According to Onchain Lens monitoring, as prices rise, the whale "pension-usdt.eth" has accumulated a floating loss of over $10 million on its 3x leveraged short positions in BTC and ETH. Specifically: 1,000 BTC ($75.64 million), a loss of $6.7 million; 10,000 ETH ($23.6 million), a loss of $3.46 million.
The US cryptocurrency tax roundtable has been postponed again due to extreme weather.
According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, the scheduled U.S. cryptocurrency tax roundtable has been postponed again due to flight disruptions caused by severe storm and tornado warnings. The two members of Congress chairing the meeting were also affected by flight delays.
According to an official announcement, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today proposed revising Rule 15c2-11 of the Exchange Act to clarify that the rule applies only to equity securities, meaning that assets such as cryptocurrencies are not covered. This rule outlines the information collection and review requirements for brokers when quoting or maintaining continuous quotes in the over-the-counter (OTC) securities market, aiming to prevent manipulation and fraudulent trading in the OTC stock market. The proposal will be open for public comment for 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register.
According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, after ETH surged 8%, the "largest long position holder on Hyperliquid" closed out 40,000 ETH (worth $94.44 million) two hours ago, netting a profit of $14.8 million. He had previously opened long positions on Hyperliquid worth $290 million, and with the price rebound, he has now profited a staggering $47.92 million: 120,000 ETH near $2,000, now worth $43.2 million; and 700 BTC at $68,420, now worth $4.72 million. He currently holds long positions in 80,000 ETH and 700 BTC.
A wallet cluster received $144 million worth of HYPE from Galaxy Digital in the past 40 days.
According to MLM monitoring, a wallet cluster received 3,523,331 HYPE (US$144 million) from Galaxy Digital in the past 40 days, making it one of the largest buyers during this period. Two hours ago, Galaxy Digital made a final transfer of 395,000 HYPE (US$16.2 million) to this cluster. The analyst had previously speculated that Multicoin might have exchanged ETH for HYPE, but this has not been confirmed.
Coinbase adds Perle (PRL) to its listing roadmap
According to an official announcement, Coinbase has added Perle (PRL) to its listing roadmap. The listing of this asset still depends on whether market-making support and technical infrastructure are in place. The specific listing time will be announced separately once the relevant conditions are met.
According to The Block, U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce stated in an interview with CNBC that the regulator welcomes asset management companies exploring tokenization from taking the initiative to engage in dialogue. Peirce said the SEC hopes to work with companies experimenting with new financial products, including tokenized instruments, to explore market acceptance of these products. She emphasized that the SEC is not a "good or bad regulator" and does not determine the merits of financial products, but it must ensure that products comply with legal restrictions and disclosure requirements. Peirce noted that in recent years, with the shift in attitudes towards blockchain technology, more and more companies have approached the SEC regarding tokenization plans. She mentioned last week that SEC staff are exploring a "narrower" innovation exemption that would allow limited experimentation with certain tokenized securities within the existing regulatory framework while preserving investor protection.
OpenSea postpones SEA token launch; new date not yet announced.
According to The Block, OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer announced that the SEA token launch, originally scheduled for the first quarter, will be postponed, without providing a new timeline. Finzer stated that the team has been working diligently on development, and the foundation originally planned to launch the process at an event on March 30th, but decided to postpone it. He acknowledged the challenging conditions in the current crypto market and emphasized that SEA only has one chance to launch, so rather than forcing it to proceed on the original date, it's better to ensure everything is ready. Last October, OpenSea disclosed its SEA token launch plan, with 50% of the supply allocated to the community. Finzer also stated that the current rewards program will be the final round. OpenSea is transitioning from an NFT marketplace to a multi-chain exchange and perpetual contract protocol.
NVIDIA launches NemoClaw to simplify shrimp farming.
According to Jinshi News, OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent colloquially known as "Lobster," has recently become very popular, and NVIDIA (NVDA.O) has also announced a simplified mode to help users "raise lobsters." NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced NemoClaw for the OpenClaw agent platform at the GTC event on Monday. Users can install a deployment toolchain deeply optimized for OpenClaw with just one command. NemoClaw uses the NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software, optimizing OpenClaw with a single command. It installs OpenShell, providing an open model and an isolated sandbox, adding data privacy and security for autonomous agents.
According to CCTV News, shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has been almost completely disrupted since the US and Israel launched their military strikes against Iran. US President Trump plans to announce the formation of a so-called "Hormuz Alliance" in an attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz and pressure European, Asian, and Gulf states to send warships to participate. However, as of now, many countries have adopted a cautious stance or explicitly refused, and no country has publicly responded to the US call. On March 16, local time, Trump reiterated his appeal to other countries to help ensure navigation safety in the Strait of Hormuz at a White House event: "Some countries are very proactive, some are not so proactive. Some of these countries, we have been helping for years and protecting them from terrible external threats, but their proactiveness is not high."
According to official news, YZi Labs announced that it led a $52 million funding round for RoboForce, a Silicon Valley AI robotics company. RoboForce focuses on physical AI robotic systems, aiming to address labor shortages in industrial sectors with its flagship product, the TITAN robot. The TITAN robot is designed for high-intensity industrial environments such as solar power, data centers, shipping, mining, and manufacturing, boasting millimeter-level precision and a 40kg payload capacity with dual arms. RoboForce has already secured over 11,000 pre-orders and is collaborating extensively with NVIDIA on computing and simulation platforms. Ella Zhang, Managing Partner of YZi Labs, will join RoboForce's board of directors.
Abra plans to list on Nasdaq through a $750 million SPAC transaction.
According to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency wealth management platform Abra plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company New Providence Acquisition Corp. III, valuing the company at approximately $750 million. The merged company will be renamed Abra Financial Inc. and is planned to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ABRX. The transaction is expected to generate up to $300 million in cash (depending on shareholder redemptions and fees), which will be used to expand its institutional crypto lending, yield, and custody businesses, as well as to develop RWA tokenization and DeFi initiatives.
Trump: Oil prices will plummet like rocks once the war with Iran ends.
Market news: US President Trump claimed that oil prices would plummet like a rock once the war with Iran ends.
Ironlight raises $21 million to expand its compliant tokenized securities infrastructure
Ironlight Group, a fintech company focused on infrastructure for tokenized securities, announced the completion of a $21 million Series A funding round. The round was led by several Wall Street and financial services executives, including former TD Bank President and CEO Greg Braca, as well as institutional investors such as the Sei Development Foundation and Laidlaw Private Equity. The funds will be used to expand its SEC Regulation ATS and FINRA-regulated alternative trading system (ATS), Ironlight Markets, and Ironlight Technologies, which provides a platform for the issuance, distribution, and settlement of tokenized securities. Ironlight currently supports the tokenization and on-chain atomic settlement of assets such as private equity, structured products, fixed income, private credit, and real estate.
Binance has listed CFGUSDT perpetual contracts.
According to a Binance announcement, Centrifuge (CFG) launched Simple Earn, leveraged lending, and leveraged trading at 21:00 Beijing time on March 16, 2026, and added CFG/USDT and CFG/USDC trading pairs. The USDⓈ-M CFGUSDT perpetual contract also opened at 21:00 on the same day, supporting up to 50x leverage. CFG will also integrate Buy Crypto, Convert, and VIP Loan within one hour of its spot listing.
According to PR Newswire, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) disclosed that its total assets in crypto assets, cash, and "moonshots" amount to approximately $11.5 billion. This includes approximately 4.596 million ETH (about 3.81% of the total ETH supply), 196 BTC, $1.2 billion in cash, and equity investments in projects such as Beast Industries and Eightco Holdings (ORBS). The company purchased an additional 60,999 ETH in the past week. Bitmine currently has approximately 3.04 million ETH staked, which, based on an annualized yield of approximately 2.81%, translates to an annualized staking income of approximately $180 million.
South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has fined cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb 36.8 billion won (approximately US$24.6 million) and ordered it to suspend some operations for six months. The FIU investigation found approximately 6.65 million anti-money laundering violations by Bithumb, including about 3.55 million instances of failing to complete customer knowledge verification (KYC) as required and about 3.04 million instances of failing to block prohibited transactions as required. The suspension primarily targets services for newly registered users; existing users can still trade and withdraw funds normally. The regulator also issued a warning to Bithumb's CEO and suspended its anti-money laundering reporting officer for six months.
Strategy purchased 22,337 BTC for approximately $1.57 billion between March 9 and March 15, at an average price of approximately $70,194. As of March 15, 2026, its total Bitcoin holdings will reach 761,068, with a cumulative purchase cost of approximately $57.61 billion and an average price of approximately $75,696.
According to the Nikkei, Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to significantly increase penalties for unregistered cryptocurrency businesses. The maximum imprisonment sentence for unregistered sale of crypto assets will be increased from three years to up to ten years, and the maximum fine will be raised from 3 million yen to 10 million yen. The regulator also intends to transfer cryptocurrency regulation from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act through revisions to strengthen oversight of cryptocurrency trading platforms and emphasize investor protection.
Binance lists EWJUSDT perpetual contracts related to Japanese stock indices.
Binance Futures will launch the EWJUSDT USDⓈ base index perpetual contract on March 19, 2026 at 21:30 (UTC+8), based on the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (code: EWJ). It will offer up to 10x leverage, support 24/7 trading and multi-asset mode, and allow the use of assets such as BTC as margin.
Binance launched Centrifuge (CFG) and applied seed tags.
Binance has announced the listing of Centrifuge (CFG), with spot trading pairs CFG/USDT, CFG/USDC, and CFG/TRY opening at 13:00 (UTC) on March 16th. Withdrawals are expected to begin at 13:00 (UTC) on March 17th. The listing fee is 0 BNB. CFG was previously traded on Binance Alpha, and will be delisted from Alpha after its spot listing. However, users can still sell through Alpha Instant within one hour, and the platform will complete the transfer of CFG assets from Alpha accounts to spot accounts within 24 hours.
