Gate News reports that, as of March 31, Ant Group has completed the settlement of its acquisition of Hong Kong stablecoin concept stock Yao Cai Securities, acquiring 50.55% of its equity for HK$2.814 billion. Following the completion of the transaction, Yao Cai Securities' board of directors has undergone a comprehensive reshuffle. Zheng Yanlan, currently head of the overseas business preparation team for the Ant Wealth segment under Ant Group; Huang Hao, currently a senior vice president of Ant Group; and Liu Zheng, currently chief financial officer of Ant Group, among others, have been appointed as executive directors.

BlockBeats News, March 26 — According to Lookonchain monitoring, James Wynn shorted Bitcoin with 40x leverage on "Ant Wallet" 30 minutes ago, with a liquidation price of $70,270.83.

BlockBeats News: On March 25, according to lookonchain monitoring, James Wynn opened another 40x Bitcoin short position with a position size of 0.62 BTC at an entry price of $70,806. The liquidation price is $71,675.1. His address has been liquidated 194 times previously.

An engineer from Ant Group named Chen Cheng reverse-engineered Claude Code 2.1.81 and discovered that its tool invocation requires passing through a four-layer decision pipeline to ensure safety review. The classifier design prioritizes cost and latency, monitors multiple risk categories, and includes allowlist exceptions and circuit breaker mechanisms. Meanwhile, the frequency of behavioral prompt injection is finely controlled to ensure efficiency and stability.

Ant Group engineer Chen Cheng reverse-engineered Claude Code 2.1.81 source code, revealing its Auto Mode decision-making mechanism. This mechanism employs a four-layer decision pipeline to determine tool invocations, only calling an independent AI classifier for security review when the first three layers cannot make a determination. The classifier design focuses on risk monitoring, featuring a circuit breaker mechanism and behavior prompt injection frequency controls.

Ant Group is developing an independent "Ant Digital Technology AI Glasses" App aimed at achieving cross-brand payment capabilities and enhancing user experience. Meanwhile, its existing gPass technology has been integrated with multiple well-known brands and applied across various scenarios.

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.

Gate News: On March 17, Yao Cai Securities Finance (01428.HK) surged significantly after resuming trading today, with gains exceeding 50%, now trading at HK$14.040. Previously, the company announced that the merger offer initiated by Ant Group has been approved by relevant Chinese authorities, with the transaction expected to be completed on March 30. The company's stock resumed trading today.

Gate News report states that on March 16, Brilliance Securities Finance (01428.HK) announced that the takeover bid initiated by Ant Group has been approved by relevant Chinese government departments and is expected to be completed by March 30. The company's stock will resume trading on March 17.

Kevin Xu revealed on the X platform that China's open-source ecosystem has expressed its intention to sponsor and support maintenance for OpenClaw, mainly coming from open-source communities and institutions such as Ant Group. Xu hopes that China will not only actively utilize open-source projects but also promote sustainability through long-term contributions.