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March 23 — A survey of institutional investors shows market strategists are bullish on European equities despite rising inflation concerns tied to the Iran conflict, expecting the region’s stocks to hit new all-time highs. The median forecast from 16 analysts calls for the Euro Stoxx 600 to rise ~11% from last Friday’s close to 635 points by year-end. Strategists view the conflict and oil price surge as temporary factors that won’t derail the European economy’s accelerated growth. Surveyed strategists have not cut their target levels for the benchmark index; UBS and Dekabank even raised theirs slightly. Dekabank, alongside HSBC, are the most bullish with a 670-point target — implying 17% upside. The two most bearish strategists, from TFS Derivatives and Bank of America (BofA), see ~2% downside risk. (Source: FX678)

March 23 (CoinDesk) — U.S. federal prosecutors told a judge Wednesday that a letter purportedly sent from jail by Sam Bankman-Fried was actually mailed via FedEx from another location, suggesting someone may have impersonated him externally to send the document. The development adds new complexity to Bankman-Fried’s appeal following his conviction. The FTX founder — sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy — is currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in San Pedro, California, and is seeking a retrial. Prosecutors noted the suspicious letter was docketed March 16, but featured a return address in Palo Alto or Menlo Park, incorrectly labeled the federal prison as a state facility, and used a printed “/s/” instead of a genuine signature. They also emphasized the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) bars inmates from sending mail via private couriers like FedEx. Given these irregularities, the prosecution says there is “reason to suspect” the l

March 23rd — BlockSec monitoring has detected a suspicious transaction targeting the BCE-USDT liquidity pool on PancakeSwap (BNB Smart Chain) that resulted in roughly $679,000 in losses. Initial analysis identifies a vulnerability in the BCE token’s burn mechanism as the root cause. The attacker deployed two malicious contracts to bypass buy/sell limits and trigger token burns within the liquidity pool. This action distorted the pool’s asset reserves, enabling the attacker to drain the BCE-USDT liquidity pool and net approximately $679,000 in profits.

On March 23, the Euro Stoxx 600 index fell more than 10% from its all-time high, entering a technical pullback. (Golden Ten)

On March 23, on-chain detective ZachXBT exposed a coordinated network of at least 10 accounts targeting social platform X with panic-driven content—including war-related narratives—to funnel traffic to a crypto scam. The network buys accounts with existing followings, posts consistent sensationalist “apocalyptic” content, and uses multiple alt accounts to amplify reach via mutual retweets, quickly racking up millions of views and engagement. A probe into the group found it also deploys AI-generated fake personas—such as a counterfeit “Asian version of Mario Nawfal”—to boost credibility. Once traffic is captured, linked accounts push fake airdrops or crypto scams, including a pump-and-dump scheme called ORAMAMA heavily promoted on Feb. 22, 2026, before being abandoned. On-chain data shows the operation netted six-figure profits for its organizers. Notably, dozens of legitimate large accounts have unknowingly commented or retweeted the content, expanding its reach further. ZachX

Binance announced on March 23 that it will discontinue deposit and withdrawal services for two network-specific tokens on the BNB Smart Chain starting March 27, 2026, at 16:00 UTC+8. The affected tokens are Automata (ATA) and BENQI (QI). Deposits sent via the BNB Smart Chain for these tokens after 16:00 UTC+8 on March 27, 2026, will not be credited to user accounts and may result in asset loss. Users can still deposit or withdraw these tokens through other networks supported by Binance.