Polymarket to release a major announcement on Monday

March 21st: OnchainLens monitoring reveals that whale tummy.hl—who previously sold $20M worth of HYPE via a TWAP order—has now closed that sell order and initiated a 3x leveraged long position on HYPE. Current holdings: 135,065.05 HYPE tokens, valued at roughly $5.33M, with an active TWAP order still in place for additional accumulation.

On Friday, March 21, a vessel falsely claiming to be a decommissioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier departed the Strait of Hormuz—signaling evolving strategies in the Middle East conflict as it plays out in the waterway. Vessel tracking data shows the ship, identified as the LNG carrier “Jamal,” left the strait Friday morning. But market participants and port agent reports note the same tanker was reported grounded at an Indian shipbreaking yard last October and is now being dismantled there. The vessel purporting to be the “Jamal” is likely a “zombie ship”—impersonating a legitimately decommissioned vessel. This marks the first known such incident in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began. (Jinse)

On March 21, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee announced it will hold a hearing at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on March 25, focused on **"Tokenization and the Future of Capital Markets."** The session will center on blockchain technology’s applications in the financial system and regulatory direction.

March 21: According to Farside data, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $52 million yesterday, marking the third consecutive trading day of net outflows.

March 21 — Per Farside monitoring, the U.S. spot Ethereum ETF posted a net outflow of $42 million yesterday, marking its third straight day of net outflows.

March 21 – Escalating Middle East tensions combined with a sharp jump in expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes have triggered a systemic shock to global markets. U.S. stocks posted their fourth straight week of losses, marking the longest weekly losing streak in a year. The Nasdaq tumbled more than 2% in a single session, with tech shares under heavy selling pressure. Global bond yields jumped sharply, pushing U.S., U.K., and German government bonds to multi-year peaks and sparking widespread deleveraging. Commodities saw sharp divergence: Gold dropped below the $4,500 level, plunging more than 10% in one week—the biggest weekly decline since 1983—raising questions about its safe-haven credentials. Meanwhile, crude oil surged on Middle East supply concerns: Brent crude topped $110 a barrel, and Dubai crude futures jumped over 16% in a single session. Bitcoin found support near the $70,000 level, outperforming gold for three straight weeks. Market analysts note that geopo