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INTEL: Iran says it will stop attacking neighbours unless an attack on Iran comes from them Twitter

INTEL: BlackRock’s $26B private credit fund is limiting how much investors can pull out, capping withdrawals at 5% even though investors asked for 9.3% Blackstone’s similar fund processed a record “7.9% OF SHARES” of withdrawal requests this week, with the firm and employees covering the rest Twitter

INTEL: Trump said there will be no deal with Iran except “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” Twitter

INTEL: US FEB. NONFARM PAYROLLS FALL -92K M/M; EST. +59K US FEB. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 4.4%; EST. 4.3% US FEB. AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS RISE 0.4% M/M; EST. +0.3% US FEB. AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS RISE 3.8% Y/Y; EST. +3.7% Twitter

INTEL: Russia gave Iran intelligence on U.S. ship and aircraft locations, and Ukraine will send equipment and specialists to support U.S. efforts against Shahed drones in the Middle East. Each Shahed drone costs about $35,000, while each Patriot PAC-3 missile used to shoot them down costs about $3.7M Twitter

INTEL: US Joint Chiefs say Iran’s launches are down 86% since Day 1. Day 1 (Feb 28) → ~150–200 missiles launched Day 2 (Mar 1) → 28 🔻 Day 3 (Mar 2) → 9–30 per barrage 🔻 Day 4 (Mar 3) → 12 🔻 Day 5 (Mar 4) → 3 🔻 2,000+ drones & 500+ missiles fired in total across 12+ countries. US Joint Chiefs say 300 Iranian launchers were destroyed Twitter

INTEL: Kazakhstan’s central bank plans to invest up to $350 million in crypto assets using part of its gold and FX reserves Twitter

INTEL: Gold is being offered at a $30 per ounce discount in Dubai, as traders cut prices amid high shipping and insurance costs and delivery uncertainty Twitter

INTEL: Vancouver city staff asked council to drop a bitcoin reserve motion, saying bitcoin is not an “allowable asset”

INTEL: Anthropic launched an AI Exposure Index showing computer programmers are most exposed with 75% of tasks automatable, and hiring for workers aged 22–25 has slowed in AI-exposed roles Twitter

INTEL: Iran launched wide-ranging strikes on U.S. and Israeli targets Twitter

INTEL: Trump said he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran’s next leader Twitter

INTEL: JOHN DAGHITA, SON OF US GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR WHO ALLEGEDLY STOLE $46 MILLION IN CRYPTO FROM MARSHALS SERVICE ARRESTED BY FBI https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/2029576067934003248

INTEL: Trump-linked American Bitcoin increased holdings to 6,500 $BTC as mining-driven treasury expansion lifted the stock https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/2029567559578661105

INTEL: US JOBLESS CLAIMS 213K IN FEB. 28 WEEK; EST. 215K US CONTINUING CLAIMS 1.868M IN FEB. 21 WEEK; EST. 1.850M

INTEL: NYSE parent company invested in crypto exchange OKX at a $25B valuation to expand into blockchain-based stocks https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/2029535375954227556

INTEL: Japan’s $3T MUFG said it is using AI for loan reviews and is partnering with Mizuho and SMBC on a stablecoin proof of concept https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/2029529229646352862

INTEL: Western Union partnered with Crossmint to launch USDPT, a U.S. dollar stablecoin on Solana https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/2029471980332675429

INTEL: OpenAI held early talks with The Trade Desk to automate and scale ChatGPT ad sales, projecting ads could help double consumer revenue to $17B this year https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/2029334386286473268

INTEL: US TO PAY INTEREST IF ORDERED TO PAY IMPORTERS TARIFF REFUNDS https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/2029274927442903363