Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev rang the opening bell at the NYSE last Friday to celebrate the launch of Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a private market investment vehicle. This closed-end fund aims to give retail investors indirect exposure to popular private technology companies. Investors can trade their shares on the secondary market but cannot redeem the underlying assets on the platform. Trading performance on the first day of listing was under pressure, with the share price falling by about 11% from the offering price at one point. Tenev stated that Robinhood is continuously pushing for the opening up of the private market and asset tokenization, hoping to use blockchain technology and new financial structures to allow ordinary investors to access equity in private companies traditionally only available to institutional and accredited investors. Robinhood has previously tested tokenized versions of shares in private companies such as OpenAI in Europe as part of its exploration of putting private equity on the blockchain. (Fortune)

Despite the surge in oil prices triggered by the Middle East situation, Bitcoin prices have remained within the $67,000 range, without panic selling, suggesting the market may have bottomed out. Analyst Brian Brookshire noted, "Bitcoin's failure to fall when the market is generally under pressure is one of the strongest bottoming signals." On Monday in early Asian trading, WTI crude oil rose to $119 per barrel, a new high since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Iraq warned that approximately 3 million barrels of crude oil production per day globally could be affected due to Iranian threats against oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The Kobeissi Letter analysis points out that this situation is "the largest oil supply shock in history," with a daily loss of nearly 20 million barrels of crude oil supply. The surge in oil prices has exacerbated global inflation concerns, leading the market to expect that the Federal Reserve will be unlikely to cut interest rates in 2026. Polymarket data shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged on March 18 is about 99%, with only about a 27% chance of a 25 basis point rate cut. Keeping interest rates unchanged typically tightens financial conditions, boosts the dollar, and puts short-term pressure on Bitcoin. From a technical perspective, although BTC/USD encountered resistance at $74,000, it still recorded its first positive weekly candle in seven weeks and formed an inverted hammer pattern, potentially hinting at a bullish reversal. CoinBureau founder and CEO Nic stated that this price action provides a potential bullish signal for the market. (Cointelegraph)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Arthur Hayes published an article on the X platform stating that HYPE is expected to reach $150 in August this year. He also wrote an analysis pointing out that among all cryptocurrencies, no project returns funds to token holders like Hyperliquid. If the market believes that HYPE can continue to "drain" trading volume from CEXs and add new features to accelerate revenue growth, then the price of HYPE can definitely be pushed up.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Bitcoin has recently outperformed traditional assets amid escalating tensions in the Middle East that are impacting global markets. Data shows that since the outbreak of the conflict related to Iran, Bitcoin has risen approximately 3.5% to around $68,000, while Gold has fallen by about 5%, Silver by about 12%, and the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 by about 1% and 1.5%, respectively. Market analysts believe that Bitcoin's recent rebound is related to the clearing of leverage in the derivatives market. Data shows that the size of open interest in Bitcoin-denominated futures contracts has decreased, and the funding rate for perpetual contracts remains negative at around -3.5%, indicating that short positions remain crowded. At the same time, the "Coinbase premium" has reappeared, coupled with continued net inflows into spot ETFs, suggesting that US institutional investors may be viewing the current price range as a new entry opportunity. On the macro front, driven by geopolitical conflicts, WTI crude oil prices rose to approximately $116 per barrel at one point, before falling back to around $100 due to expectations of G7 strategic reserve releases; the US dollar index rose to around 99, while the 10-year US Treasury yield rose from around 4% to around 4.2%. (CoinDesk)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that South Korea's Financial Institutional Investor (FIU) has issued a preliminary notice of a "partial suspension of operations for six months" and accountability measures for Bithumb, which is suspected of violating the Special Asset Law, engaging in transactions with undeclared overseas virtual asset service providers, and having lax KYC (Know Your Customer) procedures. The restrictions primarily target new users' virtual asset transfers; existing users' deposits, withdrawals, and transactions of Korean won and crypto assets are temporarily unaffected. (News1)