U.S. CPI: +2.9% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +2.9%); U.S. CORE CPI: +3.2% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +3.3%)

March 30: Bitcoin long positions on Bitfinex have climbed to roughly 79,343 contracts, hitting a new high not seen since November 2023. While rising long positions are typically viewed as a bullish signal, historical data shows this indicator often has an inverse relationship with price trends—long position concentration frequently occurs at price tops or just ahead of downturns. Per CoinDesk analysis, this latest surge in long positions, paired with macroeconomic uncertainties, may signal downside risk to Bitcoin’s current range-bound movement between $65,000 and $75,000.

March 30: Pendle co-founder @tn_pendle met with Vietnam’s Vice Premier last week in New York alongside representatives from Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Anchorage Digital to lobby for the establishment of Vietnam’s International Financial Center. During the meeting, the Pendle co-founder discussed Vietnam’s potential as a hub for tokenized bonds, ETFs and private credit markets, and enthusiastically highlighted the country’s deep talent pool.

**March 30 – U.S. President Donald Trump, when asked about Iran’s plan to impose tolls for transit through the Strait of Hormuz, said Wednesday he first needs to verify the report—but emphasized the U.S. can “terminate this action very quickly. We can do the job in two minutes. We can do it so fast that you’ll feel dizzy.”** He also noted Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain are pushing back against Iran. “I was very surprised they’re being attacked, but once attacks happen, their counterattacks are very good,” he said. “We have very strong communication with them, but people in all these countries are saying they’ve been fighting.” (Source: Al Jazeera)

March 30: Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf posted on X that the so-called pre-market "info" or "truth"—a nod to Trump-backed Truth Social too—often amounts to a profit-taking trap. Put simply, it’s a contrarian indicator: short if they pump prices, go long if they dump. Spot this tomorrow, and you’ll know how to play it.

March 30 — According to monitoring from HyperInsight (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight), the address 0x8def... (linked to Hyperliquid early contributor Loracle, AKA Laurent Zeimes) executed consecutive take-profit trades on its HYPE long position. The cumulative sell volume totaled $5.95 million, with an average exit price of roughly $38.5. Following this round of profit-taking, the address’s total HYPE long position size dropped from $22.47 million to $16.52 million. It holds an unrealized profit of approximately $220,000 (a ~6% return) and has an average entry price of $37.63. Loracle (Laurent Zeimes) is the founder of Hypurrfun and a key early contributor to the Hyperliquid ecosystem. He has recently been active in Hyperliquid’s derivatives market, having previously bottom-fished and gone long on ZEC in December.

March 30 — Per Alternative Data, today’s Crypto Fear & Greed Index is 8 (down from 9 yesterday), with market "fear" sentiment continuing to rise. Note: The Fear & Greed Index spans 0–100, drawing from these indicators: Volatility (25%) + Market Trading Volume (25%) + Social Media Hype (15%) + Market Surveys (15%) + Bitcoin Dominance (10%) + Google Trends Analysis (10%).