Gate News Report: On March 18, the Federal Reserve's FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) released a statement on March 19, with Governor Miran dissenting on this interest rate decision. Committee members approved this rate decision with an 11-1 vote ratio, compared to a 10-2 vote ratio in the previous meeting.

Market analyst Jared Blikre points out that a global fund manager survey released by Bank of America shows that large institutional investors have increased their positions in emerging market equities and commodities, while reducing their US dollar holdings. Powell's remarks have a significant impact on market trends; if the US dollar index breaks through 100, it will increase investment pressure, while the opposite would help emerging market development.

Gate News bot notification. According to Gate's market data, since its listing on Alpha, RIVER has surged 15726.71%, currently trading at 24.268 USDT.

Gate Newsによると、3月18日に、ある暗号通貨取引所が市場状況の厳しさを理由にIPO計画を中止した。昨年11月、その取引所は米国証券取引委員会（SEC）に対し、非公開でS-1フォームの登録草案を提出したことを発表しており、これは新規株式公開（IPO）を計画していたものである。発行予定の株式数や価格範囲は未定である。IPOはSECの審査が完了した後に行われる予定で、市場やその他の条件に左右される。

Gate News、3月18日、ある暗号資産取引所が市場環境の厳しさを理由にIPO計画を凍結したと報じられた。同取引所の親会社は昨年11月、普通株の新規公開（IPO）に関する内容を含むS-1登録声明のドラフトをアメリカ証券取引委員会（SEC）に提出しており、その時点での評価額は200億ドルに達していた。

Gate News reported that on March 18, the China Advertising Association (CAA) launched comprehensive standardization work in the GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) field in early March this year. This initiative aims to address current issues in China's GEO sector, including uneven service capabilities, lack of industry standards, and malicious data poisoning chaos. The CAA has joined forces with industry experts, academic institutions, brand enterprises, legal service institutions, and other professional stakeholders, with relevant standard formulation and drafting preparation work now fully underway.

3月18日、中東の紛争による油価の上昇に伴い、ビットコインのハッシュレートは約8％低下し、920 EH/sとなり、価格は72,000ドルを下回った。難易度は約8％調整される見込みである。マイナーは利益圧力に直面しており、多くの企業が多角化を進め、運営維持のためにビットコインの売却を増やしている。

Gate News report: On March 18, Ionic Digital released its mining data report for February 2026. According to the data, the company mined a total of 32.95 BTC in February, with an average daily production of approximately 1.18 BTC. As of February 28, Ionic Digital's total Bitcoin holdings reached 2787.4 BTC. The report disclosed that Ionic Digital did not sell any of its held Bitcoin during this period and published operational information including hashrate deployment, operations status, and subsequent production expansion plans.

Polymarket announced the acquisition of startup Brahma on March 18 to optimize user experience and enhance DeFi liquidity. Brahma, which focuses on providing DeFi infrastructure, has processed over $1 billion in transactions. The acquisition will conclude Brahma's projects with existing partners and aims to simplify wallet and asset operations.

Gate News reported that on March 18, prediction market platform Polymarket announced the acquisition of crypto infrastructure startup Brahma. The acquisition aims to expand Polymarket's infrastructure scale in the cryptocurrency and DeFi sectors.