Financial institutions are cautious about AI proxy tools like OpenClaw, concerned about data leaks and system risks. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China issued a risk warning, advising users to authorize cautiously, not to believe in high-yield promises easily, and to protect personal information.

The total market capitalization of stablecoins across the entire network reached $312.4 billion, a new all-time high, with USDT and USDC accounting for 58.9% and 25% respectively. Sky's USDS has a market cap of $7.92 billion, a monthly increase of 26.7%. Sky Protocol's daily protocol revenue reached $600,000. The issuance of yield-bearing stablecoins exceeded $21.5 billion, accounting for 6.88%.

On March 9th, the PENDLE staking ratio reached a record high, with 60% of the circulating supply staked, indicating increased community confidence in the protocol. On March 5th, Pendle's real-world asset TVL reached $376.5 million, with $56.5 million deployed as RWA collateral on the Morpho protocol. Pendle emphasizes that yield infrastructure is key to large-scale adoption of institutional-grade RWA.

The CLARITY Act is entering a critical stage, with lawmakers planning to advance it before April 3rd, aiming to clarify regulatory responsibilities for digital assets. The negotiations mainly focus on the regulation of stablecoin yield products, and no agreement has been reached yet. The passage of the bill will impact the participation of American banks in the digital asset space and their global competitive position.

Australian company BTC Markets is applying for a market license to promote the development of tokenized real-world assets (RWA). CEO Lucas Dobbins stated that the goal is to establish on-chain markets for assets such as stocks and bonds. The current on-chain tokenized asset market size is approximately $26 billion, and it is expected to reach $2 trillion by 2030. Australia has the potential to generate economic benefits, but rapid development may yield only $1 billion in revenue.

On March 9th, DeFi lending protocol Aave reached 155,000 monthly active users in February, setting a new record with approximately 100% growth. Due to a reduction in low-risk yield strategies, investors are shifting towards DeFi lending. Aave's total value locked across 20 blockchains is nearly $27 billion. The governance group Aave Chan Initiative announced it is ceasing operations due to transparency disputes.

Gate News Report, March 9 — Strategy, a company under Michael Saylor, may raise $300 million in the coming weeks by selling preferred shares STRC to purchase more Bitcoin. STRC was launched in July 2025 as a yield-generating financing instrument, maintaining its share price close to a $100 face value through a variable monthly yield, currently offering an annualized return of 11.50%. This instrument has helped Strategy accumulate a Bitcoin holding worth approximately $50 billion.

Gate News Bot Message, March 09, According to CoinMarketCap data, at the time of press, HUMA (Huma Finance) is currently trading at $0.02, up 17.94% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.02 and a low of $0.01. The current market cap is approximately $53.4 million, an increase of about $8.12 million compared to yesterday. Huma Finance is the first PayFi network that accelerates global payments through real-time liquidity. Huma 2.0 offers permissionless DeFi yields driven by real payment flows, allowing users on the Solana chain to choose their yield methods and access DeFi. Huma provides a modular six-layer framework—covering high-speed chains, stablecoins, custody, compliance, financing, and applications—to

Aave founder Stani.eth pointed out that the private credit market is under pressure due to Federal Reserve rate hikes, with rising borrowing costs leading to stock price declines and redemption pressures for many funds. He mentioned that risk scenarios and DeFi investors should be cautious of high-yield RWA risks, emphasizing that on-chain private credit can offer transparency and security advantages that traditional finance cannot provide.

From 02:45 to 03:00 on March 8, 2026 (UTC), ETH prices fluctuated sharply within the range of 1,936.0 to 1,969.18 USDT. The 15-minute candlestick yield was -1.36%, with an amplitude of 1.68%. The short-term downtrend intensified, market attention significantly increased, trading activity was high, and panic sentiment dominated. The main driver of this anomaly was the widespread decline in global risk assets and escalating extreme panic sentiment. Major US stock indices experienced a sharp pullback, and the VIX fear index soared to 29.49 (+24.17%), leading to