Bitrefill on March 1st suffered a cyberattack that resulted in the leak of approximately 18,500 customer records. The attack originated from a compromised employee laptop, employing tactics similar to those of North Korean hacker groups. The company has isolated systems and is working with experts to restore operations, while simultaneously strengthening cybersecurity measures.
Gate News report stating that on March 17, U.S. President Trump made new remarks that American military operations against Iran would "basically be concluded within two or three days," and stated that if necessary, the U.S. could destroy Iran's power grid within one hour. Trump also stated that the U.S. is looking for people capable of governing Iran, and while America has not yet prepared to withdraw from Iran, it will "leave in the near future." He emphasized that the U.S. has the capability to strike oil facilities at Kharg Island (Iran's primary oil export port). Additionally, Trump stated that action would soon be taken against Cuba.
AI-native trading platform Derivio announced on March 17 the completion of a $6 million financing round, with investors including several renowned institutions. Derivio plans to build infrastructure around "agentic trading," leveraging AI agents to enhance automation in trading strategy execution and decision-making.
Rakuten Group launched Rakuten AI 3.0, a large language model specialized for Japanese, on March 17, claiming to surpass GPT-4o in multiple Japanese language tests. However, netizens discovered that the model may be based on DeepSeek development, raising doubts about its pro-China stance and the authenticity of its independent research and development technology, sparking discussions.
Gate News report: On March 17, over the past 24 hours, liquidations occurred across the entire network's derivatives market, with a total amount of $341 million. Among these, short position liquidations accounted for the majority.
Bitcoin Layer 2 network Stacks implemented SIP-034 upgrade on March 17, enhancing the network processing capacity of certain DeFi applications by 30 times. By optimizing transaction processing limits, the upgrade has significant impact on complex DeFi applications and is expected to indirectly increase transactions and fees.
Trump announces that most NATO allies are unwilling to participate in military action against Iran, emphasizing that the United States no longer needs NATO's or other countries' support, claiming to have severely damaged Iran's military capabilities and asserting that America as a superpower can handle the situation independently.
