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According to Bitcoinmagazine, blockchain development company Blockstream has launched version 5.2.0 of the Blockstream Green app. This update connects Lightning payments with the Liquid network (a Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream), utilizing atomic swaps to convert Lightning payments into Liquid Bitcoin (LBTC) secured by Jade devices.The report states that its Blockstream Jade hardware wallet is currently the first hardware wallet capable of interacting with the Bitcoin Lightning Network, allowing users to send and receive Lightning payments while securely storing funds in cold storage.

According to Chainwire, the total value locked (TVL) in Ethereum's Layer 2 network Mantle has surpassed the $1 billion mark for the first time, and its stablecoin market cap has soared to $980 million, with both key on-chain metrics reaching all-time highs.The report states that this is due to the growing number of protocols, integrations, and capital flows within the Mantle ecosystem, where the total lending market size on Mantle on Aave has exceeded $1.25 billion; the deposit amount of USDT on Mantle has surpassed $600 million.

Analyst James Seyffart from Bloomberg stated on the X platform that despite the significant pullback in XRP prices, the related ETFs have performed robustly, accumulating approximately $1.4 billion since their launch.

According to Bloomberg, citing informed sources, Polymarket is hiring companies including Palantir Technologies to help regulate its sports contract trading. This move is particularly noteworthy as the prediction market faces increasing scrutiny over insider trading issues.Informed sources stated that Palantir Technologies and TWG AI will assist Polymarket in identifying, preventing, and reporting suspicious activities. These individuals requested anonymity as the information has not been made public.They also mentioned that the measures include screening participants to cross-check against existing lists to confirm whether individuals who have been banned from participating in sports betting are attempting to trade on the platform.

According to market news, Nvidia will make a "significant" investment in the American AI startup Thinking Machines and provide AI chips.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, the whale address starting with 0xcac has recently undergone a significant shift in its holding structure.Previously, this address engaged in neutral arbitrage operations for a long time, earning the funding rate difference by selling BTC spot and closing short positions, or buying spot and increasing short positions. After the BTC price fell below $73,000, it began to increase short positions unidirectionally and no longer hedged. Currently, it still holds about $11 million in ETH and BTC spot, while the total scale of short positions has expanded to $34.9 million.Its main positions are 20x BTC short: the position size reaches $15.7 million, with an average price of $89,900, an unrealized profit of $4.3 million (548%), and a funding rate settlement recorded at $1.76 million. 10x HYPE short: the position size reaches $11.8 million, with an average price of $33.6, an unrealized loss of $450,000 (-38%), and a funding rate settlement recorded at $350,000. 20x ETH short: the position size reaches $7.04 million, with an average price of $4,011, an unrealized profit of $6.64 million (1886%), and a funding rate settlement recorded at $1.35 million.

Santiment indicates that due to the panic from the war and the uncertainty surrounding the Clarity Act, traders tend to short heavily, with the number of Bitcoin short positions significantly exceeding long positions.

According to official data, the Gate Quantitative Fund's popular strategy product "Hedged Smart Investment - USDT" currently has an annualized return of 9.51% and has been running for 586 days. This product is open for subscription to users at VIP5 level and above, automatically identifying structural market opportunities through quantitative models, and optimizing capital allocation by combining hedging and dynamic rebalancing mechanisms to enhance the overall risk-return ratio.Currently, the overall operation of the Gate Quantitative Fund remains stable, with a continuously growing return curve. In addition to "Hedged Smart Investment," the platform also offers multiple strategy products for subscription, including "Yield Pioneer - USDT," "Hedged Smart Strategy - USDT," and "Arbitrage Pioneer - USDT," with annual returns ranging from approximately 4.51% to 5.78% over the past year. In the future, the Gate Quantitative Fund will continue to optimize quantitative models and risk hedging mechanisms, launching more high-quality product strategies to provide high-net-worth users with more diversified and stable return options.

According to IT Home, Weibo has announced the integration of Kimi Claw. Users can follow @Weibo Lobster Assistant and send a private message to remotely connect and control the AI entity. Users can complete the configuration in two steps: send a private message to @Weibo Lobster Assistant with "Connect Lobster"; follow the instructions to complete the key configuration. Once set up successfully, users can issue commands anytime through the Weibo mobile app, remotely controlling the Lobster Assistant to perform tasks, freeing themselves from PC dependency and complex app reliance, and conveniently completing information analysis, content creation, and task management during social browsing.It is reported that, leveraging Weibo's real-time information, hot discussions, and diverse user ecosystem, Weibo provides Kimi with a highly active user reach channel, allowing Kimi to quickly land in high-frequency scenarios such as information interpretation, market tracking, event response, and account management. The Kimi K2.5 model has consistently ranked first globally on the OpenRouter's OpenClaw model invocation leaderboard. In the future, Weibo plans to open access to historical blog posts and trending topics for AI applications.

According to analyst Darkfost's monitoring, since February, the estimated leverage ratio for Bitcoin on Binance has significantly dropped from 0.198 to 0.152, with a rapid and substantial decline. This trend typically occurs after strong volatility and major price movements.During this period, the price of Bitcoin fell from around $96,000 to $69,000. Such fluctuations often create panic among investors, prompting some to actively close their leveraged positions, while others are forced to exit due to liquidation. This has led to a significant reduction in open contracts, reflecting the overall deleveraging process in the derivatives market.Analysts state that if the estimated leverage ratio for Bitcoin does not rebound during the consolidation period, it may indicate that the spot market is taking over the price trend, thereby helping to stabilize the market. In many cases, these deleveraging phases can allow the market to reset on a healthier foundation. Lower leverage typically means reduced systemic pressure, which helps stabilize price action before entering a new directional trend.Note: The estimated leverage ratio for Bitcoin is used to measure the intensity of leverage used by investors, calculated by comparing the open contracts in futures with the BTC reserves held by the exchange.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Antalpha deposited 3,000 XAUT (15.21 million USD) into the Cobo custody wallet.

According to Reuters, Anthropic filed a lawsuit on Monday attempting to prevent the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the high-stakes confrontation between the AI lab and the U.S. military over restrictions on the use of its technology.The Pentagon officially designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk last Thursday, restricting a technology that, according to insiders, is being used for military operations in Iran. Anthropic claims in the lawsuit that this designation is illegal and infringes on its rights to free speech and due process. The documents submitted to the federal court in California request that the judge overturn the designation and prevent federal agencies from enforcing it.Anthropic stated, "These actions are unprecedented and illegal. The Constitution does not allow the government to wield its immense power to punish a company for its protected speech."Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listed Anthropic as a national security supply chain risk last week after the company refused to remove restrictions on its AI for use in autonomous weapons or domestic surveillance. This designation poses a significant threat to Anthropic's government business, and the outcome could affect how other AI companies negotiate restrictions on the military use of their technology.However, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei clarified on Thursday that the designation has a "limited scope," and the company can still use its tools in projects unrelated to the Pentagon.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, the contract whale pension-usdt.eth has continuously increased its Bitcoin short position in the past hour, with a current size of 34.42 million USD, currently facing an unrealized loss of 118,000 USD (-1.04%), with an opening price of 68,605 USD and a liquidation price of 137,398 USD.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a dormant whale that had been inactive for 9 months withdrew a total of 404.38 BTC from OKX and Binance, worth 27.65 million USD.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, the contract whale pension-usdt.eth started shorting Bitcoin with 3x leverage on Hyperliquid about 10 minutes ago, currently holding a position of 170 Bitcoin shorts, approximately worth 12.2 million USD, and is still continuing to add to the position.

The on-chain data analysis platform Coinglass posted on platform X, indicating that Bitcoin is forming strong buying liquidity support. Currently, over $100 million in buy orders has accumulated in the $65,000 to $65,150 range, creating a significant short-term support area.At the same time, order book data shows that there is noticeable selling pressure around $68,000, which may become an important resistance level for Bitcoin in the short term.

According to QCP Capital's latest market commentary, despite the escalation of tensions in Iran over the weekend pushing oil prices above $115 and global stock markets turning defensive, Bitcoin has shown remarkable resilience.Options flow also indicates that market concerns about further declines have eased, with put skew moderating compared to the spike earlier last week. The report notes that U.S. Treasuries and gold have failed to provide their usual safe-haven function, as soaring oil prices exacerbate inflation concerns and push yields higher, with the dollar becoming the preferred safe-haven asset. Downside protection for Bitcoin still exists, but options flow reflects more nuanced expectations, such as the purchase of straddles expiring in April, indicating that the market anticipates continued volatility rather than a one-sided decline.The highest open interest for March is concentrated in $75,000 and $125,000 call options, showing that despite ongoing macro uncertainty, optimism towards Bitcoin is returning. This week's focus includes Wednesday's CPI, Thursday's jobless claims, and Friday's core PCE and JOLTS job openings data.

According to Jinshi reports, European stocks opened significantly lower, with the Euro Stoxx 50 index down 2.93%, the German DAX index down 2.54%, and the UK FTSE 100 index down 1.4%.

Due to the impact of rising international tensions and geopolitical uncertainties, international crude oil prices have surged significantly, and the overall commodity sector has shown a marked upward trend. Meanwhile, Donald Trump stated today on the X platform that a short-term rise in oil prices is acceptable, and once the Iranian nuclear threat is eliminated, oil prices may quickly retreat.According to Gate market data, XTI (WTI crude oil) reached a high of $110.53 in 24 hours, currently reported at $109.36, with an increase of 18.64%; XBR (Brent crude oil) peaked at $113.84 in 24 hours, currently reported at $109.86, with an increase of 17%, indicating significant market volatility. Data from CoinGlass shows that as the market rapidly surged, the trading activity of crude oil derivatives also increased.Among them, Gate XBR (Brent crude oil) had a 24-hour contract trading volume of $12 million, a month-on-month increase of 951.37%, ranking first globally; XTI (WTI crude oil) had a 24-hour contract trading volume of $21.15 million, a month-on-month increase of 397.08%, also ranking first globally, with continuous growth in capital attention and market participation.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate contracts cover various traditional financial assets, including stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in gold, silver, and crude oil. Gate continues to build a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

ProCap Chairman Anthony Pompliano tweeted that if oil prices continue to rise, you will hear many people say that the Federal Reserve should avoid cutting interest rates due to concerns about potential inflation.This is similar to the mistakes these people made regarding tariffs. We are in a deflationary environment, which means the importance of short-term oil prices is greatly diminished. You cannot evaluate a single input while ignoring the complex economic mechanisms. The Federal Reserve should actively cut interest rates in the first half of this year.