Trump's Iran Ultimatum Crumbles to Hours Left—Bitcoin Unfazed at $66.8K

With just hours remaining on Trump's 10-day deadline, the U.S.-Iran situation is getting spicy. The President took to Truth Social to warn Iran that Tuesday will be 'Power Plant Day and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one' unless they 'Open the Fuckin' Strait.'

The ultimatum centers on reopening the Strait of Hormuz—a critical global oil chokepoint that's seen most shipping traffic grind to a halt since the conflict escalated. Iran, unsurprisingly, told the ultimatum to get lost, maintaining its stance on the strategic waterway.

Ten days of indirect negotiations through Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey produced precisely zero breakthroughs. Oman's foreign ministry met with Iranian reps over the weekend to explore options, but no resolution emerged. Tehran's counter-warning? Trump is planning attacks on civilian infrastructure, and they'll retaliate against Israel and other Gulf states.

On the military front, the U.S. pulled off a high-risk rescue mission deep in Iranian mountains, extracting a wounded airman who went missing after an F-15E went down Friday. The pilot had already been recovered earlier.

Markets? Bitcoin dipped slightly to $66,817 from yesterday's $67,290 levels—basically sideways action. Polymarket gives just a 1% chance of a ceasefire by April 7, though odds climb to 70% by December.

So here we are: bridges, power plants, and a strait that won't open. Bitcoin holders? Just chilling.