Gate News — On March 17th, Sanctum, a liquid staking token (LST) protocol in the Solana ecosystem, announced the launch of Infinity V2. The new version achieves three major core upgrades: support for real-time distribution of staking rewards by slot (the minimum time unit on the Solana blockchain), introduction of a yield smoothing mechanism to optimize user experience, and optimization adjustments to the underlying portfolio configuration. INF token will become the first LST to support slot-level continuous yield distribution.

2026-03-17 03:30—03:45 (UTC), BTC experienced a sharp decline, with K-line data showing a yield rate of -0.54%, price range between 74350.0—74829.0 USDT, and amplitude reaching 0.64%. During this period, market attention increased, volatility intensified, and the short-term downtrend triggered widespread tracking. The main driving force of this anomaly was multiple on-chain large transfers exceeding 500 BTC each, primarily flowing to a major exchange, resulting in an increase of approximately 3,200 BTC in the exchange's hot wallet balance. This triggered concentrated selling pressure, prompting

2026-03-16 12:15–12:30 (UTC), ETH price range was 2277.16 to 2303.11 USDT, yield reached +0.82%, with volatility of 1.14%. Short-term fluctuations attracted market attention, on-chain activity increased noticeably, and the trend intensified traders' participation enthusiasm. The main drivers of this price movement were on-chain net capital inflows and whale accumulation. Within the 15-minute window, ETH on-chain transaction volume increased approximately 27% compared to the previous hour's average, with net capital inflows reaching $46 million, primarily sourced from two large DeFi protocols.

Ledger's Asia-Pacific head Shibayama stated that if the US bans stablecoin yield distribution, it will trigger a new global crypto regulatory landscape, with some countries potentially introducing more attractive policies. The Asian market is more focused on blockchain infrastructure and financial product tokenization, while large institutions show weakening interest in direct crypto asset investments. As regulatory conditions improve, institutional investors are becoming more cautious when selecting custodial service providers.

2026-03-12 09:30 to 2026-03-12 09:45 (UTC) during this period, ETH price range was 2039.29 to 2062.42 USDT, achieving +1.00% yield in 15 minutes, with amplitude reaching 1.13%. Market volatility intensified, overall attention increased significantly, and on-chain activity strengthened synchronously, displaying typical characteristics of rapid capital flow and major force-driven movement. The main driving force behind this anomaly came from obvious on-chain capital inflows and direct stimulus from Ethereum 2.0 upgrade news. During the time window, the number of ETH on-chain transactions