After Trump's U-turn, vessels start making their way through the Strait of Hormuz

On March 23, Origins Network closed an $8 million strategic funding round, with participation from Animoca Brands, TBV, Candaq FinTech Group, Castrum Capital, Coinvestor Ventures and others. Its core focus is building a modular blockchain for AI Agents, aiming to enable transparent validation of AI inferences via its Proof of Computation (PoC) mechanism. Origins Network uses a hybrid architecture combining off-chain computation and on-chain verification, and has partnered with cloud providers including AWS, Tencent Cloud and Alibaba Cloud. The funds will be allocated to expanding global decentralized computing nodes, strengthening its developer ecosystem toolchain, and boosting global market expansion.

On March 23, Bitunix finished upgrading the order book component for its spot and perpetual contract trading pages, further optimizing user trading workflows and interface experience. The update lets users switch seamlessly between the order book, trade history, and favorite tags on the same panel, and quickly view or switch to frequently traded pairs without leaving the core trading interface. Post-upgrade, users can switch trading pairs with a single click via the top-right corner of the order book, tap on favorite trading pairs to sync the main interface, and the system will preserve current order book tags and favorite status to ensure uninterrupted, smooth operation. This optimization boosts trading pair switching efficiency and multi-market monitoring capabilities, enabling users to focus more on market analysis and trade execution—further elevating Bitunix’s professional trading experience.

March 23 — Federal Reserve Governor Milan said he still expects four rate cuts by the end of 2026. While second-round inflation effects and wage hikes could necessitate rate hikes, no rate hike is needed currently, he noted. (FXStreet)

On March 23, Federal Reserve official Guersby said he believes the Fed may need to hike interest rates in some cases.

On March 23, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) shared on Binance Square that his new book has finally been finalized, with hopes it will be published soon. To avoid potential leaks, the book’s English title is: **Freedom of Money: A Memoir of Protecting Users, Resilience, and the Founding of Binance**