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According to a report by Kyodo News, a new company has been established for artificial intelligence (AI) development, led by SoftBank, NEC, Honda, and Sony Group. The report states that the company will utilize support from the Japanese government to create a domestic AI foundational model, with the intention of providing the developed AI to Japanese companies.The company is named "Japan AI Foundational Model Development" and plans to gather about 100 AI developers, with the president position held by an executive from SoftBank. In addition to these four companies, Nippon Steel, Kobe Steel, as well as three major banks—Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Mizuho Bank—are also participating in the funding. SoftBank and NEC will handle the development, while Honda will apply the development results to autonomous driving. AI development company Preferred Networks (Tokyo) is also involved. The developed AI will also be widely available to Japanese companies outside of the funding companies, and in the future, it will venture into the AI field for controlling robots.

Yili Hua posted on platform X, stating the establishment of the AI fund OpenX_Labs, focusing on investing in and collaborating on AI projects.Jack Yi believes that the golden age of primary investment has arrived, and the AI era provides tremendous opportunities for founders, putting startups and medium-sized enterprises on the same starting line. He plans to use the upcoming time for primary investment to learn from AI founders and expresses his willingness to assist excellent AI projects without compensation, as AI also provides him with opportunities and motivation for a second entrepreneurial venture.

According to the official website of the Cardano Foundation, Cardano and the venture capital firm Draper Dragon announced the launch of the Orion Fund (Draper Dragon Ecosystem Fund), with a target size of $80 million, aimed at investing in Cardano native and integrated projects, focusing on Real-World Assets (RWA) and institutional-grade DeFi, to enhance Cardano's TVL and on-chain activity.The fund is managed by Draper Dragon, with the Cardano Foundation providing ecological and technical support as the constitutional manager, and part of the profits will be funneled back to the Cardano treasury through the non-ownership entity Arouet Holdings. Draper University will act as an acceleration partner to provide startup acceleration and talent development. The fund will prioritize projects that utilize the UTXO model to bridge Bitcoin liquidity and Cardano functionality, and will enhance transparency and community oversight through a public KPI dashboard and quarterly ecological roundtables.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the newly created wallet "0x9d3" deposited 19.6 million USDC into HyperLiquid to long CL ($25.67 million) and BRENTOIL ($15.60 million), currently facing an unrealized loss of over $2.3 million.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a new address deposited 19.6 million USDC into Hyperliquid to go long on oil with 20x leverage.The address has currently opened long positions of 53,000 xyz:BRENTOIL (worth 5.66 million USD) and 50,000 xyz:CL (worth 5.13 million USD).

As the 2026 midterm elections in the United States approach, a new cryptocurrency political action committee (PAC) — Blockchain Leadership Fund (BLF) was officially launched on March 30, 2026. The fund was initiated by members of The Digital Chamber to support candidates promoting digital asset and blockchain-friendly policies across federal, state, and local elections.As a hybrid PAC, it can both make direct contributions to candidates and fund independent political advocacy efforts. Early supporters include Anchorage Digital and Chainlink Labs. The cryptocurrency industry is intensifying its efforts to influence the legislative process for digital assets in the U.S., especially during this critical period of discussions around regulatory frameworks like the Digital Asset Market Clear Act.Meanwhile, the well-known crypto super PAC Fairshake (supported by Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz) faced setbacks in the Illinois primary in March 2026. Despite the PAC's strong performance since 2023, having raised $260 million during the 2023-2024 election cycle, supporting 33 winners in 35 primaries, and continuously accumulating $193 million by the end of 2025.However, its recent investment of nearly $20 million in the Illinois primary yielded poor results, with over $10 million spent opposing Democratic Senate candidate Juliana Stratton and nearly $2.5 million opposing Congressman La Shawn Ford, ultimately resulting in failure for both.

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen stated that the dollar has reestablished its safe-haven status, and the dollar is currently appreciating, with capital continuously flowing in.

The Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Michael S. Selig, announced the establishment of an Innovation Working Group aimed at developing clear regulatory rules for innovators creating new products and technologies in the U.S. derivatives market.This Innovation Working Group will collaborate with the Innovation Advisory Committee to advance the development of a clear regulatory framework, focusing on three areas: (i) crypto assets and blockchain technology; (ii) artificial intelligence and autonomous systems; and (iii) prediction markets and event contracts.The responsibilities of the working group include advancing the Commission's innovation agenda and collaborating with federal agencies and departments, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its cryptocurrency working group, to promote various innovation initiatives. The working group will be led by the Chairman's Senior Advisor, Michael J. Passalacqua.

According to CoinDesk, the American pharmaceutical company NovaBay Pharmaceuticals announced its name change to Stablecoin Development Corporation and changed its stock ticker from NBY to SDEV, marking its shift from the medical field to cryptocurrency and stablecoin development.The company previously completed a $134 million private placement and established a holding of SKY tokens, currently holding approximately 2.06 billion SKY, accounting for about 8.78% of the total supply. The company has begun staking its SKY tokens and has currently earned approximately 26.6 million in rewards.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a trader created a new wallet "mzandres" and then invested $26,000 predicting that the U.S. military would enter Iran before March 31.

According to on-chain analysts, the "Set 10 Big Targets" whale has established a long position of 2,601.5 bitcoins, with an opening average price of $70,016.98 and a liquidation price of $57,855. The position size reaches $183 million, with an unrealized profit of $1.113 million at the current price.

According to Asia Economic Report, the Korean National Police Agency recently completed a draft directive for the management of compressed virtual assets, which for the first time includes management guidelines related to "dark coins" (highly anonymous virtual currencies) and clarifies the management plan for software wallets (hot wallets). Dark coins have been difficult to trace in transactions and have been used in criminal cases such as the "Room N" case and money laundering activities in North Korea. It is reported that the virtual assets compressed by the Korean police over the past five years are estimated to be about 54.5 billion won at current market prices, of which Bitcoin accounts for about 50.7 billion won and Ethereum about 1.8 billion won.In addition, the police agency plans to complete the selection of private custodial institutions within the first half of the year, but the previous three bidding attempts failed due to issues such as a budget of only 83 million won and the small scale of qualified institutions. Experts suggest establishing a government-led professional unified custodial system to prevent security vulnerabilities and internal risks.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai_9684xtpa), address 0xd23...e52d9 first established a position in ETH in the past 7 hours, purchasing 2553.18 ETH at an average price of $2350.82, worth approximately $6.002 million.

Solana Superteam USASolana Superteam USA has officially been established, with the mission of accelerating entrepreneurs across the United States to join the Solana ecosystem. Nicky Scanz is the founder, who is also the founder of the decentralized verification project Layer33 and the host of the podcast The Index Show.Previously starting in the Solana community with NFT projects, he later shifted to ecosystem development and strategic consulting, and is currently focused on accelerating the growth of the Solana builders community in the United States.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies exhibited "high frequency and standardized" characteristics in expanding their crypto treasuries:Semler Scientific (NASDAQ: $SMLR): Yesterday, it used the ATM financing tool to acquire another 580 BTC, costing approximately $41.2 million. Its total holdings have now surpassed 1,500 BTC.Cosmos Health (NASDAQ: $COSM): The board passed a resolution to issue $20 million in special bonds for the purchase of BTC and ETH, accelerating the digitalization of its treasury through debt leverage.Solidion Technology (NASDAQ: $STI): Officially established financial guidelines to convert 60% of its redundant cash on the balance sheet into Bitcoin in batches, as a core strategy to hedge against the decline in fiat purchasing power.SOS Ltd (NYSE: $SOS): Confirmed that it has executed the first $15 million subscription of its $50 million Bitcoin and Ethereum investment plan, aiming to complete the entire allocation in the second quarter.Bit Digital (NASDAQ: $BTBT): Disclosed that it increased its holdings by 45 BTC yesterday through AI business profits, adhering to the endogenous growth logic of "business profits as reserves."

Metaplanet announced the establishment of two subsidiaries: Metaplanet Ventures Inc. and its U.S. subsidiary Metaplanet Asset Management Inc.Metaplanet Ventures will focus on investing in the Japanese Bitcoin ecosystem. In the coming years, the company will invest 4 billion yen to support companies building Bitcoin financial infrastructure in Japan, covering areas such as lending, settlement, custody, stablecoins, derivatives, and compliance. The company will also launch an incubator program for Japanese entrepreneurs, as well as a grant program for open-source developers, educators, and researchers. Japan has established the world's most advanced regulatory framework for digital assets.Metaplanet Asset Management will be established in Miami, positioned as a digital credit and Bitcoin capital markets platform, connecting Asian and Western capital markets. The company plans to develop strategies for yield, equity, credit, and volatility. Specific products will be announced at the appropriate time.As the first investment of Metaplanet Ventures, the company intends to invest up to 400 million yen in JPYC Co., Ltd., Japan's first registered yen stablecoin. Bitcoin trading always involves both Bitcoin and currency. With the participation of institutional investors, the market continues to expand, and currency settlement will gradually transition to digital. JPYC is laying the groundwork for this transformation in Japan.

According to local time on the 28th, the Iranian Ministry of Interior issued a statement regarding the US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, stating that "the enemy ignores all international laws and acts recklessly during negotiations." It emphasized that the Ministry of Interior will use all its power to maintain social order, and the Minister of Interior has already issued orders to the governors of all provinces, requiring them to mobilize all resources to meet the needs of the people.The statement also mentioned that the Ministry of Interior has established a National Crisis Management Headquarters and has issued necessary instructions to all provincial crisis management departments and relevant agencies. The statement called on the public to remain calm and to arrange urban and intercity travel according to the actual situation, while also urging the public to pay attention to news released by official channels and not to believe rumors and false news.

A preliminary report from Israel states that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi survived an assassination attempt and indicates that its actions against Iran have achieved all established goals. The U.S. Embassy in Qatar has instructed all personnel to shelter in place and advised all American citizens to take the same measures until further notice.

The head of the Solana protocol Meteora, Zen @realdezen, stated that since taking over in March last year, the team has taken insider trading risks seriously and has established practical protective measures.Zen referred to Meteora as a permissionless platform, with the main focus over the past 12 months on enhancing the robustness and reliability of the infrastructure, allowing projects to go live without manual intervention from the team. As a result, the team only became aware of relevant situations after certain projects went live or were integrated. In the related prediction markets, Meteora once became the most probable and ranked first among guesses.