Weekly Market Report. March 13, 2026

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⬤TOP READS

Bitcoin to $78K? Pro traders price in less than 17% odds of a breakoutBitcoin remains under pressure as war and poor jobs data offset ETF inflows, shifting the $78,000 price target from late March to the coming months. asasddfa

Bitcoin Rises Above $72,000, Boosting Crypto StocksBitcoin climbed above $72,000 for the first time in more than a week, lifting crypto-linked stocks including Coinbase Global and Strategy ahead of the opening bell. 20210203 Department of Treasury

US sanctions DPRK IT facilitators over crypto transactions in $800 million schemeThe Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned six individuals and two entities for their roles in facilitating North Korean IT worker schemes, which generated nearly $800 million in 2024 for the regime’s weapons of mass destruction programs.

⬤ WHAT MATTERED

AI & Technology Microsoft’s New AI Health Tool Can Read Your Medical Records im 69723500?width=700&size=1

China’s ByteDance Gets Access to Top Nvidia AI Chips im 47177281?width=700&size=1

FedEx Is Planning an AI Agent Workforce
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Dubai’s Flagship Crypto Event Scrapped Due to Iran War 211019 Crypto Bitcoin Mining General2

Iran war oil shock more likely to affect Bitcoin miners through BTC price than energy costs, analysts say 20250411 Funding News 3

Singapore-based MetaComp raises $35 million in funding backed by AlibabaCrypto 019b6e86 4ef5 79b0 8df3 8376542a5458

Bitcoin ‘passing geopolitical stress test’ as BTC price spikes 019ce687 a9e1 7e35 9bf8 14a8f960cb16

HSBC, Standard Chartered tipped for first Hong Kong stablecoin licenses 019ce69a 2583 7b7a 9518 8d81ad749aae

Token2049 postpones Dubai event to 2027 amid regional uncertainty

⬤ CAPITAL MOVES

…Where capital is quietly positioning.KAST raises $80M Series AZcash Open Development Lab raises $25M seed roundArk Labs raises $5.2M seed round backed by TetherMetaComp closes total $35M Pre-A funding in 3 months backed by Alibaba

⬤ UNDER THE SURFACE

The Global Center of Economic Power Is Shifting Back Toward Asia

A long-term historical comparison of global GDP shows how economic dominance has moved repeatedly over the past four centuries. In the 1600s, Asia dominated global output, led by the Mughal Empire with roughly $28.6B GDP, while Europe and North America remained relatively small players. By 1900, the balance had shifted dramatically, with Europe and the United States producing nearly 80% of global GDP, followed by a post-World War II era where the United States alone generated roughly 27–30% of world output.Today the picture is far more multipolar:
• Global GDP: ~$105T
• United States: ~$27T
• China: ~$18T
• European Union: ~$17T Ethereum’s ERC-8183 Could Enable an Autonomous AI Agent Economy

A proposed new Ethereum standard, ERC-8183, introduces the ability for AI agents to send conditional payments to one another through smart contracts. Funds can be locked in escrow and released only once a predefined task is completed.This model allows autonomous software agents to:
• Order services from other agents
• Execute tasks automatically
• Settle payments without human interventionIf adopted widely, such infrastructure could underpin what some developers call the “agent economy”, where machines transact with machines. Combined with programmable finance, this represents a potential new layer of economic activity native to blockchain networks. SEC and CFTC Move Toward Unified Crypto Oversight

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission signed an updated memorandum of understanding aimed at improving coordination between the two agencies.The agreement focuses on:
• Shared investigations and enforcement cooperation
• Joint access to market data
• Reduced jurisdictional conflict between regulatorsThe move is widely seen as a preparatory step toward the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, legislation designed to finally define when a digital asset should be regulated as a security versus a commodity. For institutional capital, clearer regulatory boundaries are often the prerequisite for large-scale deployment.

⬤SNAP OF THE WEEK

⬤ON THE READING LIST

Check the book here!A deep dive into how rare, unpredictable events — Black Swans — shape our world and our financial systems.Taleb argues that the world’s most significant events are not only unpredictable but that humans tend to ignore or downplay their possibility. The book explains why we are wired to seek patterns, even in chaos, and why we tend to overestimate our ability to predict future events.Key takeawaysRare events drive the most significant outcomesHumans are wired to seek patterns and explanations in randomnessForecasts are often dangerously overconfidentEmbrace uncertainty to survive and thrive in volatile environments

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