according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the Hyperliquid 50x whale has closed the BTC short position for profit through the TWAP strategy. Currently, in the past one and a half hours, 108 BTC short positions have been closed. Currently still holding 5500 BTC short positions, worth 455 million US dollars. PS: The TWAP (Time Weighted Average Price) strategy splits large trading orders into several small orders and executes them at fixed time intervals, reducing the impact of large orders on the market and making the average transaction price closer to the actual market price.

On March 17, news came that last Sunday, Marla Maples, the second wife of US President Donald Trump, posted on the social media platform X, calling on Trump and his team to drop the lawsuit against early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver. Videos related to the charitable work done by Roger Ver have been widely circulated on the internet, with disseminators including "Students for Trump" co-founder Ryan Fournier and many other freedom advocates.

according to a post by SlowMist YuXian, multiple users mistakenly transferred funds to the contract address of the Magma project on the Monad test network due to not switching to the correct network environment. YuXian confirmed through analysis of transaction data and smart contract code that these fund transfers occurred because users did not switch to the Monad test network when executing functions such as depositMon() and withdrawMon() for the Magma project on multiple blockchains such as Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain. This issue may have originated from the wallet application or project frontend's incomplete network switching mechanism. YuXian stated that the project team can implement a fund return mechanism by creating corresponding contracts on the relevant blockchains, and affected users should directly contact the Magma project team for assistance.

Sony's L2 network Soneium has stated that it has fixed a critical op-node error affecting L1 blob base fee calculation. All Soneium Minato node operators must upgrade their node settings by March 20 to remain compatible with the network. This upgrade will not immediately affect Soneium developers or end users.

QTV Capital is a California-based investment company specialized in funding software, data storage services, and console platforms.

James, the founder of DFG, responded to the news that the address of the suspected founder of DFG had accumulated 18.68 million US dollars worth of UNI and MKR: The address is one of Jsquare's own fund holdings, unrelated to DFG. He also stated that Jsquare recently completed a new round of fundraising of 50 million US dollars for its first-tier fund, and will invest heavily in projects in the coming months.

 Francois Villeroy de Galhau, a member of the European Central Bank's management committee, said that the US support for cryptocurrencies and non-bank finance could trigger the next financial emergency. In an interview with the French weekly "Sunday Forum", he said: "The US may commit crimes due to negligence. Financial crises often originate in the US and spread to other parts of the world. By encouraging crypto assets and non-bank finance, the US government is sowing the seeds of future unrest." Galhau added that European regulation is more secure and stated that there is no risk of a banking crisis in the EU.

On March 16th, it was reported that with the establishment of Jsquare's first LP fund in the United States, the industry has also shown a high level of interest in Jsquare's secondary proprietary funds. Joanna, the Founding Partner of Jsquare, stated in X, "Currently, we not only have the recently announced new first LP fund, Jsquare Pioneer Fund I, but will also be active in the coming months. We also have our own liquid fund, which includes holdings of various DeFi Tokens, among others. Due to trading on exchanges, the holdings prices cannot be clarified immediately to all KOLs. We hope for your understanding that withdrawal prices do not equal holding prices."

Jason Calacanis, an early investor in Uber and Robinhood and a well-known angel investor, wrote on X platform that Bitcoin has been monopolized by some giants in the market, and now is the best time to build a better Bitcoin. "The game needs to be restarted." However, Jason Calacanis's views seem to have sparked different opinions in the industry. Brady Swenson, co-founder of Swan Bitcoin, said that Bitcoin is a technological revolution that changes all industries, rather than following a single technology adoption curve like the iPad. Bitcoin as a value transfer protocol will never be replaced, but the competition for second-layer protocols continues.

Over the weekend, the price of XRP (XRP) compared to Ether (ETH) reached its highest level in five years, continuing its recovery. On March 15, the XRP/ETH pair hit 0.00128 ETH for the first time since April 2020, marking a 925% rebound from its all-time low in June 2024 and around 620% gains since November 2024. Market watchers are speculating that XRP could surpass Ether to become the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, with historical resistance levels indicating potential for significant rallies. XRP's market dominance has increased significantly since November 2024, while Ethereum has seen a decline in market share due to regulatory sentiment and competition from other blockchains like Solana.

according to X platform, CZ has cancelled the previous Mubarak, Inshallah related elements pinned tweets.

according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, CZ spent 1 BNB each in the past 15 minutes to buy 9161 TST and 20155 mubarak, worth $1200; as a result, both TST and mubarak saw different degrees of increase.

Cango, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, disclosed that it has received a preliminary non-binding letter of intent from Enduring Wealth Capital Limited (EWCL), aiming to acquire 10 million shares of Class B common stock from the company's co-founder at a price to be agreed upon by both parties. In addition, the letter of intent also requires Cango's founder to voluntarily convert all remaining Class B common shares held into Class A common shares, and to resign from the board of directors and executive positions. EWCL also suggests that Cango sell its existing domestic business and is willing to introduce potential buyers to promote overseas business growth, especially its newly launched cryptocurrency mining business.

On March 16th, Union interoperability protocol announced that the early draft of the Union token economics was leaked through Union Notion. The draft was created before Union Labs' Series A financing. Since then, there have been significant changes, and the document no longer represents the current thinking on Union token economics. No decisions have been made on any matters related to token economics at this time. The Union token economics team is continuously researching best practices from other projects and adjusting plans to provide the best service for the Union community in the long term.

On March 15th, according to ai_9684xtpa monitoring, due to the positive news of BinanceAlpha going online, the market value of mubarak briefly exceeded 50 million US dollars. The total profit of its top address 0x970...0a710 has increased to 568,000 US dollars, with a return rate of 493 times. Two days ago, this address spent $1,153 to buy 20.84 million tokens at a low price of $0.00005533 per token. Currently, 62% of the position has been sold, with the remaining 13 million tokens still floating at a profit of $56.6 thousand. At the same time, this address does not seem to be an insider address, holding all tokens named mubarak Meme.

Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular messaging app Telegram, has left France and moved to Dubai after receiving approval from a French court. According to a report from Barron's, Durov was granted permission to travel to Dubai, a city known for its business-friendly environment and lack of extradition agreements with many nations. The terms of the court's decision are still unclear, but Durov's relocation has sparked discussions about jurisdiction, privacy, and the responsibilities of tech leaders in addressing illegal activities on their platforms. AFP reported that Durov left France with authorities' approval, and another source mentioned that he had been allowed to depart for "several weeks." This is an ongoing story, and more details will be provided as they become available.

according to Cointelegraph citing Agence France-Presse, Pavel Durov, the founder of the instant messaging application Telegram, has been granted permission by a French court to leave France and has now returned to Dubai.

On March 15th, Jupiter Alliance Meow posted on the X platform, stating that finding the perfect balance between corporate goals and community engagement is indeed very difficult. Due to Jupiter's previous inability to handle this dynamic well, there have been a lot of chaos, anger, and misunderstandings recently. The debate between corporate goals and community engagement is very likely to cause controversy, so Jupiter is studying the balance issues between teams/DAOs and will have in-depth discussions in the coming weeks.

On March 15th, the Bitcoin Ordinals project Taproot Wizards announced a strategic investment from Bioniq founder Bob Bodily to launch the Bitcoin meme coin rapid trading platform Odin.fun. The specific investment amount has not been disclosed yet, and the new funds are intended to support the development of Bitcoin on-chain DeFi. After the transaction is completed, Odin.fun will remain independently operated and continue to be led by Bob Bodily.

Bitcoin needs to close above the key level of $81,000 on a weekly basis to avoid further downside volatility before the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting next week. Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst at Bitget Research, stated that breaking above $81,000 this week will be crucial to prevent further decline in Bitcoin. Maintaining above this level will indicate resilience, but breaking below $76,000 could trigger more short-term selling pressure. According to CME Group's FedWatch Tool, the market currently expects a 98% chance of the Fed maintaining interest rates stable.