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According to the updated paid collaboration policy of platform X, financial products, services, or opportunities (including loans, investment services, cryptocurrencies, buy now pay later services, and other finance-related content) are listed as prohibited categories for paid collaboration promotion. In addition, the policy requires that all paid collaboration content must clearly indicate its commercial nature in the post, such as "advertisement" or "promotional content," and ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Users who violate this policy may face penalties such as requests to delete posts or account suspensions.

According to CoinDesk, since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, dozens of contracts related to Iran have appeared on the prediction market Polymarket, with the prediction market for Khamenei's resignation attracting a trading volume of $45 million.The account with the highest trading volume is named "Curseaaaaaaa," which made a profit of $757,000 by betting "yes." Additionally, four other traders also achieved six-figure profits.

According to Polymarket data, the probability of the market for "Khamenei will step down as Iran's Supreme Leader before March 31" has sharply risen to 93% today, an increase of 85 percentage points from before, with a total market trading volume of $30.43 million.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Polymarket user anoin123 had previously continued to bet that the U.S./Israel would not strike Iran, accumulating profits of over $2 million within two months.However, after the strike event occurred, anoin123 suffered a single-day loss of $6.5 million, turning from a profit of over $2 million to a loss of over $4.5 million.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a wallet created just 3 days ago purchased "YES" shares for the "U.S. strikes on Iran" event on Polymarket, with $60,800 betting on a strike occurring on February 28 and $3,000 betting on a strike occurring on March 1, currently realizing a profit of $493,500. Onchain Lens indicates that this wallet may belong to an insider.

The current supply of stablecoins on the Polygon network has reached approximately $3.28 billion, setting a new historical high.

Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad posted on the X platform in response to "the White House's agreement goals may fall short." He stated that Coinbase and the company's CEO Brian Armstrong have been involved in negotiations for months and have committed to several potential compromise solutions. Coinbase's core goal has always been to protect the interests of the GENIUS Act and the general American public. He also thanked Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President's Digital Asset Advisory Council, for his efforts in pushing for problem resolution and looks forward to the smooth implementation of the President's crypto agenda.According to senior journalist Sander Lutz from crypto media Decrypt, the White House originally hoped to reach an agreement on stablecoin yield issues before the weekend, but a banking industry insider directly involved in the negotiations stated that this goal would not be achieved. The current divide between the crypto industry and banking lobbyists regarding whether stablecoins should generate yield remains significant. This controversy has become a major obstacle to advancing the crypto market structure bill and directly points to Coinbase CEO's insistence that stablecoins should be able to generate yield for users.According to previous reports from ChainCatcher, David Sacks, the White House's crypto and AI director, stated that the crypto industry has made significant concessions regarding stablecoin yields, and banks should respond accordingly.

According to the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, the Hong Kong police reported that in 2025, they received a total of 12,505 online shopping fraud cases, an increase of 8.2% compared to 2024. The online shopping fraud case with the largest single loss amount involved cryptocurrency trading. The victim joined a Telegram cryptocurrency trading group and received a private chat from a member impersonating Bittwatt (BWT) customer service, requesting a "verification code" as group entry verification. Subsequently, the fraudster transferred all virtual assets from the victim's cryptocurrency wallet connected to Telegram, resulting in a total loss of over HKD 3.7 million.The police remind that when shopping online, one should contact customer service through official channels. Regardless of the form of transfer, it is essential to verify authenticity before making any payment and to carefully check payment information. Do not click on unknown or suspicious links.

According to Cointelegraph, South Korean police have arrested two suspects in a case involving the theft of 22 bitcoins (worth approximately $1.4 million). These bitcoins were originally seized by the police in November 2021 from a hacking incident at an exchange, but the police violated regulations by storing them in a cold wallet controlled by a third party, and the police themselves did not possess the wallet's mnemonic phrase.It was reported that the wallet's mnemonic phrase was later given to a person named "Mr. Jeong" as part of a loan agreement. This case was discovered four years later during an audit of another case involving the disappearance of 320 bitcoins at the Gwangju District Prosecutor's Office nationwide.

Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Protocol 0G Labs announced the launch of the "0G Apollo Accelerator," which plans to provide up to $20 million in funding support for incubating and scaling revenue-generating AI applications based on decentralized infrastructure.The accelerator is established in collaboration with the Blockchain Builders Fund (BBF). BBF is part of the Stanford University blockchain ecosystem, which includes projects such as the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, BASS, and MS&E 447. The project is also supported by Google Cloud, with each selected team receiving a $200,000 cloud resource allocation.In addition, the wallet infrastructure platform Privy (acquired by Stripe) will provide production-grade wallet solutions for selected teams, aiming to help projects have enterprise-level computing and infrastructure capabilities from the early stages.

A super political action committee in the cryptocurrency industry named Fellowship PAC made a high-profile announcement last September that it would raise $100 million for the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, with reports suggesting a possible connection to Tether. However, as of the latest disclosure documents from the Federal Election Commission, the committee has a reported balance of zero and has not actually raised or spent any funds. A Tether spokesperson stated this week that Tether International has no affiliation or oversight relationship with Fellowship.

A political candidate who once ran for governor of California has been banned from using Kalshi for violating insider trading rules. The candidate placed a bet of about $200 on their own chances of winning during the campaign and posted related content on the X platform. Kalshi imposed a five-year ban and a $2,000 fine on them. This description points to Kyle Langford, who is currently running for Congress.Additionally, a YouTube editor has been banned for two years and fined about $20,000 for conducting market trades of approximately $4,000 using non-public information between August and September 2025. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig stated that the agency has established a Predictive Markets Advisory Committee aimed at collaborating with industry participants to combat insider trading and warned that violators will face legal consequences.

According to Jin Ten, Fed's Schmid stated on Wednesday that high inflation remains a key issue that the Fed needs to address, but he did not specify how monetary policy should respond. Schmid said, "I think we still have work to do on inflation," while noting that the employment situation is quite good. He pointed out that the large amount of mortgage-backed securities held from the Fed's past bond-buying actions continues to suppress housing borrowing costs, and mortgage rates "could be 75 to 100 basis points lower than their original levels."

Polygon announced on the X platform that Brazil's largest foreign exchange bank is expanding its Brazilian real stablecoin BBRL to the Polygon network. Users can achieve near-instant transfers and enjoy lower fees through this network, while accessing an active stablecoin ecosystem.This move aims to provide Grupo Braza and its users with a pathway to connect the Brazilian real with global markets, supporting international payments, investments, and business activities under the new financial internet framework, further expanding its payment chain capabilities.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, someone created a new Polymarket wallet "dfhgdhfthrfhr" and spent $180,000 betting that the United States will not strike Iran before March 4, 2026.

According to The Block, the Gyeonggi North Provincial Police Agency in South Korea arrested two suspects in 2026 who are accused of stealing 22 bitcoins from the evidence storage of the Gangnam Police Station. This batch of bitcoins was originally seized in 2021 during the investigation of the "A Coin Foundation" hacking case.According to the investigation, the police had not stored the assets in an officially regulated hardware wallet at the time, but instead used a cold wallet provided by the foundation, which allowed the suspects to illegally transfer the assets using the mnemonic phrase through information communication networks.Currently, this batch of bitcoins, valued at approximately $1.5 million, has not been recovered. Additionally, the former officer responsible for the case at that time was sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2024 for accepting bribes from the foundation.

According to Jinshi reports, the Financial Secretary Paul Chan stated in the "2026 Budget" that the government will submit a draft digital asset policy bill within the year, establishing a licensing system for service providers involved in digital asset trading and custody.Hong Kong has implemented a licensing system for fiat-backed stablecoin issuers, with the first batch of licenses to be issued in March. The government and financial regulators will continue to promote licensed issuers to explore more application scenarios under compliance and manageable risk conditions.

The Chair of the UK's National Security Council, Matt Western, has called for an urgent temporary ban on political donations in cryptocurrency to prevent foreign interference in UK elections. Matt Western stated that such donations need to be suspended until the risks associated with cryptocurrency donations (including thorough checks on the sources of funds) are addressed.The committee also called for a review of sentencing for electoral offenses, believing that deterrence needs to be strengthened. Western has written to the Cabinet Minister responsible for election finance, Steve Reed, requesting immediate action—previously, the new election bill did not include provisions to restrict cryptocurrency donations.Earlier this year, the Reform UK party became the first to express acceptance of digital currency donations, reportedly receiving its first registrable cryptocurrency donations and establishing a dedicated crypto portal. In his letter, Western expressed concern that, given the deteriorating global security environment, the intent of foreign interference in UK political finance may intensify before the next election.

Polymarket developer Suhail Kakar posted on the X platform that the Polymarket CLI (Command Line Interface) has been launched, which is the fastest way for AI agents to access the prediction market, built using Rust. Users' agents can directly query the market, trade, and retrieve data in the terminal.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that the progress on inflation has stalled, and it is still unclear whether the Federal Reserve's policy remains restrictive.