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On March 14, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated: “There are those who seek to strangle the dream of a free internet—and artificial intelligence itself was born in a cage. Tether is devoting significant resources to ensure AI communication and intelligence remain free.”

On March 14, The Bitcoin Historian — a strategist at Strategy — noted that the firm could purchase more than 30,000 BTC this week, pushing its total holdings above 800,000 BTC. Last week, Strategy spent approximately $1.28 billion to add 17,994 BTC to its holdings, with an average price per BTC of roughly $70,946. Currently, the firm holds 738,731 BTC total, with a total cost of around $56.04 billion and an average cost per BTC of about $75,862.

March 14 – The US-Iran conflict has entered its 15th day. In the early hours of local time today, Iran again targeted Israel’s mainland and regional US military bases, including a joint strike with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Iranian political analyst Zaidabadi noted that US President Trump had believed a "devastating blow" to Iran would force its armed forces to surrender immediately. However, the conflict’s duration has outlasted US expectations, while its scale and consequences have exceeded US forecasts. Washington had assumed military force would resolve multiple issues, but Iran refuses to yield to US threats and will continue to assert its deterrence in the Strait of Hormuz. (CCTV International News)

On March 14, Ali Reza Tangsiri, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, stated in a post on his personal social media that Iran’s Navy carried out multiple consecutive attacks targeting key U.S. military assets at Zafar, Sheikh Isa and Udeid bases. Assets hit and set ablaze included radar systems, control towers, hangars, runways and fuel depots linked to the U.S. “Patriot” missile defense system. Source: CCTV International News

Iran said on March 14 that the situation on Hark Island is under control, with its defense systems back online minutes after the attack. Bushehr Province’s deputy governor stated early that day that U.S. and Israeli forces launched a strike on the island in the early hours of March 13, damaging some military facilities and Hark Airport. Oil facilities on Hark Island remain intact, oil exports are proceeding normally, and business operations for on-island enterprises have not been interrupted. Despite the strike, the island’s overall situation is calm, residents are going about daily life in an orderly, secure manner. No military personnel, oil company staff, or residents were injured. All departments are functioning normally. (CCTV News)

March 14: On-chain stablecoin market cap stood at $315.9 billion as of Wednesday, up 0.93% week-over-week, per DefiLlama data. USDC’s market cap is approaching its all-time high of $80 billion, holding a roughly 25% share of the stablecoin market. Dubai-based analyst Rami Al-Hashimi ties the surge in stablecoin demand to capital outflows from the UAE. Dubai property prices have dropped ~27% this month, while the DFM Real Estate Index (tracking Dubai-listed real estate and construction firms) fell from a recent high of ~16,800 points to ~11,516 — a ~31% decline. Off-exchange trading platforms in Dubai are struggling to meet USDC demand. Some property sellers now accept crypto payments, offering 5-10% discounts for buyers using BTC.