Huoxun Finance reported on March 14th that, according to Jinshi, Mark Kancien, a defense analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former Marine Corps colonel, believes that with a Marine expeditionary force deployed to the Middle East, Trump now has the option of attempting to seize Harqa Island, Iran's main oil export hub. Kancien stated, "This is the first ground combat force to go to the region. The U.S. might be able to capture the island and then declare the operation over." However, Kancien believes that such an operation could be logistically challenging because Harqa Island is located at the northern tip of the Persian Gulf. Iran possesses an arsenal of coastal defense cruise missiles, drones, and armed speedboats, posing a threat to U.S. forces.

Huoxun Finance reported on March 14th that, according to Decrypt, Kraken's affiliated special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), KRAKacquisition Corp., announced it has begun searching for potential acquisition targets, with target companies valued at up to $10 billion. The SPAC is reportedly broadly examining crypto-native companies, including those in stablecoins, tokenization, DeFi, and payments. KRAKacquisition, which previously completed a $345 million IPO and has been given two years to find acquisition targets, stated that $10 billion is only a rough upper limit, and the actual valuation of target companies may be closer to $2 billion. However, this range reflects the company's desire to provide a pathway for small- to mid-cap companies to enter the public market. Meanwhile, Kraken itself is also pursuing its own IPO plans. The exchange previously filed registration documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and completed approximately $800 million in financing last year, valuing the company at approximately $20 billion. KRAKacquisition is also considered a strategic investment vehicle for Kraken, forming a closer economic connection with acquired companies through shareholding.

According to Huoxun Finance on March 14, OnchainLens monitoring shows that as oil prices rise again, a whale that opened a 1x leveraged long position in oil three days ago has now gained more than $1.18 million in floating profits.

Huoxun Finance reported on March 14th that, according to Jinshi, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Bergham stated that the Trump administration had discussed curbing oil prices through trading in the oil futures market. However, Bergham said he was unclear whether the U.S. had actually intervened in the market. Bergham stated on Saturday, "I must say, there have been discussions. There are many smart people in this administration—and many smart people in the energy trading market. Trying to manipulate and lower prices through intervention requires a huge amount of money. That's all I can say about that." The head of the company regulating West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures trading warned that if the federal government began trading derivatives to lower crude oil prices, it would be a "bible-level disaster."

According to Hyperbot data, Huang Licheng (aka "Machi Dage") added to his 25x leveraged Ethereum long position this morning, bringing his total position to 8,500 ETH. He currently has a floating profit of approximately $70,000, a liquidation price of approximately $2,038, and has placed 31 limit sell orders in the $2,117-$2,300 range. Furthermore, Machi Dage's monthly win rate is currently 75%, with 3 profitable and 1 losing trades out of 4 closed positions.