March 26: Japan's two-year government bond yield rose to its highest level since 1996, driven by market expectations of central bank rate hikes. The ten-year JGB yield also increased, with rising oil prices fueling inflation expectations and reinforcing market expectations of monetary policy tightening by the central bank. Markets are pricing in a 64% probability of a rate hike in April.

According to 1M AI News monitoring, Mercedes-Benz China announced that an edge-side multimodal large model jointly developed with Tsinghua University and Zhipu, an AI large model company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in January this year, will be deployed in the next-generation Maybach S-Class and the new S-Class sedan. The model is deployed in the rear-seat entertainment system, integrating natural language processing with multimodal understanding and generation capabilities in vision, audio, and other modalities. Combined with in-vehicle cameras and other perceptual hardware, it completes inference under local computing power conditions. According to Zhipu's official statement, Mercedes-Benz has become the first automotive brand to apply multimodal large models in rear-seat entertainment systems.

BlockBeats news: On March 26, Japanese Web3 infrastructure company Startale announced that SBI invested $50 million in it, while completing a Series A financing of $63 million. The two companies will focus on tokenized securities, stablecoins, and consumer on-chain products in Japan. Startale Group CEO Watanabe Sota stated: "Through deep cooperation with SBI, we will accelerate the adoption of tokenized stocks centered on the Japanese stock market and yen stablecoins this year."

Cipher Digital (CIFR) stock rises about 9% in pre-market trading following the signing of a 15-year data center lease agreement with a major customer and securing a revolving credit facility of up to $200 million, which will facilitate the development of its high-performance computing facilities and strengthen its position as an AI infrastructure partner.

彭博分析师Eric Balchunas称，比特币现货ETF本月净流入达25亿美元，贝莱德旗下产品IBIT净流入转正，显示出ETF资金韧性强。尽管比特币价格下跌40%，投资者持有意愿显著高于10年前黄金投资者。

Balancer Labs, the parent company of decentralized exchange Balancer, announced its closure due to substantial losses from a hacker attack last year. Nevertheless, the Balancer protocol will continue to be operated by the Balancer DAO and foundation, generating revenue. The core team will be integrated into a new entity, with no new BAL tokens issued. All fees will be used for buybacks of existing tokens, providing investors with fair exit opportunities. The current DeFi sector is facing reorganization, with the next 12 months being a crucial test for industry recovery.

高盛表示，近期黃金價格下跌主要受利率預期提高和市場波動影響，符合過去走勢。儘管出現回調，分析師仍對年底黃金價格持樂觀態度，預計將達到5400美元/盎司。

Goldman Sachs指出近期黄金价格下跌与预期一致，主要受利率上升和市场波动影响。尽管投资者需求减弱，Goldman Sachs依然看好黄金前景，预计年底价格将达5400美元，因央行購金以實現資產多元化。

Goldman Sachs analysis of recent gold price declines is attributed to interest rate expectations and market volatility, viewing this phenomenon as consistent with historical trends. The firm predicts gold will reach $5,400 per ounce by year-end, supported by central bank purchases to meet asset diversification needs.

DV8 Public Company Limited announced plans to establish a digital asset investment portfolio equivalent to 10,000 BTC by 2028, with 1,000 BTC to be purchased in the first year. Funding will come from capital market financing, asset management revenues, mergers and acquisitions, and cash flow. The company's reserve strategy is modeled after the BTC reserve approaches adopted by the United States and Japan.