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American Bitcoin, linked to Eric Trump, now holds 7,000 Bitcoin, worth approximately $475M.

Tether has hired a “Big Four” accounting firm, to conduct its first full financial audit of the reserves backing its stablecoin USDT.

JUST IN: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says tokenization could transform finance like the internet did in 1996.

JUST IN: Bitcoin falls under $70,000 FTX sold 8% of Anthropic for $1.3B in 2024, a stake now worth over $30B. U.S. regulators are bringing more clarity to crypto as the CFTC confirms that non-custodial wallet providers can facilitate trades.

JUST IN: ETH reclaims $2,350, rising over 8% today.

Crypto Watchlist for the week $AAVE - AAVE's proposal to launch Aave V4 on Ethereum just went live $ASTER - Aster Chain mainnet launch is expected to happen this month $ZEC $RUNE - Thorchain will add support for Zcash native swaps soon $KAT - Katana TGE will happen on March 18 $EGLD - MultiversX will launch SuperNova, its biggest upgrade since mainnet launch today $ZRO - $52M worth of ZRO (5.64% of its circ. supply) will be unlocked on March 20 AI coins - NVIDIA GTC, the biggest annual AI conference, starts today $MNT - Mantle State of Mind, a livestream covering Mantle's recent milestones and its roadmap, is scheduled for March 17 $AEVO - Aevo will announce its upcoming product launches today Macro events - FOMC interest rate decision will be released on March 18

Mastercard has launched a new initiative, designed to link crypto and blockchain payments with the traditional global banking system. The program already includes partnerships with 85+ companies, such as: • Circle • Paxos • Ripple • PayPal • Gemini • Binance The goal is to bridge blockchain based payments with mainstream financial infrastructure, making it easier for crypto to interact with everyday banking systems.

According to Forbes, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao’s net worth has reached about $110B, up $47B over the past year. Cz now ranks #17 on the global rich list, ahead of Bill Gates. This is largely tied to the recovery in Binance’s valuation, which the market now estimates at roughly $100B

JUST IN: Binance sues the Wall Street Journal for defamation. 📰 Full Story

Crypto Watchlist for the week $ETHFI - EtherFi's roadmap will be revealed on March 11 during its Analyst Call $MNT - Mantle will make a big announcement together with Bybit Alpha soon $DOT - Polkadot's DOT emissions will be cut by 53.6% after a tokenomics upgrade on March 12 $RUNE - Thorchain will soon integrate Polygon for native cross-chain swaps $GMX - GMX confirmed it will launch a cross-margin trading mode $ME - Magic Eden will shut down its Ethereum and Bitcoin NFT marketplaces by March 9 $HOME - DeFi App will unveil a new all-in-one DeFi platform in the near future $VIRTUAL - Virtuals teased an upcoming announcement regarding a new permissionless agent commerce product Macro events - US CPI data will be announced on March 11

Binance has denied allegations from U.S. Senator Richard, Blumenthal that Iranian-linked accounts operated on the exchange. Solana ($SOL) has fallen below $85 amid broader market volatility.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially dropped its case against Justin Sun, the founder of TRON.

Eric Trump says US banks are trying to block Americans from earning higher yields through crypto and stablecoins.

Kraken becomes the first crypto exchange to gain access to the Federal Reserve’s core payments system Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Mike Selig emphasizes that crypto market structure legislation “must pass.” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong states that “the foundations for crypto have never been stronger.” Donald Trump warns that the crypto industry could shift toward China if U.S. banks continue resisting supportive market structure reforms.

Crypto Watchlist for the week $STRK $BTC - Starknet will soon release strkBTC - a BTC token with built-in privacy $POL - Polygon will start subsidizing agent-to-agent gas costs for payments oon March 4 Theo Network - Theo will launch a pre-deposit vault for thUSD, its new yield-bearing stablecoin powered by delta-neutral gold strategies. $AVAX - Avalanche is launching a new $40M incentive program today $DIME - The TGE of Paradex is expected to happen as soon as next week $RESOLV - Resolv's S4 airdrop claims will open on March 5 $OPN - Opinion TGE is rumored to happen in early March $AVNT - Avantis's 2nd airdrop will become available for claiming on March 5 Macro events - US unemployment rate will be announced on Feb. 6 + DeepSeek's new AI V4 model launches this week

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is planning to re-enter the stablecoin market. In the second half of 2026. This marks a major shift back into digital payments after its previous attempt with Libra/Diem was shut down due to regulatory pushback. Meta intends to enable stablecoin based payments across its platforms (including Instagram and WhatsApp).

16 years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto unveiled the iconic Bitcoin logo for the first time.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US regulator OCC approves Bitcoin exchange Crypto․com to become a National Trust Bank