Visa Chief Product and Strategy Officer Jack Forestell stated that AI-powered intelligent networks represent a major opportunity for the payments industry, with AI agents expected to handle 15-25% of U.S. e-commerce transactions by 2030. AI will enhance payment success rates, promote micro-transactions, and drive digitalization of B2B payments, while Visa has launched the "Trusted Agent Protocol" to strengthen security. Intensifying competition is shifting market focus toward underlying infrastructure and technology standard-setting.
Bitcoin's upward momentum weakened after touching $75,000, with market concerns about a near-term peak. Despite institutional accumulation, total positions rose to $5.8 billion, but prices face macro uncertainty pressures. Bitcoin ETF inflows exceeding $1.5 billion support the price. Market focus is on the Federal Reserve meeting and geopolitical situation, which may affect short-term trends.
Gate News report shows that on March 18, the Hong Kong stock market displayed the following: MINIMAX-W(00100.HK) rose over 27%, now trading at 1311 Hong Kong dollars; Zhipu(02513.HK) rose over 20%, now trading at 746 Hong Kong dollars, hitting a record high.
UK Reform Party has yet to provide cryptocurrency donation wallet addresses to the Electoral Commission, raising concerns about fund transparency and foreign interference. Regulators point out that crypto donations present challenges in identity verification, calling for strengthened laws to prevent illicit funds from entering the political system. As financing through crypto assets expands, regulatory and compliance issues are becoming increasingly prominent.
Hangzhou Alibaba Cloud Feitian Information Technology Co., Ltd. recently applied to register the "HICLAW" trademark, involving website services and scientific instruments, with the current status pending review. HiClaw is an open-source multi-agent collaboration system by Alibaba Cloud that supports AI Agent coordination to complete complex tasks.
BitMine (BMNR) stock price has risen strongly recently, with a single-day gain of nearly 14% on March 16, closely related to its held Ethereum assets. However, BMNR and Ethereum exhibit phase-wise mismatches, resulting in short-term decoupling. Institutional funds are seizing the opportunity for arbitrage, with trading volume increasing significantly. The technical picture shows positive signals, but key resistance is near $24, requiring attention to breakout at this level and subsequent trends.
Gate has launched GateRouter, an AI model aggregation platform that provides a unified calling interface for multiple AI Agents and is running a limited-time trial activity. Users can obtain 3 million Tokens in AI calling credits through authorized login, and participants in sharing activities have the opportunity to win 1,000 USDT rewards. GateRouter supports 20+ mainstream large models and automatically selects the optimal model to reduce inference costs.
Mediolanum International Fund Management's Head of Fixed Income, Daniel Laffney, stated that the market has priced in the Federal Reserve maintaining rates unchanged at the meeting. Recent economic data suggests inflation is cooling and the labor market is deteriorating. The Fed is expected to communicate a cautious stance, possibly mentioning war risks and increasing two-sided language.
