Odaily Planet Daily reports that Venus Protocol announced on its X platform that, given the ongoing investigation into unusual activity in the THE liquidity pool, it has taken precautionary measures to immediately suspend all THE borrowing and withdrawals to prevent any further abuse. This measure will remain in effect until the investigation concludes. All other markets remain unaffected and will continue to operate normally. Previously, it was reported that an address that received 7,400 ETH from Tornado orchestrated tonight's collateral liquidation of CAKE and THE, resulting in a liquidation shortfall of approximately $2.15 million for Venus (1.18 million CAKE + 1.84 million THE), while the hacker obtained approximately $5.07 million from Venus (2,172 BNB + 1.516 million CAKE + 20 BTC).

According to Odaily Planet Daily, based on monitoring by on-chain analyst Yu Jin, an address (hacker?) that received 7,400 ETH from Tornado orchestrated tonight's collateral liquidation event for CAKE and THE, resulting in a liquidation shortfall of approximately $2.15 million for Venus (1.18 million CAKE + 1.84 million THE). The hacker, meanwhile, obtained approximately $5.07 million from Venus (2,172 BNB + 1.516 million CAKE + 20 BTC). The hacker first received 7,400 ETH from Tornado via address 0x7a7...234, then deposited it into Aave for a collateralized loan of 9.92 million USDT (including USDT, DAI, and USDC), which was then transferred to multiple wallets to purchase THE. 2. Around 8 PM tonight, the hacker likely manipulated the price of THE on the CEX (likely having previously placed long orders). He then deposited 36.1 million THE tokens into Venus through two wallets, borrowing assets such as BTC, BNB, and CAKE. Three to four minutes later, the price of THE plummeted (likely due to his closing long positions and opening short positions), his collateral on Venus was liquidated, further pushing the price of THE down. Ultimately, all collateral in both wallets was liquidated, but approximately $2.15 million (1.18 million CAKE + 1.84 million THE) remained unpaid, becoming a deficit on Venus. In total, he borrowed 9.92 million USDT, but the assets borrowed from Venus were only worth $5.07 million USD. While this doesn't appear profitable on-chain, it's speculated that he manipulated the price drop of THE through on-chain liquidation to profit from his CEX positions.

According to a report by Argentine media El Destape on March 15th, a previously unpublished document extracted from the phone of intermediary Mauricio Novelli reveals a $5 million payment agreement drafted for the LIBRA cryptocurrency project, with most of the funds allegedly related to the support of Argentine President Javier Milie. The document shows the agreement consisted of three payments: an initial $1.5 million (in tokens or cash) as an upfront payment; a second $1.5 million conditional on Milie announcing Hayden Davis as her advisor on social media; and a final $2 million payment contingent on Milie and her sister Karina Milie signing a government consulting contract regarding blockchain or AI in person. The document was created on February 11, 2025, three days before Milie's tweets sparking the $LIBRA controversy. The report also suggests that "H" likely refers to Hayden Davis, CEO of Kelsier Ventures, who met with Milie and her sister at the Argentine presidential palace before the incident. The document, allegedly obtained from a forensic examination of the relevant equipment by the Argentine prosecutor's technical investigation department, has become one of the key leads in the local "crypto scandal" investigation.

Huoxun Finance News, March 15th – SkyProtocol (formerly MakerDAO) announced a proposal to allocate approximately 70 million USDS as initial capital (Genesis Capital) to multiple SkyAgents to support further expansion of the SkyAgent Network during its launch phase. These independent capital allocators will participate in capital deployment and provide a source of yield for SkySavingsRate. According to the proposal, the capital allocation includes: 10 million USDS to KeelFinance; 25 million USDS each to the new executive agents Amatsu and Ozone; and an additional 10 million USDS to a yet-to-be-announced sixth launch phase agent. If governance approves, the relevant fund transfers are expected to be arranged in the execution vote on March 26th. Sky stated that the initial capital is the initial funding used by governance to launch new agents during the early expansion phase of the network, aiming to promote capital allocation diversification and drive yield generation. The funds remain within the protocol, managed by a segregated account controlled by governance, and have a phased exit mechanism; as agents mature and issue their own liquidity tokens, reliance on these funds will gradually decrease.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated that oil in emergency reserves will soon begin flowing into the global market. Stockpiles from Asian and Oceanian countries will be immediately available, while those from Europe and the Americas will be available by the end of March. Governments have pledged to release 271.7 million barrels of crude oil from strategic petroleum reserves and 116.6 million barrels from mandatory industry reserves. Member countries in the Americas will provide 172.2 million barrels of oil. Of the planned release, 72% is crude oil and 28% is petroleum products. (Jinshi)