Linera Launches Babbage Testnet

March 14th, Trump posted on Truth Social stating that many countries—especially those impacted by Iran’s attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz—will send warships alongside the U.S. to keep the strait open and secure. We’ve thoroughly destroyed Iran’s military capability, but even in defeat, they can still easily deploy a drone or two, lay mines, or fire short-range missiles along the coast or within the strait. Hopefully, countries like France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others affected by this artificial blockade will send warships to the region to take out the threat from this thoroughly devastated country. Meanwhile, the U.S. will conduct intense bombing along the coastline and keep sinking Iranian ships. In any case, we’ll eventually restore the Strait of Hormuz to being open, secure, and free!

On March 14th, per HTX market data, COS surged past $0.025, posting a 24-hour price jump of 156% and holding a current market cap of $20 million. Earlier, on March 6th, Binance added a "watch" label to COS and other tokens.

On-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reported on March 14 that a LINK whale—with an average cost of just $0.3283—appears to have sold the token again following a year of inactivity, boasting a staggering 2635% holding return. Five hours prior, the address deposited 200,000 LINK (valued at $1.8 million) into Kraken at an average price of $8.98. The whale had accumulated the tokens at $0.3283 between March 2018 and June 2019, and could realize roughly $1.73 million in profits from this sale. The address now appears to have fully liquidated its LINK holdings. Wallet address: 0xaF967df9d4a7b336A56f233505C5E38e18f85a44

**Trump Slams Media Over Saudi Tanker "Misinformation" in Truth Social Post** On March 14, former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: "Fake news outlets deliberately pushed a misleading headline—claiming five U.S. refueling tankers were shot down and completely destroyed at a Saudi Arabian airport. In reality, the base was attacked days ago, but the planes were NOT 'shot down' or 'destroyed': four of the five were nearly unscathed and have been restored for use; the fifth sustained slightly heavier damage but will soon return to service." Trump also targeted *The New York Times*, *The Wall Street Journal*, and other outlets: "They want us to lose this war—their terrible reporting is the opposite of the truth! These sick, deranged people have no clue how much harm they’re doing to America. Fortunately, our decisive 2024 election victory proves the American people see through the fake news." **Iran’s Hattam Ambya Command Responds to U.S. Actions** A spokesperson

March 14 — Whale Alert monitoring shows an address on the Tron blockchain holding 11,960,680 USDT has just been frozen by issuer Tether. Tether implements its USDT freezing mechanism via a blacklist feature built into its smart contract. Once the admin calls the addBlackList function to add a specific address to the blacklist, all USDT transfers to and from that address are disabled — the balance remains visible but is permanently frozen. This action is typically triggered by law enforcement requests related to money laundering, fraud, or sanctions. Tether has frozen over $4.2 billion worth of USDT in the past few years, with most of these freezes occurring after 2023.

March 14 — A new National Broadcasting Company (NBC) poll shows former President Donald Trump’s support among registered voters has dropped 3 percentage points, falling from 47% in March 2025 to 44%, while his disapproval rating has risen to 54%. The Decision Desk HQ poll average echoes these results: 43.1% approve of Trump, 54.4% disapprove. InvestingLive analyst Adam Button noted that for markets, the critical factor lies in the midterm election outlook. Trump himself has highlighted this risk, citing historical patterns where the White House’s party typically underperforms in midterm elections. Should Republicans lose seats in Congress, it would reshape the legislative landscape on taxes, tariffs, deregulation and other issues — with current stock valuations already pricing in expectations for these policies to some extent. A key open question: Will Trump begin facing internal pressure to swiftly end the ongoing conflict? Republicans have already acknowledged they will l