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According to Cointelegraph, cryptocurrency derivatives company STS Digital has announced the launch of a structured products platform for digital assets, with Kraken as its first distribution partner.The platform allows clients to use pre-defined yield structures and employs options-based strategies. Kraken has integrated the platform via API and utilizes it to support its dual investment products, which offer qualified clients fixed returns on Bitcoin.It is reported that on February 26, STS Digital completed a strategic financing round of $30 million, led by CMT Digital, with Kraken's parent company Payward also participating in this round of financing. The company stated that the funds will be used to expand its crypto options trading platform and institutional market access.

Bitfinex Alpha's latest report indicates that Bitcoin's performance last week showed significant divergence. Although it briefly rose to a high of $76,000, it subsequently fell back due to the impact of PPI data, statements from the Federal Reserve, and tensions in the Middle East, with a weekend low of around $68,000.Despite the increased short-term volatility, Bitcoin overall remains above its opening price, while the S&P 500 index has shown more fluctuations. Market analysis suggests that if bulls have enough confidence to push the price above the $72,000 range, there may be an "air gap" between $72,000 and $82,000 above, which is a relatively sparse area of transactions and resistance, allowing for a potential rapid price increase.The current market focus is on whether macro data and geopolitical situations will continue to disrupt the performance of risk assets, and whether Bitcoin can re-establish sustained upward momentum to return to previous high ranges.

According to The Block, the stablecoin startup Payy has completed a $6 million seed round of financing, led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures and DBA Crypto. The financing is structured as a SAFE agreement with token warrants, and this round was completed in December of last year. To date, Payy has raised a total of $8 million.Payy was originally named Polybase and is a Web3 database project that transitioned into a stablecoin payment platform in 2023.

According to Arkham data, at 23:43, 6,969,400 TRUMP (worth approximately $23.14 million) was transferred from Fireblocks Custody to an anonymous address (starting with 6Rk5uwxJ...).

According to a report by Press TV, a news channel controlled by the Iranian government, Iranian officials issued a statement mentioning that Iran has responded negatively to the U.S. proposal and insists that the war will only end on Iran's own terms and timeline.The official, who is familiar with the details of the Iranian government, stated that Iran will not allow Trump to decide when the war ends. He also emphasized Tehran's determination to continue defending and inflicting "heavy blows" on the enemy until its demands are met. The official outlined five specific conditions for Iran to agree to end the war, including:A complete halt to the enemy's "aggression and assassination" actions.Establishing specific mechanisms to ensure that war will not be imposed on Iran again.Guarantees and clear definitions of compensation and restoration costs for war losses.Ending the war across all fronts and within the scope of all resistance organizations involved in the region.The international community recognizing and safeguarding Iran's sovereign rights to exercise jurisdiction over the Strait of Hormuz.Iran has communicated to all well-meaning intermediaries that the prerequisite for a ceasefire is the acceptance of all its conditions. The official emphasized, "No negotiations will take place before this," and reiterated that Iran's defensive actions will continue until the aforementioned conditions are met.

According to The Block, Coinbase has used Chainlink's new service DataLink for the first time to push its exchange market data directly to the blockchain.Through this service, blockchain protocols and applications can access the order books and futures trading data of Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Derivatives Exchange in real-time, including newly launched futures, stock, and commodity data.

According to Gate market data, the US Dollar Index DXY hit a new daily high, and reports indicate that Iran refuses to cease fire.

According to a report by Jinshi citing the Iranian Student News Agency on the 25th, regarding the exposure of the U.S. proposing a ceasefire agreement to Iran, the chairman of the Iranian government's information committee, Hazrati, said, "The enemy has listed their wishes that cannot be achieved through attacks." The 15 points of the ceasefire agreement proposed by the U.S. are "another lie" from President Trump and should be "ignored."

According to Jinshi, citing Iranian media Fars News, sources from Iran stated that what we seek is to end the war, not just a ceasefire.

According to a report by Fars News, citing Iranian media, Iran has stated that it will not accept a ceasefire and will not enter into any negotiation process with the party that has breached the agreement, as negotiating with the United States is illogical.Iran also confirmed that the United States is indeed intensifying efforts to facilitate a ceasefire. However, Iran does not accept a ceasefire, and under the current circumstances, both a ceasefire and negotiations are not feasible.

According to Tech Funding News, London-based compliance technology company Eunice has completed a total of $8 million in financing through seed and pre-seed rounds, with investors including Moonfire Ventures, Speedinvest, Openspace Ventures, and several angel investors from the finance and cryptocurrency industries.Eunice utilizes AI agents to provide traceable and auditable due diligence and disclosure infrastructure for alternative assets such as digital assets and private equity, helping institutions generate structured, asset-level risk control and compliance reports. The company initially served digital asset exchanges and custodians (such as Coinbase, Crypto.com, Copper, Zodia Custody) and participated in the UK FCA regulatory sandbox, and is expanding its business to a broader private market including pensions, endowment funds, and funds of funds.

According to on-site reports from Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley, which manages $10 trillion in assets, will become the first major U.S. bank to issue and sponsor a Bitcoin ETF.

DonutAI announced that it will hold the first public demonstration of its proactive AI trading agent D0 on March 27 at 18:00 at the CAI Building in Hong Kong. This event is co-hosted by DonutAI and 0xU Labs and is free and open to the public.According to the official introduction, D0 is positioned as a 24/7 AI trading operator. Unlike traditional passive instruction-based trading tools, D0 focuses on actively monitoring the market, executing strategies, and managing risks under user-defined rules. During the event, the team will conduct a live demonstration, showcasing D0's proactive trading cycle and its GRPS risk control system (covering core indicators such as stop-loss, position limits, and drawdown control), and demonstrating the convenient invocation process across devices such as Telegram.In addition, the official stated that limited exclusive beta test invitation codes and project merchandise will be distributed on-site during the event.Event link: https://luma.com/57j6jbg5

Short-term fluctuations in the energy market continue. After a rise, crude oil prices have retreated, with WTI crude oil (XTI) reaching a 24-hour high of $93.34 before oscillating down to the current price of $88.52; Brent crude oil (XBR) hit a 24-hour high of $104.88 and is currently at $99.11, showing an overall trend of high-level correction.Against the backdrop of increased market volatility, the trading activity of crude oil contracts remains high. According to CoinGlass data, the trading volume of Gate XTI contracts reached $6.9655 million in 24 hours, ranking first in the world; at the same time, the open interest of Gate XBR contracts reached $2.7012 million, also ranking first globally.Gate contracts pioneered the commodity contract sector, covering XBRUSDT (Brent crude oil), XTIUSDT (WTI crude oil), and NG (natural gas) perpetual contract trading, providing 24/7 trading, USDT settlement, and up to 100x leverage, helping users with cross-market asset allocation and strategy layout in volatile markets.

According to Bloomberg, the stablecoin issuer Tether's plan to raise up to $20 billion has been paused, awaiting the results of its first comprehensive financial audit.Tether announced on March 24 that it has hired one of the Big Four accounting firms for the audit, stating that this will be the largest initial audit in the history of financial markets, but did not disclose the specific firm name or audit timeline.The fundraising was originally planned to be completed by the end of 2025, with a target valuation of $500 billion, but has been postponed multiple times. Despite the audit pause, some potential investors have still expressed willingness to support. Tether's Chief Financial Officer stated that the company has been operating according to the Big Four audit standards and the audit will be completed. The company is working with banks such as Cantor Fitzgerald, Morgan Stanley, and BTG Pactual to advance the fundraising.

According to Tether's official announcement, Tether has officially signed an agreement with one of the Big Four accounting firms to initiate its first complete independent financial statement audit in history. This audit is considered the largest initial audit in the history of financial markets, covering complex asset structures such as digital assets, traditional reserves, and tokenized liabilities. Currently, the market capitalization of USD₮ has exceeded 184 billion dollars, with over 550 million global users.Tether stated that this audit aims to go beyond the "Attestation" standard commonly adopted in the industry, moving towards a complete audit to demonstrate that USD₮ is fully backed, has sufficient liquidity, and that risk management meets international top-tier standards. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated, "Trust is built on actions, not promises, and this audit represents the results of years of systematic strengthening efforts."

Mohsen Rezaei, the new military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, emphasized in an interview released by Iranian state television on March 23 that Iran will not stop the war until it receives all compensations, all economic sanctions are lifted, and it obtains international legal guarantees against U.S. interference in Iranian affairs.Rezaei also stressed that the dispute between Iran and the U.S. is not only about the current conflict or last year's attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, but has been ongoing for 47 years since the victory of the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979, and it must be "brought to an end."

According to SoSoValue data, the total net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $167 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a single-day net inflow of $161 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of IBIT has reached $63.417 billion. The second was Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a single-day net inflow of $41.709 million, and the historical total net inflow of FBTC has reached $10.982 billion.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow yesterday was Grayscale ETF GBTC, with a single-day net outflow of $25.8687 million. Currently, the historical total net outflow of GBTC has reached $25.985 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $91.709 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (the market value compared to the total market value of Bitcoin) is 6.47%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $56.398 billion.

In the Gate contract sector, four TradFi products have entered the top three in market volume, covering precious metals and crude oil sectors. WTI crude oil XTIUSD ranks first with a market share of 65.75%; Brent crude oil also ranks first with a market share of 40.56%. In terms of precious metals, silver XAGUSD ranks third (share 7.92%); platinum XPTUSD ranks second (share 6.98%).Gate has fully launched a trading area for metals, stocks, foreign exchange, bulk markets, and indices in the contract sector, covering various contract trading targets including gold, silver, crude oil, euro, pound, Dow Jones Industrial, Hang Seng Index, etc. It supports 24/7 trading, with a maximum leverage of 100x, continuously providing users with a synergistic trading experience of crypto and traditional financial assets.

According to Arkham monitoring, Mt. Gox transferred Bitcoin worth $500 today, marking their first operation in over four months. They still hold over $2 billion in Bitcoin, which was originally held by users of this now-defunct CEX.At current prices, the value of the remaining Bitcoin since the collapse of the Mt. Gox exchange has exceeded $10 billion. Mt. Gox's claimed deadline is December 31.