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The "AI vs Human 1v1 Duel" trading competition hosted by Bybit has entered the final 9 days of the sprint. As of March 17, data shows that the AI legion is performing impressively: Gemini and Qwen are vying for the top spot, maintaining a return rate of around 38%, while two versions of DeepSeek have entered the top five, both surpassing a win rate of 52%.Despite the strong performance of AI, human traders, with their keen intuition and years of experience, are still holding onto an insurmountable moat in the duel. This afternoon at 4 PM, Bybit has invited NOFA.ai CEO Marc and two other founders to share AI trading strategies live on the Bybit APP. Users can click on the APP to participate in the hourly competition and witness the ultimate clash of technology and experience, sharing a prize pool of 362,388 USDT.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published an article introducing a new Ethereum fast confirmation rule mechanism. This mechanism allows users to receive a hard guarantee that Ethereum transactions will not be reverted (Non-revert) after just one Slot (12 seconds). Vitalik pointed out that the security of this rule is based on two premises: first, that the vast majority of validators are honest nodes, and second, that network latency is below approximately 3 seconds. Although its security is slightly lower than economic finality, it already possesses strong reliability for many application scenarios.

According to The Block, investment bank TD Cowen stated that the time window for the U.S. to pass the crypto market structure bill may extend to the August recess, breaking the previous expectation that legislation needed to be completed before the Easter recess.Jaret Seiberg, managing director of TD Cowen's Washington research team, pointed out that the Easter recess is not a critical milestone, and legislative work can continue before and after the recess. With the conclusion of the primaries, some lawmakers will have greater flexibility for negotiations. Seiberg believes that the August recess is the last meaningful legislative window, after which Congress will only meet for 12 days in September and 2 days in October, which is only enough time to handle spending bills and defense authorization bills.He also reiterated that if control of Congress changes after the 2026 midterm elections, the bill may be delayed until 2027. It is expected that the House may shift to Democratic control, at which point the Democrats may choose to delay until 2027 to gain greater leverage. Currently, the crypto bill is stalled due to opposition from the banking sector regarding stablecoin yields and the Democrats seeking conflict-of-interest provisions for government officials, but both sides are reportedly close to reaching a compromise. Seiberg stated that if the bill does not pass in 2026, the SEC will provide the regulatory actions needed for the crypto industry.

According to SeekingAlpha, Bitcoin mining company Cango released its unaudited financial report for the full year and fourth quarter of 2025. The total revenue for the year was $688.1 million, with Bitcoin mining revenue of $675.5 million. A total of 6,594.6 Bitcoins were mined throughout the year, averaging 18.07 Bitcoins per day, and the adjusted EBITDA for the year was $24.51 million.In the fourth quarter, revenue was $179.5 million, with 1,718.3 Bitcoins mined. However, due to the decline in Bitcoin prices, impairment losses on mining machines ($338.3 million), and fair value adjustments, the net loss from continuing operations for the year was $452.8 million, and the adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was -$156.3 million. Additionally, in the fourth quarter, the cash cost per Bitcoin mining machine was close to a high of $84,000.As of the end of 2025, the company held $41.23 million in cash, had long-term related party debt of $557.6 million, and sold 4,451 Bitcoins in February of this year to repay part of its debt and reduce financial leverage.

According to Reuters, Vietnam plans to launch a pilot project for licensed cryptocurrency exchanges as early as this month to restrict domestic users from trading on foreign platforms and strengthen capital flow regulation.Documents from the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance show that five companies have passed the preliminary qualification review, including affiliated institutions of three private banks: Techcombank, VPBank, and LPBank, as well as the securities brokerage VIX Securities and the large private enterprise group Sun Group. The pilot period is set for five years, with a cap of five licensed exchanges, and the entry threshold is high, requiring a minimum registered capital of 100 trillion Vietnamese dong (approximately 37.9 million USD), with foreign ownership not exceeding 49%. The Ministry of Finance is drafting relevant regulations that aim to prohibit Vietnamese citizens from trading on foreign cryptocurrency platforms, with violators facing fines of up to 100 million Vietnamese dong (approximately 3,800 USD).Analysts point out that this ban may force over 17 million cryptocurrency holders in Vietnam to withdraw from foreign exchanges such as Binance and Bybit. The enforcement timeline is clear, set to take effect six months after the first batch of licenses is issued.

According to Jinshi News, Société Générale pointed out that the exchange rate of the US dollar against a basket of currencies has recently declined, but the drop is expected to be limited. After the dollar index reached its highest point in over nine months, the bullish positions on the dollar seem to have become excessive. The foreign exchange market is showing a reversal of the dollar's recovery; however, the rebound of the euro or pound against the dollar may not be lasting. The dollar typically benefits from rising energy prices and investors seeking safe-haven assets.

After OpenClaw went viral, AI Agents once again became the focus of Web3------AI has evolved from a "chat tool" into an "executor" capable of automatically performing on-chain interactions, managing DeFi, claiming rewards, running strategies, and even participating in economic activities.As AI begins to replace human labor, how can ordinary people find new positions? On March 17 at 8 PM, this Space will hold a roundtable discussion on how Agents can become new infrastructure, the business opportunities of the Agent Economy, the participation paths for ordinary users, and the financialization of "Agent assets."Users are encouraged to follow the official accounts @sunpumpmeme and @Agent_SunGenX, retweet the post, and @ three friends. The official account will randomly select 5 lucky users from the participants to receive a reward of 10 USDT each.

MetaPlanet, a Japanese Bitcoin treasury company, announced the revision of its "Capital Allocation Policy," which maintains a long-term Bitcoin holding strategy while increasing flexibility in fundraising and buybacks. The company currently holds approximately 35,100 BTC and will continue to raise funds through various means such as perpetual preferred shares, common stock issuance, corporate bonds, and credit lines secured by BTC.The new policy specifies that when mNAV is below 1x, priority will be given to repurchasing shares to increase the per-share BTC holding. At the same time, it retains the possibility of implementing a Rights Offering to increase BTC holdings during a bear market when it is deemed beneficial for shareholders in the medium to long term, and will keep leverage controlled at about 10% below BTCNAV.

MetaPlanet, a Japanese Bitcoin treasury company, announced the revision of its "Capital Allocation Policy," which maintains a long-term Bitcoin holding strategy while increasing flexibility in fundraising and buybacks.The company currently holds approximately 35,100 BTC and will continue to raise funds through various means such as perpetual preferred shares, common stock issuance, corporate bonds, and credit lines secured by BTC. The new policy specifies that when mNAV is below 1x, priority will be given to repurchasing shares to increase the per-share BTC holdings. At the same time, it retains the possibility of implementing a Rights Offering to increase BTC holdings during a bear market when it is deemed beneficial for shareholders in the medium to long term, while keeping leverage below about 10% of BTCNAV.

CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr stated on social media that the current price of Bitcoin has risen above its fair value, and the market structure has significantly changed compared to two weeks ago.Axel Adler Jr pointed out that two weeks ago, the market was in a bearish dominant phase, with the price of Bitcoin below its fair value, and the model he used was also in a "Bear Regime" state. As of now, this structure has completely reversed—prices have risen above fair value, and the bears' control over the market has come to an end.

The South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has been notified in advance by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) that it will face a partial business suspension for 6 months due to violations of anti-money laundering obligations under the Specific Financial Information Act, and a warning of accountability has been issued to the CEO.South Korean financial authorities plan to hold an anti-money laundering sanctions review committee on March 16 to ultimately determine the severity of the penalties. This penalty is expected to exceed the previous penalty imposed on Upbit operator Dunamu, which was fined 35.2 billion won and faced a 3-month partial business suspension for violations. Due to the greater number of violations by Bithumb, the industry generally expects its fine to reach a historic high. Bithumb responded that it is still in the pre-notification stage and will fully present its improvement situation through subsequent formal procedures.

Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy, stated that if the U.S. cryptocurrency regulatory bill CLARITY Act fails to pass the Senate committee review by the end of April, its chances of passing in 2026 will significantly decrease, as the bill needs to enter the Senate floor voting agenda in early May.The current controversy surrounding stablecoin yields is considered a major obstacle, but Thorn pointed out that even if a compromise is reached on this issue, there may still be other controversies related to DeFi, developer protection, SEC authority, and ethics.

Aave released a recap of the Swap event stating that a user exchanged approximately $50.43 million aEth USDT for about $36,000 aEth AAVE through the CoW Swap route on the Aave front end, with a price impact of about 99.9%.Aave indicated that the transaction occurred within a third-party Swap protocol, and the core lending protocol was unaffected. The cause of the event was the user executing a large order in a market with extremely low liquidity and confirming a high-risk quote. Aave stated that it will launch the Aave Shield feature, which will by default block Swaps with a price impact exceeding 25%.

According to Jinshi reports, the year-on-year revision of the core PCE price index for the United States in the fourth quarter is 2.9%, the same as the previous value of 2.9%.

According to market news, a year ago, the whale DNTpoX spent 30,000,000 USDC to buy MELANIA, and then sold it for 14,320,000 USDC, resulting in a loss of 15,680,000 dollars. Today, after announcing a grand dinner for TRUMP holders, he bought 2,200,000 TRUMP at a price of 3.17 dollars (approximately 9,680,000 dollars). Currently, this position has an unrealized profit of 2,720,000 dollars.

Bitcoin Policy Institute calls for a revision of U.S. tax rules that treat all BTC payments as capital gains.

Ethereum block builder Titan Builder earned $34.5 million in the past 24 hours, surpassing Tether ($16.43 million) to take the top spot.Earlier reports indicated that a user, while exchanging approximately $50.43 million aEthUSDT for AAVE via CoWSwap, ended up receiving only about 327 aEthAAVE, worth approximately $36,000, due to slippage exceeding 99%. Titan Builder made a profit of about $34 million.

According to Jinshi reports, the USD/JPY has broken through the previous high, reaching a new high since July 2024, currently reported at 159.45.