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Global investment bank Macquarie has forecast that oil prices could reach $200 per barrel, setting a new all-time high, if the conflict involving Iran continues through June and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index (VIX), often called Wall Street's fear gauge, has risen above 30.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower today. - S&P 500: -0.51% - Nasdaq: -0.61% - Dow Jones: -0.7%

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) Aster (ASTER) announced the launch of Aster Code, a modular Web3 derivatives trading infrastructure. The platform features a dual structure with a matching engine and a liquidation module, allowing developers and financial institutions to quickly deploy on-chain derivatives trading solutions and redistribute profits to users. Aster Code has formed strategic partnerships with Binance Web3 Wallet, Trust Wallet, SafePal, Genius Terminal, Polaris, NOFA, WalletV, ChimpX, and VergeX. The project also plans to establish an ecosystem fund to provide financial and technical support.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the war with Iran is likely to continue for several more weeks, Solid Intel reported.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has invested $600 million in the prediction market Polymarket as part of an existing investment commitment. Alongside this, ICE will purchase up to an additional $40 million worth of Polymarket shares from existing holders. ICE initially invested $1 billion in Polymarket last October.

Pharos, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on financial infrastructure, announced it will integrate Circle's USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) into its upcoming mainnet. The stablecoin will be utilized for tokenizing real-world assets (RWA), DeFi trading and lending, payments, and as collateral. The CCTP integration will enable cross-chain transfers between Pharos and more than 20 other blockchains. According to the announcement, this will allow developers to build lending markets, structured financial products, and global payment networks on the Pharos network. Additionally, Pharos has launched a $10 million ecosystem incubator program to support the development of dedicated applications.

As Bitcoin's price has fallen below $67,000, retail investors are selling off their holdings while large-scale investors are taking a wait-and-see approach, according to an analysis by Glassnode. The on-chain analytics firm noted that its Accumulation Trend Score shows investors holding under 10 BTC are exhibiting the strongest selling pressure. In contrast, whales holding between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC have a neutral accumulation score of 0.5, indicating they are observing the market until a clear price direction emerges.

An early Bitcoin investor has sold another 500 BTC, worth $33.28 million, after depositing the funds to Binance, EmberCN reported. The address originally acquired 5,000 BTC 13 years ago at an average price of $332. To date, the investor has deposited a total of 4,000 BTC ($365 million) to Binance, selling at an average price of $91,258 to realize a profit of approximately $363 million.

Major exchanges have seen $143 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $447 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

Cryptocurrency infrastructure firm BitGo recorded a net loss of $14.8 million last year, according to BeInCrypto. The loss is attributed to a $50 million valuation loss on its BTC holdings in the fourth quarter amid a decline in Bitcoin's price. The company's revenue grew 424% year-over-year to $16.15 billion.

Tempo, a blockchain focused on stablecoins and payments, announced it is adopting multi-sig smart accounts from the on-chain digital asset custody protocol Safe. As part of the integration, fees will be denominated in stablecoins instead of volatile network tokens, and the platform will offer account abstraction features. This will allow financial institutions, fintech platforms, and payment service providers to manage on-chain assets without needing gas tokens or external account abstraction layers.

Nasdaq-listed Bit Digital (BTBT), a company focused on Ethereum (ETH) investments, has filed a lawsuit against crypto mining firm Blockfusion, PageSix reported. The suit alleges that Blockfusion is attempting to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Blue Acquisition, without repaying a $5 million investment from Bit Digital. Bit Digital is asking the court to issue an order halting the SPAC merger and compelling Blockfusion to return the funds.

Coinbase has announced it will list KAT perpetual futures. Trading is scheduled to begin today, March 27, provided liquidity conditions are met.

Major exchanges have seen $109 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $375 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $67,000. BTC is trading at $66,882.48 on the Binance USDT market.

Web3 social platform UXLINK has announced an upgrade to its business model and tokenomics. The platform stated that it plans to upgrade its existing social growth layer into an artificial intelligence (AI) agent ecosystem. As part of this initiative, UXLINK will: - Provide AI-based tools for content creation, search, and social growth optimization. - Launch Tokenomics 2.0 to integrate AI token utility. - Protect the interests of existing holders through community voting.

BlackRock deposited 68,568 ETH ($140 million) and 612 BTC ($41.4 million) to Coinbase, Onchain Lens reported.

An unidentified whale unstaked 170,000 SOL, worth $14.85 million, and deposited the funds to Kraken over the past 24 hours, according to Onchain Lens. The whale still has 457,937 SOL staked. Deposits to exchanges are typically interpreted as a precursor to selling.

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Cosmos (ATOM) starting at 9:00 a.m. UTC on April 1 to support the network's upcoming upgrade.

MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor said in a CNBC interview that the company can permanently pay dividends on its perpetual preferred stock, STRC, if the price of Bitcoin rises by just 2% annually.

Armani Ferrante, CEO of crypto exchange Backpack, has addressed recent fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) surrounding the project. He stated that the Backpack team is not selling its tokens over-the-counter (OTC) to cash out and acknowledged that its criteria for handling Sybil accounts were "somewhat mechanical." Ferrante added that going forward, the team will focus on building and creating long-term value rather than on token price or fully diluted valuation (FDV). The clarification follows the recent Token Generation Event for Backpack's native BP token.

Bithumb has announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Cosmos (ATOM) starting at 9:00 a.m. UTC on April 1 to support a network upgrade.

An address presumed to belong to the Bhutanese government transferred out 123.7 BTC ($8.5 million) two hours ago, Lookonchain reported. Over the past two days, the same address has moved a total of 643 BTC ($45.24 million).

An Australian federal court has fined Binance's local entity 10 million Australian dollars ($6.9 million), The Wall Street Journal reported. According to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Binance misclassified 524 retail investors as "wholesale" clients. This error exposed the customers to high-risk derivatives, leading to millions of dollars in losses.