Emerging market asset prices fell as Trump's ultimatum to Iran increased the risk of further disruptions to Middle Eastern energy supplies. The MSCI Emerging Markets index fell 2.5% in early trading on Monday, mainly driven by declines in shares of South Korean chipmakers. Risk assets remain under pressure as the war with Iran has lasted four weeks with no signs of de-escalation. "Our view is that caution, not panic, is needed now," said Martin Schulz, head of international equities at Federide Hammer. "The duration is the main issue. The longer this situation lasts, the worse it will be." (Jinshi)

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale (0xEe0A...b71C) withdrew 55,000 HYPE tokens from Gate, worth $2.1 million. This whale currently holds a total of 194,557 HYPE tokens, with a total value of $7.44 million.

Last week, SOL spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $21.1 million, according to PANews. Data from SoSoValue indicates that the trading period from March 16 to March 20 (Eastern Time) was marked by notable movements in SOL spot ETFs. The Bitwise ETF BSOL recorded the highest net inflow, amounting to $20.9863 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $803 million. Following BSOL, the Franklin ETF SOEZ experienced a weekly net inflow of $767,000, with its historical total net inflow reaching $8.24 million. Conversely, the Fidelity ETF FSOL saw the largest net outflow, totaling $1.12 million for the week. Despite this, FSOL's historical total net inflow stands at $151 million. As of the time of reporting, the total net asset value of SOL spot ETFs is $875 million, with an ETF net asset ratio of 1.72% compared to SOL's total market capitalization. The cumulative historical net inflow for SOL spot ETFs has reached $990 million.

Whales are reported to control approximately 88.5% of the SIREN token supply, according to EmberCN monitoring. When holdings on centralized exchanges (CEX) are considered, this control extends to nearly the entire spot supply. According to NS3.AI, 52 of the top 54 holder addresses seem to be owned by a single entity, which has been linked to SIREN's 30-fold increase in value over the past one and a half months.

Strategy executive chair Michael Saylor has indicated that his company has acquired more Bitcoin despite a recent market downturn. According to Cointelegraph, this downturn has resulted in a 10% loss on the company's Bitcoin investment. Saylor shared a post on X on Sunday, featuring a chart that highlighted Strategy's Bitcoin purchases, totaling approximately $52 billion since August 2020. This chart is often interpreted as a signal of the company's intention to continue investing in Bitcoin, which is typically viewed as a positive sign by investors. The potential acquisition would add to Strategy's significant Bitcoin purchases this month, including 17,994 Bitcoin on March 9 and 22,337 Bitcoin on March 16, amounting to $2.9 billion. This activity occurs amid rising military tensions between the United States and Iran, raising concerns about a prolonged energy and oil crisis. Bitcoin experienced a 4% drop to $67,725 on Sunday before partially recovering to $68,100 at the time of writing. With Strategy's average cost per Bitcoin at around $75,696, the company is currently experiencing a loss of over 10% on its Bitcoin investment, as reported by BitcoinTreasuries. Strategy has been financing its Bitcoin acquisitions through high-yield perpetual preferred stock offerings, such as Stretch (STRC), which provide investors with monthly dividends while allowing the company to expand its Bitcoin holdings without diluting MSTR common shares. However, the company halted funding through STRC last week after failing to secure new capital from the preferred stock. Strategy's shares (MSTR) fell 6.6% last week to $135.66, erasing some of the gains made earlier in the month, according to Google Finance data. Despite being one of the top performers in the U.S. stock market from January 2023 to July 2025, the shares have since declined by 68.7% from their all-time high of $434.20. Other corporate Bitcoin treasury stocks have faced even greater challenges, leading to questions about the sustainability of corporate crypto treasuries.

Aware Super, the Australian pension fund managing A$235 billion ($164 billion), has appointed Alex Satchcroft as the head of private equity. Bloomberg posted on X, this move is part of a larger leadership reorganization led by Chief Investment Officer Simon Warner. The reshuffle aims to enhance the fund's investment strategies and optimize its portfolio management.

According to Whale Alert, the USDC Treasury performed a burn operation on the Ethereum blockchain, destroying a total of 50,000,000 USDC.

PANews posted on X (formerly Twitter). In a recent interview with CNN, Barbara Fried, the mother of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), expressed her belief that her son is a victim of 'runaway prosecution.' She mentioned that U.S. President Donald Trump shares this view. However, the White House has clarified that Trump stated in January he does not plan to pardon SBF. It remains unclear whether Fried's comments are based on insider information or simply a mother's wishful thinking.

Electric Capital's latest research identifies 501 real-world revenue sources, revealing that only 34 have on-chain scales exceeding $50 million. According to ChainCatcher, these assets are primarily concentrated in U.S. Treasury bonds, private credit, and corporate debt. The remaining 93% face seven major obstacles, including legal structures and entity integration. The report highlights distribution channels as the biggest bottleneck. Among 35 non-stablecoin real-world assets with on-chain revenue, only two have more than 2,000 holders, with top assets being highly concentrated. For instance, BlackRock's BUIDL sees its top ten holders controlling 98% of the supply.

According to SoSoValue data, XRP spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $640,000 last week (March 16th to March 20th, Eastern Time). The XRP spot ETF with the largest net inflow last week was the Bitwise ETF XRP, with a weekly net inflow of $4.6369 million, bringing XRP's historical total net inflow to $375 million. This was followed by the Canary ETF XRPC, with a weekly net inflow of $1.9782 million, bringing XRPC's historical total net inflow to $421 million. The XRP spot ETF with the largest net outflow last week was the 21Shares ETF TOXR, with a weekly net outflow of $5.9786 million, bringing TOXR's historical total net outflow to $23.87 million. As of press time, the total net asset value of the XRP spot ETF is US$1.01 billion, the ETF net asset ratio (market capitalization as a percentage of XRP's total market capitalization) is 1.14%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached US$1.21 billion.

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