Gate News Report, March 9th, Refinitiv data shows that bets in the inflation swap market reflect traders' expectations that consumer inflation in the United States will accelerate to about 3% over the next 12 months, up from approximately 2.4% at the end of February. Market analysis suggests that inflation concerns are mainly focused on the short term, related to the ongoing conflict with Iran. Expectations for the 12-month inflation rate starting one year from now are more moderate, remaining around 2.4%.

Gate News Report, March 9 — International investment bank Macquarie issued a market warning that if the Strait of Hormuz (one of the world's most important oil transit routes) remains closed for several weeks, Brent crude oil prices could surge above $150 due to production stoppages and transportation restrictions.

Gate News Report, March 9th, French President Macron announced that a convoy fleet is being assembled to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is a vital shipping route connecting the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, with approximately one-third of the world's maritime oil transported through this passage.

On March 9th, Zhu Xiaohu of GSR Ventures stated at an event in Shenzhen that OpenClaw added over 300,000 Skills within its first month of launch, which is expected to influence pre-installation on AI PCs. Zhu advised startups to focus on vertical scenarios to build a moat and believes that in the future, websites will be more inclined toward machine and AI design.

On March 9th, WTI crude oil prices dropped to $97 per barrel, causing the prices of related contracts on Hyperliquid to decline. Two whales continued to add positions during this period, with one opening a long position of 39,500 contracts at $95.38, with an unrealized profit of $230,000; the other added to their position at $96, temporarily opening a position worth over $7.7 million, with an unrealized profit of $100,000.

As of March 9th, the on-chain tokenization of real-world assets has surpassed $25 billion, nearly quadrupling in size, primarily thanks to the proactive involvement of traditional asset management institutions. Six categories of assets have exceeded $1 billion, with U.S. Treasuries being particularly prominent. The market growth mainly stems from institutional issuance rather than secondary trading, and the integration of RWA with DeFi remains limited.

ETH rebounded above $2000 on March 9th. One address, "ETH Swing Master," holds approximately 70,000 ETH, with an unrealized profit of $700,000. This address is the largest long position, opened with 15x leverage in February, and previously conducted billion-yuan scale transactions at the end of last year. Recently, it continues to invest using a high buy-low-sell-high strategy.

Gate News Announcement, March 9th, PancakeSwap announced that its PancakeSwap Skills feature is now integrated with the Meme token issuance platform four.meme for its graduation tokens. Users can use this feature to perform token swaps, configure liquidity positions (LP), and manage liquidity mining strategies.

The Islamic Development Bank Institute was granted U.S. Patent No. 12,548,031 B2 on March 9, for a new blockchain consensus mechanism called "Proof of Use" (PoU). This mechanism is based on the principle of reciprocity, verifying one's own transactions by validating others' transactions, aiming to reduce energy consumption and address wealth concentration issues.

In the Polymarket prediction market, one account purchased crude oil futures for $12,000, betting it will reach $120 before the end of March, with a current probability of 64%. The Strait of Hormuz faces a risk of blockade due to the Iran situation, and international crude oil prices have risen to $107. Merchant ships are changing destinations or flying Chinese flags to avoid risks.