After three months of silence, a whale re-entered the scene, withdrawing 460 Bitcoins from Binance.

March 20. Aster today announced the official launch of the Aster Chain staking feature, marking a key empowerment upgrade for the ASTER token following its airdrop and buyback program. The project is gradually building a closed-loop ecosystem to let long-term holders benefit from the protocol’s growth. Users can now delegate ASTER to validators and choose lock-up periods flexibly to earn weekly rewards via a dual mechanism: Base Rewards and Loyalty Rewards. - **Base Rewards**: Initially totaling 150,000 $ASTER. Users earn rewards by delegating tokens to validators—yield depends on a validator’s transaction throughput and an individual’s staking ratio. - **Loyalty Rewards**: Initially totaling 300,000 ASTER (including extra subsidies from the platform’s buyback program). Users can lock up ASTER for up to 208 weeks to get veASTER; reward weight is based on lock-up amount, duration, and trading volume bonus. To secure the network, the first batch of Aster Chain validators has p

On March 20, Binance Alpha launched the second round of Cysic (CYS) airdrop reward distributions. Users with at least 240 Alpha Points are eligible to claim 60 CYS tokens on a first-come, first-served basis. If rewards aren’t fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically drop by 5 points every 5 minutes. **Note**: Claiming the airdrop will cost 15 Alpha Points. Users must confirm receipt on the Alpha event page within 24 hours—otherwise, the reward will be forfeited.

March 20 — ### Middle East Crisis Escalates, Sparking Energy Supply Uncertainty The Middle East crisis is escalating, with market focus shifting from isolated clashes to systemic risks in energy supply chains and maritime security. - Iran says retaliatory measures aren’t over and is weighing tolls for transit through the Strait of Hormuz. - Several European nations and Japan have issued a joint statement preparing to intervene to protect maritime security. - An attack on a Qatari LNG facility disrupted roughly 17% of its exports, adding to energy supply uncertainty. - The U.S. is sending mixed signals: it’s weighing easing Iranian oil sanctions to cool gasoline prices while also boosting military budgets and regional arms sales — a sign of diverging strategic priorities. ### Global Central Banks Shift to Conservative Stances Rate markets have quickly repriced expectations: they now factor in ~5.5 basis points of cuts this year, with some traders betting on a hike.

March 20 — ByteDance announced Tuesday that it has reached a final agreement to sell Moonton Technology to Savvy Games Group (a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, PIF) for over $6 billion. Moonton is the developer and publisher of *Mobile Legends: Bang Bang* (MLBB), the popular Southeast Asian MOBA mobile game ByteDance acquired in 2021. Reports note ByteDance has made a significant AI investment alongside a decline in overall profits in Q4 2025. The Moonton sale is viewed as a sign the company is doubling down on its AI-focused strategy. (Jiemian)

March 20th (CoinDesk) — Bitcoin’s current trend bears a striking resemblance to the price structure that preceded its plunge to $60,000 between November 2025 and January 2026. Technically, since bottoming out in early February, BTC has traded in a narrow, slightly upward-sloping channel — mirroring the consolidation phase that followed its drop from $100,000. Back then, the market saw a slow, oscillating climb before a false breakout triggered a sharp dive from ~$90,000 to nearly $60,000. This pattern is known in technical analysis as a “counter-trend bounce” — a minor rebound within a broader downtrend. The current bounce lacks explosive momentum, signaling bullish exhaustion; the market appears to be pausing as bears ready to regroup. $65,800 is a critical support level. A break below the channel’s lower bound (~$65,800) would signal a shift in favor of bears. Conversely, an upside breakout could slow the downtrend, potentially clearing the way for a strong bullish comeback.

On March 20, Cointelegraph reported that the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied prediction market platform Kalshi’s application. The federal appeals court greenlit Nevada’s regulatory body to enforce a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Kalshi, blocking it from offering sports-related event contracts. Earlier this month, Nevada’s Gaming Control Board issued a cease-and-desist letter to Kalshi, claiming its sports event contracts qualify as unlicensed sports betting under state law. Kalshi countered that its contracts fall under the exclusive federal purview of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), adding that any restrictions would cause “imminent harm” to the firm. Attorney Daniel Wallach noted a TRO against Kalshi “appears imminent”—and since TROs aren’t appealable in Nevada, Kalshi will have to exit the state market for at least 14 days, pending a preliminary injunction hearing. Kalshi and rivals including Polymarket, Crypto.com, Coinbase, and ot