Gate News bot message, according to AggrNews report, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Nasdaq's rule changes, which aim to enable tokenized securities trading. This rule adjustment provides regulatory framework support for Nasdaq to conduct tokenized securities trading business.

Gate News reports that on March 18, the Federal Reserve's FOMC released a statement on March 19, with three changes compared to the January statement: First, adjustment to unemployment rate description, changing "unemployment rate has shown some signs of stabilization" to "unemployment rate has changed little in recent months"; Second, addition of Middle East situation-related statement, pointing out "the impact of Middle East developments on the U.S. economy remains uncertain"; Third, shift in stance by Federal Reserve Governor Waller, previously supporting a 25 basis point rate cut at the last meeting, now supporting keeping rates unchanged.

Gate News, on March 18, the Federal Reserve's FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) issued a statement on March 19. Governor Miran dissented on this interest rate decision. Committee members passed this rate decision with an 11-1 vote, compared to a 10-2 vote at the previous meeting.

Market analyst Jared Blikre pointed out that the global fund manager survey released by Bank of America shows that large institutional investors have increased their positions in emerging market stocks 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 message, Gate market data shows that since Alpha's launch, RIVER has increased by 15726.71%, currently trading at 24.268 USDT.

Gate News 消息，3 月 18 日，Polymarket 宣布将开设全球首家用于「態勢監測」的預測酒吧。酒吧空間內將配備實時 X 信息流、飛行雷達、彭博終端以及 Polymarket 監測屏幕，專注於提供實時新聞、航班、市場和預測市場數據。

Gate News 消息，3 月 18 日，某加密货币交易平台因市场条件艰难而暂停其 IPO 计划。去年 11 月，该平台曾宣布已向美国证券交易委员会（SEC）秘密提交 S-1 表格注册草案，涉及其拟议的普通股首次公开募股（IPO）。拟发行的股票数量及发行价格区间尚未确定。首次公开募股原计划将在 SEC 完成审查流程后进行，并取决于市场及其他条件。

Gate News 消息，3 月 18 日，某加密货币交易所因市场条件困难而冻结 IPO 计划。该交易所的母公司于去年 11 月向美国证券交易委员会（SEC）提交了一份 S-1 注册声明草案，内容涉及其普通股的首次公开募股，当时估值达到 200 亿美元。

March 18: Driven by Middle East conflicts pushing oil prices higher, Bitcoin hashrate declined approximately 8% to 920 EH/s, with the price falling below $72,000. Difficulty is expected to adjust down approximately 8%. Miners face profit pressure, with many enterprises beginning to diversify operations and increasing Bitcoin sales to maintain operations.

Gate News reported that on March 18, Ionic Digital released its February 2026 mining data report. The data shows that the company mined 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 2,787.4 BTC. The report disclosed that Ionic Digital did not sell any of its held Bitcoin during this period and published operational information including hash rate deployment, maintenance operations, and subsequent expansion plans.