while Bitcoin prices have surged parabolically, crypto analyst Willy Woo responded that current oil prices are reverting to the mean from their previous overbought state, while Bitcoin is experiencing mean reversion from a locally oversold level. Willy Woo stated that these changes are more of a short-term technical adjustment and should not be "over-interpreted."

Gate News Reports that on March 16, prediction market platform Opinion announced the launch of a liquidity incentive mechanism. Starting immediately, the platform will allocate 50% of the transaction fees from each successfully executed order to users who provided liquidity for that order. This mechanism aims to incentivize liquidity provision, optimize market depth, attract more liquidity providers to participate in market making, and further enhance overall market activity.

Bitcoin's price rose more than 3% on March 16, crossing back above the 50-day moving average and breaking through $71,125, indicating strengthened market momentum. Despite external uncertainties, Bitcoin demonstrated resilience and gradually recovered above $70,000. Analysts pointed out that stabilizing above the 50-day moving average may signal a trend reversal, though technical breakthroughs do not necessarily imply long-term gains. The market is focused on whether Bitcoin can break through $75,000, with trading volume and capital inflows being key factors.

Ledger Asia-Pacific head Shibayama said that if the US bans stablecoin yield distribution, it will trigger a new global crypto regulatory landscape, with some countries potentially introducing more attractive policies. The Asian market is more focused on blockchain infrastructure and financial product tokenization, with large institutions showing reduced interest in direct crypto asset investments. As regulations improve, institutional investors are becoming more cautious when selecting custodial service providers.

Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy expressed more criticism than celebration regarding the Ethereum Foundation's mission statement, believing it can maintain the cypherpunk dream. He noted that the short-term impact on Ethereum's price is limited, while the long-term focus should be on goal achievement. He will continue to hold ETH for cultural and Meme reasons.

Gate News Report: On March 15, according to Lookonchain monitoring, ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees has resumed buying ETH after a year of inactivity. Over the past 5 days, he has spent 17.75 million USDT to purchase 8576 ETH. Currently, Erik Voorhees still holds 26.77 million USDT and may continue to purchase more ETH.

Indian two liquefied petroleum gas ships successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz, transporting 92,700 tons of cargo. This move stems from international diplomatic negotiations, reducing the risk of U.S. military escort operations. Analysis indicates that if Tehran permits safe passage, it will restore more than half of the traffic through the strait, leading to a decline in crude oil futures prices.

Gate News report: On March 15, Eric Trump, the second son of Trump, posted on the X platform expressing disagreement with former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's view that "Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme." Previously, Boris Johnson stated that he has always suspected Bitcoin to be a Ponzi scheme, and said he became more convinced of this judgment after hearing multiple related cases.

Gate News reports that on March 13, the US financial website investinglive stated that the latest report shows core PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, the inflation indicator closely monitored by the Federal Reserve) has recorded a month-over-month increase of 0.4% for two consecutive months. Overall data is basically in line with expectations. If similar data continues for several more months, the inflation rate will quickly approach 2%, and these data will still be counted in year-over-year calculations over the next 10 months. Additionally, energy price shocks are also coming.