The popular AI framework Virtuals Protocol will host an in-person meet-up in Hong Kong on Friday, January 17.

March 11 – Garrett Jin, proxy for crypto entity "BTC OG Insider Whale," published a lengthy analysis noting that while U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran have been tactically successful (destroying conventional forces, killing Supreme Leader Khamenei, etc.), they’ve led to a strategic stalemate. The Strait of Hormuz—now the core battlefield—has been "soft-blocked": not physically closed, but crippled by collapsed insurance mechanisms and Iran’s asymmetric threats. This has disrupted global oil shipping, with markets misjudging the disruption’s duration and pushing oil prices from $85 to $119.50. Jin argues the U.S. is winning battles but losing the war, with no military solution viable. It will need to lean on diplomacy (including a potential U.S.-China summit) to de-escalate; without that, deploying ground troops could spark a quagmire and global energy/economic turmoil. Optimistic outcome: Strait of Hormuz reopens, diplomatic efforts yield results (e.g., ceasefire). Pessimistic

**March 11 Flash Update** Oracle (ORCL) closed down 1.4% at $149 on March 11, per Hyperinsight Monitoring, but spiked 12.2% in subsequent after-hours and overnight trading. This sent the ORCL synthetic contract on Hyperliquid soaring in lockstep — jumping over 12% in short order to $167.4, a premium of more than 12% above the regular-session close. Two whales with $1M+ ORCL short positions on Hyperliquid — crypto KOLs "CBB" and "On-chain Shareholder" — took heavy losses. Both had opened 3x-leveraged shorts around $154 earlier, with each holding a ~$1.1M position size. As the contract price surged, their shorts flipped from profitable to underwater, with each facing drawdowns exceeding 20%. *Sources: [Hyperinsight Monitoring](https://t.me/HyperInsight), [Hyperliquid](https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD)* ### Notes on U.S. style adjustments: 1. **Conciseness**: Used "flash update" (common for breaking crypto/equity news) and trimmed redundant phrases (e.g., "subsequent afte

March 11 — Per Onchain Lens data, whale address 0x17c3 has continued to expand its crude oil short position. It currently holds 292,980 XYZ:CL short contracts, valued at $24.6 million, making it the largest on-chain crude oil short position. The position’s liquidation price is $110.01.

On March 11, Huawei rolled out Xiaoyi Claw—a tool built on its HarmonyOS—currently available in beta. Key capabilities include helping users with document editing, PPT creation, and automatic email replies; supporting multi-device collaboration; and offering preset personality profiles. Previously, Huawei’s Xiaoyi Open Platform noted the addition of an OpenClaw mode.

March 11th – Developer Lydia Hallie announced that Claude now offers a new feature for quick mid-session questions, letting users query the AI without interrupting their main task. The feature is rolled out via the new /btw command, created by developer Thariq. Users can start a side conversation while Claude is working on a task to ask temporary questions. This mode runs in read-only mode, doesn’t trigger tools, and won’t save to the main chat history—once the user closes the window, those related answers will vanish automatically.

March 11th — According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Micron (MU) closed up 3.54% today at $403, boosted by gains in NVIDIA and Micron. In response, the MU perpetual contract on the Hyperliquid platform has risen 4.3% over the past 24 hours, currently trading at $410.2 — a $1.74 premium to MU’s U.S. stock closing price. An address linked to Continue Capital (0x3e3) holds roughly $14.6 million in long positions across the semiconductor sector. Of that, its 7x-leveraged MU long position totals $6.2 million, with an average entry price of $383. Unrealized profits on the position have grown to $400,000, translating to a 26% return. This address is now the largest MU long holder on-chain.