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

March 30 — Per data from Ultrasound.money, Ethereum’s net issuance has risen by 81,790.88 ETH over the past 30 days. The total supply of Ethereum now stands at 121,570,566 ETH, with an annual supply growth rate of 0.82%.

March 29 — Per HTX market data, Bitcoin has fallen 1.02% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at $66,362. Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings now show an unrealized loss of 12.3%, equivalent to roughly $7.1 billion. As of March 22, 2026, Strategy holds a total of 762,099 bitcoins, with a total cost basis of approximately $57.69 billion and an average cost per bitcoin of around $75,694.

On March 29, The Block reported that Gnosis co-founder Friederike Ernst and ZkSync founder Jordi Baylina jointly unveiled the “Ethereum Economic Zone” (EEZ) initiative at the Cannes EthCC conference this past Sunday. The project is co-funded by the Ethereum Foundation. The EEZ aims to offer a framework for Rollups that lets smart contracts on connected Rollups interact with the Ethereum mainnet and other EEZ Rollups in a synchronized, composable way—with security guarantees matching those of contracts deployed directly on Ethereum. It uses ETH as the default gas token and eliminates the need for extra cross-chain bridge infrastructure. Ernst noted: “Ethereum doesn’t have a scalability problem—it has a fragmentation issue. Every new L2 that launches has its own liquidity pool and bridge, creating another isolated walled garden.” The EEZ’s founding alliance includes DeFi lending protocol Aave, blockchain builders Titan and Beaver Build, real-world asset (RWA) platform Centrifuge

On March 29, data from Coinglass shows total net inflows to centralized exchanges (CEXs) reached 6,033.8 BTC over the past 24 hours. The top three CEXs by inflow volume are: - Binance: 3,168.14 BTC - Kraken: 1,684.33 BTC - Coinbase Pro: 850.42 BTC This aligns with U.S. media’s concise, direct style for crypto updates—clear data, minimal fluff, and explicit context for abbreviations (CEXs) upfront.

On March 29, the U.S. Fox News Channel released a new poll showing nearly two-thirds of surveyed American voters are dissatisfied with the Trump administration—marking the highest dissatisfaction rate of his two-term presidency. The survey, which polled 1,001 registered voters for the conservative outlet, found 59% of respondents dissatisfied with the Trump administration—an 8-point jump from a year ago. That figure is not only the highest since the start of his second term but also tops his first-term record. His approval rating, meanwhile, has fallen from 49% a year ago to 41%. The poll randomly sampled respondents from U.S. voter registration rolls. Among Republican supporters, 84% are satisfied with Trump—an 8-point drop from the same period last year, the lowest since the start of his second term. Dissatisfaction rates stand at 95% among Democratic voters and 75% among independents, respectively. (Xinhua)

March 29 – Per monitoring from HyperInsight (via https://t.me/HyperInsight), as Ethereum dropped below $2,000, Huang Licheng (nicknamed "Brother Ma") held a total long position exceeding $15 million, currently facing a floating loss of over $300,000. Among his positions, the ETH long is valued at $10.87 million, opened at $2,040.64 with a liquidation price of $1,950.33 – putting him at risk of liquidation again.