「Fed Oracle」: Powell's Penultimate FOMC to Highlight Deepening Fed Rifts
March 18: Fed Whisperer Nick Timiraos said in a post that uncertainty tied to the Iran conflict is expected to strengthen most Federal Reserve officials’ consensus to stand pat at this week’s policy meeting. With Jerome Powell set to step down as Fed chair, any dissenting views will be particularly noteworthy.
The article also noted deepening internal divisions at the Fed: Near-unanimous decisions are no longer the norm, and dissenting voices—especially among Trump-appointed Fed governors—are on the rise. Over the past year, all three Trump-appointed governors have dissented from the majority, with two doing so at the Fed’s last meeting. This week, all three may vote against the majority and support a rate cut.
Even if they don’t align this time, the prospect of repeated rifts signals a shift whose impact could transcend any single vote. The key isn’t the vote margin but that all three governors were appointed by a president openly advocating for lower rates—and there has been no
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Shandong Court in China Tries Case of Entrusted Investment in Virtual Currency Resulting in Loss, Rules Plaintiff Bears Own Loss
March 18 – The Zhangqiu District People’s Court in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, has released a typical case involving virtual currency investment, where a plaintiff’s claim to recover funds was rejected.
**Case Background**: Liu entrusted his friend Zhang to invest in “Alpha Coin,” a platform that advertised daily profits of hundreds of yuan. After Liu invested, the platform became inaccessible. Zhang later learned the platform’s operator was under investigation for alleged criminal activity. Liu then sued Zhang, demanding the return of his investment.
**Court Ruling**: The court found that virtual currency investment disrupts financial order and threatens financial security, so the entrustment contract between Liu and Zhang was invalid. Since Zhang did not profit from the arrangement, the investment loss—stemming from risks of illegal financial activities—was ruled to be Liu’s responsibility.
**Judge’s Reminder**: Announcements from seven Chinese government departments in
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Withdrawal of 29,598 ETH to 5 New Addresses from Coinbase, Valued at $69.4 Million
On-chain analyst Ai (Twitter: @ai_9684xtpa) noted that eight hours ago, five new addresses withdrew 29,598 ETH from Coinbase—valued at $68.94 million at the time. The receiving addresses have not transferred or sold the ETH yet, with an average withdrawal price of $2,329.
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A whale withdrew 121,000 SOL from Binance after 4 months of dormancy, previously down over $8 million in unrealized losses
March 18 — Per LookOnChain monitoring data, the whale address starting with 0x5p6zP withdrew 121,480 SOL from Binance 8 hours ago, ending a 4-month dormancy. The withdrawal is worth approximately $11.47 million.
Four months ago, the same address pulled 186,621 SOL from Binance at an average price of $138, totaling roughly $25.81 million. It now sits on an unrealized loss of over $8 million. Despite the loss, the address continued accumulating SOL with the latest withdrawal.
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Viewpoint: Bitcoin Must Hold $73,344, First Upside Target Is $79,234
March 18th — Crypto analyst Ali Charts says Bitcoin is positioned for an upward trend after closing above the $73,344 resistance level on the daily chart.
For the uptrend to sustain, the $73,344 mark must now function as structural support.
Upside targets:
? $79,234
? $85,555
Ali Charts noted that the recent retest of $73,344 has raised the probability of further price gains.
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LazAI Team Paper Accepted to IEEE ICME 2026 with a Acceptance Rate of Only 28.89%
March 18, 2026 — The LazAI team’s paper, *QoS-Aware Token Scheduling and Private Data Valuation for Multi-Modal Agentic Networks*, has been officially accepted by the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME).
IEEE ICME is a top academic conference in multimedia and intelligent computing. This year, it received 3,810 valid submissions, with 1,101 papers ultimately accepted—yielding an acceptance rate of 28.89%.
The paper addresses two core challenges in AI agent networks:
- **Token Scheduling Optimization**: How to deliver efficient resource allocation and quality of service (QoS) guarantees in multi-modal intelligent agent collaboration scenarios;
- **Private Data Valuation**: How to accurately measure the value of data contributions in AI training and inference while protecting user privacy.
These research directions closely align with the decentralized AI infrastructure LazAI is developing: the Data Anchoring Token (DAT) solves data assetization and
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