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US President Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran, threatening to destroy its power plants and demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by blockading the strait, causing market volatility due to geopolitical tensions. US stock futures declined, crude oil prices soared, and gold fell due to a strong dollar, demonstrating the market's lack of resilience to crisis.

Robert Kiyosaki shares a personal story to emphasize the mindset of denial regarding economic risks as U.S. public debt nears $39 trillion and inflation persists. He urges proactive financial preparation, highlighting youth and health as crucial assets for resilience in market shocks. The message resonates amid a weakening stock market due to Middle Eastern tensions and inflationary pressures.

Brazil's new Finance Minister Duarte has suspended public consultations on cryptocurrency taxation, planning to focus on macroeconomic legislation and avoiding controversy before elections. Current crypto regulations are set to be completed in 2025, but tax treatment remains unclear, prolonging legal uncertainty and affecting long-term business planning.

The essay discusses how major wars lead to significant increases in money supply, using World War I and II as examples. It highlights the correlation between wartime funding needs and monetary expansion, revealing long-term economic impacts.

Pi Network's recent price has risen to $0.198, outperforming the broader crypto market, primarily driven by capital rotation and the launch of a new token platform developed through Protocol 20 upgrades. Analysts point out that PI's gains reflect fundamental improvements rather than passive market influences. Going forward, PI's price movement will be affected by altcoin season indices and market sentiment, with $0.20 serving as resistance and $0.19 as support.

An attacker exploited a vulnerability in Resolv's USR stablecoin minting contract on March 22, 2026, creating approximately 80 million unbacked tokens from roughly $200,000 in USDC and extracting an estimated $25 million, causing USR to crash to $0.025 on Curve before partially recovering to around $0.85.

XRP has continued to underperform since the start of the year, failing to attract market capital, with current trading prices below major moving averages. SOPR and NUPL indicators show bottom signals, but these are only probabilistic characteristics. $1.51 serves as a near-term bullish-bearish dividing line, with breakouts potentially triggering a bullish rebound. The market maintains a cautious stance on XRP's short-term strong rebound, with the probability of returning to $2 at only 5%.

Across Protocol, a Paradigm-backed bridge protocol, has initiated a temperature check proposal to transition from its token and DAO structure to equity and a corporate setup, citing challenges in forming partnerships and scaling under the current model.

China's National Internet Emergency Center and Cyberspace Security Association released the "OpenClaw Security Usage Practice Guide," which proposes tiered security recommendations for both individual users and enterprises to address security risks posed by the open-source AI tool's need for high system privileges. The guide emphasizes the importance of environment isolation, execution permission restrictions, and avoiding the processing of private data. Enterprise users are subject to stricter requirements, including the need to formulate usage standards, conduct security assessments, and strengthen technical protection measures. This initiative aims to prevent data breaches and system risks.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted on March 22, 2026, that "The Orange March Continues," signaling the company's ongoing Bitcoin accumulation as total holdings reached 761,068 BTC valued at approximately $52.36 billion with an average acquisition cost of $75,696 per coin.

Fundstrat founder Tom Lee predicts the S&P 500 will reach 7,700 by year-end and emphasizes that geopolitical events are typically buying opportunities. He warns of a potential 15% to 20% correction by year-end, but believes the Federal Reserve will end quantitative tightening in December, which could trigger a market rally. Historical data shows that markets typically recover within 28 days following major military conflicts. Despite the need to continuously monitor capital flows, Tom Lee views the correction as a pullback within a long-term bull market, with a potential bull market extending through 2035 to 2038.

A mysterious whale recently withdrew 4.35 million USDT from Aave, converting the entire amount to purchase 21,030 ETH, bringing its holdings to 122,392 ETH, with a market value of approximately $251.3 million. The whale continues to increase its ETH holdings through DeFi leverage strategies, demonstrating optimism toward the market and signaling a long-term bullish stance.

The founder of Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has been arrested by police on suspicion of fraud. The incident originated from a complaint filed by an insurance advisor who claimed to have suffered losses on an unofficial website. CoinDCX has denied the allegations, stating that the fraudulent activity was carried out by counterfeit websites, and indicated that it has reported multiple fake sites. This arrest marks the second police incident involving the company within the past year.

Mastercard is acquiring stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, a move aimed at protecting its market position in cross-border transactions as stablecoins threaten 37% of its revenue. BVNK will help Mastercard integrate stablecoin payments, improve settlement efficiency and reduce costs, while addressing regulatory challenges. User experience may remain unchanged in the future, but settlement speed and costs are expected to improve.

Hyperliquid's HIP-3 board has achieved billion in trading volume over the past 7 days, primarily driven by WTI crude oil contracts, demonstrating strong market activity. Powered by the US-Iran conflict, the platform's 24/7 trading functionality has made it an important source for price discovery, replacing traditional exchanges. As Hyperliquid adapts to CFTC regulations, it aims to maintain financial neutrality, but how to balance compliance requirements with the advantages of decentralized trading remains a challenge.

DeFiLlama reported that Altura ($ALU) leads in weekly Total Value Locked (TVL) growth among crypto projects, with a 45.4% increase. SynFutures ($F) follows, and other projects like APWine Finance ($APW) and Qubic ($QUBIC) show significant market cap differences.