Gate News reports that on March 18, the Linq V2 version was launched on Sui, with settlement times drastically reduced from 60 seconds to 5 seconds. This version introduces native on-ramps and bill pay features, offering stablecoin payment services for users in Nigeria and other regions, and supporting local currencies.

Gate News reported that on March 18, according to official sources, $SUN has officially integrated the AEON Pay payment system, which has connected over 50 million online and offline merchants globally. Users can use $SUN for payments in shopping, dining, entertainment and other scenarios. The partnership between $SUN and AEON Pay will extend TRON ecosystem liquidity to daily consumption scenarios, as $SUN is transitioning from a crypto asset to a digital economy payment tool, and is expanding its layout

Former Messari analyst Sam spoke out after layoffs, emphasizing the importance of high-quality thought leadership in the crypto industry, criticizing the poor AI writing capabilities, and calling for the industry to pay attention to the laid-off employees. Messari has transitioned into an AI-focused company, with Diran Li as the new CEO.

Former Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Michael David Coberg has been sentenced to 63 months in prison and ordered to pay $127,000 in restitution for facilitating cryptocurrency fraud perpetrated by Adam Iza. Coberg participated in false arrests and extortion, leveraging his law enforcement position to threaten victims.

Bitcoin mining company HIVE is gradually reducing its mining operations in Sweden due to tax disputes and operational uncertainty. Simultaneously, through BUZZ company, it is expanding its liquid-cooled AI data center capacity in Canada by four times. Despite gaining legal support, Swedish authorities are still requiring it to pay disputed tax deposits.

Meta will pay up to $27 billion over the next five years to acquire artificial intelligence infrastructure provided by Nebius Group, including $12 billion in dedicated computing capacity starting from 2027 and an additional $15 billion in procurement. This is one of the largest single contracts Meta has signed.

Dogecoin (DOGE) continues to rise after breaking through $0.0950, with the price currently holding steady at $0.0985. In the short term, it is expected to challenge the $0.1020 resistance level. If it breaks through this level, the upside target may point toward the $0.1050 to $0.122 range, but investors should be cautious of short-term pullback risks. The overall trend is supported by market sentiment, and investors should pay attention to key resistance and support levels.

Gate launched the AI aggregation platform GateRouter on March 16, providing developers and AI Agents with a unified model calling interface. Users can quickly access multiple mainstream large models through a single API and enjoy a pay-as-you-go model without requiring a credit card or subscription, offering high credibility and convenient usage.

CCTV 315 Gala exposed the AI large model data "poisoning" industry chain, involving a business named GEO. Service providers charge fees to make client products stand out in AI models, spawning press release companies that become key links in data manipulation.

GateRouter was launched on March 13th, offering developers a unified platform for calling large models, supporting over 25 mainstream models. Users can access it through a single API, with the system intelligently matching models to reduce AI inference costs. Developers can quickly connect and manage APIs, and a pay-as-you-go billing mode will be introduced in the future.