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Golden Ten Data reported on March 28 that Ahmad Abbadi, spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, stated that Iran has stopped supplying natural gas to southern Iraq since the evening of the 27th, having previously supplied 10 million cubic meters of gas per day. Abbadi noted that Iran is also limiting its supply of natural gas to central Iraq to 10 million cubic meters per day. He pointed out that the ongoing unrest in the region is affecting Iraq’s oil extraction, production, and export activities. The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity is closely monitoring the regional situation to ensure that Iran’s restrictions do not impact the fuel supply needed by power plants within Iraq.

PANews reported on March 28, citing CoinDesk, that despite several digital art projects debuting at Art Basel Hong Kong, the overall NFT market remains sluggish, showing no clear signs of recovery. Specifically, Bored Ape #5278 from the "Bored Ape" series is currently listed at just 7 ETH, more than 100 ETH below its last transaction price, reflecting a significant pullback in the valuation of top NFT assets. Once seen as a rapidly emerging asset class, the NFT art market has noticeably cooled, with both liquidity and price performance continuing to face pressure.

```htmlGolden Ten Data reported on March 28 that Javier Blas, an energy and commodity columnist, stated that the Houthi armed group has entered the conflict, claiming to have launched a ballistic missile towards Iran. A more important issue regarding their involvement is whether they will attempt to disrupt shipping in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which could effectively undermine Saudi Arabia’s efforts to bypass the Strait of Hormuz via its east-west oil pipelines. So far, we have not seen any activity from the Houthi armed group in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. However, this does not mean it won’t happen in the future. Currently, oil tankers are still continuing to pass through the strait.```