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According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee has included a provision in its latest bipartisan housing bill that temporarily prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). This "21st Century Housing Act," co-sponsored by Committee Chairman Tim Scott and senior member Elizabeth Warren, aims to promote housing construction in the U.S. by reducing regulatory barriers.In this 303-page bill, the CBDC prohibition provision, which spans only two pages, states that the Federal Reserve Board or Federal Reserve Banks may not issue or create a CBDC or any digital asset that is substantially similar, either directly or through intermediaries such as financial institutions. The ban is effective until December 31, 2030, and establishes an exception for unlicensed, private "dollar-denominated" currencies that fully preserve the privacy protections of physical cash.In a statement released by the White House supporting the bill, it explicitly mentions support for this CBDC provision, stating that it "prevents the development of a CBDC that could pose significant threats to individual privacy and freedom." Previously, Congress has attempted multiple times to pass similar bans, with the House passing it as a standalone bill last year, but it has yet to receive full approval in Congress.

After the Trump administration in the United States discontinued the use of Anthropic AI technology products, OpenAI quickly reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy OpenAI models within the Department's secure networks. This event triggered a backlash from OpenAI users, leading to a boycott movement, with 700,000 people canceling their subscriptions and even uninstalling ChatGPT, turning instead to Anthropic's Claude.With significant user support, Anthropic's Claude topped the free download charts in the U.S. app store, while OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini ranked second and third, respectively. Claude had previously experienced an increase in failure rates, which may be related to the significant rise in traffic.

OnGreen announces that prominent Yemeni leader Sheikh Nabil Mohammed Ali Al Khamary has joined the company as Co-Founder, bringing substantial regional business influence and strategic capital networks to advance its green transformation strategy across MENA. The company stated that his appointment will further strengthen OnGreen’s positioning as a flagship platform integrating real-world assets, impact projects, and long-term regional development. A self-made entrepreneur, Sheikh Nabil currently serves as Chairman of the International Investment and Contracting Group. He also acts as an economic and political advisor and regularly participates in international conferences. According to OnGreen, Sheikh Nabil’s appointment marks a new stage in the development of the Oasis Journey. He noted that through the Oasis Journey—from land restoration to tokenized green assets—the initiative aims not only to create new forms of sustainable wealth, but also to explore a path for Yemen, the Gulf region, and the wider Arab world where business growth, peace, and social value can advance together.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a trader named majorexploiter spent 4.53 million USDC 9 hours ago betting on Arsenal Football Club to win on March 1, 2026, and earned a profit of 2.42 million dollars.Data shows that he made 3 related bets in less than 3 days, all of which were profitable, with a total profit of approximately 3.67 million dollars.

Anthropic is accused of launching a prompt tool for "exporting ChatGPT memory data," helping users transfer historical memory information to its model Claude, which has drawn industry attention.According to public content, the tool allows users to export their memory data from OpenAI's ChatGPT by copying and pasting specific prompts, and then import it into Claude. Related discussions suggest that this move is seen as directly weakening the user stickiness and switching costs that ChatGPT relies on through its "memory function."Market views consider the memory mechanism as an important moat for large model products— the longer users engage, the deeper the model understands their preferences, context, and historical conversations, thereby increasing the migration costs. If third-party tools can facilitate easy data migration, it may change the current user lock-in logic of AI products.Meanwhile, reports also mentioned that Anthropic was previously restricted from use by relevant systems of the U.S. Department of Defense, but the company's popularity and attention have quickly surged, topping some application rankings.Currently, the specific compliance of the aforementioned tool and the platform's response have not been clarified. The industry generally believes that competition among large models has extended from performance comparisons to ecological and data sovereignty aspects, with user data portability potentially becoming a key variable in the next stage.

OpenAI founder Sam Altman released a content summary after the latest AMA. In response to what would happen if the U.S. government attempted to nationalize OpenAI or other AI projects, Sam Altman stated that he could not predict the outcome. While it may be more appropriate for the government to lead the development of AGI in the long term, nationalization does not seem highly likely given the current trajectory of development.However, he emphasized that establishing a close collaborative relationship between the government and AI companies is "extremely important." People often take the "assurances" regarding safety for granted, but they tend to underestimate the significant investment and effort required behind them. He believes this is generally a good thing, but more respect and understanding are still needed.

Eleven U.S. senators have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pamela Bondi, requesting a comprehensive review of Binance's compliance with U.S. sanctions and anti-money laundering requirements, as well as an assessment of its adherence to the 2023 settlement agreement.The letter cites reports indicating that approximately $1.7 billion in digital assets flowed through Binance to entities linked to Iranian terrorism, including organizations associated with the Houthis and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Investigators also found that over 1,500 accounts were accessed by Iranian users, along with potential activities related to evading sanctions against Russia. The letter further notes that some compliance personnel at Binance who identified suspicious transactions were subsequently dismissed, and law enforcement agencies have indicated that Binance's cooperation in providing customer information has declined. Senators Chris Van Hollen, Ruben Gallego, and nine other senators co-signed the letter, expressing concerns about Binance's payment card launched in the former Soviet region and its partnerships related to stablecoins, believing these products could be used to evade sanctions. The senators have requested that the relevant agencies report on the review's progress by March 13. Additionally, Senator Richard Blumenthal initiated a congressional investigation into Binance this Tuesday, requesting relevant documents and internal records from Binance CEO Richard Teng. Binance denies the allegations, stating that it has identified and reported suspicious activities to authorities and does not allow Iranian users to access its platform.

According to Jinshi Data, sources say that Nvidia is preparing to launch a dedicated chip to shake up the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence computing. OpenAI is set to become one of the largest customers of Nvidia's new processor.

According to Fortune, OpenAI founder Sam Altman stated that OpenAI is in discussions with the U.S. Department of Defense to reach a potential agreement on the use of its AI models and tools, although the contract has not yet been signed. OpenAI will retain control over the implementation of technical safeguards, the deployment targets of the models, and the regions, limiting the deployment scope to cloud environments rather than "edge systems." In a military context, edge systems may include devices such as aircraft and drones.As a significant concession, the U.S. government has agreed to incorporate the "red lines" set by OpenAI into the contract terms, including a ban on using AI for autonomous weapon systems, domestic mass surveillance, and critical decision-making areas.

According to WIRED, OpenAI recently fired an employee for trading on prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi based on insider information.The report states that the employee used non-public information obtained through their work at OpenAI to place bets on related contracts, which is suspected to constitute "insider trading" and violate the company's compliance policies.

According to CoinDesk, nine Democratic senators from the U.S. Senate have written to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pam Bondi, requesting an investigation into Binance's controls regarding sanctions compliance and anti-money laundering.The senators stated that recent media reports have revealed that transactions related to Binance may provide funding for terrorist organizations and entities evading sanctions, and that some compliance personnel responsible for detecting such transactions have been dismissed. The signatories include Elizabeth Warren, Mark Warner, and several other senators involved in the negotiations of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, and they are asking the two departments to assess whether Binance is complying with its obligations under the settlement reached with the U.S. in 2023.The senators also mentioned Binance's connections to the Trump-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial and the USD 1 stablecoin, as well as Trump's previous pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.

According to official news, OpenAI announced a new investment of $110 billion at a valuation of $730 billion.This round of financing includes $30 billion from SoftBank, $30 billion from NVIDIA, and $50 billion from Amazon, with more financial investors expected to join in the future. This round of financing increases the value of the OpenAI Foundation's stake in the OpenAI Group to over $180 billion.Additionally, OpenAI also announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Amazon and expanded its collaboration with NVIDIA, which will provide 3GW of dedicated inference capacity and 2GW of training capacity using the Vera Rubin system.Currently, the weekly active user count for ChatGPT has surpassed 900 million, with over 50 million individual subscribers. The weekly active user count for Codex has doubled since the beginning of the year to 1.6 million, and the number of paid enterprise users exceeds 9 million.

According to official news from OpenAI, OpenAI and Amazon have announced a multi-year strategic partnership. Amazon will invest $50 billion in OpenAI, with an initial investment of $15 billion, and the remaining $35 billion will be completed in the coming months upon meeting specific conditions.The two parties will jointly develop a Stateful Runtime Environment powered by OpenAI models, which will be made available to AWS customers through Amazon Bedrock, expected to launch in the coming months. AWS will become the exclusive third-party cloud distribution provider for the OpenAI Frontier platform, which will be available for enterprises to build, deploy, and manage AI agent teams.In terms of infrastructure, the two parties will expand their existing $38 billion multi-year agreement to $100 billion, with a term of 8 years. OpenAI commits to using approximately 2 gigawatts of Trainium computing power through AWS infrastructure, covering Trainium3 and the next-generation Trainium4 chips expected to be delivered starting in 2027. Additionally, OpenAI and Amazon will collaborate to develop custom models for Amazon developers for consumer-facing applications, complementing Amazon's existing Nova series models.

Senator Warren called the application "the most despicable" presidential corruption scandal, pointing out that the UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan's related investment firm invested $500 million in WLFI four days before Trump took office, acquiring a 49% stake, of which approximately $187 million flowed to Trump family entities.Warren urged Gould to reject or suspend the review of the application, stating that approval would make him "an accomplice to corruption." Gould, however, refused to intervene, stating that he would process the application according to standard procedures and countered that the only political pressure felt came from Warren. 41 House Democrats had previously written to the Treasury Secretary, warning that approving the license could threaten "the legitimacy of the U.S. banking system and its independence from foreign actors."

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal citing informed sources, the Federal Reserve is secretly initiating a legal challenge in response to two subpoenas issued by U.S. prosecutor Jeanine Pirro in the criminal investigation against Powell.Pirro, a longtime ally of President Trump, launched the investigation to examine whether Powell made false statements to Congress last summer regarding the Federal Reserve building renovation project. This action prompted Powell to respond publicly in an unprecedented manner, stating in a video statement on January 11 that the investigation is a guise for Trump's ongoing pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and undermine the central bank's independence.In the secret proceedings, the Federal Reserve is requesting the judge to quash the subpoenas to reduce or eliminate its obligation to respond. The specific legal arguments have not been disclosed. In high-profile investigations, it is not uncommon for recipients of subpoenas to challenge prosecutors on the grounds that the requests are overly broad or involve information protected by legal privilege.Due to the confidentiality rules applicable to criminal investigations before grand juries, this legal battle is quietly ongoing and not open to the public.

In response to SBF's post on platform X praising the CLARITY Act as an important milestone in the history of cryptocurrency development and a significant achievement for Trump, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis stated that SBF seeks a pardon but fails to realize that the CLARITY Act would result in him being sentenced to far more than 25 years in prison.She emphasized that her legislative proposal is "entirely different" from the bill SBF attempted to purchase from Congress in 2022 and clearly stated, "We neither need nor want SBF's support."

According to official news, Hyperliquid's on-chain Perp DEX Trade.xyz has announced the activation of cross-margin functionality for the seven major U.S. stocks MAG7 assets (GOOGL, AMZN, AAPL, META, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA) on the mainnet.To achieve the desired cross-margin effect, users should use a unified account or portfolio margin. In standard accounts, cross-margin only shares collateral between positions within the same DEX.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Ethena (ENA) will unlock approximately 171.88 million tokens at 00:00 Beijing time on March 5, worth about 18.85 million USD.