On March 15th, 10x Research's quantitative model issued a strong altcoin buy signal, with Bittensor (TAO) standing out, maintaining prices above moving averages with gains of 38.6%. Meanwhile, NVIDIA launched an open-source AI platform, General Tensor secured $5 million in funding, and AI token trading volumes surged.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik posted on X, suggesting to maintain an open attitude toward the separation architecture of Ethereum's beacon chain and execution clients, noting that the current complex node operation method affects user experience. He recommended that in the short term, standardized encapsulation solutions should be adopted to simplify communication, while in the long term, the architecture design should be reconsidered.

According to CoinGlass data, on March 13, ETH global contract trading volume reached $57.509 billion, with Gate contract trading volume at $8.232 billion. ETH contract open interest stood at $28.898 billion, with Gate open interest at $3.562 billion; BTC global contract open interest was $48.861 billion, with Gate open interest at $4.764 billion.

Bitcoin rose approximately 2% on March 13, breaking through $72,000 despite strong dollar performance and weakness in US stock futures. Crypto futures open interest across the market increased, with Bitcoin and Ethereum showing particularly strong performance. Meanwhile, the Trump-themed Meme coin TRUMP surged over 30%.

Data from March 13 shows that on-chain Perp DEX overall trading volume and open interest remained relatively unchanged, with Hyperliquid trading volume showing a slight recovery and open interest remaining at elevated levels. The main Perp DEX trading volume and open interest were: Hyperliquid $6.74 billion, Aster $2.36 billion, EdgeX $2.13 billion, and others.

Gate News reported that on March 13, CoinGlass stated that following recent liquidations, leverage is reaccumulating. Open interest has now rebounded to approximately 88,000 BTC, not yet at extreme levels, but the "fuel" for volatility is clearly returning. The more accumulation, the greater potential price swings could be.

Gate News bot message: According to the official Gate announcement on March 16, 2026, The Gate platform announced adjustments to the lending functions of MBG by Multibank Group (MBG). Effective from 16:00 on March 16, 2026, ( UTC+8, the platform will disable the ability to open new loans in the unified account spot margin, collateralized lending, and isolated margin lending services. For users with outstanding loans, the platform requires repayment to be completed before 16:00 on March 17, 2026, ) UTC+8. Loans that are not repaid by this deadline will be automatically settled and repaid by the system at that time. The platform stated that this adjustment is based on its regular project review mechanism, aiming to optimize trading experience and ensure the security of user assets. The spot trading functions will remain unaffected.

On March 13, monitoring data showed that on the prediction market Polymarket, 2 new addresses bet that Netanyahu will step down within the year, with a total open position of 10,100 USD, and the current probability standing at 47%. Despite Netanyahu securing 53% trust support in polls, the wartime environment has limited opposition forces.

Recently, Hyperliquid has become the main on-chain crude oil trading platform, with 24-hour trading volume for CL contracts reaching $1.16 billion and open interest surpassing $300 million. New capital is flowing in rapidly, with 48% of million-level whale addresses being new or returning addresses, mainly bullish, with the long position opening ratio around 65.5%.

The OpenClaw project has over 300,000 stars on GitHub, ranking 9th, second only to some learning resource projects. The project was open-sourced by Peter Steinberger in 2025 and has experienced rapid growth, surpassing numerous notable projects in just two months, becoming the only active software project in the top ten.