Trump criticizes NATO decision, suggests Iran's top leader may have been killed

On March 18, cryptocurrency e-commerce platform Bitrefill released an incident report detailing a network attack it suffered on March 1, 2026. The investigation found the attack vector, malware, and on-chain fund flows closely matched those of past crypto industry breaches linked to North Korean hacker groups Lazarus Group and Bluenoroff. Per Bitrefill’s statement, the breach originated from a compromised employee laptop. Hackers stole old credentials to access the system, obtained a snapshot containing production keys, then escalated privileges to access parts of the database and crypto wallets—ultimately transferring funds from the hot wallet. After detecting abnormal gift card purchases and inventory exploitation, the company confirmed the intrusion and immediately shut down all systems for emergency response. Regarding affected data: Attackers accessed roughly 18,500 purchase records including email addresses, crypto payment addresses, IP addresses, and other details. A

On March 18th, Coinbase announced it will add Katana (KAT) to its asset listing roadmap.

On March 18, crypto futures whale "First Set 10 Big Goals" (@jasonleo) posted a contract order screenshot on X—going short on 28.468 BTC with 5x leverage—with the caption "Short a bit."

March 18 — According to official sources, intelligent trading terminal Derivio has secured $6 million in funding, with leading investors including YZi Labs. Derivio is building the first full-stack trading terminal tailored for the artificial intelligence era, integrating intelligence gathering, decision-making, and trade execution into a seamless workflow: A lightning-fast data engine continuously monitors major cryptocurrency pairs, meme coins, tokenized stocks, and on-chain anomalies, pushing high-value data to users and AI in milliseconds. Execution speed depends not just on software, but also on physical node deployment, network routing, and trade path optimization. Derivio offers ultra-low UI latency execution built for programmatic interaction.

On March 18, former U.S. President Trump made remarks noting that U.S. military action against Iran "will basically end in two to three days," adding that if necessary, the U.S. can destroy Iran’s power grid in an hour. He also stated the U.S. is seeking someone to govern Iran. Trump also said the U.S. is not yet prepared to withdraw from Iran but will "leave in the near future," and claimed the U.S. has the ability to strike oil facilities on Kharg Island. In other comments, Trump expressed disappointment with NATO, asserting that without U.S. assistance, Ukraine "might have been defeated on the first day of the war." Regarding Cuba, Trump said, "We will be taking action very soon." U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that significant political changes are needed in Cuba, and the U.S. embargo on the country is closely linked to its political system.

On March 17th, Lookonchain data shows whale address bc1qfs purchased an additional 217.73 BTC roughly an hour ago—valued at approximately $16.04 million. Over the past week, the same address has amassed a total of 2,155.62 BTC, with the cumulative value totaling around $154 million.