Balancer proposed two governance proposals to eliminate the token issuance mechanism and reshape the economic model, increasing liquidity provider fees to 75% and repurchasing and burning BAL tokens worth $3.6 million. The move aims to reduce reliance on token incentives and shift toward real yield. It also launched a $500,000 compensation plan to balance interests, while consolidating resources to focus on core products, demonstrating a transition from a high-inflation model to a DeFi structure centered on cash flow.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claimed on a podcast that AGI has been achieved, defining it as an AI system capable of founding technology companies worth over $1 billion. He mentioned applications of the OpenClaw platform but also stated that the probability of achieving Nvidia's version is zero. This statement led to an increase in AGI prediction probabilities.

Bitcoin bulls should be alert to the sell signal indicated by the MACD indicator. Recent weakening momentum may cause a price correction. Historical patterns show that whenever the MACD drops below the zero line, prices tend to fall sharply. Given the tense geopolitical situation, traders should monitor technical indicator changes, manage risks appropriately, and operate cautiously.

CME data shows that the probability of Federal Reserve rate cuts has dropped to zero, while the probability of rate hikes has increased to 12.4%. The market's interest rate expectations have been rapidly repriced, causing Bitcoin's price to pull back to $68,739. Rising crude oil prices and increased inflation expectations have further diminished the appeal of crypto assets. Analysts warn that the higher the probability of rate hikes, the lower institutional interest in Bitcoin becomes, putting pressure on the market in the short term.

Gate News: On March 23, according to Gate market data, as of press time, TRIA (Tria) rose 33.5% in 24 hours, now trading at $0.04949; reaching a high of $0.0508 and a low of $0.0358, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $35.9272 million. Tria is a cross-chain routing engine with a self-custodial crypto neobank at its core. The platform enables users to spend, stake, and swap across 200+ chains—no gas, no seed phrases, no stress. One app, every chain, zero complexity. Tria provides multiple core features: users can spend digital assets through the Tria card in 150+ countries, supporting top-ups with over 1,000 tokens, with no custodial intermediaries.

Gate News reported that on March 21, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer published its latest Bitcoin holdings data on the X platform, maintaining zero Bitcoin holdings. As of the week ending March 20, its Bitcoin mining output was 126.3 BTC, with sales of 126.3 BTC during the same period.

Vitalik Buterin recently pointed out that the concept of zero-knowledge proofs has misled many people, and he believes that running nodes remains critically important. Users need to read the blockchain in a privacy-preserving and censorship-resistant manner, and existing remote procedure calls cannot meet this requirement. He emphasized that Ethereum's future lies in going beyond the processing capacity of individual nodes to truly achieve a permissionless and bottleneck-free network.

FTX founder SBF requested a Trump pardon without success and faces 25 years in prison for misappropriating customer funds. Bipartisan lawmakers widely opposed his pardon, while SBF previously defended himself through social media. Trump has made clear he will not consider a pardon, demonstrating America's zero-tolerance stance on cryptocurrency financial crimes.

Privacy-first wallet Shield, built on privacy blockchain Aleo, launched its iOS version on March 18, allowing users to use it on iPhone with support for private transfers, stablecoins, and cross-chain swaps, while employing zero-knowledge proof technology to protect transaction privacy.

On March 17th, Ethereum spot ETFs saw a total net inflow of $138.28 million, with BlackRock's ETHA and ETHB recording net inflows of $81.72 million and $67.18 million respectively. Grayscale products also saw modest inflows on certain products, while Fidelity's FETH experienced a net outflow of $35.46 million. Net inflows from other brand products were zero.