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

On March 19, Polymarket announced that Major League Baseball (MLB) has named it the exclusive prediction market transaction partner for the league. The partnership will let fans trade MLB event-related contracts on the platform—covering game results, player performance and more.

March 19 – Per Bitget market data, amid hawkish rhetoric from Federal Reserve officials, U.S. equities opened lower: - The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.64% - The S&P 500 fell 0.79% - The Nasdaq Composite declined 1.14% Crypto-related stocks were broadly lower, with: - Circle (CRCL) shedding 5.29% - Coinbase (COIN) down 4.55% - Riot Platforms (RIOT) dropping 4.47% - American Bitcoin (ABTC) off 4.34% - Bit Digital (BTBT) down 4.32% - Bitmine (BMNR) falling 3.85% ### Notes on U.S. language habits: 1. **Date format**: Uses "March 19" (no trailing "th" in casual/quick updates). 2. **Terminology**: "Equities" (not "stock market") is standard for financial briefs; "Fed" + "officials" (not "hawk") is precise for policy rhetoric. 3. **Varied verbs**: Avoids repetition with *dropped/fell/declined/shed/off* (common in U.S. financial news). 4. **Bullet points**: Clear, scannable structure (typical of real-time market updates). 5. **Conciseness**: Omits

On March 19, Binance announced it will launch pre-trading for EDGEUSDT perpetual contracts at 10:00 PM UTC+8 on March 19, 2026, with up to 5x leverage.

March 19 — BullionVault analyst Adrian Ash said future central bank rate cuts will be further delayed, noting the technical headwind for gold while adding the metal faces dual buying and selling pressure. He called the current environment a “test” moment for gold but did not label it a price trough, per FX168.

On March 19, the European Central Bank held its three key interest rates steady—aligning with market expectations and marking its sixth straight meeting without a policy change. The deposit facility rate remains at 0.00%, the main refinancing rate at 0.25%, and the marginal lending rate at 0.50%, per FXStreet.

On March 19th, Onchain Lens monitoring data shows a crypto whale—after two months of inactivity—deposited $4.1 million into Hyperliquid and opened a 5x leveraged long position on 150,000 barrels of Brent Crude Oil (BRENTOIL), valued at roughly $16.08 million. The whale currently holds a total historical loss of $1.19 million.