Gate News reported that on March 18, according to Lookonchain monitoring, Meme coin pippin's price has dropped 85% from its peak. An address beginning with 0xNU5a purchased 8.16 million Pippin for $180,000 five months ago and has held it until now, with unrealized gains declining from over $7 million to less than $1 million.

A court in Zhangqiu District, Jinan City, Shandong Province heard a virtual currency investment case and ruled that Liu's entrustment contract for investing in "Alpha Coin" was invalid because his participation in illegal financial activities means he must bear the loss himself. The judge warned that virtual currency transactions are not protected by law.

Gate News reported that on March 17, on-chain data shows that a certain whale/institution withdrew 217.7 BTC from a certain CEX half an hour ago, valued at $16.04 million. This address has been continuously withdrawing BTC from the exchange since March 3, accumulating a total of 2634.7 BTC over 14 days (total value of $186 million), with an average cost of $70,805 per coin, and currently has unrealized gains of $9.05 million.

Gate News: On March 17, according to monitoring by onchainschool.pro, some VVV whale holders are selling off tokens. One address has unstaked and is gradually selling approximately $600,000 worth of VVV tokens, and this address also holds another $600,000 worth of VVV. Additionally, one bot account holds approximately $200,000 in tokens that are still being sold. As of press time, VVV is trading at $5.63, down 8.1% in the last 24 hours.

Gate News reported that as of March 17, according to Dune data, Pump.fun's Meme token graduation rate for last week (March 9-March 15) rose to 2.01%, marking a new high since July 2025. Meanwhile, since the final week of February, Pump.fun's weekly Meme coin graduation rate has rebounded to above 1%.

Trump announced an exclusive dinner for Meme coin holders, sparking market speculation opportunities. Trader "little x" profited over 2 million dollars following the news. Despite obvious short-term gains, long-term holders underperformed. This event sparked controversy, involving potential conflict of interest risks. Overall, the market dynamics and compliance aspects of this project warrant further attention.

TRUMP Coin is experiencing capital concentration into major holders ahead of an upcoming offline dinner event, with addresses holding over 1 million yuan increasing to 83, driving a 36% price surge. Whales are participating in pushing the price higher, while short-term volatility remains elevated, though some investors are choosing to sell at peak levels. Analysts believe that if the price breaks through key resistance levels, it could rally further; otherwise, a pullback may occur.

Korea's National Police Agency completes draft virtual asset management directive, first time including dark coin management and clarifying software wallet solutions. Over the past 5 years, virtual assets worth approximately 54.5 billion won have been seized, with police planning to select private custodian institutions. Experts recommend establishing a government-led custody system.

The Solana-based meme coin Punch experienced a brief surge on March 17, with its market cap rising from 10 million dollars to 16.5 million dollars at its peak, currently trading at 13.7 million dollars, up 49% in 24 hours. This increase is related to its winning a community listing vote on a certain trading platform. However, due to the high volatility of meme coin trading, investors should exercise caution.