Mainstream Perp DEX Overview: Hyperliquid's Open Interest Continues to Rise, with a 27.8% Increase During the Month

On March 17th, per TrumpMeme, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino is set to attend and deliver remarks at the Trump Luncheon at Mar-a-Lago.

March 17: Bitget market data shows U.S. stock index futures turned higher, with S&P 500 futures up 0.2%, Nasdaq 100 futures 0.1% higher, and Dow Jones futures rising 0.3%.

**March 17** Multiple sources report Iran’s newly installed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei rejected a de-escalation proposal delivered via intermediaries during his first foreign policy meeting since taking office. He stated Iran will not consider a ceasefire or peace talks until the U.S. and Israel “are forced to surrender, admit defeat and pay compensation.” The U.S.-Israel military conflict with Iran has entered its third week, with at least 2,000 casualties reported to date. Meanwhile, Iran’s ongoing blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed energy prices higher, stoking fresh global inflation concerns. Other media outlets claim Mojtaba was injured in a prior airstrike and secretly flown to Moscow for treatment—but Iran’s ambassador to Russia has publicly denied this. Mojtaba was selected last week by a religious body to succeed his late father, assassinated former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. He has not appeared in public yet, and speculation abounds about his health

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