Morgan Stanley's head of digital assets, Amy Oldenburg, stated at a blockchain summit that the crypto ETF market is still in its early stages, with primary demand coming from self-directed investors. Morgan Stanley plans to allow clients to purchase Bitcoin ETFs starting in 2024 and will gradually expand accessibility. Institutional participation is rising, with some major financial institutions setting crypto asset allocations between 1% to 4%.

US stocks opened higher on March 17, with the Dow Jones up 0.66%, the S&P 500 up 0.42%, and the Nasdaq up 0.33%. Qualcomm rose 3.2% due to approval of stock buybacks and dividend increases, while Micron Technology rose 2.5%. Cryptocurrency stocks showed mixed movements.

Gate News: On March 17, the three major U.S. stock index futures turned higher. The S&P 500 Index (U.S. large-cap stock benchmark index) futures rose 0.2%, the Nasdaq 100 Index (U.S. tech stock benchmark index) futures rose 0.1%, and the Dow Jones Index (U.S. blue-chip stock benchmark index) futures rose 0.3%.

On March 17, the National Security Department released the "Lobster" Security Hardening Guide, which identified breeding risks including host takeover and data theft. It recommends checking control interfaces, permission configurations, credential security, and plugin sources, emphasizing the principle of least privilege and implementation of isolation measures.

Cathie Wood stated that artificial intelligence has improved labor productivity and will significantly boost growth to 6% annually over the next decade. The application of large language models has surprised many skeptics, with frontier AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI experiencing significant revenue growth, with projected future revenues expected to reach 10 trillion to 12 trillion dollars, creating a major impact on GDP.

On March 17th, DefiLlama data showed that decentralized perpetual futures trading platform trading volume rebounded, with Hyperliquid open interest up 27.8% since the beginning of this month. Both trading volume and open interest on major Perp DEXs increased.

This article summarizes cryptocurrency news from March 17, 2026, focusing on the latest Bitcoin updates, Ethereum upgrades, Dogecoin trends, real-time cryptocurrency prices, and price predictions. Today's major Web3 events include: 1. China's "15th Five-Year Plan" outline: Implementation of the national blockchain network construction project and participation in international digital currency governance; 2. Robert Kiyosaki warns of global market collapse, Bitcoin could surge to $750,000; 3. Institutional capital inflows drive Bitcoin ETF consecutive six-day net inflows, with BTC price rising over 12% during the period.

Cryptocurrency-related crimes are rapidly rising in Spain's Basque region, with police investigating 541 cases involving fraud, money laundering, and other offenses. Social media platform Instagram has become a major channel for scams, prompting police to establish a cross-departmental task force to address the issue. Regulatory authorities emphasize the need to enhance market transparency and user protection to balance innovation and security.

Despite NVIDIA unveiling major AI and gaming technologies at the GTC conference, its stock price was unable to continue rising. Analysts believe this is due to market profit-taking following positive news. At the same time, investors are paying close attention to the actual profitability of AI investments and the sustainability of cloud computing expenditures, leading to cautious stock price movements. NVIDIA's industry leadership remains unchanged, but the market is now more cautious about the alignment between valuation and growth.

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.