Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy expressed more criticism than celebration regarding the Ethereum Foundation's mission statement, believing it can maintain the cypherpunk dream. He noted that the short-term impact on Ethereum's price is limited, while the long-term focus should be on goal achievement. He will continue to hold ETH for cultural and Meme reasons.

Gate News Report: On March 15, according to Lookonchain monitoring, ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees has resumed buying ETH after a year of inactivity. Over the past 5 days, he has spent 17.75 million USDT to purchase 8576 ETH. Currently, Erik Voorhees still holds 26.77 million USDT and may continue to purchase more ETH.

Indian two liquefied petroleum gas ships successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz, transporting 92,700 tons of cargo. This move stems from international diplomatic negotiations, reducing the risk of U.S. military escort operations. Analysis indicates that if Tehran permits safe passage, it will restore more than half of the traffic through the strait, leading to a decline in crude oil futures prices.

Gate News report: On March 15, Eric Trump, the second son of Trump, posted on the X platform expressing disagreement with former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's view that "Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme." Previously, Boris Johnson stated that he has always suspected Bitcoin to be a Ponzi scheme, and said he became more convinced of this judgment after hearing multiple related cases.

Gate News reports that on March 13, the US financial website investinglive stated that the latest report shows core PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, the inflation indicator closely monitored by the Federal Reserve) has recorded a month-over-month increase of 0.4% for two consecutive months. Overall data is basically in line with expectations. If similar data continues for several more months, the inflation rate will quickly approach 2%, and these data will still be counted in year-over-year calculations over the next 10 months. Additionally, energy price shocks are also coming.

Gate News reported that on March 13, prediction market platform Opinion announced the launch of a liquidity incentive mechanism. Starting immediately, the platform will allocate 50% of the transaction fees from each successful order to users who provide liquidity for that order, to incentivize liquidity provision and optimize market depth. The mechanism aims to attract more liquidity providers to participate in market making, further enhancing overall market activity.

Wintermute report indicates that Bitcoin miners face pressure from declining revenues, with traditional mining profitability difficult to increase. Mining enterprises are considering transitioning to AI computing power business to maintain competitiveness, but this requires substantial capital investment. The report suggests that this profitability pressure differs from previous cycles, resembling more of an industry structural adjustment, with the industry expected to become more concentrated and efficient.

Gate News Report: On March 12, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock deposited 566.88 BTC to a certain CEX, valued at approximately $39.64 million, and simultaneously deposited 7,552 ETH, valued at approximately $15.52 million, with a total value of approximately $55.16 million. Monitoring data shows that BlackRock may continue to deposit more assets.

Gate News Alert: On March 12, Onchain Lens monitoring showed that BlackRock deposited 566.88 BTC (worth approximately $39.64 million) and 7,552 ETH (worth approximately $15.52 million) to a certain CEX 20 minutes ago, and may continue to deposit more assets.

March 12 News: Latest data shows that XRP Ledger (XRPL) accounts for more than 15% of the global on-chain tokenized commodities market, ranking second globally. Despite the overall poor price performance of cryptocurrencies this year, the actual application of tokenized commodities continues to grow, with XRPL benefiting significantly.