according to Cointelegraph, the Senate of North Dakota, USA, passed House Bill 1447 with 45 votes in favor and 1 vote against. The bill regulates cryptocurrency ATMs and reintroduces the provision of a daily transaction limit of $2000 per user, which was previously removed by the state House.

digital asset platform STARDEER has announced the launch of a $10 million SOL ecosystem fund, aimed at promoting the incubation of Solana ecosystem projects, providing liquidity support, incentivizing developers, and more. It is reported that the fund has launched a developer incentive program, and will also provide seed funding for early-stage companies and development teams within the ecosystem.

David Sacks, the White House's encryption and AI director, criticized the media's erroneous reports of "selling cryptocurrencies" on the X platform. He explained, "Why do some media always want to depict cryptocurrencies as bad? I did not sell cryptocurrencies, but dealt with cryptocurrencies. Obviously, this is not what I wanted to do, but government ethics require it. It is my honor to serve President Trump and the American people." In response, Binance co-founder CZ said that some media always want to get clicks, rather than report based on ethics.

EOS blockchain is currently facing a poisoned address attack. Malicious accounts are sending 0.001 EOS tokens to users to carry out address poisoning, and multiple fake exchange accounts have been discovered.

according to Cryptonews citing Reuters, multiple financial technology and cryptocurrency companies are applying for state or national bank licenses, hoping to obtain faster approval under the crypto-friendly Trump administration.

South Korean prosecutors have requested a court to sentence a man to 10 years in prison for stabbing the CEO of the South Korean cryptocurrency custody company Haru Invest during a court hearing in August 2024. The Southern District Prosecutor's Office in Seoul confirmed to The Block that they made the sentencing request at the final hearing of the court attack case on Wednesday, considering the seriousness of the crime.

Victory Securities announced the launch of the Xunying Travel, Ant Group, Conflux Network, VDX, and other successful global first RWA projects based on exchangeable physical assets in collaboration with Xunying Group. Xunying Group initiated the completion of the Xunying Travel RWA based on exchangeable physical assets, and announced Victory Securities as the manager of the RWA product. The Ensemble project sandbox promotes the tokenization application. Ant Group, a member of Conflux, and VDX jointly provide technical support and introduce the AW3 family office ecosystem members. It is reported that this is the world's first RWA based on exchangeable physical assets, helping to efficiently connect Chinese green assets with overseas funds, and providing a replicable innovative model for a wider range of physical project economic sectors in the new energy industry.

according to CME's "Fed Watch" data, the Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision tonight (2:00 am Beijing time on March 20). The probability of a 25 basis point rate cut in March by the Federal Reserve is only 1%, while the probability of no change is 99%.

according to the official announcement, Binance will support the network upgrade and hard fork of BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) and opBNB Chain (opBNB).

Minnesota Senator Jeremy Miller introduced the "Minnesota Bitcoin Bill," which he drafted after completely changing his stance on Bitcoin. In a statement on March 18, Miller said: "With more research on cryptocurrency and more feedback from voters, I went from highly skeptical to gradually understanding, to believing in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies." Miller stated that the bill aims to promote the prosperity of Minnesota by allowing the Minnesota Investment Committee to invest state assets in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, just like investing in traditional assets.

Nick Timiraos, a spokesperson for the Federal Reserve, said that the central bank can cut interest rates based on good or bad news. Due to new inflation risks, the opportunity for a "good" rate cut is closing. I expect the Federal Reserve to maintain a wait-and-see attitude in the next six months and not take too much action.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong revealed that Coinbase has launched a "Verified Pools" feature, aimed at bringing more assets into on-chain trading. Under U.S. law, certain assets can only be traded under specific verification conditions, such as the need to be accredited investors or complete identity verification (KYC). Through "Verified Pools," users can trade these restricted assets on-chain after completing verification.

Federal Reserve is expected to maintain its current policy stance at the March FOMC meeting. US bank securities analysts predict that against the backdrop of rising economic uncertainty, the Fed will adopt a cautious and prudent policy. The Fed may prioritize "patience over panic," evaluating the balance between slowing economic growth and sustained inflation pressure while maintaining stable interest rates. Bank of America analysts predict that the Fed's latest economic forecasts will reflect stagflationary factors, with growth forecasts weakening and inflation expectations being adjusted upwards. Although the market has speculated on the timing of a possible rate cut, policymakers may reiterate a data-driven approach, emphasizing the need to further clarify the economic outlook before making any policy shifts. Investors will closely monitor Fed Chair Powell's speech to understand how the Fed views the evolving risks, including supply disruptions, labor market flexibility, and geopolitical uncertainties. 

according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the high-winning wave whale ETH 5 hours ago directly recharged 18.04 million USDC collateral to Hyperliquid with a small account 0x655...1e0B8, and has not taken further action so far. He participated in ONDO's long positions in the past two days and lost $12,000.

according to data from the website of the Ministry of Finance of El Salvador, El Salvador has added a total of 8 bitcoins in the past 7 days, with an average price of $82,892. Currently, its bitcoin holdings reach 6,120.18 coins, with a total value of $5.078 billion. Despite pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on El Salvador to stop accumulating decentralized value storage assets, El Salvador has still accumulated a total of 41 bitcoins in the past 30 days.

according to Bitcoin Laws, the Bitcoin Reserve Bill SB327 in North Carolina authorizes the state treasurer to allocate up to 10% of public funds to Bitcoin. Details are as follows:

On March 19th, according to Crowdfund Insider, the security token platform tZERO announced that its Series A Preferred Shares (TZROP) have been fully tokenized. tZERO has also deployed new utility features and programmed them into the security's upgradable smart contract technology.

according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the 5x MELANIA long position of the Hyperliquid 50x leverage profit of 16 million US dollars whale has not changed, with a position of 3.86 million tokens now floating a loss of nearly 100,000 US dollars

Glassnode tweeted that Bitcoin is still adapting to a new price range, and liquidity conditions in the on-chain and derivatives markets are also tightening. Long-term holders of Bitcoin are not active, further reinforcing the market's weakness and the sideways trend in prices.

according to Decrypt, court documents show that US authorities have dropped charges against the founder of the decentralized social network BitClout. Last year, the federal government charged Nader Al-Naji with wire fraud, accusing him of defrauding investors of $3 million through his crypto project. The US Department of Justice at the time accused Nader of "obtaining millions of dollars through lies, and then giving this money to family and friends," and using investors' cash for a lavish lifestyle.