PBoC Governor Pan Gongsheng stated at a forum that the central bank will promote high-level opening-up of the financial industry, deepen market interconnectivity, and facilitate foreign investment. He noted that renminbi internationalization has made good progress, with offshore holdings of renminbi assets exceeding 1 trillion yuan, and emphasized that the bank will improve cross-border use of the renminbi and financial infrastructure.

Investment firm Coatue Management plans to launch a new fund focused on artificial intelligence and technology innovation, employing a "long-biased multi-strategy" approach. The new fund will allocate approximately 20% of capital to private companies, with an expected mid-year launch, and will close its existing long-only fund to direct new capital inflows.

Gate News reports that on March 21, Gala Games officially announced the launch of GalaChain's ecosystem expansion plan. Its decentralized exchange GalaSwap now supports bridging tokens from the Solana, TON, and Ethereum ecosystems onto the GalaChain network. According to the official statement, this move will enable cross-ecosystem asset access and interoperability, activate the community, and enhance the visibility of various project tokens.

CertiK submitted an anti-fraud pledge at the 2026 United Nations Global Anti-Fraud Summit, committed to fighting cross-border Web3 crimes. The pledge includes offering real-time threat intelligence, technical support, and policy briefings to assist regulatory and law enforcement agencies in improving their response capabilities.

Nansen's release of the NEAR Protocol Q4 2025 report shows that NEAR achieved 1 million TPS, with cross-chain transaction volume surpassing $7 billion, and introduced NEAR AI Cloud. During this quarter, it processed 54 million transactions, served 20 million users, and increased the number of shards to 9. Hot wallets contributed 53.3% of the transaction volume.

Tether is accelerating the introduction of USDT into the Bitcoin Lightning Network to enhance transfer efficiency and expand application scenarios. This move combines stablecoins with Bitcoin, promoting efficient payments and cross-chain application development, and is expected to improve the usability of cryptocurrency payment systems, though it faces market competition and technical challenges.

Owlto announces integration with GoPlus Security to enhance the security of its cross-chain bridge service. Through real-time risk detection, it dynamically identifies transaction risks, enhancing users' cross-chain experience while ensuring a balance between safety and speed.

France has recently experienced a rise in cryptocurrency-related violent crime, with kidnapping cases involving crypto influencer families raising security concerns. Police have detained multiple suspects, and the cases indicate organized cross-border crime trends. Analysis suggests that the traceability of digital assets makes them attractive targets for criminals, and users need to prioritize asset security.

As the convergence of AI and stablecoin payments accelerates, Visa has launched the Visa CLI tool, which enables AI agents to complete payments directly, enhancing automation levels. Meanwhile, Tempo, backed by Stripe, has launched with a machine payment protocol to meet the high-frequency trading needs of AI. AI agents are gradually becoming economic participants with autonomous trading capabilities, and in the future may accelerate the realization of automated procurement and cross-border payments.

Gate News reports that on March 19, the Sei ecosystem lending protocol Yei Finance announced the launch of the Clovis testnet. The testnet supports users in depositing and cross-chain transferring USDC and USDT across networks including Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, and Sei. Clovis is a platform designed to...