Vitalik co-authored EIP-7983, a proposal aiming to set a Gas Limit per Ethereum transaction

**March 19 — Binance has launched its KOL Referral Program, per an official announcement.** All users can invite KOLs to join the Binance Alliance Program and become part of the Binance Alliance ecosystem’s builder community. During the campaign, if an invited KOL successfully passes the Binance Alliance assessment and reaches Tier 1 or higher, the inviter will earn up to 8,000 USDC in token reward vouchers. The event runs from **March 19, 2026, at 15:00 UTC+8 (Beijing Time)** through **July 1, 2026, at 7:59 UTC+8**.

March 19 — Per HyperInsight monitoring (via the Telegram channel https://t.me/HyperInsight), an address linked to MakerDAO co-founder Rune (0x30d3...) has boosted its S&P 500 short position over the past hour by rolling over its position, adding 68.76 additional units valued at roughly $454,000. Following ongoing accumulation, the address now holds a 20x-leveraged S&P 500 short position totaling 390 units, with a total position value of $2.58 million and an average entry price of $6,615.50. As of press time, the position is slightly profitable (floating profit ~$2,300) and has a liquidation price of $6,876. Historically, the address has held on-chain long positions in CL (WTI Crude) and BRENTOIL (Brent Crude), opened short positions in XYZ100 and ETH as hedges, and now simultaneously uses the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 as hedge positions.

March 19th — Onchain Lens data indicates that as gold and silver prices plummeted suddenly, a trader holding 4x-leveraged gold shorts and 3x-leveraged silver shorts has seen unrealized gains exceed $2.9 million.

March 19 — Per The Block, cryptocurrency market maker Flow Traders has expanded its 24/7 over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform into tokenized assets, supporting products including tokenized money market funds, stocks, and commodities. The service offers two-way liquidity for Franklin Templeton’s on-chain money market fund BENJI and assets like Tether Gold (XAUT), enabling institutional clients to trade and hedge positions using fiat or stablecoins outside traditional market hours.

Per Bitget market data, spot gold dropped below $1,800 an ounce on March 19, registering an intraday decline of 0.39%.

March 19 — Roger Lüdi, Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at Swisscanto/ZKB, said in a report that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates more than currently expected this year, primarily due to a potential weakening in the labor market. The Fed held its policy rate steady as scheduled this week, with its projections calling for one rate cut this year and another in 2027. “Our outlook differs slightly: we expect rate cuts in September and December, mainly driven by a soft labor market,” Lüdi noted. Data from LSEG shows money markets currently price in less than one rate cut for 2024. (FX678)