Insider: IEA to Announce Recommendation to Release Strategic Oil Reserves Tonight at 9 p.m.

**Date: March 11** A spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a stark warning on Thursday, stating Iran has full capability to block the Strait of Hormuz. “We will never allow a single drop of oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in favor of the United States and its allies,” the spokesperson said. The official also noted Western attempts to suppress global oil and energy prices via external intervention are doomed to fail. (Source: CCTV International News)

On March 11, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the *“Six Do’s and Six Don’ts” Guidelines for Mitigating Security Risks of OpenClaw in Open-Source Intelligent Systems* via its Network Security Threat and Vulnerability Information Sharing Platform. The guidelines outline typical security risks associated with OpenClaw across key application scenarios: - **Smart office**: Prominent risks include supply chain attacks and enterprise intranet penetration; - **Development & operations**: Key risks involve leakage of sensitive system/device information, plus hijacking and unauthorized control; - **Personal assistant**: Notable risks cover personal information theft and sensitive data leakage; - **Financial transactions**: Risks include triggering erroneous transactions or even account takeover. Additionally, the MIIT issued six critical usage recommendations: 1. Use only the official latest version of OpenClaw; 2. Strictly limit the system’

March 11 — According to Fortune, AI-native healthcare finance startup Translucent has closed a $27 million Series A funding round led by GV, with participation from NEA, FPV Ventures and Virtue. The company previously raised $7 million in seed funding in August 2024. Translucent focuses on delivering AI-powered financial intelligence to hospitals, monitoring real-time data across multiple systems and generating decision-making recommendations to tackle common healthcare industry pain points, including lagging financial data and complex workflows.

March 11: Binance Launches HODLer Airdrop for Midnight (NIGHT) Eligible users—those who subscribed to Simple Earn or On-chain Staking products between 00:00 UTC Feb 16, 2026, and 23:59 UTC Feb 18, 2026—will receive the airdrop. Distribution to spot accounts is expected within 4 hours of the announcement. Subsequently, Binance will list NIGHT for spot trading on March 11, 2026, at 15:30 UTC. Supported trading pairs: USDT, USDC, BNB, TRY. A seed label will apply.

March 11: Ethereum ecosystem developers unveiled a concept validation prototype for "Native Rollups," enabling direct on-chain validation of Layer 2 state transitions on Ethereum—no reliance on external systems like zero-knowledge proofs or fraud proofs required. This solution uses the EXECUTE precompile mechanism (via EIP-8079) to replay Layer 2 blocks on Ethereum’s mainnet and confirm their validity. Participating teams include Ethrex client developers, Ethereum Foundation contributors, and L2BEAT researchers. Developers note the design lets Layer 2 networks directly inherit Ethereum’s security properties and protocol upgrades, reducing long-term maintenance costs. The solution is still in the early exploration stage and has not yet moved to production.

On March 11, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said Japan will unilaterally release strategic oil reserves to mitigate the impact of the Middle East conflict. Speaking in an NHK-broadcast address Wednesday, Kishida noted the release could start as early as March 16, covering the equivalent of 15 days of private oil reserves and one month of national reserves. This comes as the International Energy Agency (IEA) proposed an emergency oil reserve release—potentially the largest in the agency’s history—with a decision expected later Wednesday. Separately, Germany’s economy minister stated the country will release some national oil reserves, though specific details remain to be finalized. (FXStreet)