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March 22 (AXIOS) — U.S. officials and a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday that after three weeks of fighting, the Trump administration has begun preliminary talks on the conflict’s next phase and potential peace negotiations with Iran. President Trump said Friday he is considering a “gradual end” to the war, but U.S. officials expect fighting to continue for another two to three weeks. His advisors, meanwhile, are pushing to prepare for diplomatic mediation. Sources noted Trump envoys Jared Kushner and Wietelkov are involved in discussions about potential diplomatic paths. Any war-ending agreement must include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, addressing Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile, and reaching a long-term deal on Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missiles, and support for regional proxies. Other sources added that while messages have been relayed between the U.S. and Iran via Egypt, Qatar, and the U.K., there has been no direct contact between the two

As of March 21, the CME FedWatch Tool indicates the Federal Reserve has a 6.2% probability of hiking rates by 25 basis points in April, while the likelihood of holding rates steady stands at 93.8%.

On March 21st, per monitoring from HyperInsight (https://t.me/HyperInsight), the "Long-Term BTC Short" whale (0x5d2f4) canceled a $50,525 "buy the dip" BTC limit order on Hyperliquid (https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD). The whale still plans to purchase 50 BTC if Bitcoin falls to $53,525. This whale initially opened a 20x leveraged short position of 499.91 BTC at $111,499.3. It has now fully closed that position, realizing a total profit of $61.34 million across the entire cycle.

As of March 21, Coinglass data shows: - If Bitcoin breaks above $73,000, cumulative short liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) will hit $834 million. - Conversely, a drop below $69,000 will trigger $940 million in cumulative long liquidation intensity across major CEXs. **Note from BlockBeats:** Liquidation charts do not display the exact number of contracts to be liquidated or the precise value of those contracts. Instead, the bars on these charts represent the relative importance of each liquidation cluster compared to adjacent clusters—this is defined as "intensity." In short, the chart indicates how significantly the price will react when it hits a given level. A taller "liquidation bar" means the price will respond more intensely to a liquidity cascade once that level is reached.

March 21 — Bitcoin has rebounded past $71,000, according to HTX market data, currently trading at $71,048 with a 24-hour gain of 1.66%.

On March 21, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Brad Cooper stated in a video that U.S. forces have targeted Iranian coastal facilities threatening passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes hit Iran’s underground sites, anti-ship missiles, plus intelligence support systems and radar equipment. (Source: FXStreet)