On March 13, DefiLlama data showed that Ethereum block builder Titan Builder earned $34.5 million in revenue over the past 24 hours, far exceeding Tether's $16.43 million. Due to excessive slippage on one transaction, Titan Builder profited approximately $34 million from it.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino is making the United States a core focus for expansion, with plans to complete audits by 2026. The company earned over billion in profits last year and currently holds approximately @E1@ billion in U.S. Treasury bonds. Meanwhile, Tether has launched the compliant token USAT and is investing across multiple sectors.

Middle East conflict escalation drives oil price increases, raising U.S. short-term inflation expectations and affecting Federal Reserve rate-cut prospects. The one-year breakeven inflation rate reached 4.62%, while the two-year rate stands at 3.18%. High oil prices may make it difficult for the Federal Reserve to cut rates, with the probability of no rate cuts in 2026 expected to rise to 44.7%.

CryptoQuant analysts indicate that the market is currently in a neutral accumulation phase, with selling pressure dropping to historic lows, but may face long-term consolidation risks, requiring attention to the lack of price catalysts.

Mastercard launches a global crypto partnership program, integrating over 80 crypto and fintech companies to drive the convergence of digital assets and traditional finance. Solana, as one of the participants, shares development collaboration with PayPal and others. Related technologies have begun transitioning from pilot to application, such as Kazakhstan's launch of a Solana-based stablecoin payment. Mastercard hopes to narrow the gap with Visa, while Solana's price fluctuates within key ranges, with market attention focused on its application prospects and ecosystem implementation.

Aethir co-founder Mark announced that AethirClaw will be launched within the next one to two weeks, allowing users to deploy AI Agents on decentralized VPS. Aethir has deployed thousands of B300 GPUs, expanding its reach to 93 countries. Several major clients have already started AI projects based on its technology, and Aethir is actively accelerating the development of a decentralized AI computing power network.

On March 13, Project 0 founder MacBrennan announced that a team member's GitHub key was compromised, and the attacker redirected users to other websites. The team detected and prevented the vulnerability in time, avoiding any loss of funds, but one user lost $1,000, and the platform will issue a full refund.

Gate News reports that as of March 12, market traders are no longer fully pricing in expectations for a single Federal Reserve rate cut in 2026. Previously, the market widely anticipated the Federal Reserve would conduct one rate cut in 2026, but current trading pricing shows this expectation has shifted.

Gate News, on March 12, MoonPay announced it will provide stablecoin signing bonuses to X Games league draft athletes. According to the cooperation plan, 40 athletes will receive a one-time reward of 2500 US dollars in XO Cash. XO Cash is provided by crypto wallet provider

Germany's long-term Bitcoin holding tax-exemption policy, which has been in effect since 2009 through 2026, encourages investors to hold for over one year to avoid capital gains tax. This policy reduces the tax burden and attracts global investors to build Bitcoin investment portfolios in Germany, driving market attention.