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Trading volume in gold-backed stablecoins has tripled following U.S. strikes on Iran. Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, trading volume for stablecoins pegged to gold surged severalfold. Tether Gold (XAUT) issued by Tether and PAX Gold (PAXG) issued by Paxos rose in line with the underlying asset and ranked among the top gainers in the crypto market. On Sunday, March 1, total trading volume in gold-backed stablecoins on crypto exchanges exceeded $3 billion. XAUT trading volume climbed to $1.7 billion, compared to $300–500 million the week prior. Over the past 24 hours, XAUT recorded $1.2 billion in trading volume. PAXG trading volume reached $1.4 billion on March 1, up from $200–400 million during the week before the escalation. Over the last 24 hours, it stood at $651 million.

AI technologies could accelerate Ethereum’s development faster than many expect. Vitalik Buterin believes that AI is already radically transforming development. According to him, it is now possible to build a prototype covering Ethereum’s entire roadmap through 2030 in just a few weeks — something that seemed фантастical only six months ago. • AI tools are accelerating coding by multiples. • The main focus is not only speed, but also security. • There are already cases where AI has helped generate machine-verifiable proofs for complex cryptographic theorems related to Ethereum.

Ethereum has now closed six consecutive months in negative territory. Looking at the broader picture, 12 out of the last 15 months have ended in the red — highlighting a prolonged period of sustained downside pressure for ETH.

Renewed momentum in the Bitcoin ETF market: last week, inflows reached $787 million — the largest 7-day increase since mid-January.

Approximately 9.09 million BTC — around 46% of the total supply — are currently held at a loss by their owners. This indicates that nearly half of all circulating Bitcoin was acquired at prices higher than the current market level, reflecting significant unrealized losses across the network.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$65,793 ETH ≈$1,937 SOL ≈$82,72 BNB ≈$614 XRP ≈$1,34 Market cap ≈$2,26T Fear & Greed Index: 15 ("Extreme fear") Altseason Index: 35

According to data from CoinGlass, Bitcoin declined by 14.94% in February. For the incomplete first quarter of 2026, BTC is down 24% — potentially marking its third-worst Q1 performance since 2013. Meanwhile, Ethereum has recorded a 33% decline over the past two months.

Binance has reportedly instructed all employees in the UAE to avoid public events and work from home over the past two days for security reasons. Earlier, Binance officially relocated its headquarters to the United Arab Emirates, citing favorable regulatory and business conditions. Meanwhile, reports indicate that Iran launched missiles and drones targeting U.S. military bases in the UAE and other Middle Eastern countries. At least one hotel in Dubai was reportedly hit. Given the seriousness of such claims, it is important to rely on verified official sources for confirmation, as information in rapidly evolving geopolitical situations can change quickly.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$67,317 ETH ≈$2,011 SOL ≈$87,31 BNB ≈$628 XRP ≈$1,41 Market cap ≈$2,33T Fear & Greed Index: 16 ("Extreme fear") Altseason Index: 35

Panic sellers have rushed into the market: CryptoQuant reports an acceleration of panic selling in the derivatives market amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. “Within a single hour this morning, $1.8 billion in sell orders hit the order book, reflecting aggressive sentiment and large-scale position liquidations.”

Zcash has split into two fully independent organizations that will support and promote the project in different ways. The board of directors of the nonprofit Bootstrap, which supports Zcash, announced that agreements have been reached on key governance and asset-related issues that had previously caused conflict with the development team at Electric Coin Company (ECC). Disputes related to DeFi revenue, open-source software, and 501(c)(3) status requirements have been successfully resolved. Leadership will continue with Zaki Manian, Alan Fairless, ml_sudo, and Kristina Garman. Intellectual property rights to the Zashi wallet have been transferred, and ECC will begin an orderly wind-down of operations, including the transfer of its domain and related rights. In addition, Bootstrap has stepped down from its role as a key holder under ZIP-271 for the Zcash Lockbox multisig, and control over z . cash and related resources will be transferred to the Zcash Foundation to further decentralize governance. This will allow the original development team to continue working on Zcash under a new company structure.

Venture capital investment in crypto projects has fallen to 2017 levels.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$63,405 ETH ≈$1,846 SOL ≈$77,51 BNB ≈$592 XRP ≈$1,29 Market cap ≈$2,2T Fear & Greed Index: 14 ("Extreme fear") Altseason Index: 36

PayPal launches a stablecoin builder The payments giant, in partnership with MoonPay and M0, has announced PYUSDx — a platform that will allow developers to create their own USD-denominated stablecoins backed by PYUSD.

South Korea’s tax authority accidentally publicly revealed the mnemonic phrase of a confiscated crypto wallet in a press release photo. Shortly afterward, approximately $4.8 million was transferred. However, it is important to note that the transferred token has very low liquidity, and selling it for that amount would have been impossible. The photo in the press release showed a Ledger hardware wallet and a sheet of paper with the mnemonic phrase written on it.

The percentage of your portfolio that should be allocated to BTC, according to six of the largest banks and asset managers.

The cross-chain bridge Wormhole has reached $75 billion in total volume processed since the platform’s launch in 2021.

JPMorgan Chase says crypto markets could receive a significant boost in the second half of 2026 if a market structure bill is passed. At the same time, Bitcoin is closing a negative February after a negative January — the first such occurrence in its history. Previously, BTC had never finished both of these months in the red consecutively.

Morgan Stanley is reportedly planning to develop its own Bitcoin custody and trading services, while also exploring opportunities in yield generation and crypto-backed lending. The move would mark a deeper expansion into digital assets by one of the largest U.S. investment banks, signaling continued institutional interest in Bitcoin infrastructure.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$65,777 ETH ≈$1,954 SOL ≈$82,89 BNB ≈$614 XRP ≈$1,37 Market cap ≈$2,28T Fear & Greed Index: 16 ("Extreme fear") Altseason Index: 35