Breaking News Preview:
- The AI Super Bowl GTC 2026 conference will be held in San Jose, California, from March 16 to 19.
- Noble, a stablecoin infrastructure project, will launch its EVM Layer 1 mainnet based on the Commonware architecture on March 18, independent of the existing Cosmos SDK chain.
- The Federal Reserve FOMC releases its interest rate decision and summary of economic projections.
- The Hong Kong Monetary Authority declined to comment on market rumors regarding stablecoin licenses, and the official list may be announced as early as next week.
- LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 26 million tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on March 20th, representing about 12.69% of the current circulating supply, with a value of approximately $51.8 million.
- River will unlock approximately 1.1 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on March 22nd, representing about 5.67% of the current circulating supply, with a value of approximately $26.7 million.
March 16
Exchange:
Coinbase will suspend trading of 25 perpetual contracts on March 16.
Coinbase Markets announced on X that Coinbase Advanced and Coinbase International Exchange will suspend trading of several perpetual contracts around 21:00 (UTC+8) on March 16, 2026. These contracts include MET-PERP, REZ-PERP, BABY-PERP, SUPER-PERP, SUSHI-PERP, GMX-PERP, ERA-PERP, XAN-PERP, VINE-PERP, T-PERP, YB-PERP, WCT-PERP, HOME-PERP, NOT-PERP, MINA-PERP, CATI-PERP, DOGS-PERP, COW-PERP, GRT-PERP, DRIFT-PERP, COOKIE-PERP, ARKM-PERP, B3-PERP, SXT-PERP, and BB-PERP. Open positions will be automatically settled at the average index price over the 60 minutes prior to the trading halt, with the final funding rate set to zero.
Binance will launch EWYUSDT index perpetual contracts on March 16.
Binance Futures will launch EWYUSDT index perpetual contracts on March 16, 2026 at 21:30, supporting up to 10x leverage. EWYUSDT is based on the iShares MSCI Korea ETF, a market capitalization-weighted index tracking large and mid-cap stocks in South Korea.
Upbit will remove Flow and Loopring from its platform on March 16.
Upbit will end trading support for Flow (FLOW) at 15:00 on March 16, 2026. The affected trading pairs are FLOW/KRW and FLOW/BTC. Users must complete their withdrawals before April 16, 2026.
Furthermore, Upbit will terminate trading support for Loopring (LRC) at 14:00 on March 16th. Upbit has confirmed that Loopring (LRC) has several issues that do not meet best practice standards for virtual asset trading support, including insufficient disclosure of important information, questionable business authenticity, and numerous deficiencies in sustainability and actual progress, which may lead to user losses.
Project Updates:
Binance Wallet's seventh Prime Sale Pre-TGE will list Katana (KAT), with subscriptions opening on March 16th.
Binance Wallet's seventh Prime Sale Pre-TGE will feature Katana (KAT). The subscription period is from 20:00 to 22:00 on March 16th. Eligible users must use Binance Alpha Points to participate.
Aevo has announced that it will unveil new products on March 16th.
Derivatives trading platform Aevo has announced that it will launch a new product on March 16 and will also hold an AMA (Advance Marketing Event) at the same time.
Digital badge platform POAP has officially announced that due to limited growth and failure to expand into a wider infrastructure, POAP will transition to maintenance mode starting March 16, 2026. At that time, new issuers will no longer have access to the issuance interface, existing issuers will continue to use existing tools, existing POAP posts will remain intact, the collector interface will be unaffected, and the API and existing integrations will continue to function. However, the platform will no longer be actively developed, and some operations may slow down due to reduced resources.
POAP stated that operating the platform made them realize that digital collectibles are still an emerging medium, and existing tools often reflect the constraints of their built systems rather than the needs of the community. Future work will focus on developing open collectible standards and providing platforms that implement these standards to sustainably support truly permissionless collectible creation models.
Community activities:
NVIDIA GTC 2026 will be held from March 16th to 19th.
The GTC 2026 conference will be held in San Jose, California from March 16 to 19. It is the most anticipated annual event in the field of AI and is known as the "AI Super Bowl" or "AI Woodstock".
Token unlocking:
Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock approximately 93 million tokens at 9 PM Beijing time on March 16th, representing about 1.56% of the current circulating supply, with a value of approximately $9.4 million.
March 17
Exchange:
Binance Futures will delist several perpetual contracts, including VFY, 1000WHY, ALGO, and ATOM, on March 17-18.
Binance Futures will automatically liquidate and delist VFYUSDT, 1000WHYUSDT, and BDXNUSDT USDT U-margined perpetual contracts at 17:00 on March 17th. Subsequently, at 17:00 on March 18th, Binance will perform the same delisting operation on ALGOUSD, SANDUSD, ENSUSD, and ATOMUSD coin-margined perpetual contracts.
For the affected trading pairs, Binance will stop accepting new non-liquidation orders at 16:30 on the day of delisting. Binance strongly recommends that holders of the relevant contracts close their positions before trading ceases to mitigate potential risks from automated liquidation. It is important to note that the risk protection fund will not participate in the forced liquidation process during the last hour before liquidation; forced liquidations triggered at this time will be handled by IOCO orders or the Automated Liquidation Deadline (ADL) mechanism. During this period, market liquidity may decrease significantly and volatility may occur; investors must closely monitor and actively manage their positions.
Project Updates:
MetaDAO: RNGR Clearing Portal to Launch on March 17
MetaDAO tweeted that the RNGR liquidation snapshot will take place at 7:00 AM Beijing time on March 13th. Users who have deposited RNGR tokens in CEXs or DeFi applications are advised to withdraw them to their wallets to be included in the snapshot. The liquidation portal will launch on the MetaDAO website at 2:00 AM Beijing time on March 17th. The final token net value/token quantity and portal URL will be announced before the launch date.
Previously, the MetaDAO community voted to approve the "Liquidation of Ranger Finance" proposal. The proposal includes removing all RNGR/USDC liquidity from the Futarchy AMM; transferring all USDC reserves to the MetaDAO team and distributing them proportionally to all unlocked token holders based on snapshot data; and returning all intellectual property rights belonging to the Futarchy governance SPC to Glint House PTE. LTD.
Doodles will launch the Doodles AI beta version on March 17th.
Doodles has announced that it will launch the Doodles AI beta version on March 17.
March 18
Macroeconomics:
At 20:30 on Wednesday, March 18th, the US will release its February PPI year-on-year rate and the US February PPI month-on-month rate.
Project Updates:
Noble, a stablecoin infrastructure project, will officially launch its EVM Layer 1 mainnet based on the Commonware architecture on March 18, 2026, separating it from the existing Cosmos SDK chain. The new chain supports sub-second transaction finality, open contract deployment, and dedicated payment channels. It will use its native yield-generating stablecoin USDN as its core asset, expanding into scenarios such as FX trading, DeFi yield strategies, and payment clearing. The existing Cosmos chain will gradually transition to maintenance mode, with IBC connectivity remaining unchanged, and the team will provide asset migration paths.
Token unlocking:
Lombard (BARD) will unlock approximately 30 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on March 18th, representing about 13.33% of the current circulating supply, with a value of approximately $32.3 million.
March 19
Macroeconomics:
At 02:00 on Thursday, March 19, the Federal Reserve FOMC will release its interest rate decision and summary of economic projections.
Token unlocking:
YZY (YZY) will unlock approximately 21 million tokens at 11:00 AM Beijing time on March 19th, representing about 16.03% of the current circulating supply, with a value of approximately $6.8 million.
March 20
Exchange:
Binance will support the integration of NIL (Nillion) into the Ethereum (ERC20) network and will cease support for its mainnet. Binance will suspend deposits and withdrawals of NIL tokens on its mainnet at 11:00 AM (UTC+8) on March 20, 2026. Binance will announce the reopening time for deposits and withdrawals of ERC20 NIL tokens after the network integration is completed. After the network integration is complete, Binance will no longer support deposits and withdrawals of NIL mainnet tokens.
Binance will cease supporting deposits and withdrawals of certain tokens on some networks on March 20.
Binance will cease supporting deposits and withdrawals of the following tokens on designated networks at 16:00 on March 20th: Contentos (COS) via the Ethereum network and Dego Finance (DEGO) via the BNB Smart Chain. Any deposits made through these networks after 16:00 on March 20th will not be credited and may result in asset loss. Users can still deposit and withdraw these tokens through other networks supported by Binance.
Project Updates:
The Bitcoin ecosystem BTCS will launch its mining ecosystem on March 20th.
The BTCS mining ecosystem will launch on March 20, 2026. BTCS technology is built on top of the BTC Rollup Layer 2 network, aiming to make Bitcoin not only a store of value, but also the underlying operating system for the monetary economy.
BTCS stated that it will also launch several core applications in succession, including: OpenClaw financial ecosystem, Web3 short videos, and Metaverse Museum, gradually building a complete BTC Layer 2 ecosystem.
Token unlocking:
LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 26 million tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on March 20th, representing about 12.69% of the current circulating supply, with a value of approximately $51.8 million.
KAITO will unlock approximately 18 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on March 20th, representing about 7.29% of the current circulating supply, with a value of approximately $6.3 million.
March 21
None available
March 22
Token unlocking:
River will unlock approximately 1.1 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on March 22nd, representing about 5.67% of the current circulating supply, with a value of approximately $26.7 million.
SPACE ID (ID) will unlock approximately 73 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on March 22nd, representing about 16.88% of the current circulating supply, with a value of approximately $3 million.
Specific time to be determined
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority declined to comment on market rumors regarding stablecoin licenses, and the list may be announced as early as next week.
According to Sing Tao Daily, sources revealed that HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, and OSL may be among the first companies to receive stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong. The list could be announced as early as next week, but it is not yet finalized and is subject to change. A spokesperson for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) stated that the Authority does not comment on market rumors.
US Senate Majority Leader: Voter Identity Bill Will Advance Crypto Market Structure Bill Following Next Week's Debate
According to Bloomberg, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the Senate plans to move forward with legislation on cryptocurrency market structures and licensing after completing debate on the Save America Act (voter identification legislation).
John Thune stated that senators are advancing a long-awaited bill on cryptocurrency market structure, and indicated that the Senate could make progress on several issues of bipartisan concern if there is a "willingness to cooperate." The "Save America Act" is expected to undergo partisan debate in the Senate next week.
