SBI VC Trade จะเปิดตัวบริการให้ยืม USDC ในญี่ปุ่นในวันที่ 20 มีนาคม ผู้ใช้สามารถยืม USDC ได้สูงสุด 5,000 ผ่านสัญญาระยะเวลาคงที่เพื่อสร้างรายได้ สินค้านี้เป็นสินเชื่อไม่ใช่เงินฝาก ผู้ใช้จำเป็นต้องรับความเสี่ยงจากการซื้อขาย และไม่สามารถถอนเงินระหว่างช่วงการให้ยืมได้ พร้อมเผชิญกับความเสี่ยงในการคืนสินทรัพย์

On March 18, Garrett Jin posted a warning on the X platform about paying attention to the wrong direction of oil prices, pointing out that although Brent crude and WTI appear manageable, the actual market pressure is mainly in Dubai and Oman, with oil prices approaching $155, reflecting supply tensions globally, especially in Asia.

A certain CEX responded to users stating that Bitcoin is not on the TON network. The tokens users transferred were marked as "BTC" but were actually scam tokens. The exchange is assisting in asset recovery, but the process is complex and time-consuming. It reminds users to be vigilant against misoperations and fraud risks.

Gate News report: On March 18, ALPH.AI data shows that SOMPI, a Meme project in the Kasplex ecosystem, has surpassed a market cap of 20 million dollars. The project was launched by Kas.fun, the Kasplex L2 Meme launch platform, and is the platform's third listed project. Meanwhile, Kaspa (KAS) gained over 10% on the day.

Gate News Report: On March 18, Kenya's National Treasury released a draft of the "2026 Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations" on Wednesday (March 15) and opened public consultation, with a deadline of April 10. The draft was formulated based on the "Virtual Asset Service Providers Act" which took effect on November 4, 2025, and was drafted by a multi-agency working group involving the Central Bank of Kenya and the Capital Markets Authority.

Gate News report, on March 18, according to CryptoQuant data, a certain CEX recorded approximately $2.2 billion USDT net inflows in a single day, marking the largest single-day stablecoin injection since November 2025, ending the previous months of low liquidity conditions. The funds mainly entered the exchange in the form of USDT, while USDC net changes remained relatively stable.

Linux Foundation's Alpha-Omega project and OpenSSF launch a new initiative, securing $12.5 million in funding, aimed at helping open-source project maintainers cope with the pressure of AI-generated security vulnerability reports and feedback. The plan will collaborate with the community to provide tools and strategies, with specific details yet to be announced.

Gate News bot message - According to Gate official announcement dated March 18, 2026 Gate Contract Stock Zone will launch BMNR (BitMine) perpetual contract live trading at 2026年3月18日 18:00 (UTC+8). It adopts USDT settlement method and supports 1-20x long and short operations. Users can choose their leverage ratio when placing orders. BMNR is the stock code of BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc., a company that mainly holds cryptocurrency assets such as Ethereum (ETH).

Polymarket prediction shows that a certain address invested $4,500 to purchase the "yes" option for Strait of Hormuz returning to normal with a 77% win rate, with the current probability at 25%. Iraq and Iran are negotiating tanker passage safety and considering restarting pipelines, while the UAE may participate in international operations to ensure strait security.

According to Gate News, on March 18, a certain CEX's trading volume was $1.443 billion, down 42.67%. The top five tokens were XRP, BTC, ETH, POLYX, and BTT, with trading volumes accounting for 12.90%, 7.95%, 6.91%, 6.10%, and 4.90% respectively.