Gate News Report: On March 11, the U.S. Department of Justice has decided to reopen the case against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm this fall. Previously, the prosecution failed to persuade the jury to reach a conviction in the initial trial. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York will continue to pursue charges 1 and 3 in the indictment, focusing on third-party developer liability and blockchain-related evidence.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan pointed out in a memo that Bitcoin's price could reach $1 million in the future. He believes Bitcoin is competing with gold for the position of digital store of value, especially against the backdrop of the expanding global store of value market. If Bitcoin captures 17% of the market share, its price is expected to rise significantly.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) significantly raised its oil price forecasts for 2026-2027 in the Short-Term Energy Outlook report released on March 11, with both Brent and WTI crude oil prices increasing notably.

Gate News Announcement, March 10 — The CEO of Saudi Aramco (the world's largest oil company) stated that global oil demand is expected to reach 107.3 million barrels per day in 2026, setting a new record high.

OpenAI's Codex has recently experienced multiple instances of unresponsiveness. The engineering lead confirmed that the issue has been fixed and will reset the rate limits for all users. The Codex team typically provides compensation after outages. Currently, weekly active users reach 2 million, with a growth rate of 25%.

Gate News Report, March 10th, Russian expert Ikbal Guliyev stated that in the coming days, if the G7 makes a positive decision to release additional reserves, oil prices (international crude oil futures prices) could drop to $100 per barrel. However, the market will then face geopolitical risks again, and actual supply will experience shortages. Guliyev believes that if the supply shortage persists long-term, oil prices could reach $150-160 per barrel.

Bitcoin's current trading price is close to $67,300. Analyst PlanB predicts that the average price from 2024 to 2028 could reach $500,000, with a fluctuation range of $250,000 to $1,000,000. However, other analysts like Bobby A believe the price will be below this forecast. They point out that the model is difficult to accurately predict in the short term, and market factors are complex. Investors should focus on supply and demand changes and overall dynamics.

According to Amanda Tuminelli, Chief Legal Officer of the DeFi Education Fund, the U.S. Department of Justice will re-examine Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm in the fall. In the first trial, the jury did not reach a consensus on money laundering and sanctions charges, only ruling that he operated an unlicensed remittance business. Despite errors by the prosecution in the first trial, they still decided to re-try some of the charges.

Rystad Energy Vice President Janiv Shah pointed out that Middle East supply disruptions could lead to a significant rise in Brent crude oil prices. If the conflict lasts for two months, oil prices in April could exceed $110; if it continues for four months, they could reach $135 in May. Changes in oil prices will impact global stability.

Sharplink released its 2025 financial report, showing an Ethereum holding of 868,699 tokens, making it the second-largest publicly listed holder worldwide. The company's total cash and USDC amount to $30.4 million, and it plans to continue increasing its ETH holdings and expand its staking business.