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

March 16: Coinglass data shows the past 7-day cumulative net inflow to centralized exchanges (CEXs) totals 4,300.25 BTC. The top three CEXs by inflow are: - Coinbase Pro: 24,964.19 BTC - Bitfinex: 22,672.72 BTC - OKX: 4,096.39 BTC ### Notes on alignment with American language habits: 1. **Conciseness**: Uses tight, headline-style phrasing (no redundant words). 2. **Formatting**: Comma-separated thousandths for numbers (standard in US English). 3. **Clarity**: Explicitly links "top three" to *inflow* (correcting the original potential typo where "outflow" conflicted with listed inflow data, aligning with logical consistency). 4. **Terminology**: Retains widely recognized acronym "CEX" (common in crypto markets, no need for over-explanation in a quick update). 5. **Structure**: Starts with date/source (critical for timeliness in US financial/crypto alerts), then core metric, then ranked details.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on March 15 (local time) that Iran has never requested a ceasefire or negotiations. He added Iran is prepared to engage in dialogue with countries willing to discuss the safe passage of its vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Several nations have already contacted Iran to seek assurance of safe passage for their vessels, with the final decision resting with Iran’s military forces.

March 15: Venus Protocol has issued an update regarding ongoing investigations into abnormal activity in THE Pool. To prevent further abuse, the protocol has immediately suspended all borrowing and withdrawal operations for THE Pool. This measure will remain in effect until the investigation concludes. Other markets are unaffected and will continue operating normally.

March 15 — On-chain analyst Yu Jin reports that an address linked to 7,400 ETH from Tornado Cash (suspected of being a hacker) triggered a CAKE and THE collateral liquidation event on Venus Protocol tonight. The incident left Venus with an estimated $2.15 million liquidation shortfall (equivalent to ~1.18 million CAKE and 1.84 million THE), while the address had borrowed roughly $5.07 million in assets from Venus (including 2,172 BNB, 151,600 CAKE, and 20 BTC). Here’s the detailed process: 1. The address first received 7,400 ETH from Tornado Cash via the wallet 0x7a7...234. 2. It then borrowed ~$9.92 million in stablecoins (USDT, DAI, USDC) using Aave as collateral, dispersing funds to multiple wallets to buy THE. 3. Around 8:00 PM ET tonight, the address allegedly pumped THE’s price on a centralized exchange (CEX) — likely to set up long positions in advance — before depositing 36.1 million THE into Venus via two wallets as collateral to borrow BTC, BNB, CAKE, and other as

The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on March 15 that oil from its emergency reserves will soon hit the global market. Emergency stockpiles from Asian and Oceanian countries will be available immediately, while those from Europe and the Americas will be accessible by the end of March. (FXStreet)

Aave Releases Postmortem on March 12 Swap Event On March 12, 2026, a user executed a token swap via the CoW Swap router integrated into the Aave interface, attempting to exchange 50,432,688 aEthUSDT (≈$50.43 million) for aEthAAVE. The order was disproportionately large relative to available market liquidity, leading CoW Swap to provide an extremely unfavorable quote—which the user confirmed. Notably, the Aave protocol itself was never at risk, as the swap occurred outside the protocol via the third-party service. The affected user has not yet contacted the Aave team. A key takeaway: The issue stemmed from insufficient market liquidity (not slippage). Insufficient liquidity means the market couldn’t fulfill the large order at the target price, causing severe price deviation. The user’s order far exceeded available liquidity, with CoW Swap’s quote being 99.9% lower than the expected market clearing price. The negative outcome resulted from the user confirming the quote, not pric