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BlockBeats News, March 11, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, Oracle (ORCL) closed down 1.4% today at $149, but surged 12.2% in subsequent after-hours and night trading. As a result, the ORCL mapping contract price on Hyperliquid soared in sync, rising more than 12% in a short period, currently quoted at $167.4, a premium of over 12% compared to the closing price. During this round of surge, two whales with short positions exceeding 1 million on Hyperliquid—crypto KOL "CBB" and "On-chain Stockholder"—both suffered losses. Both had previously set up 3x leveraged ORCL short positions around $154, with each holding about $1.1 millions. As the contract price jumped, their short positions turned from profit to loss, with a drawdown of over 20% for both.

Foresight News reports that Solana-based AI data marketplace Kled AI has announced the completion of a $5.5 million seed round of financing. Investors include Sebastian Thrun (founder of Waymo), Aglaé (venture capital fund under Bernard Arnault), K5 Global, Diplo, Parable VC, Cox Exponential (CX2), Daniel Greenberg (founder of MSCHF), Harrison Shih (DoorDash Labs), Kent Lacob (shareholder of Golden State Warriors), among other institutions and individuals. This round brings Kled AI's total funding to $9 million.

(1) Major European investors believe that even though soaring energy prices are pushing up inflation, the recent extreme volatility in the government bond market has already been excessive, disrupting previous expectations of interest rate cuts. (2) Amundi has purchased short-term UK and Italian government bonds, while Allianz Global Investors has increased its holdings of long-term UK government bonds. (3) After the outbreak of the US-Israel war against Iran, oil prices briefly approached $120 per barrel, and traders once bet that the Bank of England would raise interest rates next year (before the war, a rate cut was expected this month); after oil prices retreated, they heavily bet on a 50% probability of a rate cut before the end of the year. (4) The European Central Bank's expectations are similarly volatile: on Monday, bets were placed on two rate hikes in 2026 (last month, rate cuts were expected), and currently, the probability of a rate hike before December is priced at about 70%. (5) Amundi's Chief Investment Officer stated that central bank actions are premature, and the current market pricing for rate hikes actually presents an opportunity, with volatility mainly stemming from unwinding pre-war long bond positions. (6) The yields on two-year UK and German government bonds have risen by about 30 basis points. He believes short-term bonds are more attractive, has increased holdings of UK short-term bonds, purchased Italian short-term bonds, and sold 30-year long-term bonds. (7) Allianz fund managers have increased their holdings of 30-year UK government bonds (relative to US Treasuries), and still expect the Bank of England to cut rates in 2026, citing reasons such as a weakening labor market, easing inflation, and fiscal tightening.