Gate News Report, March 10 — According to sources familiar with the matter, customer relationship management (CRM) software company Salesforce is planning to issue up to $25 billion in bonds to fund a stock buyback, which would be the largest bond issuance in the company's history. The sources said the company plans to issue at least $20 billion in bonds in the U.S. market. As the details have not been publicly disclosed, the sources requested anonymity. The sources also mentioned that the bonds could be issued as early as this week, but the exact timing may still change.

Trump warns Iran that if it blocks oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, it will face a "twentyfold" retaliation, causing international oil prices to plummet and government bond yields to decline. The market is focused on the G7 summit and upcoming U.S. economic data releases, which will influence oil prices and market trends.

Gate News Announcement, March 9 — On-chain analysis data shows that the Solana blockchain has surpassed Ethereum in the number of wallets holding tokenized real-world assets (RWA). Currently, Solana leads in the number of wallets holding RWA. Although Solana is ahead in the number of holders, Ethereum still maintains a dominant position in the total value of tokenized assets deployed on-chain. Most major tokenized government bond products and private credit platforms are still based on the Ethereum ecosystem.

The Bank of Canada announced the test results of the "Samara Project," successfully issuing and managing 100 million CAD worth of tokenized government bonds through blockchain technology. The project applied distributed ledger technology in bond issuance, trading, and settlement, enhancing transparency and efficiency. Regulatory authorities remain cautious, believing that infrastructure and regulatory issues still need to be addressed. This pilot demonstrates the potential of blockchain in the financial sector.

The Bank of Canada completed a tokenization pilot project called "Project Samara," successfully issuing 100 million CAD government bonds using Hyperledger Fabric technology. While blockchain improved operational efficiency and data integrity, integration challenges and regulatory frameworks may slow widespread adoption.

The native stablecoin of the Sui blockchain, Sui Dollar (USDsui), is now live. Issued by Bridge, it aims to channel reserve asset yields back into the Sui ecosystem. USDsui allocates part of its earnings for SUI token buybacks or investments in DeFi protocols, intending to promote liquidity and ecosystem growth. The Sui team hopes to change the traditional stablecoin yield distribution model through this initiative and strengthen the DeFi value cycle.

Japanese investors sold the largest amount of overseas bonds since 2024 in February, with a net sale of 3.42 trillion yen, mainly due to rising domestic yields and falling government bond prices. This trend has sparked market concerns about capital outflows.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority plans to issue the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses in March, with HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank expected to be approved. HSBC's CEO stated that they will actively participate in Hong Kong's financial innovation, exploring blockchain and tokenization services, including bond issuance and tokenized gold business.

ChainCatcher News, according to Jinshi reports, Kevin Wash's plan to reduce the Federal Reserve's balance sheet will only proceed slowly. Wash pointed out that the Fed's nearly $7 trillion balance sheet has overstepped congressional authority and believes that large-scale bond purchases have distorted financial markets. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that Wash will only begin adjusting the balance sheet after consultations with banks and the public, and it is unlikely that the scale will be restored to pre-2008 financial crisis levels.

The escalation of the Middle East conflict has led to rising oil prices, triggering an increase in Eurozone and U.S. Treasury yields, but safe-haven demand has limited the gains. The market reaction has been relatively orderly, with German government bond yields rising slightly, and the impact of oil prices on bonds being limited.