Gate News Report, March 9 — Litigation documents show that Anthropic has requested the court to issue an order to revoke the U.S. Department of Defense's blacklisting of the company and to restore federal contracts. Previously, Anthropic was listed as a "supply chain risk" company for refusing to remove safety barriers. In the lawsuit, Anthropic argues that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects its right to set ethical boundaries for its technology without retaliation.

Gate News Report, March 9, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani stated that considering the flames of war ignited by the United States and Israel in the region, the Strait of Hormuz is unlikely to achieve any security.

Gate News reports that on March 9, asset management firm Bitwise announced that the Ethereum Foundation is using its open-source software Dirk and Vouch, developed by its on-chain staking division, for treasury staking. The Ethereum Foundation has completed its first deposit of 2,016 ETH and plans to ultimately stake approximately 70,000 ETH, worth about $140 million. This staking aims to ensure network security and client diversity through Dirk's distributed signer and Vouch's multi-client verification tools.

Gate News Report, March 9 — According to Dune data, last week's trading activity in the prediction market continued to rise, with the number of trades reaching 47.26 million, setting a new record. Among them, Polymarket led with 26.26 million trades, followed by Kalshi with 20.04 million trades.

Gate News Report, March 9 — According to data from the Polymarket website, the probability of "a certain CEX conducting an IPO this year" surged to 93% tonight, then fell back to 69%, with a trading volume of over $260,000. Previously, it was reported that Nasdaq is collaborating with the exchange's parent company Payward to promote tokenized stock trading.

Gate News Announcement, March 9, US Bank stated in its latest report that the February CPI report is unlikely to change the Federal Reserve's short-term policy stance. The bank expects the February CPI report to continue showing moderate growth in consumer prices, with both the overall CPI and core CPI expected to increase by 0.3% month-over-month.

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 Announcement, March 9 — BitGo Europe has officially received dual authorization from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), holding both a MiCAR license (EU Crypto Asset Market Regulation) and a PSD2/ZAG license (EU Payment Services Directive) specifically for EMT (Electronic Money Token) payment services. BitGo stated that although MiCAR is a milestone for the industry, many in the industry still face challenges when handling EMT.

Gate News Report, March 9 — According to Bitcoin explorer data, the 20 millionth Bitcoin has been mined. The remaining Bitcoins are expected to be mined within the next 114 years. Currently, Bitcoin's market capitalization is approximately $1.37 trillion.

Gate News Report, March 9th: U.S. stocks opened lower, with the Dow down 1%, the S&P 500 down 0.87%, and the Nasdaq down 0.86%. Cryptocurrency-related stocks showed mixed performance, with Circle up 8.57%, Bit Digital down 0.62%, Robinhood down 0.66%, Hut 8 down 4.48%, and a certain CEX up 1.66%.