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According to a report by Jinshi citing Xinhua News Agency, Iran's First Vice President Arif posted on social media on the 11th that if Iran negotiates with U.S. representatives in Islamabad, Pakistan, under the "America First" policy, it is very likely to reach an agreement that is beneficial for both parties and even the world.However, if faced with U.S. representatives under the "Israel First" policy, then no agreement will be reached, and "we will inevitably continue to defend ourselves more resolutely than ever, and the world will pay a greater price."

According to the official blog, Plume Network's General Counsel Salman Banaei stated at a hearing held by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee that tokenized securities should not be viewed as a completely new asset class, nor should new rules or exemptions be created for them.He argued that regulation should be driven by the economic nature and risks of financial products, rather than the technology used, and thus should incorporate new technological realities into the existing regulatory framework through targeted amendments to current regulations.Salman pointed out that utilizing public blockchains and on-chain compliance tools (such as Plume's built-in protocol-level anti-money laundering screening) can significantly enhance market transparency, reduce costs, and decrease reliance on intermediaries while maintaining or even exceeding existing regulatory standards.Finally, Salman issued a warning: the competition for global tokenized infrastructure is accelerating, with regions like Hong Kong, Singapore, and the UAE actively positioning themselves. If the U.S. falls behind in regulation due to policy uncertainty, it risks losing its leadership position in the digital transformation of global capital markets, allowing this strategic opportunity to shift to foreign competitors with different geopolitical objectives.

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on "Tokenization and the Future of Securities" on March 25, 2026, at 22:00 (UTC+8) to discuss the impact of security tokenization on capital markets, investor protection, and regulatory frameworks, and to review a legislative proposal requiring the SEC and CFTC to study the tokenization market.Witnesses include SIFMA President Kenneth Bentsen, Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger, DTCC Deputy General Counsel Christian Sabella, Nasdaq Chief Legal and Compliance Officer John Zecca, and Plume Network General Counsel Salman Banaei.

According to Crypto In America, representatives from the cryptocurrency industry and the banking sector will head to Capitol Hill to review legislative texts concerning the yield and reward mechanisms for stablecoins.Reports indicate that the White House has reached a preliminary compromise with senators on related provisions, with the core controversy being whether to allow cryptocurrency platforms to offer yields to stablecoin holders. The current draft may include provisions that restrict yields on idle balances in response to the banking industry's concerns about deposit outflows and impaired lending capacity.Additionally, the relevant legislative texts have not yet been made public, and the industry still lacks clear expectations regarding the specific content. The Senate Banking Committee may advance the review process after the Easter holiday.

According to The Block, analysts from the research and brokerage firm Bernstein pointed out that Circle and Coinbase are the main tools for gaining exposure to the growth of stablecoins, due to the partnership between the two companies around USDC and the emerging role of stablecoins in smart agent payments, which could become an important driver of their future growth.In a report released on Monday, analysts led by Gautam Chhugani wrote, "We believe that smart agent payments provide an upside optionality for stablecoins. This is not a factor that currently has a substantial impact on the demand for stablecoins, but in the future smart agent economy, stablecoins may play a certain role." The analysts noted that so-called machine payments refer to transactions initiated, authorized, and completed by software or autonomous devices, rather than by human operation. These payments differ from automatic bill payments or subscription models; they are essentially programmatic, enabling real-time decision-making, price negotiation, and instant settlement without human intervention.Bernstein believes that stablecoins have a natural advantage in this environment because of their programmability, instant settlement capabilities, support for micropayments, and global reach. Payment logic such as escrow, conditional payments, or revenue distribution can be directly embedded in stablecoins, allowing smart agents to complete transactions without connecting to banks or waiting for confirmations.The report also pointed out that transactions can be settled in seconds, allowing AI agents to pay for computing power or data in real-time; high-throughput blockchains and state channels make large-scale micropayments economically viable; at the same time, stablecoins have cross-border attributes, eliminating the need to rely on SWIFT, correspondent banking systems, or foreign exchange conversions, thereby further reducing transaction costs.

According to Caixin, NPC representative and former president of the Liaoning branch of the People's Bank of China, Fu Xiguo, submitted a proposal to accelerate the revision and introduction of the "People's Bank of China Law of the People's Republic of China." Currently, the digital renminbi lacks clear legal regulation, and the issuance, circulation, and risk prevention face a legal vacuum, resulting in the central bank lacking a legal basis when fulfilling its issuance management responsibilities, making it difficult to effectively ensure the circulation safety of the digital renminbi and protect the rights and interests of financial consumers. The revision of the "People's Bank Law" should clarify the legal status of the digital renminbi as legal tender and define the core responsibilities of the central bank as the issuer of the digital renminbi.The new "People's Bank Law" should also include behaviors such as counterfeiting and tampering with the digital renminbi within the scope of legal regulation, clarifying corresponding legal responsibilities and penalty standards to ensure the circulation safety of the digital renminbi.

Recently, RootData launched a roadshow activity for companies in the cryptocurrency industry segment, presenting representative projects that continue to adhere to the Builder standard with transparency as the benchmark. The first issue is now released------the cryptocurrency custody segment, where the cumulative financing amount of companies in this segment exceeds $3.68 billion.Specifically, Copper, Fireblocks, BitGo, Anchorage, Cobo, Zodia Custody, Hex Trust, Amina, and CheckSig all have transparency scores above 80%, placing them in the top tier of this segment.Ceffu, Cactus Custody, and BDACS have transparency scores between 70% and 80%. Custodia Bank, Surus, Finoa, Xapo, Komainu, and SCRYPT Digital have transparency scores between 60% and 70%.Additionally, over 60 cryptocurrency custody companies have transparency scores below 60%, with half of these companies losing market competitiveness due to insufficient funding and low transparency, resulting in a lack of customer attention.RootData's transparency scoring is based on a comprehensive evaluation of factors such as investor background, team completeness, roadmap delivery, and news popularity. A higher transparency score indicates stronger project strength and stability.

According to Caixin, NPC representative Fu Xiguo submitted a proposal to expedite the revision and enactment of the "People's Bank of China Law of the People's Republic of China." Currently, the digital RMB lacks clear legal regulations, and the issuance, circulation, and risk prevention face a legal vacuum, resulting in the central bank lacking a legal basis in fulfilling its issuance management responsibilities, making it difficult to effectively ensure the circulation safety of digital RMB and protect the rights and interests of financial consumers. The revision of the "People's Bank Law" should clarify the legal status of digital RMB as legal tender and define the core responsibilities of the central bank as the issuer of digital RMB.The new "People's Bank Law" should also include acts such as counterfeiting and tampering with digital RMB within the scope of legal regulation, clarifying the corresponding legal responsibilities and penalties to ensure the circulation safety of digital RMB.

According to CCTV News, Dong Jin, a representative of the National People's Congress and the director of the Beijing Microchip Blockchain and Edge Computing Research Institute, stated that China's independently developed underlying blockchain technology has been applied in 16 central ministries and 27 central enterprises, achieving positive progress in areas such as taxation, cross-border trade, and global payments.Every year, hundreds of billions of invoices are "run" on the independent blockchain in our country, with over 300,000 enterprises in cross-border trade on the blockchain, and the trade amount reaching trillions of yuan.

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a war powers resolution on Thursday. The resolution requires the president to obtain congressional approval before taking any further military action.

According to Jinshi, U.S. Trade Representative Tai hinted that some tariffs may exceed 15%.

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. Trade Representative Tai stated on CBS's "Face the Nation" program on Sunday that the agreements reached with countries such as the EU and South Korea remain in effect.He attempted to distinguish these agreements from the 15% global tariff plan announced by Trump on Saturday. Tai said, "We want them to understand that these deals will be successful deals. We will fully support these deals. We also expect our partners to fully support these deals."He also mentioned that other U.S. trade measures, including investigations into the trade practices of other countries, will provide advantages for the U.S. He had conversations with EU officials over the weekend and will also communicate with officials from other major U.S. trading partners to convey a message of reassurance.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, the known attendees of the third meeting on stablecoin yield issues include Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal, Ripple Labs Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty, a16z Crypto Policy Director Miles Jennings, and other representatives from the banking industry.Previous reports indicated that the third meeting on stablecoin yield issues is scheduled to take place at 9:00 AM Eastern Time (10:00 PM Beijing Time) at the White House, with a small group of representatives from the cryptocurrency and banking industries in attendance.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that enabling more x402 checkout processes is very important so that customer service personnel can work more efficiently.

According to Cointelegraph, the Dutch House of Representatives passed a legislative proposal on February 13, aiming to impose a 36% capital gains tax on savings and most liquid investments, including cryptocurrencies. The proposal was approved with 93 votes, surpassing the 75-vote threshold required for passage.Under the proposal, earnings from savings accounts, cryptocurrencies, most equity investments, and interest-bearing financial instruments will be taxable, regardless of whether the assets are sold. Certain assets, such as startup equity and non-investment physical assets, may be exempt. The proposal must be approved by the Dutch Senate before it can take effect, and if passed, it will be officially implemented in the 2028 tax year. Opponents argue that the bill will encourage capital to flow to jurisdictions with more favorable tax policies.Investor calculations show that an investor who contributes 1,000 euros per month for 40 years will see their final earnings drop from 3.32 million euros to 1.885 million euros under a 36% tax rate, resulting in a difference of 1.435 million euros.

According to The Block, a senior Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the cryptocurrency project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) related to Donald Trump, following reports that the project received a $500 million investment from an entity linked to a member of the UAE royal family.U.S. House member Ro Khanna sent a letter to WLFI co-founder Zach Witkoff requesting detailed information and relevant documents. The letter cited an earlier report from The Wall Street Journal, stating that Aryam Investment 1 (controlled by UAE National Security Advisor and President's brother Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan) acquired a 49% stake in WLFI.

The U.S. House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the cryptocurrency project World Liberty Financial related to Trump, focusing on whether it involves foreign sovereign capital and potential national security and policy compliance issues.The investigation stems from a report previously disclosed by The Wall Street Journal: an entity linked to Abu Dhabi had secretly agreed to acquire approximately 49% of World Liberty Financial for $500 million shortly before Trump's inauguration in early 2025. In response, U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna has sent a letter to the company requesting information on its equity structure, payment details, and internal communications, as well as verification of the relevant investment situation. The letter specifically asks World Liberty Financial to confirm whether $187 million has flowed into entities related to the Trump family and whether there are additional payments made to affiliates of the company's co-founder.

FTX creditor representative Sunil posted on the X platform, stating that the next round of fund distribution for FTX is expected to take place on March 31. Currently, the total reconciled claims amount to approximately $9.6 billion, of which: claims below $50,000 are about $780 million, claims above $50,000 are about $7.8 billion, and non-customer claims are about $1 billion.Sunil also pointed out that the size of the dispute reserve has decreased by approximately $2.2 billion. If the subsequent allocation of about $2 billion is completed, it is expected that the claims category above $50,000 may receive about $1.7 billion in additional payouts. Overall, the recovery progress for FTX creditors continues to advance, and the pace of future distributions will still depend on the handling of disputed claims and the progress of asset liquidation.

According to DL News, a proposal requiring the Optimism Foundation to use 50% of its Superchain network revenue each month to buy back OP governance tokens has opened for voting on Thursday. There are divisions within the DAO community regarding this. Opponents argue that using hard assets for buybacks is an inefficient use of capital, especially when the foundation still needs to net sell OP through grants and other means. Another major point of contention is that the buyback will be executed through over-the-counter transactions, which will not directly affect the public market price, and some representatives are concerned it may become a channel for insiders to unlock tokens.Supporters, on the other hand, believe that the buyback mechanism can clearly convey the value of network growth to the market and is the "right direction." As of now, the voting shows overwhelming support, with over 3.8 million votes in favor and about 19,000 votes against. Voting will end on January 28.

According to Jinshi Data, Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a resolution aimed at prohibiting President Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization, with a tie vote of 215 to 215. A similar measure failed in the Senate a few days earlier.In the narrowly divided House, the voting results were largely along party lines. All Republicans, except for Don Bacon of Nebraska and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, voted against it. All Democrats voted in favor. This deadlocked vote reflects concerns in Congress (including among some Republicans) about Trump's foreign policy. An increasing number of people support the constitutional view that the power to send U.S. troops into combat should belong to Congress, not the President.