The US Treasury Department announces new sanctions against Cuba

According to former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, as of March 31, 2026, its investment scale has increased from 5.5 billion to 13.67 billion, with a focus on buying stocks of Bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure companies such as IREN, Core Scientific, Riot Platforms, and establishing approximately 7.46 billion semiconductor short positions, involving put options on VanEck Semiconductor ETF, NVIDIA, Oracle, and Broadcom.

The clearing amount of the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours reached 855 million US dollars, of which the clearing amount of long positions exceeded 741 million US dollars. （Cointelegraph）

According to Citigroup's forecast, aluminum inventory will drop to a historic low in the next 6 to 12 months. This year, the aluminum market is expected to experience a supply shortage of approximately 2.7 million tons (2.7 million tons). If the decrease in demand is not enough to alleviate the tight supply, aluminum prices may reach $4000 per ton in the next three months. In an optimistic scenario, the average price of aluminum in 2027 may reach $5350 per ton.

On the 18th local time, the US Treasury Department announced a new round of sanctions against Cuba.

The number of wallets holding at least 100 bitcoins has increased to 20200, an increase of 11.2% from 18200 a year ago. These wallets are worth approximately $7.7 million or more and are typically associated with whales, large investors, institutions, and high capital long-term holders. Despite the drastic fluctuations experienced by Bitcoin in the past year, the number of such wallets continues to increase. （Santiment）