At the US DC Blockchain Summit, CertiK Chief Business Officer Jason Jiang discussed crypto security and regulation, highlighting the risks of smart contract vulnerabilities and cross-chain bridges. He warned that significant supply chain attacks could occur in 2025, called for stronger regulatory frameworks to foster security cooperation, and engaged with lawmakers on market development and consumer protection.

Gate News reports that on March 19, an EU Commission spokesperson for digital economy affairs, Thomas Rennier, confirmed that American social media platform X has paid a €120 million fine issued by the EU in December of last year before the deadline, and submitted a remediation plan regarding its "blue verification" feature. The spokesperson also stated that despite X paying the fine, the platform is still appealing the penalty.

Gate News reports that on March 19, U.S. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis posted on Twitter: "Clear rules, regulations, and jurisdiction—that is what the CLARITY Act is all about. It is time for the digital assets market framework to finally take shape."

March 19 update: Gold rebounded to $4,840.77 per ounce, and silver increased to $76.254 per ounce. The volatility indices for Bitcoin and Ethereum rose to 54.78 and 78.09, respectively. In the foreign exchange market, the US dollar slightly declined against the Chinese yuan, while the Japanese yen modestly appreciated; crude oil prices showed mixed performance.

Gate News reports that on March 19, Sky co-founder Rune Christensen conducted trading operations on the HyperliquidX platform, using 20x leverage to short the S&P 500 Index (the benchmark index of the US stock market). At the same time, Rune increased the size of his long position in Brent crude oil (the international benchmark for crude oil prices), currently using 7x leverage. Additionally, TWAP orders are running to further increase the position.

According to SoSoValue data, on March 18 Eastern Time, the US SOL spot ETF experienced a net outflow of $295,700 in a single day, all from the VanEck Solana ETF. The total net asset value is currently $884 million, with a cumulative net inflow of $989 million in history.

Gate News bot message: According to AggrNews reports, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Nasdaq's rule changes aimed at enabling tokenized securities trading. This rule adjustment provides regulatory framework support for Nasdaq to conduct tokenized securities trading operations.

Market analyst Jared Blikre points out that Bank of America's global fund manager survey shows that large institutional investors have increased their positions in emerging market equities and commodities, while reducing their US dollar holdings. Powell's remarks have a significant impact on market trends. If the US Dollar Index breaks through 100, it will increase investment pressure; conversely, it would be conducive to emerging market development.

Gate News report: On March 18, a certain cryptocurrency exchange froze its IPO plan due to difficult market conditions. The parent company of the exchange submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last November regarding an initial public offering of its common stock, with a valuation of $20 billion at that time.

Gate News reports that on March 18, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released data showing that U.S. crude oil inventories increased by 6.156 million barrels for the week ending March 13, significantly exceeding market expectations of 0.383 million barrels, with the previous value showing an increase of 3.824 million barrels.