RaaS #624: OpenSea Delays TGE!

RoboForce Raises $52M, Abu Dhabi Greenlights Tokenized Securities: GM Web3!

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March 17, 2026

Strategy Stacks More Bitcoin, CEO of Messari Steps Down, and Moar!

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RoboForce just closed a $52M oversubscribed round, pushing total funding to $67M. Led by YZi Labs with Jerry Yang joining heavyweights like Myron Scholes and Carnegie Mellon University, the company is building Physical AI to power what they call the era of RoboLabor.

OpenSea Foundation is pushing back the SEA token launch indefinitely, citing challenging market conditions. To soften the blow, they're offering optional fee refunds for recent trading waves and dropping platform fees to 0% for 60 days starting March 31st. The delay stings, but dfinzer says they're playing the long game.

Cboe filed a proposal with the SEC to launch near 24x5 US equities trading on its EDGX exchange, targeting December 2026. If approved, this could reshape how traditional markets operate alongside always-on crypto.

Your daily dose of bite-sized crypto news.

  1. Aerodrome teased something ETH-related dropping in Q2.

  2. Perle Labs has locked in their Season 1 snapshot, and final points are now recorded.

  3. Shape teased $SHAPE is going live with multiple reveals this week.

  4. Strategy acquired 22,337 BTC for $1.57B, now holding 761,068 BTC total.

  5. BlackRock's Head of Digital Assets called the new ETH staking ETF a "silver bullet" for institutions.

Eric Turner stepped down as CEO of Messari after eight years, handing the reins to Diran. The transition comes with layoffs as the company enters its next phase, though Turner remains as an advisor.

Hackers are now using LLMs to scan old EVM contracts at scale, exploiting token approvals you granted years ago. Hardware wallets won't save you here; revoke unused approvals via Revokedotcash or Rabby immediately.

Metaplanet is funneling $26M into Bitcoin infrastructure in Japan while Hong Kong lines up its first stablecoin issuers. Asia's crypto infrastructure play is accelerating fast.

Good thing I hodl.

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Abu Dhabi Global Markets approved tokenized securities trading under its regulatory framework, allowing institutions to deal in digital equities. Another major jurisdiction going onchain.

BNB Chain reminded users that Phase 1 of the Beacon Chain Token Recovery Tool sunset ends April 30. Holders need to migrate BEP2 tokens to BNB Smart Chain now or face delays.

PancakeSwap launched Pancake Town, their first interactive AI-agent world powered by PancakeSwap AI Skills. The gamified DeFi experiment is now live.

New documents allege a $5M deal between Javier Milei and Hayden Davis before LIBRA launched. This directly contradicts Milei's claim that he "merely shared it" rather than promoted it.