Ethereum Gas Fee Continues to Drop, Now at 0.352 Gwei

On March 17th, Elon Musk took to social media to announce that xAI will train three Grok Build models simultaneously by the end of this week.

On March 17, Lookonchain monitoring shows the Government of Bhutan transferred 377 BTC (roughly $27.87 million) in the past three hours. Earlier that day, the Bhutanese government sent 20.5 BTC (valued at $1.52 million) to QCP Capital and 1.02 BTC (worth $75,900) to a new wallet.

On March 17, China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) issued guidance on **OpenClaw** — the recently popular open-source AI assistant nicknamed “Lobster” — warning that while high-privilege AI agents like this can boost efficiency, they may also carry serious security risks (including device takeover, data leaks, and information misuse). Users are advised to use it responsibly and step up security protections. ### Key Details from the Guidance: The AI tool integrates communication software with a large language model (LLM) and has **high-level system access**, allowing it to directly execute user commands (shifting from “providing suggestions” to “automatic task execution”). Its plugin system supports file management, email drafting, scheduling, web browsing, and it includes long-term memory + proactive task-triggering capabilities — leading some users to call it “raising a lobster.” ### Noted Security Risks (Improper Configuration): - Remote device takeover via high-level operatio

On March 17, White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett stated regarding Iran that oil tankers have begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Iran conflict will end in the short term—it will be resolved in weeks, not months. The U.S. economy remains "fundamentally strong." U.S. President Donald Trump will not back down until the Iran situation is fully resolved, according to FXStreet.

March 17 – Casey Wood, Chief Investment Officer at ARK Investment Management, said artificial intelligence (AI) has already boosted labor productivity and will drive even larger gains over the next decade. Non-farm productivity is up 2.8% year-over-year, but new AI tools are expected to push that growth rate to around 6% annually. The productivity lift from large language models (LLMs) is striking, she noted—adding even “once skeptical” colleagues at her firm are “very shocked” by their performance. Wood highlighted strong revenue growth among leading AI model providers: AntoPee’s annualized revenue hits $19 billion, while Opuni’s revenue has grown from $20 billion to $25 billion. “Over the next five to 10 years, we expect revenue in this space to surge from nearly zero to $10 trillion–$12 trillion,” she said. “That will have a major impact on gross domestic product (GDP).” (Source: Jinshi)

On March 17, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it had launched a large-scale airstrike against Iran. Earlier, Israel’s foreign minister stated the Iranian regime’s fate could only be determined by the Iranian people. Meanwhile, Lebanon fired 2,000 shells and drones at Israel. (Jinshi)