Stablecoin cross-border payment platform TransFi completed a $19.2 million financing round on March 18, comprising $14.2 million in Series A equity financing and $5 million in liquidity financing. The funds will be used to expand into multiple emerging markets and strengthen regulatory and liquidity networks.

Gate News report: On March 18, Polymarket official staff member Mustafa posted on the official Discord stating that Polymarket will provide over 2 million dollars in liquidity subsidies for NCAA "March Madness" (U.S. College Basketball Tournament) related matches.

HYPE price rebounded to $42 on March 18, reaching a new high in nearly 4 months. The largest bullish whale's unrealized profit expanded to $4.7 million, with withdrawals of approximately $4.4 million. The whale's position reached $58.1 million with a floating return rate of 41%, liquidation price rose to $30.15, funding rate losses reached $1.66 million, the position remains unclosed after nearly five months.

Moody's Ratings launched the Token Integration Engine (TIE) system on March 18, bringing credit rating data on-chain for the first time and connecting traditional ratings with blockchain. This allows authorized participants to access credit information in blockchain-based financial processes. The system is initially deployed on the permissioned blockchain Canton Network, with plans to expand to more blockchains and asset types in the future.

EPOCH Digital CreditはSynthesysおよびChainlinkと提携し、シンガポールや香港など六つの主要市場を対象とした初のデジタル化されたプライベートクレジットファンド「TreasuryPlus（TPLUS）」を立ち上げました。このファンドはクロスチェーン技術を採用し、安定した収益と流動性を提供し、適格投資家に向けて開放されています。

Strategy announced on March 17th the financing of $1.18 billion in perpetual preferred stock (STRC) to purchase 22,337 Bitcoin, marking the fifth largest acquisition. The STRC financing brings the company's total annual dividend obligation to over $1 billion. Going forward, the company will increasingly rely on STRC to avoid equity dilution, while considering raising dividends to support the stock price.

Gate News Alert: On March 18, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet deposited 2 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 10x leveraged long position in HYPE. Currently, the wallet holds a position of 150,000 HYPE (worth $6 million) with an entry price of $40.9 and a liquidation price of $29.04.

Gate News Report: On March 18, data from a certain prediction market platform showed that the probability of edgeX having a TGE (Token Generation Event) before March 31 has risen to 96%, with a 24-hour increase of 12%. This morning, a certain CEX added EDGEX (EDGEX) to its listing roadmap. The trading launch of related assets depends on market-making support and technical infrastructure being in place. Once conditions are met, a separate announcement will be made regarding the start of trading.

Gate News Report: On March 18, data from Alternative.me shows that today's Cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index dropped to 26, with the market in a "panic state." Yesterday, the index was at 28, also in a "panic state."

モルガン・スタンレーのデジタル資産責任者Amy Oldenburgは、ブロックチェーンサミットで、暗号資産ETF市場はまだ初期段階にあり、主な需要は自主投資家からであると述べました。モルガン・スタンレーは2024年から顧客にビットコインETFの購入を許可し、段階的にアクセス性を拡大していく予定です。機関投資家の参加が増加しており、一部の大手金融機関は暗号資産の配分を1%から4%に設定しています。