「Silver Squeeze Air Force」 takes profit on Silver short position, reaching $7.8 million in profit, with a closing average price of $79.2 per ounce

March 17: WTI crude oil futures temporarily surged over 3%, with intraday gains expanding to 5.5%, per HyperInsight monitoring (https://t.me/HyperInsight). On Hyperliquid (https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD), CL (WTI crude oil) prices also climbed, currently trading at $97.5. This rally directly boosted on-chain long positions. MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen opened a 20x leveraged long position in CL on March 7 at an average price of $92.6, with unrealized gains now around $310,000 (+17.3%). Additionally, a whale with over $10 million in on-chain positions is largely short—this sudden crude oil spike has pushed these short positions into collective unrealized losses.

March 17 The Middle East situation remains escalated, shifting market focus away from "ceasefire prospects" toward "full threat mitigation." Trump called for Fed rate cuts and hinted the conflict would eventually push oil prices lower, but Gulf nations have undergone a structural attitude shift—from conflict avoidance to backing efforts to weaken Iran’s military capabilities. Regional risk has evolved from a short-term event to a long-term restructuring of the security framework. Meanwhile, the U.S. has allowed some oil tankers to transit through the region, even as oil-producing nations face supply disruptions, leaving the energy market in a highly distorted state. Policy divergence has widened: On one hand, conflict is pushing up energy and transportation costs, entrenching sticky inflation; on the other, economic momentum is losing steam. Markets have quickly adjusted their Fed expectations—rate cut probabilities have dropped sharply, with a chance of renewed rate hikes later t

On March 17, U.S.-listed BGIN Blockchain Limited (Nasdaq: BGIN) — a digital asset technology company with proprietary cryptocurrency mining technology and a crypto mining hardware manufacturer — announced the successful first tapeout of its BT1 Bitcoin mining ASIC chip using a 4-nanometer process. This marks the company’s first proprietary chip tailored exclusively for Bitcoin mining, a key milestone in its Bitcoin mining chip initiative. The project previously entered the tapeout phase in October 2025 and achieved its first successful tapeout. With tapeout complete, the BT1 chip has moved into system-level testing and production readiness phases. This marks BGIN’s seventh consecutive successful ASIC mining chip tapeout since 2022, establishing an impressive execution track record. BGIN noted the successful tapeout reduces development risks and bolsters the company’s confidence in executing its multi-generation Bitcoin mining roadmap. The firm has also launched early developme

March 17 — According to market data from Bitget, gold, silver and oil have started to climb. Spot gold has broken above $5,030 per ounce, posting a 24-hour gain of 0.47%. Spot silver has surged past $81.6 per ounce, up 1.07% over the past 24 hours. Brent crude oil has topped $100.5 per barrel with a daily jump of 3.04%; WTI crude oil has risen above $96.8 per barrel, logging a 2.82% daily increase. Per monitoring by PolyBeats (link: https://t.me/PolyBeats_Bot), in the prediction market Polymarket, the probability that WTI crude oil will break $100 by the end of March has risen to 82%, while the likelihood of WTI crude oil hitting $120 by the end of March has climbed to 28%.

Coinbase Developer Platform announced key updates to its x402 protocol on March 17th. ### Key Updates: - **Full ERC-20 Support**: Developers can now accept on-chain payments in *any* ERC-20 token—including USDC, EURC, or meme coins—via EIP-3009 and Permit2. - **Sign-in-with-X Feature**: Buyers access purchased content via wallet login, while sellers can offer free access to repeat customers. Supports EVM and Solana wallets. - **x402 MCP Package Launch**: Enables developers to monetize any MCP tool and seamlessly integrate it into AI workflows. This rewrite uses concise, scannable bullet points (standard for U.S. tech alerts), conversational active voice, and clear terminology—aligning with American news/announcement conventions.