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Bitcoin monthly options will expire on March 27, with open interest reaching $18.6 billion, of which call options account for $11.2 billion. As high as 92% of call contracts are expected to expire worthless, with bears holding structural advantages. Macroeconomic factors such as inflation, geopolitical conflicts, and credit tightening are pressuring the market, with liquidity sensitivity around options expiration potentially impacting the spot market.

Recently, Brent crude oil prices have declined while gold continues to rise, displaying stagflationary market characteristics. Bitcoin's price movement has gradually decoupled from oil and shifted toward tracking gold, reflecting institutional investors' view of it as a hedge asset. The Federal Reserve's high interest rate policy has intensified market concerns about inflation and economic growth slowdown. This phenomenon is historically closely associated with major macroeconomic shifts.

The Financial Supervisory Commission plans to regulate cryptocurrency KOL advertising and order-taking behavior through amendments to the Financial Consumer Protection Act to fill regulatory gaps, requiring virtual asset service providers to assume contractual responsibility. Additionally, some KOLs have recently been called out for operating without registration, reminding investors to identify order-taking fraud schemes and choose legitimate platforms.

Google announced setting a post-quantum cryptography migration deadline of 2029, warning that quantum computing threats may arrive sooner than expected. The deadline is based on accelerated progress in quantum hardware and error correction technology. Blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have also begun deploying post-quantum security solutions, though the community remains divided on the severity of the threat.

Ripple is testing its RLUSD stablecoin in the Monetary Authority of Singapore's regulatory sandbox, aiming to leverage blockchain technology to automate trade finance payment processes to reduce costs and enhance efficiency. This pilot will enable auto-triggered payments without manual approval, increasing transaction transparency. XRP is currently trading in the range of $1.41 to $1.42, with analysts bullish on its long-term value potential.

Taiwan currently has approximately 1 million cryptocurrency users, representing 10% of the total population. The financial regulatory authority has proposed a draft "Virtual Asset Service Law" that requires operators to place customer assets in trust and segregate them from company assets. Three offshore operators have already established companies in Taiwan to seek compliance licenses. Traditional banks are also actively entering the virtual asset sector, demonstrating the potential of digital asset development.

BitGo partners with Matter Labs of ZKsync to provide banks with end-to-end infrastructure for tokenized deposits, helping bring traditional currency to blockchain without violating regulations. This integration combines BitGo's custody services and ZKsync's Prividium permissioned privacy blockchain, which is designed specifically for regulators, enabling financial institutions to issue and settle tokenized deposits. This move reduces compliance friction, allowing banks to smoothly transition to blockchain technology.

Anza has introduced the Constellation Protocol, aimed at eliminating monopolies held by Solana's rotating leaders through a multi-concurrent proposer system and mandatory inclusion thresholds, ensuring transaction ordering is no longer controlled by a single leader. The protocol will feature economic cycles as short as 50 milliseconds and redesign fee structures to eliminate maximum extractable value (MEV) opportunities. Anza plans to launch the Alpenglow mainnet in 2026, further advancing blockchain decentralization.

Startale Group announced the completion of a $63 million Series A funding round. The funds will be used to expand tokenized securities infrastructure, promote yen stablecoins, and upgrade applications. The company's partnerships with SBI and Sony will accelerate the adoption of Japanese stocks and stablecoins, while exploring synergistic opportunities between blockchain and entertainment.

Franklin Templeton has partnered with Ondo Finance to launch five tokenized ETFs that offer 24/7 trading. This collaboration aims to help investors achieve long-term diversified investment strategies and integrate traditional and emerging financial ecosystems through educational initiatives. US users are currently unable to participate in this offering.

Visa recently became a super validator of Canton Network and obtained the highest voting weight, marking its first participation in blockchain governance. Visa will advance institutional partnerships, expand stablecoin business, and directly participate in governance decisions. Canton provides privacy protection, which is particularly important for traditional financial institutions, and emphasizes that Visa will not abandon other blockchain deployments.

Elon Musk's social media platform X has appointed Benji Taylor as Head of Design, responsible for platform-wide design, particularly ahead of X Money's launch. Taylor brings extensive cryptocurrency background, including experience with self-custodial wallets and DeFi protocol design. X Money is set to launch in the United States in April 2024, with initial features focused on traditional financial services, and it remains unclear whether blockchain or cryptocurrency functionality will be integrated.

Bitcoin price continues to rebound, recently reporting at $71,220. ZachXBT pointed out that Circle incorrectly froze an exchange wallet, involving the DFINITY ecosystem. Bloomberg analysts predict Morgan Stanley will launch a spot Bitcoin ETF, potentially becoming the first bank to issue such a product. The crypto market has numerous developments, including Solana positioning itself as AI internet infrastructure. Investor interest in the market has weakened, with prices fluctuating around $70,000.

The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee held a hearing to discuss the future of tokenization and securities. The SEC Chair proposed an "innovation exemption" as a regulatory sandbox to promote innovation in blockchain assets. Significant disagreements emerged, with supporters emphasizing modernization and competitiveness, while opponents worried about creating a two-tiered market and potential risks. The industry has called for clear regulations to prevent innovation from moving overseas.

Recently, six wallets on Polymarket precisely built positions before the U.S. attack on Iran and profited $1.2 million, then continued betting on Iranian nuclear facilities, and later coordinated a $100,000 bet predicting a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. This series of transactions has raised market concerns about information advantages and highlighted a trust crisis in prediction markets. Changes in market participant behavior reflect worries about insider trading, and the conflict between transparency and anonymity makes it difficult to trace responsibility.

Bitcoin rebounded to $71,000 today, primarily driven by news of US-Iran negotiations, Iran's allowance of non-hostile vessels to pass through, and the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates unchanged. Improved market sentiment has prompted safe-haven funds to flow into risk assets. Additionally, gold has encountered historic lows, with capital rotating toward Bitcoin, pushing their ratio up approximately 30%.

Gate DEX officially launches a global partner recruitment program, opening applications for KOLs, community leaders, on-chain traders, and content creators to participate in platform promotion through an exclusive invitation mechanism, and to continuously earn referral commissions based on the trading behavior of invited users. The program's referral commissions cover multiple on-chain trading scenarios including spot trading, Swap, perpetual contracts, and Meme tokens. An automated settlement mechanism based on smart contracts supports hourly settlements, with earnings distributed directly to wallets.

Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau successfully cracked drug dealer Clifton Collins' Bitcoin wallet private key and obtained 500 Bitcoin. Collins had previously used drug proceeds to purchase 6,000 Bitcoin, stored across 12 wallets, with the private keys reported stolen and missing, making them thought to be permanently inaccessible. This successful crack breaks the conventional understanding that lost Bitcoin private keys cannot be accessed, demonstrating a major breakthrough for law enforcement agencies in managing digital assets.

SpaceX plans to file an IPO application as early as this week, aiming to raise over $75 billion, which is expected to become one of the largest IPOs in history. Analysts warn that retail investors face high risks on day one of trading and recommend waiting for a stock price pullback before investing. They also advise monitoring key developments such as Starship reusability and Starlink profitability.