The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower and then turned higher, all shifting to gains

Keep Going All-In on Bitcoin! Strategy Announces ATM Stock Offering to Raise 42 Billion Dollars

MicroStrategy (MSTR) plans to raise $42 billion through a new at-the-market offering program by selling common stock and preferred shares, with the aim of increasing its Bitcoin purchases. Recently, the company spent $76.6 million to acquire 1,031 Bitcoin. However, the company currently has book losses exceeding $3.2 billion, and high dividend pressure and limited cash reserves raise concerns about future financial risks.

The three major US stock indices opened lower, Li Auto rose 2.8% and announced a $1 billion share buyback.

Gate News reports that on March 24, affected by factors including Iran's denial of peace talk rumors, U.S. stocks opened lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S. blue-chip benchmark index) fell 0.24%, the S&P 500 Index (U.S. large-cap benchmark index) declined 0.62%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index (U.S. technology stock benchmark index) dropped 0.63%. Regarding individual stocks, Li Auto (LI.O) rose 2.8%, with the company announcing a $1 billion stock buyback plan. Amazon (AMZN.O) fell 1%, as the company's Amazon Web Services (AWS) region in Bahrain experienced service disruptions.

# Gold and BTC Diverge: A Battle Over the Definition of Safe-Haven Assets

# Woke up, and BTC pulled back to 70k. On the drive this morning, the radio was reporting that gold came under pressure as the Fed's March FOMC meeting failed to meet rate cut expectations, erasing all gains for the year so far. Recently, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have escalated, causing global capital markets to shake. According to classical narratives in traditional finance, geopolitical conflicts should push up gold prices—a logic rooted in gold's thousands of years of safe-haven attributes, long since becoming the instinctive reaction of market participants. Yet the market performance in March 2026 has shattered this stereotype: gold prices continued to decline, breaking through the critical support level of $4,500, while Bitcoin's decline was far smaller than traditional risk assets like stocks, displaying a certain characteristic of "relative safe-haven." This anomalous divergence, on the surface is a difference in asset price movements, but at a deeper level reflects a structural change long overlooked by the market: the investor base for gold and Bitcoin is undergoing a fundamental shift

US stock index futures continued their downward trend, with Nasdaq futures and Dow futures both down 0.6%

Gate News reported that on March 24, according to certain CEX data, US stock index futures continued their downward trend. S&P 500 Index (US large-cap stock benchmark index) E-mini futures fell 0.5%, Nasdaq 100 Index (US technology stock index) futures fell 0.6%, and Dow Jones Index (US industrial stock index) futures fell 0.6%.

Bernstein: Bitcoin May Have Hit Cyclical Bottom, Maintains $150,000 Target Price by End of 2026

Gate News reports that on March 24, according to CoinDesk, Wall Street brokerage Bernstein stated in its latest report that Bitcoin may have already reached a cyclical bottom, while maintaining a price target of $150,000 by the end of 2026. The report notes that previous pullbacks were mainly driven by high interest rate environments, Middle East geopolitical risks, and ETF outflows during a certain period, but the overall fundamentals have not experienced systemic pressure. Additionally, sustained ETF inflows and corporate treasury accumulation continue to be viewed as important factors driving Bitcoin's upside.

NYSE Partners with Securitize to Launch RWA Tokenized Securities Platform: 24/7 Trading, Instant Settlement, Stablecoin Deposits and Withdrawals

ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, announced the development of a tokenized securities platform that will enable 24/7 trading and instant settlement through blockchain technology. The platform will support fractional ownership and will partner with BNY and Citi to provide clearing support, aiming to address efficiency issues in traditional finance. This move marks NYSE's further entry into the asset tokenization space.