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Decentralized health incentive protocol BitRing announced that the team will launch the AI short drama "BitRing-Satoshi Nakamoto Block Zero."It is reported that the visuals, actors, performances, voice acting, and emotional expressions of the drama are all completed by AI, featuring cinematic-level visual quality.

According to The Block, the Federal Reserve has released a Q&A document clarifying that banks should treat tokenized securities according to existing capital rules, emphasizing that the current framework is "technology neutral."The Federal Reserve stated that the technology used to issue or transfer securities (including blockchain technology) will not affect its regulatory capital treatment, and eligible tokenized securities should be treated under the same rules as non-tokenized securities. Tokenized securities that meet the same legal and risk management requirements as traditional securities can be used as financial collateral. The Federal Reserve added that capital rules do not provide differential treatment regardless of whether a permissioned or permissionless chain is used. This move follows the SEC's clarification in January that tokenized securities must still comply with federal securities laws, providing further guidance from regulators on the application of traditional assets on-chain.

The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister stated that Iran is prepared to abandon its nuclear program, provided that the United States offers a satisfactory alternative.

According to Reuters, negotiations on cryptocurrency legislation in the U.S. have hit a new impasse as the banking sector has stated it cannot support the compromise proposed by the White House. This proposal allows stablecoin issuers to offer yield products in specific scenarios such as peer-to-peer payments, but prohibits offering yields on idle holdings. Crypto companies have accepted this compromise, but banks still wish to strictly limit the scope of businesses that can offer rewards, believing that the related terms could trigger deposit outflows. Standard Chartered estimates that by the end of 2028, stablecoins could siphon off about $500 billion in deposits from the U.S. banking system.Trump posted on the Truth Social platform that he would not allow the banking sector to "undermine our strong crypto agenda." Companies in the crypto industry, including Coinbase, Ripple, and the Blockchain Association, have participated in the negotiations. Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger stated that "the path to a viable agreement is clearer than it was a month ago."The bill also faces other challenges: it needs the support of at least seven Democratic senators, and some Democrats are calling for a ban on elected officials profiting from crypto businesses, while other lawmakers are urging the inclusion of stricter anti-money laundering provisions. The bill also needs to be reconciled with the version from the Senate Agriculture Committee and compete for scheduling in a limited Senate agenda alongside other bills such as housing policy reform. Adrian Wall, Managing Director of the Digital Sovereignty Alliance, stated that if the bill is not sent to the president for signing by July, the midterm elections will close the window for passage.

According to official news, Aave Labs has released the complete transparency report of the Aave V4 security program, including methods, processes, and results, endorsed by several security agencies such as Trail of Bits, Blackthorn, and Certora.Through manual audits, formal verification, invariant testing, fuzz testing, and public security competitions, approximately 345 days of security reviews have been conducted. The program is supported by a dedicated security budget of $1.5 million approved by the DAO.Aave Labs announced that it will continue five core commitments from the Aave V4 security program: embedding formal verification in the early development stages to ensure that architectural design is guided by secure methodologies rather than just verification; adopting a layered security approach, including manual reviews, formal verification, invariant testing, AI-assisted checks, fuzz testing, and public security competitions to cover more potential vulnerabilities; maintaining continuous security coverage, with formal verification frameworks and invariant testing suites running continuously alongside protocol iterations; establishing a long-term bug bounty program to leverage a broader security community for ongoing monitoring; and optimizing AI scanning capabilities to continuously enhance the level of intelligent security detection in future versions based on existing testing experiences.

According to Jinshi News, Venezuela's state-owned mining company has signed a multi-million dollar agreement to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold, which will flow to the U.S. market.

According to official news, Optimism announced that it will stop supporting op-geth and op-program on May 31, 2026. During this period, security patches and critical bug fixes will still be released, but new feature development, including the next Karst hard fork, will only take place on op-reth. The fault proof program of op-program will also be migrated to kona-client, and the current deployment is expected to continue to be usable before the Karst hard fork.Chain operators must complete the migration by the time of the Karst hard fork; otherwise, chains still running op-geth will not be able to follow the main chain. cannon-kona can run in the existing op-node environment without the need to use kona-node, which is an optional component. Node operators should migrate to op-reth as soon as possible to maintain network compatibility and receive support for new features.

GMX DAO recently approved a strategic plan to address the limited effects of ongoing buybacks and the pressure on prices caused by excess supply from CEX.According to the new plan, starting this week, staking rewards will be directed to the protocol treasury, and the protocol's liquidity will be concentrated in GMX's own infrastructure. This move is reportedly aimed at optimizing the price discovery mechanism, reducing the impact of excess supply from exchanges on the market, and strengthening the intrinsic value support of the protocol.

According to Jinshi reports, IMF Vice President Katz stated that stablecoins pose risks, but a clear regulatory framework can effectively mitigate these risks.

According to official news, Gate officially launched the "Trader Growth Program" from March 2 to March 31, aimed at helping more new users achieve steady growth through real trading strategy following. This program offers three levels of benefits: newcomer gifts, check-in gifts, and advanced experience gifts.Users can receive a reward of up to 200 USDT based on their trading volume after completing their first strategy-following trade; during the event, users who accumulate completed trading check-ins can receive an additional incentive of up to 50 USDT. In addition, by experiencing the following of three different style signal traders, users can unlock an advanced package worth 100 USDT.

The world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, Bybit, today officially announced the comprehensive results of its 2025 Security Initiative. Bybit has built an industry-leading multi-layer defense architecture, successfully protecting the safety of tens of thousands of users and setting a new benchmark for proactive risk control in the digital asset space. According to a report by Chainalysis, global cryptocurrency losses due to scams and fraud reached as high as $17 billion in 2025.Redefining Industry Standards: Three-Tier Withdrawal Fraud Defense FrameworkTo break through the limitations of traditional post-event remediation in risk control, Bybit has pioneered a dynamic risk grading protection system that intervenes proactively before financial losses occur. This system categorizes potential fraud scenarios into three risk levels, each matched with differentiated response strategies—ensuring user withdrawal safety while maintaining a smooth trading experience on the platform.Level 1: Early Warning (Low Risk)Leveraging big data heuristic algorithms to identify abnormal behavior patterns (e.g., large withdrawals concentrated to a single new address), Bybit automatically triggers a risk questionnaire survey. Relevant insights assist the risk control operations team in blacklisting high-risk addresses in advance, achieving source interception.Level 2: Real-Time Warning (Medium Risk)When an account is flagged due to database breaches (cross-referencing external network leak data) or associated with suspicious withdrawal addresses, Bybit will trigger a real-time pop-up reminder during the withdrawal process. This mechanism guides users to pause operations and review transaction details, effectively resisting social engineering attacks that rely on urgency or emotional pressure.Level 3: Instant Interception + Cooling-Off Period (High Risk)For wallet addresses confirmed to be involved in fraud (including so-called "pig-butchering" investment scams), Bybit implements real-time withdrawal interception and enforces a 1-hour cooling-off period mechanism. This critical time window provides users with essential assurance to regain rational judgment and verify the authenticity of transactions.Overview of 2025 Achievements and Core DataThe measures implemented in the fourth quarter of 2025 have brought breakthrough results in user safety protection:Q4 Fraudulent Fund Interception and Recovery: Bybit successfully intercepted and recovered $300 million through proactive reminders, safeguarding the life savings of over 4,000 users;Q4 AI-Driven Risk Identification: Bybit's self-developed AI algorithm accurately identified 350 high-risk investment scam addresses through on-chain data analysis, helping 8,000 users avoid potential withdrawal losses;2025 Annual Infrastructure Resilience: The platform successfully withstood over 3 million hacker database breach (account hijacking) attacks;Q4 On-Chain Proactive Monitoring: The system automatically flagged 350 risk addresses, and the ticket operations team manually reviewed and marked 600 addresses, cumulatively avoiding nearly $1 million in immediate fraud losses.Co-Building a Safe Ecosystem: Industry Collaboration and Government-Enterprise LinkageBybit firmly believes that safety should not be a competitive barrier but a shared responsibility across the industry. The strategic focus for 2025 is on deep integration of external intelligence:"In 2025, our mission is to upgrade the risk control system from a 'silent shield' to a proactive, intelligent safety guardian," said David Zong, Head of Risk Control at Bybit Group. "By deeply integrating AI-driven on-chain monitoring with real-time intelligence from industry partners like TRM, Elliptic, and Chainalysis, we not only protect Bybit users but also help map the 'genetic blueprint' of fraud networks. We are opening and sharing these standardized monitoring clues across the entire ecosystem—because the safety of the industry begins with the safety of each participant."

According to official news, MEXC has launched the "Contract Loss Subsidy Program." During the event, the platform will provide users with comprehensive risk protection for contract trading, including first order protection, loss subsidies, and liquidation recovery mechanisms, helping users effectively reduce risk pressure during trading. At the same time, the platform will also distribute contract experience funds daily to support users in continuously participating in the market and seizing trading opportunities.Event time: March 2, 2026, 18:00 (UTC+8) -- March 16, 2026, 18:00 (UTC+8)

According to DL News, the Central Bank of Russia has warned that financial pyramid scheme organizers in the country have largely turned to using cryptocurrencies. In 2025, Russian citizens sent funds to cryptocurrency wallets held by fraudsters, involving over 4,600 wallet addresses.The central bank discovered 7,087 financial pyramid schemes, fake brokers, and other fraudulent schemes last year, with 80% operating online, most of which used cryptocurrencies and money mules to transfer funds. In 2025, 84% of fraudsters used cryptocurrencies to raise funds, up from 77% in 2024. The Central Bank of Russia has ordered the blocking of 21,500 related web pages and social media posts.The central bank pointed out that fraudsters choose cryptocurrencies to maintain anonymity and evade punishment, and it has pledged to strengthen monitoring and increase efforts to combat cryptocurrency fraud.

According to official news, BitRing has announced the launch of a presale event for its smart ring, with the price of the 1-gram pure gold smart ring set to match the real-time price of 1 gram of gold. This presale is limited to 50,000 pieces and requires strict KYC verification, with partner exchanges overseeing the process to ensure transparency.The project stated that it will invest $3 million in subsidies for this presale event, aiming to connect directly with the supply chain and reduce intermediaries and premiums. Users need to follow their social media accounts and complete specified interactions to qualify for participation.

MoonPay has launched the PYUSDx framework, allowing developers to issue branded, application-specific stablecoins backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD).This solution combines the stablecoin infrastructure protocol of M0 with MoonPay's issuance and distribution capabilities, separating reserve management from token issuance, thereby accelerating the stablecoin launch process. Under this architecture, PYUSD, issued by Paxos Trust, serves as the underlying reserve asset, while branded stablecoins are issued by MoonPay Digital Assets. The latter has recently obtained a trust license in New York, enabling it to act as a stablecoin issuer. Developers can launch customized stablecoins without the need to build their own underlying technology and operational systems.At the time of the product launch, the market is also concerned about its compliance with the regulatory framework of the U.S. GENIUS Act and the applicability of related tokens in different jurisdictions in the future.

According to CoinDesk, DoubleZero, a crypto infrastructure startup co-founded by former Solana Foundation executive Austin Federa, will launch the second phase of its delegation program on March 9, reallocating 2.4 million SOL from its 13 million SOL pool to reward validators operating in underrepresented regions such as São Paulo, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.Each region will receive up to 600,000 SOL in additional delegated staking incentives, aimed at reducing the increasingly concentrated geographical distribution of Solana validators in Europe and introducing the "multicast" data transmission capabilities widely used in traditional finance.Federa stated that one of the unintended consequences of blockchain acceleration is that validators are more likely to co-locate, similar to how early high-frequency trading on Wall Street competed to place servers close to the New York Stock Exchange.

According to The Block, Telegram's embedded crypto wallet TON Wallet has announced the launch of on-chain yield options for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT holders. Users can deposit assets into the "vault" to participate in on-chain strategies aimed at generating variable returns.Among them, the USDT strategy can achieve an annualized return of up to 18%, supported by the Re7 DeFi strategy; the ETH and BTC vaults extend the yield functionality to the two major cryptocurrencies. This feature is implemented through TON Wallet, with integration from Morpho, TAC, and Re7.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued proposed rules to establish regulatory requirements for "permitted payment stablecoin issuers" and foreign issuers, as well as certain custodial services within its jurisdiction; provisions related to BSA/AML and OFAC sanctions will be separately regulated by the Treasury Department. The public comment period will close 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.