Gate News Report: On March 18, the Federal Reserve's FOMC released a statement on March 19, with three changes compared to the January statement: First, adjustment to unemployment rate language, changing "the unemployment rate has shown signs of stabilization" to "the unemployment rate has shown little change in recent months"; Second, added language regarding Middle East situation, noting that "the impact of Middle East developments on the U.S. economy remains uncertain"; Third, Federal Reserve Governor Waller's position shift, supporting a rate cut of 25 basis points at the previous meeting, but now supporting unchanged interest rates at this meeting.

Gate News: According to CME "Fed Watch" data on March 18, the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting rates by 25 basis points in this meeting is 0%, the probability of maintaining the current interest rate is 98.9%, and the probability of raising rates by 25 basis points is 1.1%. The probability of the Federal Reserve cumulatively cutting rates by 25 basis points by April is 2.0%, the probability of maintaining the current interest rate is 96.9%, and the probability of raising rates by 25 basis points is 1.0%. By June, the probability of cumulatively cutting rates by 25 basis points is 16.3%, the probability of maintaining the current interest rate is 82.5%, and the probability of raising rates by 25 basis points is 0.9%.

Gate News bot message, according to Gate official announcement on March 18, 2026 Gate's contract stock section will launch BMNR (BitMine) perpetual contract live trading on March 18, 2026 at 18:00 (UTC+8). Settlement is in USDT, supporting 1-20x long and short operations. Users can choose the leverage ratio when placing orders. BMNR is the stock code for BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc., a company that mainly holds cryptocurrency assets such as Ethereum (ETH).

On March 18, the US Bitcoin ETF experienced continuous capital inflows, marking the longest streak in five months, with net inflows reaching $199.4 million, signaling a return of institutional investor confidence in Bitcoin. Spot Ethereum ETF also saw consecutive net inflows. US regulatory agencies released guidance documents to enhance market transparency, promote the development of cryptocurrency ETFs, and drive overall market activity.

On March 18, US natural gas prices fell 3.6% in the short term, ranking first in network liquidation amounts, with a cumulative decline of 11.6%. The largest long position address was liquidated when prices broke below $2.91, with liquidation scale reaching 638,364 contracts and losses of $200,000. Meanwhile, the address held BTC short positions and crude oil and gold long positions as hedges, but suffered losses on both sides.

Gate News Report: On March 18, xStocks announced on the X platform that its points system xPoints is now open for query functionality. Users can automatically accumulate points through three methods: holding tokenized stocks in wallets, establishing positions in lending markets, and providing liquidity to decentralized exchanges (DEX). xStocks stated that it will announce more partnership information in the coming weeks.

Gate News Alert: On March 18, data from a prediction market platform showed that the probability of edgeX having a TGE (Token Generation Event) before March 31 rose 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.

أخبار Gate، في 17 مارس، ارتفعت أمازون (AMZN.O، عملاق التكنولوجيا الأمريكي) بنسبة 1% في فترة ما قبل الافتتاح. وفقاً لأخبار سابقة، وقعت OpenAI و AWS (خدمات أمازون السحابية) اتفاقية لبيع خدمات الذكاء الاصطناعي لموظفي الحكومة الأمريكية.

Gate News: On March 17, cross-border payment infrastructure company Thunes announced its integration with the Swift network, extending stablecoin settlement capabilities to 11,500 banks globally, enabling interoperability between the traditional financial system and digital assets. Enterprises and financial institutions can now directly settle stablecoin payments to bank accounts connected to Swift through Thunes' network, eliminating the need for additional off-chain conversion processes. This solution aims to reduce friction costs in cross-border payments and improve settlement efficiency.

Lido is advancing a community staking module upgrade by introducing an "Identified DVT Cluster" (IDVTC) mechanism to optimize Ethereum staking structure, lower participation barriers, and enhance network security and stability. Each IDVTC is composed of vetted stakers and leverages Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) to reduce systemic risk and improve decentralization. This feature will launch in 2026, demonstrating Lido's commitment to strengthening system resilience through architectural optimization and maintaining competitiveness.