2026-03-17 03:00 UTC | BLOCK 940958 BITCOIN $75,201 | GOLD $4,981 1. Bitcoin clears $75K, new war-era high -- BTC confirmed above $75,201, up 12%+ since Feb 28; breakout above prior $74K resistance now sustained. -- Gold flat at $4,981; structural haven rotation into BTC accelerating hours before FOMC decision. 2. Oil rebounds to $96, complicates Fed calculus -- WTI jumped from $93.92 to $96.18, erasing half of weekend's Hormuz-strike crash before Fed announces. -- Narrows Powell's dovish window; $137B Treasury settlements draining liquidity simultaneously at yields 4.24%. 3. Iranian proxy drone penetrates Baghdad Green Zone -- PMF footage shows FPV drone flying unimpeded near US embassy in Baghdad; UKMTO issues fresh Hormuz ship attack warning. -- First maritime strike in 72 hours plus embassy-area provocation signals Iran proxies still operationally active despite air campaign degradation. 4. B-52s continue JASSM strikes from England -- OSINT confirms USAF heavy bombers launching cruise missile sorties from RAF bases into Iran this week. -- Sustained stand-off campaign as ceasefire hits 13%; US ground entry at 25% suggests air war remains primary strategy.