A report from Standard Chartered Bank in the UK says stablecoin trading activity is growing rapidly and that the market size is expected to reach $2 trillion by 2028. The uses of stablecoins have expanded into areas such as AI payments and cross-border payments, strengthening their role in the market. The report emphasizes that innovative use cases will drive market growth, signaling that stablecoins will become an important catalyst for the convergence of digital currencies and traditional finance.

AI video editing application Captions' parent company Mirage has completed a $75 million funding round and will transform into a lab focused on developing proprietary AI models for the advertising industry, with plans to implement a freemium model in 2025. The funding will be used for business expansion and market entry into Asia.

From 2026-03-15 22:30 to 2026-03-15 22:45 (UTC), BTC rose 0.63% within 15 minutes, with a price range of 71926.4 to 72500.0 USDT and a volatility amplitude of 0.80%. During the same period, trading volume increased notably with buy-side dominance, market attention heated up, and fluctuation intensity exceeded the intraday average, reflecting rising sentiment and active short-term trading activity. The main driver of this price movement is a macro positive catalyst: The US SEC released a positive statement regarding bitcoin ETF approval progress at 22:00, which directly bolstered

On March 12, Bloomberg reported that venture capital firm General Catalyst is discussing a new fundraising round of approximately $10 billion, which will be used for early-stage venture capital and growth funds. The firm is expanding its investment areas and may compete with large venture capital firms.

Venture capital firm General Catalyst is discussing a new fundraising plan of approximately $10 billion, with funds allocated to early-stage and growth funds. The firm has gradually expanded its investment areas, and if the fundraising succeeds, it will enhance its capital strength and compete with other prominent venture capital firms.

Gate News Announcement: On March 11, the email service platform for AI agents, AgentMail, completed a $6 million seed funding round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Y Combinator, Paul Graham, Dharmesh Shah, Paul Copplestone, Karim Atiyeh, Taro

AI startup AgentMail completed a $6 million seed round of funding on March 11th, aiming to provide AI agents with a human-like email experience, launching automatic API access to facilitate developers in creating and managing mailboxes.

Wintermute analyzes market conditions, believing that macro factors dominate, and cryptocurrencies are showing resilience with weakened correlation to stocks. Currently, the leverage in the cryptocurrency market is relatively low, resulting in less selling pressure. Although there is still room for further decline, deleveraging seems to have passed, and whether the future performance can be sustained remains to be seen. The FOMC meeting is a recent catalyst.

QFEX on-chain contract trading platform completes $9.5 million seed round financing, led by General Catalyst, with participation from many well-known institutions. The platform aims to provide ordinary investors with the opportunity to compete with institutions, supporting 24/7 high-leverage trading with up to 50x leverage, backed by a strong team.