Gate News, on March 18, Canada's Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC, Canada's financial intelligence agency) took concentrated enforcement action against 23 money services businesses (MSBs) providing cryptocurrency-related services, revoking all their registration qualifications at once, marking a further escalation of Canada's anti-money laundering regulatory efforts. The reasons for revocation of registration qualifications include: failure to respond to information requests on time, non-compliance with registration qualification conditions, and failure to update relevant records in a timely manner and other compliance violations.

Gate News. On March 18, Baidu Intelligent Cloud released a price adjustment announcement for AI computing power, storage, and other products. Among them, AI computing power-related product service prices will increase by approximately 5%-30%; parallel file storage prices will increase by approximately 30%. The above price adjustments will take effect on April 18, 2026 at 00:00 (Beijing Time).

On March 18th, Ripple Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz shared the first email mentioning XRP that he received in 2013, showcasing the early development of XRP. In the email, Vinnie Falco requested an XRP transfer, revealing the initial state of the crypto market at that time and the spirit of technological exploration. Falco later joined Ripple and made significant contributions to system development. This email reflects the early culture of the XRP community and technological accumulation, highlighting the evolution of XRP from its inception to the present day.

Gate News Report: On March 18, Tencent Cloud AI Agent Security Center launched the Credential Sandbox product, implementing a "Agents never hold keys" security mechanism. Through this product, Agents can complete all cloud API calls without holding any keys, with full auditability for each operation. Administrators can adjust Agent capability boundaries at any time, adopting an authorization model of "granting permissions, not keys."

On March 17th, affected by spot gold prices falling below $5,000 per ounce, the GOLD contract price on a certain decentralized derivatives platform declined, with the largest short address achieving unrealized gains of $620,000. Another address simultaneously opened short positions in both GOLD and SILVER contracts, with accumulated position sizes of $6.3 million, both recording unrealized gains.

Gate News — On March 17th, Sanctum, a liquid staking token (LST) protocol in the Solana ecosystem, announced the launch of Infinity V2. The new version achieves three major core upgrades: support for real-time distribution of staking rewards by slot (the minimum time unit on the Solana blockchain), introduction of a yield smoothing mechanism to optimize user experience, and optimization adjustments to the underlying portfolio configuration. INF token will become the first LST to support slot-level continuous yield distribution.

Gate News. On March 17, France-listed company Capital B, TOBAM, and UTXO Management jointly completed a financing of 3 million euros. At the same time, the three parties adjusted the conversion prices of the A-03, A-04, and A-05 convertible bonds subscribed by TOBAM to accelerate the implementation of the bitcoin treasury company strategy. Upon completion of this transaction, the company is expected to additionally increase its holdings by approximately 36

According to SoSoValue data, from March 9-13, Bitcoin spot ETF net inflows reached $767 million, with increases for three consecutive weeks. BlackRock's ETF IBIT saw net inflows of $601 million, Fidelity's ETF FBTC saw net inflows of $148 million, while Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust GBTC had outflows of $25.8498 million. As of press time, total net assets reached $9.183 billion, with cumulative net inflows of $5.614 billion.

Gate News Update: On March 16, according to Gate's market data, as of press time, PI (Pi) is currently trading at $0.20, up 2.24% in the last 24 hours, with a high of $0.27 and a low of $0.19. The current market cap is approximately $1.955 billion. Pi Network is a digital currency platform that enables mining through mobile applications, utilizing breakthrough technology that allows users to mine Pi on their phones without draining the battery. The network features decentralization, mobile-first design, and user-friendly characteristics, dedicated to providing secure, unforgeable digital currency while avoiding the massive power waste associated with traditional mining. Pi Network ensures network security through an invitation-based system, and users can download the official mobile application to participate in mining. Recent Important News for PI: 1️⃣ *