CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has decreased to 49, marking a one-point drop from the previous day. According to NS3.AI, this index evaluates the performance of the top 100 coins by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins, in comparison to Bitcoin over the past 90 days.

Indians are questioning why their nation appears to be negotiating from a position of weakness despite years of narratives highlighting its strength. Bloomberg posted on X, sparking discussions about India's strategic approach in international negotiations. Concerns have been raised regarding whether the country's perceived power is accurately reflected in its diplomatic engagements. The discourse suggests a disconnect between India's projected image and its actual negotiation tactics, prompting calls for a reassessment of its strategies on the global stage.

On March 16th, local time, at NVIDIA GTC 2026, NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang shared the company's overall vision for the future of the artificial intelligence industry: from next-generation AI computing architecture and data center business models for the inference era, to the software ecosystem and industry alliances built around agents, this conference presented not just upgrades to single hardware products, but a complete AI infrastructure system centered around computing power. In his speech, Huang boldly predicted that by 2027, the market size surrounding AI chips and infrastructure could reach $1 trillion. Furthermore, beyond technology, Huang proposed a new AI industry narrative: "Data centers are factories that produce tokens; inference is the workload, tokens are new commodities, and computing power equals revenue; in the future, every CEO will have to keep an eye on the efficiency of their token factory." In his view, the development of AI is experiencing a new inflection point. From chatbots to systems with inference capabilities, and then to agents capable of performing tasks, each leap in capabilities significantly increases the computing power required for a single inference, while also driving rapid growth in overall usage. Based on this trend, NVIDIA has proposed a new tiered AI service model, ranging from a free tier to an Ultra tier, corresponding to different model sizes, context lengths, and response speeds, as well as different token prices. Under this system, computing infrastructure directly determines the economic viability of AI services, while more advanced AI services require more powerful computing platforms. (AIPress)

Kalshi posted on X that he will follow Warren Buffett's example for the prediction rewards offered for the NCAA's "March Madness," offering a $1 billion reward to anyone who perfectly predicts the results of all games. Considering that no one has ever been able to complete this prediction (the probability is 1 in 120 billion), Kalshi will offer $1 million to the user with the highest prediction score, and allocate an additional $1 million to support charity. Odaily note: The NCAA's "March Madness" officially begins tomorrow. Since 2014, Buffett has offered a $1 billion reward to employees of his Berkshire Hathaway company who could correctly predict the results of all games, to be paid out by the company over 40 years. However, due to the extreme difficulty, no one has ever won. In 2018, Buffett lowered the difficulty of the predictions; anyone who accurately predicts the results of the 16 games will receive a $1 million reward annually thereafter.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed an amendment to Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, aiming to exclude crypto assets from its scope. According to NS3.AI, the rule currently enforces information-gating requirements, which the amendment seeks to adjust. This proposal, announced on March 16, reflects the SEC's ongoing efforts to adapt regulatory frameworks to the evolving landscape of digital assets.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, @machibigbrother has increased his ETH long position with 25x leverage, while also opening long positions in BTC with 40x leverage and HYPE with 10x leverage. His current unrealized profit exceeds $1.4 million, but he still needs $27.2 million to break even.

According to Ember Monitoring, the largest long position on Hyperliquid closed out 40,000 ETH two hours ago, worth $94.44 million, for a profit of $14.8 million. This trader had previously opened long positions on Hyperliquid worth $290 million, and with the price rebound, has accumulated a profit of $47.92 million. This includes a long position of 120,000 ETH opened near $2,000, currently profitable at $43.2 million, and a long position of 700 BTC opened at $68,420, currently profitable at $4.72 million. The trader currently still holds long positions of 80,000 ETH and 700 BTC.

OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer announced on March 17 that the launch of SEA has been postponed. According to BlockBeats, the decision was made by the OpenSea Foundation due to the current challenging conditions in the crypto market. Finzer emphasized that SEA will only be issued once, and the team aims to ensure a well-prepared release that meets community expectations. The company will not initiate new reward rounds, with the current round being the last. Users participating in reward rounds 3–6 will have the option to receive a refund of platform fees, initially promised for a Q1 release. If users opt for a refund, the Treasures rewards earned during this period will be removed from their accounts. The refund process details will be announced later. Existing Treasures remain valid, and the foundation's previous commitments will be honored during the Token Generation Event (TGE). This is independent of token distribution from past activities. Starting March 31, OpenSea will reduce platform token trading fees to 0% for 60 days. After this period, a new fee structure will be introduced to offer more competitive rates for long-term traders. Finzer acknowledged that last year's premature announcement led to unnecessary market uncertainty. The foundation aims to provide a clearer and more cautious timeline when announcing the new schedule.

JPMorgan has appointed Zhang Yi to co-lead its China investment banking division alongside Michelle Wang, as revealed in an internal memo. Bloomberg posted on X, highlighting that Zhang's move comes from Goldman Sachs, marking the departure of its second senior China banker within two months.

Japan's finance minister has expressed concerns over recent currency fluctuations, stating they do not align with economic fundamentals. Bloomberg posted on X, highlighting the minister's reiteration of potential intervention by authorities to address these movements. The statement underscores the government's vigilance in monitoring the currency market and readiness to take necessary measures to stabilize the situation.

Jinse Finance launches its cryptocurrency and blockchain industry daily news bulletin, "Jinse Morning 8," issue 2998, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

For the first time, Wall Street has been able to access ETH in a way that has been touted as a productive, yield-generating asset.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on MEME, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.

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