Derivio announced on March 17 that it had completed a $6 million financing round, with investments from multiple institutions. The platform will focus on building infrastructure around "agent-based trading," utilizing AI agents to enable automated strategy execution and trading decisions.

AI-native trading platform Derivio announced on March 17 that it completed a $6 million funding round with participation from multiple renowned institutions. Derivio plans to build infrastructure around "agentic trading," leveraging AI agents to enhance the automation of trading strategy execution and decision-making.

Gate News reported that on March 17th, AI trading terminal Derivio completed a $6 million financing round, with participation from institutions including YZi Labs, CMT Digital, Everstake Capital, and Big Brain Holdings.

Rakuten Group launched Rakuten AI 3.0, a Japanese-specialized large language model, on March 17, claiming to surpass GPT-4o on multiple Japanese language tests. However, netizens discovered that the model may be based on DeepSeek development and raised questions about its pro-China stance and the authenticity of its independently developed technology, sparking discussions.

The World project has launched the AgentKit developer toolkit for CEX's intelligent agent payment protocol x402, enabling AI agents authorized by users verified through World to prove their real identities while safeguarding privacy. This initiative integrates payment and identity mechanisms to establish a comprehensive trust system.

Gate News reported that on March 17, a venture capital fund under a certain CEX recently completed two private market investments with a combined scale of approximately $35 million. Specifically, it invested approximately $14.6 million in payment company Stripe and approximately $20 million in AI audio startup ElevenLabs. Stripe is currently valued at approximately $159 billion and owns stablecoin platform Bridge.

Decentralized GPU computing infrastructure platform Aethir officially launched its managed Kubernetes service on March 17, aiming to expand into enterprise-grade AI infrastructure. The service supports rapid cluster deployment, is compatible with the latest GPUs, and starts at $1.45/hour with enterprise-grade security. Through cost optimization, Aethir has been providing computing power services across 95 countries globally, serving 150 enterprise customers.

4Heal Technology announced the completion of a million-dollar strategic funding round led by AI MOXA Group. The funds will be used for the development of Web3 AI health intelligent agents, wearable devices, and a decentralized health data platform, while supporting the commercialization of de-identified health data and new product research and development. This marks 4Heal's successful validation of its business model and receipt of its first pre-sale orders.

Gate News: On March 17, Amazon (AMZN.O, a U.S. tech giant) rose 1% in pre-market trading. According to previous reports, OpenAI and AWS (Amazon Web Services) have signed an agreement to sell artificial intelligence services to U.S. government employees.

Gate News reports that on March 17, OpenAI and Amazon Web Services (AWS) signed a cooperation agreement to sell artificial intelligence technology to U.S. government staff. According to the agreement, both parties will jointly provide AI solutions and technical support to U.S. government departments.