U.S. Secretary of Defense: The next few days will be a decisive moment in the war with Iran, and Iran is powerless to stop it

On March 31, per BitcoinTreasuries.NET tracking, Strategy’s issued preferred stock—STRC—raised funds to purchase over 250 Bitcoin within just 25 minutes of trading.

On March 31, Bitget data shows U.S. equities opened higher and extended gains: the Nasdaq rose 2%, the S&P 500 climbed 1.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) was up 1.4%.

On March 31, Alex Thorn—Galaxy’s Research Director—posted on X, stating: “This Google quantum paper is critical because researchers have broken through in circuit optimization. Prior schemes (per Litinski 2023, photonic architecture) needed roughly 9 million physical qubits. This study’s circuit, however, is expected to run Shor’s algorithm with ~500,000 physical qubits under reasonable conditions—and it uses a superconducting architecture aligned with Google’s own processor specs. That’s a ~20x optimization boost for circuit design. The progress comes partly from a more optimal layout and partly from hardware assumptions that better match real-world limits. Still, core engineering hurdles—error correction, decoherence, gate fidelity—haven’t changed. The team developed these circuits but didn’t share specifics. Instead, they proved their existence via “responsible disclosure” using zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP): outsiders can verify their conclusions without seeing the actual

Per Coinglass data as of March 31, Coinbase’s Bitcoin Premium Index has stayed in negative territory for 13 straight days, currently at -0.0903% — amid subdued buying power in the U.S. market. The index tracks the spread between Coinbase’s Bitcoin price and the global market average. A negative reading typically signals: - Greater selling pressure in the U.S. market - Reduced investor risk appetite - Elevated market risk aversion - Capital outflows ### Notes on U.S. language habits: - Used **"straight days"** (more conversational than "consecutive days" in news) - Swapped **"spread"** (standard financial term for price difference) for "difference" - Used **"reading"** (common for index values) instead of repeating "negative premium" - Added a colon + bullet points (simpler for quick info, U.S. news style) - Dropped "st" in "March 31" (casual/concise for alerts) - Replaced "rise in" with **"elevated"** (more precise for market metrics) - Used **"amid"** (flow

March 31 — In a CBS News interview, former President Donald Trump said he’s “not ready to give up” on efforts to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A CBS reporter reached out to Trump Tuesday morning to clarify his earlier comment suggesting he might back off related actions. Trump repeated his frustration that other countries haven’t deployed military forces to join U.S.-led efforts against Iran, but stressed he’s not ready to pull U.S. forces out of the standoff. “I’ll do it at some point, but not now. Other countries have to get involved and handle this themselves. Iran’s been weakened, but they need to take care of it on their own,” he said. Trump also emphasized that despite Iran’s ongoing attacks on ships and Gulf state infrastructure, there’s “no real threat” to the Strait of Hormuz. “Let them fight their own battles. They won’t help anyone. NATO’s terrible—they’re all terrible. If they want oil, they should go get it themselves,” he added. (FX Street)

CoinDesk reported on March 31 that Coinbase’s Layer 2 network Base has unveiled its 2026 strategy, focusing on three core areas: tokenized markets, stablecoin payments, and the developer ecosystem—with the goal of building a “global on-chain economy.” For markets, Base plans to build infrastructure to support tokenized versions of assets like stocks and commodities, while also covering native crypto markets such as perpetual contracts and prediction markets. It aims to boost settlement speed, cut costs, and expand the Base App into a trading venue for multiple asset classes. On the payments front, Base will prioritize stablecoins, with plans to roll out privacy features, allow transaction fees to be paid in stablecoins, expand multi-currency stablecoin liquidity, and integrate financial tools like savings and lending directly within the app. For developers, Base says it will continue investing in initiatives like Base Batches, while launching new tools—including support for AI