Gate News Report, March 12 — U.S. major bank Wells Fargo has filed a cryptocurrency-related trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the name WFUSD. According to the application documents, WFUSD will provide cryptocurrency payment processing, digital asset trading execution, and asset tokenization software services. The name suggests that it may be a deposit token or stablecoin. Previously in 2019, Wells Fargo disclosed plans to pilot an internal settlement service called "Wells Fargo Digital Cash" on its proprietary distributed ledger platform.

Gate News Report: On March 11, the U.S. Department of Justice has decided to reopen the case against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm this fall. Previously, the prosecution failed to persuade the jury to reach a conviction in the initial trial. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York will continue to pursue charges 1 and 3 in the indictment, focusing on third-party developer liability and blockchain-related evidence.

Oracle will release its Q3 earnings report on March 10, with the market focusing on its AI investment returns. The company announced a $50 billion financing plan for data center construction, and progress in its $300 billion partnership with OpenAI has attracted attention. Analysts predict that Oracle will optimize costs through layoffs and asset divestitures, expecting to free up $8-10 billion in free cash flow.

Gate News: On March 10, the Gwangju District Prosecutor's Office in South Korea sold 320.8 Bitcoins, with the proceeds of 31.6 billion Korean Won (approximately $21.5 million) remitted to the national treasury. The Bitcoins were originally confiscated after a crackdown on an illegal gambling platform, stolen in August 2025 due to a phishing attack on an official, and voluntarily returned by the hacker in February this year. The prosecution then sold the assets in batches over 11 days (from February 24 to March 6). The hacker remains at large, and the investigation is ongoing. (The Block)

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.

On March 10th, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett pointed out that U.S. Judge Failla showed a different attitude when presiding over cases involving Tornado Cash and Uniswap developers, considering Uniswap as neutral infrastructure, while viewing Tornado Cash as involved in illegal financial activities, which could influence the future liability determination for DeFi project developers.

Oracle recently faced difficulties due to the expansion of AI data centers, and media reports prompted the company to issue two statements to clarify the situation. The company plans to lay off employees to address cash shortages and revealed that the expansion plan with OpenAI has been abandoned. ORCL's stock price dropped significantly, and the market is pessimistic about its free cash flow prospects.

The U.S. Department of Justice has requested a retrial for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm on charges of money laundering and violating sanctions. The initial trial ended in a hung jury, and the case remains unresolved. This case will have a profound impact on crypto privacy tools and blockchain regulation.

According to Amanda Tuminelli, Chief Legal Officer of the DeFi Education Fund, the U.S. Department of Justice will re-examine Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm in the fall. In the first trial, the jury did not reach a consensus on money laundering and sanctions charges, only ruling that he operated an unlicensed remittance business. Despite errors by the prosecution in the first trial, they still decided to re-try some of the charges.

Nasdaq-listed Empery Digital sells 102 Bitcoins at $71,636 each, raising $7.3 million for cash reserves and stock buybacks. This move addresses shareholder dissatisfaction with management; Empery has repurchased over 20 million shares through Bitcoin sales and plans to continue reducing its Bitcoin holdings to fund future buybacks.