Viewpoint: Stablecoins Could Become the Backbone of the Global Payment System in 10–15 Years

March 14 — Microsoft announced its AI assistant, Copilot, will officially launch on current-gen Xbox Series X and other Xbox consoles later this year. Earlier, Copilot was integrated into platforms including Windows 11, the Xbox mobile app, and Xbox Ally. Microsoft aims to boost gamers’ experience across gaming, system management, and content discovery by bringing the AI assistant to the console ecosystem.

Early on March 14 local time, smoke was seen rising over the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq’s capital. Iranian sources report the embassy’s air defense system was struck and destroyed. There has been no response from the U.S. side as of yet. (FX678)

On March 14, data from Farside monitoring shows U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of $180.4 million yesterday—marking the fifth straight day of net inflows.

March 14 – Five U.S. Air Force tankers were damaged in a missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Air Base by Iran, U.S. media citing U.S. officials reported. The aircraft were damaged but not destroyed and are currently being repaired, a source said. No casualties were reported in the attack. The report did not specify the tankers’ exact model. (Golden Finance)

Tron ranked #1 in revenue, far ahead of other blockchains. In the past 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days, its revenue reached $947K, $5.42M, and $24.96M.

March 14 — The Trump administration has begun large-scale tapping of the U.S. emergency oil reserve, requesting an exchange of 86 million barrels of crude oil. In a statement Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is expected to start flowing into the market by the end of next week. This is part of the 172 million-barrel large-scale release plan announced Wednesday. The reserve release — set to take four months to complete — is part of a coordinated 400 million-barrel action plan with other countries. Under the exchange terms, companies will return the borrowed oil to the DOE in the future and pay an additional amount of oil as a premium. Earlier this week, the DOE noted the Trump administration has arranged to replenish the SPR with about 200 million barrels over the next year — 20% more than the volume of reserves tapped this time. (Sina Finance)