Gate News Report, March 10: U.S. and Brent crude oil prices declined sharply. WTI crude oil (the U.S. crude oil futures benchmark) fell more than 2.00% intraday, currently at $83.1 per barrel; Brent crude oil (the international crude oil futures benchmark) is down 0.15%, trading at $86.1 per barrel.

Multiple family offices in Hong Kong plan to increase investments in private equity and digital assets over the next three years, with wealthy families expected to show a significant rise in interest in these assets. The government aims to attract more high-net-worth individuals and their families to invest, and it is projected that by the end of 2025, the number of single-family offices in Hong Kong will grow to 3,384.

Gate News Announcement, March 10 — Northwestern Mutual released a research report indicating that many Generation Z investors tend to choose high-risk assets to achieve their financial goals. The survey data shows that about 80% of Generation Z respondents feel financially behind and believe that speculative investments can accumulate wealth more quickly than traditional investment strategies. Among them, approximately 32% have already invested or are considering investing in cryptocurrencies, while a similar proportion of respondents are involved in prediction market investments.

Gate News Announcement: On March 10, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot announced the launch of its enterprise-level financial services platform ReadyBucks, providing working capital support for small businesses, gig economy workers, and independent contractors. According to Globenewswire, ReadyBucks is currently available in multiple states across the United States, with plans to gradually expand to more regions.

Gate News Report, March 10 — On the 10th, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani responded on social media to U.S. President Trump's threatening remarks, stating that the Iranian people are not afraid of threats. Shamkhani said, "The Iranian people do not fear your (the U.S. and Israel) hollow threats. Even forces stronger than you have failed to eliminate the Iranian nation." Previously, on the 9th, Trump threatened that if Iran took any action to block oil transportation through the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. would impose a "20 times more severe" strike than before.

OpenAI abandons the expansion of the Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas, with Oracle, and plans to use a more powerful Nvidia GPU cluster. The current project is expected to be energized in a year, but they hope to deploy the next-generation chips as soon as possible. Oracle is facing funding issues, which may impact infrastructure development.

Gate News Report, March 10 — According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock deposited 1,133.78 BTC (approximately $80.24 million) and 27,189 ETH (approximately $56.10 million) into a certain CEX, totaling about $136 million, and may continue to deposit more tokens.

Gate News Report, March 10th, according to Cyberspace Administration Guangdong, as of March 10th, Guangdong Province has added 3 newly registered generative artificial intelligence services, bringing the total number of registered generative AI services to 41.

Cboe Global Markets will launch a new prediction market contract linked to the S&P 500 Index, allowing traders to earn a portion of the gains based on prediction accuracy. This move aims to attract more retail investors. It marks an increased focus on event-driven financial products and is expected to boost retail trading activity, becoming an emerging investment trend.

Pudgy Penguins has launched its flagship browser game Pudgy World, which is designed more as a casual mainstream game. The game is set in the virtual world "The Berg," where players complete quests and explore. Adopting a "game first" philosophy, it differs from traditional NFT game models. The market response has been positive, and it is expected to attract more regular players.