Gate News bot announcement: According to Gate's official announcement, Gate has launched a USDT staking Morpho protocol product. This product allows users to stake USDT to earn on-chain yields, with a minimum investment of 1 USDT and a current annual yield rate of 4.94%. The USDT staking product operates through the Morpho lending protocol, with funds deployed to the sUSDS-USDT market. Assets staked on day D begin accruing interest on day D+1, with interest distributions occurring on day D+2. Interest is automatically distributed daily in USDT form. Users can redeem yields at any time, with redemption requests arriving on day D+1 after submission. The product's annual yield fluctuates daily based on user staking participation and on-chain dynamics. Gate states that it has selected this project through rigorous protocol review and professional risk assessment screening.

Tesla has been approved to convert its investment in artificial intelligence company xAI into a small stake in SpaceX, strengthening capital ties between Elon Musk's companies. This equity adjustment allows Tesla to indirectly participate in SpaceX's capital structure, potentially laying the groundwork for future IPO plans, with an overall valuation of approximately $1.75 trillion.

BlackRock launched the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) on March 12, which will trade on Nasdaq starting March 13. The ETF will hold spot Ethereum and stake a portion of its assets, charging a 0.25% fee, with a 0.12% discount for the first $2.5 billion in assets, expanding its digital asset product line.

Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement on March 11, 2026 Gate launches "Crazy Wednesday" event, running from 14:00 on March 11, 2026, to 16:00 on March 15, 2026(UTC+8). Users can unlock blind boxes by completing multiple tasks such as flash swaps, spot trading, and futures trading, with a chance to win XPIN tokens, Airbnb gift cards, and other prizes. The blind boxes guarantee a win. During the event, Gate introduces USDT financial products with a 14-day fixed-term annualized yield of 8%. New users participating in 3-day fixed-term financial products can achieve an annualized yield of up to 100%. Additionally, cryptocurrencies like 0G, APT, AZTEC, IDOS, and others offer annualized yields of up to 300%. There are also staking activities for BTC, ETH, and SOL mining, offering a 5% bonus interest rate. Staking BTC can yield a maximum annualized return of 9.99%, staking ETH up to 9.75%, and staking SOL up to 16%.

Unitas Protocol launched its native governance token UP on March 11. The tokenomics show that 45% of the total distribution goes to the ecosystem and community. UP holders can stake to earn rewards and participate in governance voting, with diverse sources of income.

American Bitcoin mining company ABTC board member Richard Busch increased his stake by 68,000 shares, demonstrating confidence in the company's long-term strategy. ABTC focuses on Bitcoin self-mining and reserves, currently holding approximately 6,500 Bitcoins. Despite the stock price declining due to market volatility, analysts believe the increased holdings could have a positive impact on investor sentiment.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin announced that the Ethereum Foundation is utilizing DVT-lite technology to stake 72,000 ETH, aiming to simplify institutional distributed staking processes. He hopes to achieve node auto-configuration with a one-click operation, breaking the traditional notion of infrastructure as complex. He plans to adopt this method as soon as possible to encourage more institutions to participate in staking.

Gate News reports that on March 9, asset management firm Bitwise announced that the Ethereum Foundation is using its open-source software Dirk and Vouch, developed by its on-chain staking division, for treasury staking. The Ethereum Foundation has completed its first deposit of 2,016 ETH and plans to ultimately stake approximately 70,000 ETH, worth about $140 million. This staking aims to ensure network security and client diversity through Dirk's distributed signer and Vouch's multi-client verification tools.

UK Reform Party leader Nigel Farage invests in London Bitcoin company Stack BTC, acquiring a 6.31% stake. This funding round also attracted Blockchain.com to participate, with plans to jointly establish a Bitcoin reserve. Farage believes London should become a global cryptocurrency hub.

According to Polymarket data, two high-probability addresses are betting that the U.S. military will enter Iran in March, with a wager of $73,800 and a current probability of 43%. The United States is discussing deploying special forces into Iran, while Iran's foreign minister stated that they are prepared for a possible U.S. ground invasion and are strengthening their defenses.