👀 Messari lays off staff and replaces CEO as it shifts to AI

Analytics platform Messari is restructuring the company to become AI-first, focusing on institutional clients and AI-driven research.

CEO Eric Turner stepped down and will remain an advisor. CTO Diran Li becomes the new CEO following discussions with the board.

The company also carried out layoffs, though the exact number wasn’t disclosed.

Messari is clearly moving toward automation, betting that AI can handle a growing share of research and analytics work.

🤲 OpenSea delays SEA token launch

OpenSea has pushed back the launch of its SEA token. The team was targeting late March, but decided to wait due to weak market conditions.

The farming campaign is ending with no further waves. Users will get fee refunds for waves 3–6.

They also added 0% trading fees for 60 days starting March 31.

Even big platforms prefer better timing for a token launch.

⚡️ JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Fed announced no rate change.

🪙 Investors rush out of gold

The largest gold ETFs saw a record $5.52B outflow in a single week.

This comes just one week after roughly $4B of inflows, one of the strongest weekly numbers in at least 5 years.

Fed Chair Powell getting ready to keep interest rates unchanged at today's FOMC meeting despite World War 3 popping off in the Middle East.

Powell: Inflation could go higher in the near-term

Powell: No rate cuts until Fed sees inflation progress

This is hawkish language.

🤖 Have you heard about China’s “cyber confession rooms”?

They’re posts or livestreams built around an empty room, where people anonymously share everything from procrastination to debt and personal struggles.

Apparently, the most relatable content on the internet is everyone struggling at the same time.

🦘 Crypto payments are rising in Australia while banks keep blocking transfers.

Nothing makes people question the system faster than being told they can’t use their own money.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged at 3.50% - 3.75%.

SILVER IS GOING TO $0