Gate News reports that on March 20, according to Caixin, Ant Group intends to list Ant International separately on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Ant International Vice President Shi Wenyi revealed that its digital payment and financial services platforms, Remitly and Antom (global merchant payment services), have integrated blockchain global settlement technology to achieve real-time fund arrival, effectively reducing funds in transit and improving capital turnover efficiency. Additionally, the platform has introduced an AI foreign exchange time series forecasting large model capable of high-precision predictions for future cash flows and foreign exchange exposure.

Strive disclosed in its financial report that as of March 17, its total Bitcoin holdings increased to 13,628 BTC, with a Q1 return rate of 13.8%. The holdings originated from PIPE financing, acquisitions, and other market activities. Additionally, Strive holds preferred stock valued at $50.4 million and cash of $83.7 million.

Police in Wanshan District, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, China have cracked a virtual currency trading fraud case. The victim was defrauded of 7118 USDT, equivalent to over 50,000 yuan. The scammers used read-only wallets and cash displays to gain trust before quickly transferring assets. Police remind the public that virtual currency trading carries high risks and requires careful verification of wallet address authenticity.

Gate News reported that on March 20, a certain analyst advised investors to hold "dry powder" (referring to cash reserves or funds awaiting investment) during periods of price volatility. On Thursday, Bitcoin price fluctuated around $70,377.59 and moved in the direction of $69,000.

Biopharmaceutical company Acurx Pharmaceuticals has approved a $10 million Bitcoin purchasing plan to hedge against R&D funding depreciation risks; Enfusion plans to invest 10% of excess cash into Bitcoin and Ethereum; Nature's Miracle launched a $5 million Bitcoin reserve plan, demonstrating that cryptocurrencies are being incorporated into reserve assets. Meanwhile, crypto custody service demand has grown by 40%.

South Korean police arrested 19 members of a fraud ring suspected of money laundering and seized approximately 6 billion won in criminal proceeds. The gang used an unregistered virtual asset exchange to convert fraud cash into USDT and transfer it overseas, with money laundering amounts reaching hundreds of billions of won.

Seoul police uncovered a money laundering case involving an unregistered virtual asset exchange, arresting 19 members with suspected proceeds totaling hundreds of billions of won. The group converted cash obtained from telecommunications fraud into Tether (USDT) and transferred it overseas. Police seized approximately 6 billion won in assets.

BNB Chain's Venus Protocol recently experienced an unusual DeFi attack that lasted nine months, ultimately resulting in approximately $4.7 million in losses. The attacker accumulated THE tokens through Tornado Cash and manipulated collateral asset prices, but ultimately suffered significant losses due to insufficient liquidity, raising concerns about DeFi security mechanisms. This incident exposed risk control deficiencies in Venus, highlighting the gap between audit gaps and actual risks.

Gate News: On March 17, tokenization platform Theo announced the launch of thUSD, a yield-bearing stablecoin backed by gold, and opened a liquidity pool with a maximum capacity of $100 million. The stablecoin is backed by thGOLD, its issued gold token, and generates yield through a cash and carry arbitrage strategy that holds spot gold exposure while shorting gold futures. Previously, Theo raised $15.5 million in funding led by Hack VC and Anthos Capital.

Hyperscale Data, Inc. announced that as of March 15, 2026, its subsidiaries hold approximately 622.44 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $45.3 million. The company's combined cash and Bitcoin totals approximately $85.7 million. Facing a significant divergence between market capitalization and book value, the company is evaluating response strategies and plans to use cash to purchase Bitcoin.