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SBF calls “dibs” on Trump's crypto and AI czar adviser role.
The same SBF behind the collapse of FTX, and lost over $8B.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
The United Nations created a task force for the Strait of Hormuz.
The new system will ease fertilizer trade and transport of raw materials through the blocked waterway.
The EU Commission simultaneously announced its own energy task force for possible long disruptions.
Two parallel diplomatic systems are now being built around Iran's blockade.
The world is not waiting for peace talks.

Democrats just hit 57% odds to win 2028.
Polymarket data shows Republican favorability collapsing as the Iran War drags into its fifth week.
A Democrat now has a 57% chance of winning the next presidential election.
Republicans sit at 43%. In four weeks, the conflict has completely reshuffled the political landscape.

BREAKING: Markets turn risk-off as Iran response looms.
U.S. officials expect Tehran’s counter to Trump’s 15-point plan today.
Delay in strikes failed to calm markets.
Meanwhile:
• Gold up +4% and Silver up by +5%, about $1.3T added in a single day.
• Crypto lost $90,000,000,000
• U.S. equities sliding with Dow down -1%, S&P 500 down -0.9%, Nasdaq down -1.3%.
Safe havens rising. Risk assets falling.
Markets bracing for what comes next.

BREAKING: Markets turn risk-off as Iran response looms.
U.S. officials expect Tehran’s counter to Trump’s 15-point plan today.
Delay in strikes failed to calm markets.
Meanwhile:
• Gold up +4% and Silver up by +5%, about $1.3T added in a single day.
• Crypto lost $90,000,000,000
• U.S. equities sliding with Dow down -1%, S&P 500 down -0.9%, Nasdaq down -1.3%.
Safe havens rising. Risk assets falling.
Markets bracing for what comes next.

BREAKING: Trump to release FY2027 budget April 3.
Full federal budget request set to be unveiled next week.
Markets will be watching:
Spending, deficits, and policy priorities.

BREAKING: Kevin Warsh Fed confirmation stalled as Powell probe drags on
Kevin Warsh’s nomination is stuck in limbo as Sen. Thom Tillis blocks progress until the DOJ investigation into Jerome Powell is resolved.
• Probe tied to $2.5B Fed renovation
• Tillis refuses to advance nomination until case ends
• Iran war adds pressure to already fragile transition

BREAKING: The FBI Director's personal email has been compromised.
A DOJ official confirmed that FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email was breached by hackers.
The announcement comes amid heightened cybersecurity concerns across federal agencies during the Iran conflict.
The top law enforcement officer in America just got hacked.

BREAKING: Bitcoin falls under $66,000.
$460,000,000 of longs rekt in 24 hours.

NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS: Nouriel Roubini says there is over a 50% chance the US escalates the Iran War further.
Backing down risks greater economic and geopolitical damage.
He argues escalation could lead to regime collapse and a better medium-term outcome.
At the same time, he warns prolonged conflict could trigger a 1970s-style oil shock and force central banks into rate hikes.
The market is not ready.

BREAKING: U.S. oil tops $97.
WTI climbs as hopes for Iran peace talks fade.
Markets begin pricing in prolonged conflict and supply risk.

🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Russia just launched nearly 400 drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine in its largest overnight attack in months.
NATO scrambled F-16 fighter jets from Romania as strikes crept dangerously close to allied airspace. Stray drones crossed into Estonia and Latvia, marking the first confirmed Russian munitions landing on NATO territory.
The Pentagon says Moscow's long-anticipated spring offensive is now officially underway. Over 30 civilians injured, at least 3 killed in the barrage.
Is an escalation coming?

🚨 BREAKING: Over $1 TRILLION erased from US stock market in the past 24 hours.

Musk says AI will dominate content.
“AI content will vastly exceed all human content.”
The internet will be no longer human-first.
Scale is no longer the constraint.

The Iran war premium is exploding:
Brent crude has surged to $107.65/bbl, up +5.31% in a single session and +77% year to date, the highest level since mid-2022.
WTI is at $94.32/bbl, up +4.43% today, with heating oil up +6.18%.
This comes as President Trump tells Iran negotiators to "get serious" while the Strait of Hormuz remains under threat.
The S&P 500 is down -0.77%, the Nasdaq is off -1.14%, and $BTC has dropped -3.28% to $68,969.
The energy shock is dragging every risk asset lower with no end in sight.

BREAKING: Iran sends official response to U.S.
Reply to 15-point proposal delivered via intermediaries, per Tasnim.
Tehran lays out conditions:
• End of aggression and guarantees war won’t repeat
• Clear compensation for damages
• Full ceasefire across all fronts and allied groups
• Reaffirms sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
Also warns:
U.S. “negotiations” seen as deception to buy time and manage oil prices.

BREAKING: Coinbase and Better just launched the first crypto-backed, Fannie Mae-conforming mortgage.
$BTC and $USDC holders can now use their crypto as down payment collateral to buy a home.
This marks the first time a government-sponsored enterprise has backed a crypto-collateralized loan.
Crypto just entered the largest asset class in America.

This changes the entire game: The White House just cleared a rule that could open $14 TRILLION in 401(k) retirement plans to Bitcoin and crypto.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs completed its review on Tuesday, clearing the way for the Department of Labor to publish the proposed rule.
This follows President Trump's August 2025 executive order asking the DOL to ease restrictions on alternative assets in retirement accounts.
If finalized, this would shift the DOL's crypto stance away from "extreme care" for the first time since 2022.
$14 trillion in defined-contribution retiremen

BREAKING: OECD raises inflation outlook on war impact.
Now sees U.S. inflation at 4.2%.
G20 inflation forecast jumps to ~4%, up from 2.8% in December.
Outlook sharply revised higher across major economies.
Middle East conflict is feeding into energy and prices.