Cryptocurrency financing transaction volume drops back to 2017 levels

Northwestern Mutual Survey: About 32% of Generation Z have invested or are considering investing in cryptocurrencies

Gate News Announcement, March 10 — Northwestern Mutual released a research report indicating that many Generation Z investors tend to choose high-risk assets to achieve their financial goals. The survey data shows that about 80% of Generation Z respondents feel financially behind and believe that speculative investments can accumulate wealth more quickly than traditional investment strategies. Among them, approximately 32% have already invested or are considering investing in cryptocurrencies, while a similar proportion of respondents are involved in prediction market investments.

Liquid Capital founder suggests improving crypto VC exit mechanisms to activate capital and promote industry innovation

Yili Hua pointed out that the decline in innovation in the crypto industry stems from tightening US policies and exchange lock-up mechanisms, which impose additional risks on VCs. He recommends improving exit mechanisms, stimulating investment, and promoting industry innovation and the listing of high-quality assets.

Tokenized stocks surpass the $1 billion mark

The tokenized stock market has surpassed $1 billion, highlighting growing investor interest in blockchain-based financial assets. Ondo Finance and Backed Finance's xStocks dominate the market, controlling over 80% of tokenized stock activity.

Xiaohongshu announces governance of AI-managed accounts, strictly prohibiting the use of technical methods to simulate human creation.

Gate News Announcement, March 10 — Xiaohongshu Shuguanjia announced that Xiaohongshu is committed to maintaining the authentic nature of the community and strictly prohibits any behavior that uses technical means to simulate real people, create inauthentic content, or engage in false interactions. The platform will regulate accounts operated under AI hosting mode. The announcement also calls on creators to use AI tools responsibly and to continue sharing genuine experiences and feelings through real people. The platform encourages users to report suspected AI-hosted accounts or related content via the report button.

OpenAI Codex resets rate limits after malfunction again, engineering lead: You guys are used to it by now.

OpenAI's Codex has recently experienced multiple instances of unresponsiveness. The engineering lead confirmed that the issue has been fixed and will reset the rate limits for all users. The Codex team typically provides compensation after outages. Currently, weekly active users reach 2 million, with a growth rate of 25%.

SharpLink reports a book loss of $734 million: ETH staking business hits a new all-time high, institutions increase their investments

SharpLink reported a net loss of $734.6 million in fiscal year 2025, primarily due to non-cash accounting expenses and unrealized losses from ETH price declines. Despite strong performance in staking operations and significant growth in operating revenue, there was no noticeable appreciation in the ETH per share metric, and institutional ownership increased. Market interpretations vary, and future development depends on a rebound in ETH prices.