AXIOS: US Defense Department is developing a military plan for a "deadly strike" against Iran

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On March 26, Binance will list Tether Gold (XAUt) for spot trading and assign it a "Seed" label, per official sources.

March 26: U.S. President Trump said Iran needs to get serious soon — or it’ll be too late. Once the negotiation window closes, there’s no turning back, and the outcome won’t be pretty. Iran’s negotiating team is quite different — even "strange." They’re "begging" us to strike a deal, which makes sense: they’ve been militarily devastated with no chance of bouncing back. (Golden Finance)

March 26: The European Parliament’s full chamber voted on the EU-U.S. trade agreement, which passed. The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee voted 29 in favor on March 19 to restart the legislative approval process for the deal. The EU and U.S. struck the trade agreement in July 2025. Under its terms: - The EU must eliminate tariffs on U.S. industrial goods and grant preferential market access to U.S. seafood and agricultural products. - In exchange, the U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on most EU exports to the U.S. (CCTV News)

March 26 — The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule targeting changes to investment options in the $10 trillion domestic 401(k) market has cleared White House regulatory review, moving one step closer to official release. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) finished its review of the rule on March 24, clearing the way for the Labor Department to formally publish the proposal in the coming weeks. If finalized, the rule would amend trustee guidance for plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), potentially allowing plan sponsors to include cryptocurrency and private equity among designated investment options. The proposal stems from an executive order signed by former President Donald Trump last year, which directed the Labor Department to make it easier for participant-directed defined contribution plans to include alternative assets. That executive order also instructed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Tr

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