A certain trader synchronized shorting gold and silver, with a floating profit of over $2.9 million.

On March 19th, spot gold dropped below $4,700 an ounce (per Bitget market data), hitting a fresh low not seen since February 6 and posting a 2.47% daily decline.

On March 19th, per data from fees.pump.fun, Pump.fun has repurchased approximately $332 million worth of PUMP tokens, reducing the total circulating supply by 30.015%. Meanwhile, HTX market data shows PUMP is currently trading at $0.001882, with a 24-hour decline of 10.42%.

On March 19, the Swiss National Bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at 0%, matching market expectations, marking the third straight hold. (Xinhua News Agency)

**March 19: Crypto.com CEO Flags AI Integration as Make-or-Break; 12% Targeted Layoffs Announced** Crypto.com co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek said on March 19 that the company is joining firms integrating AI across its entire operations. “Companies that don’t complete this shift immediately will fail—those that move slowly will be left behind,” Marszalek stated. “But firms that act fast and pair cutting-edge AI tools with top talent will unlock previously unimaginable scale and efficiency. This is the path we have to take.” As part of the transformation, Crypto.com is conducting targeted layoffs affecting roughly 12% of roles—positions that don’t align with the new AI-focused environment. All impacted employees have been notified and are receiving support resources to aid their transition. “We’re deeply grateful for the contributions of our departing colleagues,” Marszalek added.

March 19: LookOnChain data shows the whale linked to the 255 BTC sell-off has ramped up BTC and ETH short positions further. It currently holds short positions of 1167 BTC (~$81.88M) and 22,540 ETH (~$48.81M) simultaneously, with over $2M in unrealized profits.

March 19 — Binance Wallet announced in an official statement today that users can claim their Alpha airdrop starting at 18:00 UTC. The event uses the "Alpha Blind Box" format, with the airdrop pool including tokens from multiple projects. Users need at least 240 Binance Alpha Points to claim a reward, which will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. If not all rewards are claimed, the points threshold will automatically drop by 5 every 5 minutes.