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**March 26 News Brief** The U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the White House completed its review of a Department of Labor (DOL) proposal on March 24, Cointelegraph reported. The proposal would allow 401(k) trustees to include alternative assets—including digital assets—in retirement plan evaluations. OIRA labeled the review outcome “changes accepted” and categorized the proposal as “economically significant.” The DOL is expected to release a proposed rule next, launching a 60-day public comment period before publishing a final rule following revisions, as is standard practice. This review follows an August 7, 2025 executive order from former President Trump, which directed federal agencies to expand access to alternative assets in 401(k) plans—including exposure to digital assets via specific investment vehicles. The order also required the DOL to reassess regulations restricting private equity, real estate, and digital assets from defined contribution

March 26 — Binance announced in an official statement that the listing of Tether Gold (XAUt) has been delayed. The token was originally scheduled to debut at 21:30 UTC+8 on March 26, 2026, but will now launch at 22:00 UTC+8 the same day.

March 26 — Digital asset manager CoinShares said in a report (per The Block) that Bitcoin miners are facing ongoing pressure from profit-loss dynamics while accelerating their shift to artificial intelligence (AI). CoinShares Research Director James Butterfill noted that by Q4 2025, the weighted average cash cost for publicly traded mining firms to produce one Bitcoin had climbed to roughly $79,995. Hash rate prices also dropped from $36–$38 per PH/s/day to around $28–$30 by Q1 2026, signaling continued strain on miners. The report also flagged a triple negative difficulty adjustment at the end of 2025 — the first such occurrence since July 2022. Publicly traded miners have collectively cut their Bitcoin holdings by over 15,000 coins from their peak, with Core Scientific, Bitdeer, and Riot all selling off. Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) separately announced Thursday it was selling an additional 15,133 Bitcoins. On price outlooks, Butterfill said a Bitcoin rally to $100,000 i

March 26 — Tether Gold (XAUT) is now supported across several Binance services, per an official announcement. The affected services include: - Binance Lending - One-Click Crypto Purchase - Instant Exchange - VIP Collateral Loan - Margin Trading - Futures This update expands XAUT’s availability on the platform’s core financial and trading tools.

**March 26** U.S. initial jobless claims edged up slightly last week, signaling a stable labor market while giving the Federal Reserve leeway to keep interest rates unchanged as it monitors inflation risks linked to the Middle East conflict. The Labor Department reported Thursday that claims rose by 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 210,000 in the week ended March 21. Driven by modest layoffs, claims have remained in the 201,000-230,000 range so far this year. Economists note that ongoing uncertainty from former President Trump’s aggressive tariff policies has weighed on labor demand. Private-sector nonfarm payrolls averaged just 18,000 monthly gains over the three months through February. They also point out that the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies reduced labor supply, further restraining employment growth. This has led to what Fed Chair Jerome Powell described this month as a “balanced state of zero employment growth”—a situation he noted “poses downside

March 26 — Initial U.S. jobless claims for the week ended March 21 totaled 210,000, meeting expectations and edging up slightly from the prior week’s 205,000. Per CME’s FedWatch Tool, after today’s claims data release, the probability of a 25 basis-point rate hike at the Fed’s April meeting is now 6.2%, while the odds of rates remaining unchanged stand at 93.8%.