Polymarket於3月18日宣佈收購初創公司Brahma，以優化用戶體驗和增強DeFi流動性。Brahma專注於提供DeFi基礎設施，已處理超10億美元交易。此次收購將結束Brahma與現有合作方項目，並旨在簡化錢包和資產操作。

Gate News reported that on March 18, prediction market platform Polymarket announced the acquisition of crypto infrastructure startup Brahma. This acquisition aims to expand Polymarket's infrastructure scale in the cryptocurrency and DeFi sectors.

Over 20 DeFi projects have jointly called on U.S. universities to incorporate DeFi and cryptocurrency education into core curricula of business schools and law schools, advocating for the inclusion of blockchain and decentralized technology courses and providing practical opportunities. The campus tour initiative is scheduled to launch at the University of Pennsylvania on March 27.

Gate News report: On March 18, CoinShares announced a strategic partnership with Kiln to launch the first on-chain asset management strategy utilizing its Railnet protocol. The strategy combines DeFi protocol yields with tokenized real-world asset (RWA) yields, expanding to six different yield sources covering returns from DeFi lending protocols, institutional collateralized loans, tokenized bond funds and bond ETFs, as well as neutral basis strategies.

Tangem於3月18日披露2025年財報，營收同比增長102%，達6130萬美元。公司增長由硬體銷售轉向應用內持續使用，月活躍用戶同比增長50%。Tangem聚焦推動"主動式自托管"及DeFi訪問，以滿足市場對混合托管模式的需求。

Gate News 消息，3 月 18 日，波場 TRON 去中心化借貸協議 JustLend DAO 最新周報顯示，平台總鎖倉價值（TVL）達 63.2 億美元，存款總額達 35.2 億美元。JustLend DAO 是波場 TRON 生態核心 DeFi 基礎設施之一。

Nexus於3月17日關閉測試網，直接進入主網階段，支持DeFi應用、金融機構及AI系統。測試網吸引260萬參與者，共處理5800萬筆交易，提升吞吐量1000倍。

Bitcoin Layer 2 network Stacks implemented SIP-034 upgrade on March 17, enhancing the network processing capacity of certain DeFi applications by 30 times. By optimizing transaction processing limits, the upgrade has significant impact on complex DeFi applications and is expected to indirectly increase transactions and fees.

Stripe and Paradigm's jointly developed new public chain Tempo is expected to launch its mainnet by the end of March, adopting a dual-track model focused on payments and DeFi. The mainnet will not issue tokens, and the team will wait for better market conditions to design the tokenomics model.