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ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, Plume's legal advisor B. Salman Banaei testified before Congress, strongly urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to accelerate the formulation of tokenization rules, while also advancing full ATS (Alternative Trading System) registration for DeFi protocols, rather than relying solely on "innovation exemptions." Banaei criticized the SEC for "putting all its eggs in the innovation exemption basket," calling this approach "foolish," and warned that imposing trading volume and product restrictions would fail to attract large institutions, "because they will not invest resources in infrastructure that might not exist in two or three years." He also suggested that the SEC seek public comment and formulate permanent solutions regarding current regulatory incompatibilities. Plume was approved by the SEC in October 2025 to become a registered transfer agent, allowing it to handle on-chain tokenized securities’ shareholder records, transfers, and dividends, and is currently awaiting a FINRA broker-dealer license. Banaei pointed out that there are only 10 months left in the current SEC leadership window, stressing the need to act quickly to promote the development of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.

BlockBeats News, March 28th. Last night and this morning, the situation in the Middle East escalated again. The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed that they had launched airstrikes on two key nuclear facilities inside Iran, including the heavy-water reactor in Fordow in the central province and a uranium enrichment facility in Yazd province, stating that the purpose of this action was to continue undermining Iran's nuclear capability. The IDF stated that these facilities not only have the ability to produce nuclear materials but are also important economic assets for Iran. Previously, this heavy-water reactor was targeted in an airstrike in June 2025. In response, Iran took a tough stance. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, blocking passage to ships related to the United States and Israel, leading several international cargo ships to turn back. Iran also warned that it may launch retaliatory strikes against industrial facilities in Israel and several other regional countries, with the Houthi forces expressing readiness to directly intervene in the conflict under certain conditions. On the Israeli side, they further signaled escalation, with the Defense Minister stating that the strikes against Iran would continue to expand, and they have already taken action against targets across Tehran. The U.S. has taken a relatively restrained stance, only stating that there are currently no plans for a ground invasion but predicting that the conflict could last for 2 to 4 weeks. President Trump emphasized in his speech that Iran "must keep the Strait of Hormuz open," momentarily misspeaking and referring to it as the "Trump Strait." Meanwhile, there are diplomatic efforts underway in the region. According to Reuters, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait are privately mediating for a ceasefire, while Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain are preparing for escalation and explicitly oppose Iran's continued use of the strait as a bargaining chip. Geopolitical risks have rapidly spread to the global market. Due to concerns about the Middle East's oil supply, crude oil prices have risen back above $100, spot gold has surpassed the $4500 mark again, and LME's near-month aluminum futures contract premium has reached a record high. U.S. stocks are under pressure, with the Nasdaq falling into a technical correction range from its high, and the three major indices generally hitting new lows. There is also uncertainty at the macro and policy levels: Fitch maintains Israel's "A" rating but with a negative outlook; the U.S. Congress is once again deadlocked over Homeland Security funding, raising the risk of a government shutdown; Russia has announced a ban on gasoline exports starting in April, which could further disrupt the energy supply landscape. Currently, the Middle East conflict has rapidly evolved from a "localized strike" to a high-risk stage of "regional power play + global market interconnection." The lifelines of energy transportation and commodity prices have become core variables, and the future direction of the situation remains highly uncertain.

Foresight News reported that P2P.me posted on Twitter stating that its team admitted to placing a bet on the prediction platform Polymarket under the account name "P2P Team" regarding whether the project could achieve a 6 million US dollar fundraising target. This position was established 10 days before the fundraising began, when the project had only secured a verbal commitment of 3 million US dollars from Multicoin Capital. In the end, the project actually raised 5.2 million US dollars.P2P.me stated that failing to disclose this action at that time was a mistake, and is now liquidating all relevant positions, with all profits being returned to the MetaDAO treasury governed by Futarchy. In addition, the team emphasized that MetaDAO was unaware of this betting activity, and will establish policies regarding trading in prediction markets.