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The Bargain: How Fifty Years of Peace Came to an End
Author: Garrett
Translation: Peggy, BlockBeats
Original author: Rhythm BlockBeats
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Reprint: Mars Finance
Editor's note: In the intense developments over the past few weeks, the market initially tried to understand everything through familiar frameworks—airstrikes, blockades, oil price shocks—seemingly just another typical Middle East crisis. But as time went on, a more unavoidable question gradually emerged: if the decades-long "implicit bargain" has broken down, then what path will the world follow to rebuild a new equilibrium?
This article uses "bargain" as a thread to analyze the formation, cracks, and collapse logic of the Middle East order, and points out that the current situation

Mars Financial News, on March 26, U.S. President Trump stated that Iran should get serious as soon as possible to avoid "being too late." Once the negotiation window is missed, there will be no turning back, and the outcome won't be good. Iran's negotiation representatives are very different and "strange." They are "begging" us to reach an agreement, which is exactly what they should do because they have been completely destroyed militarily and have no chance of rebound.

Mars Finance News: According to official sources, to optimize the yield structure and build a more sustainable balanced yield environment, the JustLend DAO platform will adjust the annualized yield of supply mining rewards in the USDD market to approximately 4.75% starting from 20:00 (Singapore time) on March 26, 2026. Rewards will be distributed in USDD. The platform stated that it will closely monitor market changes, dynamically assess the yield levels, and make flexible adjustments to the annualized yield as appropriate, in order to protect user interests while promoting the long-term and steady development of the ecosystem.

Major U.S. stock indices mostly declined in pre-market trading, with the Nasdaq down 0.69%, the Dow down 0.52%, and the S&P 500 down 0.6%. Most of the big seven tech stocks also fell, including Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet, which all experienced varying degrees of decline.

Mars Finance News: On March 26, the plenary session of the European Parliament voted on the EU-U.S. trade agreement, and the agreement was ultimately approved. The European Parliament International Trade Committee, on March 19, with a 29-vote support, resumed the legislative approval process related to the EU-U.S. trade agreement. The US and Europe reached a trade agreement in July 2025. The EU needs to eliminate tariffs on American industrial products and provide preferential market access for American seafood and agricultural products in exchange for the U.S. imposing a 15% tariff on most EU exports to the U.S. (CCTV News)

The proposed new rule by the U.S. Department of Labor will revise 401(k) investment options to include alternative assets such as cryptocurrencies, and is close to official release. The proposal originates from an executive order by Trump, aimed at facilitating alternative investments in retirement plans. The rule has been deemed to have a significant economic impact.

Mars Finance News: On March 26, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, in the past half hour, the whale starting with 0x1e9 fully closed its short positions in GOLD (gold) and SILVER (silver), with a total closing scale of approximately $2.61 million, recording a profit of about $120,000. This short position was opened early this morning. Taking advantage of the intraday decline in precious metals, this address chose to close the position at the right time to lock in gains. From opening to profit-taking, the holding time was about 15 hours.

Mars Finance News, according to Jintian Data, the Pakistani Foreign Minister stated that direct talks between the US and Iran are being conducted through Pakistan as a means of conveying messages.

Resolv Labs announced that in the March 22 attack, out of the 80 million USR illegally minted, 46 million have been destroyed or blacklisted, with approximately 57% permanently removed from circulation. Multiple measures have been taken to reduce illegal assets, including the destruction of 9 million USR and blacklisting.

The Guangzhou Municipal People's Government has issued an implementation plan to promote the high-quality development of the artificial intelligence industry, focusing on key technologies such as lightweight models and privacy computing. The plan supports the research and development and application of intelligent terminals and hardware, especially in fields like automotive, unmanned systems, and smart home.

According to reports from China Mobile, the company's 2026 target plan is to achieve steady revenue growth and profit growth on a comparable basis. It is understood that China Mobile's capital expenditure plan for 2026 is 136.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 9.5% year-on-year. Among them, capital expenditure on communication networks will decline, while capital expenditure on computing power networks and intelligent networks will significantly increase, with growth rates of 62.4% and 19.8%, respectively. Among the three major networks, investments in computing power networks and intelligent networks account for over 37%. (Cailian Press)

Alchemy Pay announces that its Hong Kong strategic investment target, HTF Securities Limited, has received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, upgrading to virtual asset trading services for both professional and retail investors. Meanwhile, the Alchemy Chain stablecoin payment public chain has launched its testnet, with over 150,000 test addresses, supporting the implementation of the stablecoin ecosystem.

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On March 26, Mars Finance reported that the S&P 500 futures liquidation amount reached $11.7 million within one hour, mainly from a whale address on the Hyperliquid platform. The liquidation was not due to a decline in the S&P 500 itself but was caused by a short-term drop in BTC that affected margin requirements, leading to a large number of long positions being liquidated with losses of approximately $195,000.

Guangzhou City has issued the "Implementation Plan for Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Artificial Intelligence Industry," supporting technological breakthroughs through "bidding and appointment." The focus is on advancing key technology research and development in areas such as AI computing power, dynamic scheduling, vertical large models, and robot perception.

At the Zhongguancun Forum, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced significant achievements in RISC-V processors and operating systems, launching joint research and development for next-generation chips and systems. This marks a major advancement for China in open-source technology and自主可控 computing power, with numerous companies collaborating to drive the development of the innovation ecosystem.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, as the market declined, Magi's ETH long positions were fully liquidated again. However, immediately after liquidation, he reopened a 25x leveraged ETH long position. Magi's current loss has exceeded $30.7 million.