Gate News reported that on March 17, South Korea's SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won said Monday that due to sustained demand driven by artificial intelligence exceeding supply, global chip wafer shortages may continue until 2030. Choi Tae-won revealed that SK Hynix is reviewing the possibility of listing ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) in the United States to expand its global investor base. Additionally, SK Hynix's Chief Executive Officer may announce plans to stabilize DRAM chip prices, and the group is also exploring opportunities in the alternative energy sector.

Gate News Report: On March 16th, according to Coinglass data, the total liquidations across the network in the past 4 hours reached $90.22 million. Among these, short position liquidations amounted to $51.43 million, while long position liquidations reached $38.78 million. By cryptocurrency, ETH had the largest liquidation volume at $31.88 million; BTC liquidations reached $23.10 million.

# Lido Community Staking Module (CSM) Launches New Proposal Lido Community Staking Module (CSM) has released a new proposal introducing identified DVT cluster node operator types, enabling independent community stakers to collaborate through Distributed Validator Technology, enhancing operational resilience and optimizing capital efficiency. The proposal requires each cluster to consist of 4 independent members and is expected to launch in 2026.

On March 16, two Hyperliquid traders, Paul Wei and 100% Win Rate Low Drawdown, reached a consensus on the BTC long position take-profit range at $78,000. The former set take-profit orders between $75,000 and $78,100, while the latter has pending orders in place. The two traders adopted different position-adding strategies and leverage choices, utilizing pyramid position management to profit amid volatility.

On March 16, the crypto market continued to rise, with Bitcoin breaking through $74,000, up 2.9% in 24 hours. Ethereum and Solana showed larger gains, indicating funds flowing toward higher-risk crypto assets. The improving macro environment provided support for the market, with falling oil prices and a weaker dollar helping release liquidity. The market is focused on the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, which may impact future interest rate expectations.

According to cryptocurrency analyst Murphy's analysis, GEX data expiring on March 20 shows approximately $180 million in Long Gamma structure near $74,000, which suppresses price volatility. Therefore, BTC price will oscillate around that level. After the expiration date, changes in the options structure suggest market bets that BTC will move up toward $75,000, while there is resistance near $80,000, and support in the $65,000-$67,000 range.

On March 16, HyperInsight monitoring showed that CL crude oil futures on Hyperliquid exceeded $400 million in trading volume, second only to BTC and ETH. Additionally, Brent crude oil trading volume exceeded $147 million, with total crude oil futures trading volume exceeding $550 million. Other contracts such as XYZ100, silver, and gold also saw significant trading activity.

Venus Protocol announced on March 15 follow-up developments regarding abnormal activity in the THE liquidity pool. It suspended borrowing and withdrawals of THE, and reduced collateral factors across 7 markets to 0 to prevent risk exposure for some users. Preliminary investigation shows that the attacker accumulated 84% of THE tokens through normal deposit methods and manipulated prices by exploiting on-chain liquidity shortages and oracle delays. The platform will maintain transparency and release a comprehensive report after the investigation concludes.

Gate News message, on March 12, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a major whale shorting $34.74 million crude oil holds a total of 21,200 BRENTOIL (Brent Crude Oil Token) and 15,200 CL (WTI Crude Oil Token), with opening prices of $91.8 and $87.8 respectively, currently experiencing unrealized losses of $1.84 million. The whale cumulatively holds 18 positions and remains in an overall unrealized profit state.

On March 11, SNZ and ETHTAO co-hosted the "Ethereum Day: AI / RWA / DeFi" event in Hong Kong, discussing the convergent development of AI, RWA, and DeFi, attracting numerous industry participants and project representatives to exchange insights and explore Ethereum's advantages and the expansion of the financial ecosystem.