OpenAI abandons the expansion of the Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas, with Oracle, and plans to use a more powerful Nvidia GPU cluster. The current project is expected to be energized in a year, but they hope to deploy the next-generation chips as soon as possible. Oracle is facing funding issues, which may impact infrastructure development.

Russian President Putin and U.S. President Trump held a phone call on March 9th, lasting about an hour. The two sides had a pragmatic exchange on Iran, the Ukraine situation, and Venezuela affairs, and expressed hope to maintain regular communication.

Solana (SOL) has recently continued to weaken, breaking through the $85 and $82 support levels, with market sentiment cautious. Traders are watching the key support level at $80; if it breaks, the price could continue to decline to $72. Technical indicators show a bearish trend, but there is still hope for a short-term rebound, which requires breaking through the $85.50 resistance to improve the market condition.

The Korea Financial Services Commission plans to impose stricter restrictions on corporate use of stablecoins, including banning the purchase of stablecoins pegged to the US dollar. This policy will significantly impact corporate crypto investments and cross-border payments, although some companies hope for more relaxed policies to reduce exchange rate risk. Regulators favor handling international settlements through the traditional banking system and are developing new policy frameworks.

Co-founder Jeff Yan of Hyperliquid expressed his vision during an interview that the platform can continue to be used and withstand the test of time. He emphasized the difference between Hyperliquid Labs and the platform and plans to build Hyperliquid into a financially neutral platform.

Solana Policy Institute President Kristin Smith commented on the legislative progress of the "Clarity Act," stating that despite facing resistance, the complexity of the bill ensures its long-term viability. The involvement of the White House and traditional financial institutions in negotiations are new features. If the Senate can complete review by March or April, there is hope to push the legislation forward before July. Trump's support also increases the likelihood of the cryptocurrency legislation passing.

BlockBeats News, on March 6, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated that prediction markets help us better understand the world and the near future. I hope prediction market projects can further optimize in this direction, especially with more conditional markets. BlockBeats has launched a prediction market section where users can subscribe to exclusive updates.

The UK Gambling Commission is reviewing the use of cryptocurrency payments on licensed gambling platforms, aiming to provide players with more payment options while ensuring consumer protection. As demand for crypto gambling increases, regulators hope to guide players away from high-risk platforms through the legalization of crypto payments and plan to introduce more comprehensive regulatory frameworks between 2026 and 2027.

ChainCatcher News, according to Jinshi, Federal Reserve Board Member Milan stated that he hopes to continue cutting interest rates by 0.25 percentage points each time until the Federal Reserve rate reaches a neutral level, then reassess.

Odaily Planet Daily News: The Hong Kong Gold Exchange held a New Year opening ceremony for the Bingwu Year yesterday. During his speech, Chairman Zhang Dexi stated that the Hong Kong Gold Exchange has officially partnered with a subsidiary of Alibaba Group to develop a digital commodities blockchain, as well as an international precious metals trading platform and clearing and settlement system. This aims to unify risk control and regulation across Hong Kong's spot, futures, digital gold, BtoC trading, actuarial centers, and OTC markets. The setup is expected to be completed within 6 months, and there is hope to connect with the "Hong Kong Gold Central Clearing System" established by the SAR government. (Hong Kong Wen Wei Po)