Gate News report stating that on March 17, U.S. President Trump made new remarks that American military operations against Iran would "basically be concluded within two or three days," and stated that if necessary, the U.S. could destroy Iran's power grid within one hour. Trump also stated that the U.S. is looking for people capable of governing Iran, and while America has not yet prepared to withdraw from Iran, it will "leave in the near future." He emphasized that the U.S. has the capability to strike oil facilities at Kharg Island (Iran's primary oil export port). Additionally, Trump stated that action would soon be taken against Cuba.
AI-native trading platform Derivio announced on March 17 the completion of a $6 million financing round, with investors including several renowned institutions. Derivio plans to build infrastructure around "agentic trading," leveraging AI agents to enhance automation in trading strategy execution and decision-making.
Rakuten Group launched Rakuten AI 3.0, a large language model specialized for Japanese, on March 17, claiming to surpass GPT-4o in multiple Japanese language tests. However, netizens discovered that the model may be based on DeepSeek development, raising doubts about its pro-China stance and the authenticity of its independent research and development technology, sparking discussions.
Gate News report: On March 17, over the past 24 hours, liquidations occurred across the entire network's derivatives market, with a total amount of $341 million. Among these, short position liquidations accounted for the majority.
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.
Trump announces that most NATO allies are unwilling to participate in military action against Iran, emphasizing that the United States no longer needs NATO's or other countries' support, claiming to have severely damaged Iran's military capabilities and asserting that America as a superpower can handle the situation independently.
Trump administration officials warned that if funding shortages persist, some smaller airports could face shutdowns in the coming weeks. Due to the government shutdown, 50,000 security personnel continue working without pay, causing a 10% absenteeism rate. If conditions worsen, serious measures such as airport closures may be taken.
Slowmist founder余弦 warned on X platform that multiple users have experienced theft incidents, suspected of private keys or mnemonics being harvested by hackers. The hacker address has profited approximately $85,000, with some community members suspecting a connection to MoreLogin fingerprint browser, but no conclusive evidence has been found. Calling on victims to provide relevant information for investigation.
Gate News Update: On March 17, according to Lookonchain monitoring, as of press time, Bitcoin ETF saw net inflows of 2,955 BTC (valued at $219 million), Ethereum ETF saw net inflows of 7,894 ETH (valued at $18.5 million), and SOL ETF saw net inflows of 24,020 SOL (valued at $2.27 million).
