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🚨 The US stock market lost $800 million
📉 Major stock indices fell an average of 1%, and the combined value of American company stocks lost about $800 billion.
The cryptocurrency market is also experiencing turbulence: a decline of over 3%. Bitcoin is trading around $68 550, and ETH is at $1975.

🚨 38% of altcoins are trading near all-time lows
📉 CryptoQuant data shows that 38% of altcoins are trading near all-time lows, representing a deeper decline than after the FTX crash.
➡️ Analyst Darkfost describes this as "the biggest regression observed in this cycle," highlighting the ongoing structural pressure on assets that are not "blue chips."
The weakness of altcoins in this cycle is driven by a combination of low liquidity, stricter risk limits, and the flow of funds into BTC and ETH, which have captured the majority of inflows into spot markets and regulated products.

#USIranTensionsImpactMarkets Most likely, in the coming days, BTC will not be able to hold above $69 000. The most probable scenario is continued consolidation within the broad range of $65 000 – $69 500. If the price drops below $67 000, be prepared for a retest of the $65 000 zone and below.

🖥 Riot Platforms reported a record annual revenue of $647 ,000,000, increasing its focus on AI and high-performance computing. The company mined 5,686 BTC over the year and now owns more than 18,000 BTC.
Following partnerships with AMD and pressure from Starboard Value, Riot is increasingly shifting towards AI data centers — investors believe this could generate up to $21 billion.

🕊 White hacker returned $1.84 million out of $2.26 million stolen in the hack of the decentralized lottery Foom Cash — he found a critical bug in the protocol and managed to freeze some of the funds on the Base network, for which he received a reward of $320 000.
The vulnerability arose due to a missed "mixing" step in the application process, which allowed the expert to forge data and declare themselves the winner.

🏦 The US wants to ban the issuance of CBDC
The US Senate has drafted a bill with a temporary ban for the Federal Reserve to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
✍️ The document has already passed a key procedural vote with bipartisan support.
If approved, the ban will be in effect until December 31, 2030.

‼️ Nasdaq Plans to Launch Binary Options
📈 The exchange has requested SEC approval for binary options linked to its flagship index Nasdaq 100 and its micro version.
✅ The price will fluctuate between $0.01 and $1, moving toward the extremes depending on how traders assess the likelihood of the event occurring.
Nasdaq's initiative is associated with the popularity of prediction markets, where contracts typically cost $1 upon the event's occurrence and expire worthless if the prediction does not come true.

🇹🇷 Turkey is preparing to introduce a 10% tax on cryptocurrency income — the bill has already been submitted to the parliament by the ruling party.
Platforms will be required to withhold taxes on clients' profits quarterly, regardless of their status and residency, and the president will have the authority to vary the rate from 0% to 20% depending on the type of asset and ownership conditions.
A separate fee of 0.03% per transaction is also levied on providers themselves.

🟠 Bitcoin tests $70 000
✅ Bitcoin tested $70 000 on Monday, but was unable to hold and retreated to $69 000.
✅ According to Coinglass, the retreat was accelerated by the liquidation of short positions worth $92 million.

🇮🇷 Cryptocurrency outflow from Iran's largest exchange Nobitex increased by 700% immediately after the US and Israel attacks.
It is worth noting that in 2025, $7.2 billion went through Nobitex, and the exchange's user base exceeds 11 million people.

On March 2 (UTC+8), according to CoinMarketCap price data, ETH broke the $2000 mark and is currently trading at $2004.30, with a daily increase of 0.5%.

The operator of Bitcoin Depot ATMs, whose shares are traded on NASDAQ, has acquired the social prediction platform Kutt. This will allow the company to expand its product range from Bitcoin ATMs to the rapidly growing consumer financial technology sector.
After the acquisition, Kutt will retain its brand and management and will provide its services in most U.S. states.

🍸Tom also bought 50,928 ETH ($98m) – announcement
▪️ Total purchased: 4,473,587 ($8.6b) – approximately 3.71% of Total supply.
▪️ Average purchase price: $1976.
▪️ Free cash for reserve replenishment: $868m.
▪️ Staked: 3,040,483 ETH ($6b).
▪️ Unrealized losses: -$8b.

🍿 Nasdaq is entering the prediction market and plans to launch binary options on the Nasdaq 100 index.

🪙 Strategy continues to increase its position
The company has purchased an additional 3,015 BTC for a total of $204.1 million at an average price of $67 700 per coin.
As of March 1, 2026, Strategy's balance already includes 720,737 BTC with an average entry price of $75 985 per Bitcoin.

👀 BlackRock Starts the Week with Sales
A few minutes ago, BlackRock transferred 1134 BTC (~$74.95 million) to Coinbase Prime — likely for subsequent sale.
Interestingly, the previous week was positive for Bitcoin ETFs: total inflows amounted to $787.4 million.

👻 Phantom US Crypto Reserve
Exactly one year ago, US President Donald Trump promised to create a strategic crypto reserve.
Today, the crypto story exists only in words.

⛔️ The community "buried" the idea of the former Mt․Gox CEO rewriting the Bitcoin code to recover 79,956 BTC ( worth over $5 billion at current prices ) — Mark Karpeles suggested "moving" the coins to creditors, but developers and even some victims said a firm "no."
The argument is simple and tough: rewrite the rules once for $5 billion — and the principle "your keys = your money" will cease to be a law.

🚀🤖 Bitcoin could increase in price thanks to AI
NYDIG analyst Greg Cipollaro believes that Bitcoin could gain additional support if the development of artificial intelligence leads to changes in the labor market and prompts a more accommodative monetary policy from central banks.
💰 This, in turn, could boost liquidity and create a favorable environment for cryptocurrencies.

🔮 Kalshi users suddenly found themselves in the red after the platform canceled a market related to the "resignation" of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for ethical reasons.
Trading was frozen amid reports of his death, and the CEO promised to reverse trades and compensate for fees, stating that the platform does not allow earning from someone's death.
Despite these assurances, some traders have already reported losses — the prediction market once again reminded everyone that even "political bets" can end with an unexpected stop.