The UK government is working to help AI company Anthropic expand its operations in the UK, including an expansion in London and a dual listing, with plans to raise it during the company CEO's visit. The move comes amid the backdrop that Anthropic has been placed on a U.S. government blacklist due to national security risks, and it is currently challenging that decision.

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The Smarter Web Company was included in the FTSE UK Index Series on March 20th. The CEO stated this would attract passive capital inflows and strengthen the institutional shareholder base. The company maintains a solid capital structure and holds 2695 bitcoins.

An xAI team member Jaime Alonso announced his departure on March 20, which was his last day at the company. He thanked co-founder Toby Pohlen and the London team for their support. Pohlen himself had announced his departure earlier on February 27, and had previously been involved in the development of Grok.

IMC Trading has named Alex Casimo as Chief Business Officer for its cryptocurrency division to enhance its institutional crypto business. With experience from Portofino Technologies and Citadel Securities, he will operate in London, overseeing activities across 50 exchanges.

Gate News reported that on March 19, a man accused his ex-wife of stealing over 2323 bitcoins from his wallet after their divorce and transferring them to a place he cannot access, with the assets involved valued at up to 180 million pounds (approximately 238 million US dollars). Plaintiff Ping Fai Yuen has filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife Fun Yung Li at the London court over this matter. According to London court ruling documents published on March 10, since the litigation was initiated, the bitcoins involved in the case have been valued at up to 180 million pounds.

On March 17, London Metal Exchange copper inventories surged to 18,775 tons, hitting the highest level since 2019, putting pressure on copper prices with a short-term decline exceeding 1.4%. On-chain longs faced floating losses, with the largest long position's losses expanding to 41%.

Gate News: On March 16, according to market sources, key contract trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME, the world's largest metal futures exchange) was suspended. At the same time, market data shows spot gold fell below $5000, currently trading at $4994.8; spot silver is currently trading at $80.667.

Gate News Report, March 10, London-listed technology company The Smarter Web Company increased its Bitcoin holdings by 3 coins, bringing the total to 2695 coins.

UK Reform Party leader Nigel Farage invests in London Bitcoin company Stack BTC, acquiring a 6.31% stake. This funding round also attracted Blockchain.com to participate, with plans to jointly establish a Bitcoin reserve. Farage believes London should become a global cryptocurrency hub.