Odaily News According to a post on X by Mike Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), he once again called for the swift passage of the CLARITY Act. He stated that Trump's stance on advancing the passage of the CLARITY Act is correct, and establishing a forward-looking digital asset market structure is crucial. The CFTC is prepared to implement the act during Trump's term, viewing this legislation as a key component in ensuring the United States maintains its leadership position in global innovation. "Now is the time to take action." Selig also revealed that the CFTC will set clearer standards for self-certified prediction market types and plans to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) in the near future to lay the groundwork for more comprehensive prediction market regulations.

Odaily News According to data from SoSoValue, the total daily net inflow for SOL spot ETFs yesterday (March 3, Eastern Time) was $1.0304 million.

The SOL spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was the Franklin Solana ETF (SOEZ), with a daily net inflow of $732,100, bringing its historical total net inflow to $732,100.

This was followed by the Invesco Galaxy Solana ETF (QSOL), with a daily net inflow of $298,300, bringing its historical total net inflow to $914,100.

As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of SOL spot ETFs is $803 million, with a SOL net asset ratio of 1.66%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $952 million.

Odaily News: Coinbase Markets announced on the X platform that Ronin (RONIN) has declared its network migration to a new Ethereum Layer 2 network. Coinbase will not execute the migration of these assets on behalf of customers; users holding RONIN need to take action themselves. Coinbase will suspend RONIN trading on March 30, 2026, with the specific time tentatively set for 2:00 PM Eastern Time on March 30.

Odaily News Bitcoin mining hosting and cloud services company Applied Digital has completed a $2.15 billion bond financing to fund the construction of its Polaris Forge 2 AI data center campus in Harwood, North Dakota, USA. The facility has been leased to Oracle. Applied Digital previously stated that this data center project is expected to generate approximately $5 billion in revenue over a contract period of about 15 years. (Bloomberg)

Odaily News In response to the upcoming departure of core member Marc Zeller and his Aave Chan Initiative (ACI) from Aave in July due to governance disagreements, the protocol's founder, Stani.eth, posted a response on the X platform. He stated that over the past seven years, Marc Zeller has been one of the most active figures in the Aave ecosystem. Through the Aave Chan Initiative, he participated in shaping incentive mechanisms, drove protocol development, and played a significant role in the evolution of the DAO. His impact on the community is evident and widely recognized. His departure will not affect the incentive plan, and the protocol will continue to operate normally. Aave Labs will collaborate with other service providers of the DAO to ensure a smooth transition for the community.

Odaily News According to Lookonchain monitoring, the Korean stock market triggered a circuit breaker and halted trading after falling 8%. Trader 0x629A, who had previously heavily longed the Korean stock market, turned from profit to loss.

Data shows that the trader holds 47,849 EWY positions, with a position size of approximately $6.04 million and a liquidation price of $115.07.

According to SoSoValue data, the XRP spot ETF recorded a total single-day net inflow of $7.5255 million yesterday (March 3, Eastern Time).

The XRP spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was the Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP), with a single-day net inflow of $6.0802 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $10.7699 million.

This was followed by the Canary XRP ETF (XRPC), with a single-day net inflow of $1.4452 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $1.4452 million.

As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of XRP spot ETFs is $1.001 billion, with an XRP net asset ratio of 1.21%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $1.255 billion.

Odaily News Tether and the Swiss city of Lugano have committed up to 5 million Swiss francs, approximately $6.3 million, to expand the local Bitcoin initiative, with the goal of establishing Lugano as a digital infrastructure hub.

This initiative builds upon the existing foundation where over 400 merchants already accept Bitcoin and USDT for payments. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News: SBSeker, the head of Binance's Asia-Pacific region, stated that Binance plans to acquire 5 new regulatory licenses in Asia this year. Upon completion, the number of global licensed jurisdictions for Binance will exceed 20. Currently, Binance has already obtained regulatory authorization in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, and Thailand.

The report mentioned that with the completion of the acquisition of the South Korean local exchange Gopax, South Korea will also be added to its list of licensed jurisdictions. SBSeker did not disclose the specific markets for the new licenses, only stating that some markets have already entered the final stages. (Nikkei Asia)

Odaily News: Following an 8% drop in the KOSDAQ index, the South Korean exchange triggered a circuit breaker mechanism, suspending related trading for 20 minutes. (Jin10)

Odaily News: South Korea's KOSPI index fell 7.00% intraday, currently reported at 5,385.79 points. (Jin10)

Odaily News On March 4th, according to SoSoValue data, the overall crypto market sectors showed a downward trend, with only the Layer2, SocialFi, and RWA sectors demonstrating relative resilience, rising by 1.35%, 1.57%, and 0.12% respectively over the past 24 hours. Within the Layer2 sector, Mantle (MNT) rose by 3.42%. In the SocialFi sector, Chiliz (CHZ) increased by 5.69%. In the RWA sector, Sky (SKY) gained 1.42%. Meanwhile, the GameFi sector fell by 12.34%, but within it, Four (FORM) surged by 20.40%, and WEMIX (WEMIX) rose by 4.30%.

Bitcoin (BTC) fell by 0.93%, dropping below $69,000; Ethereum (ETH) declined by 2.41%, falling below $2,000.

In other sectors, the CeFi sector dropped by 0.58%; the Layer1 sector fell by 0.78%, while XDC Network (XDC) rose by 9.41%; the PayFi sector decreased by 1.42%, with SafePal (SFP) gaining 1.93%; the DeFi sector declined by 1.42%, but River (RIVER) defied the trend with a 22.30% increase; the Meme sector fell by 3.36%; the AI sector dropped by 3.49%, although Kite (KITE) rose by 10.67%.

The crypto sector indices reflecting historical sector performance showed that the ssiLayer2, ssiSocialFi, and ssiRWA indices rose by 1.93%, 1.68%, and 1.34% respectively.

According to an official announcement from Bitget Wallet, Bitget Wallet has partnered with Mastercard to launch a crypto payment card in 11 Latin American countries, offering local users a USD-denominated payment experience with zero fees. This expansion builds upon the previous launch in Brazil, further covering key markets including Argentina, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

The Bitget Wallet Card allows users to directly spend stablecoins for USD-denominated purchases within the wallet, featuring a zero-fee mechanism within the monthly quota. Users can enjoy zero deposit fees, zero foreign exchange fees, zero conversion fees, and zero annual fees, with settlement rates aligned with Google's real-time exchange rates. Compared to traditional bank cards, the Bitget Wallet Card can save users approximately 1.7% in hidden payment costs. The card supports Apple Pay and Google Pay and can be used at merchants within Mastercard's global network.

Bitget Wallet stated that this expansion is a crucial part of its payment strategy, marking the official entry of the Bitget Wallet Card into a broader range of core Latin American markets. By reducing hidden fees and exchange rate friction in daily stablecoin payments, the card aims to promote the adoption of crypto payments in real-world consumption scenarios.

Odaily News: Jackson.ll, a core developer of Binance Wallet, posted that features such as the AIAgent-powered MPC wallet and DeFi wealth management have entered the security audit phase, reminding users to pay attention to security risks.

According to monitoring by crypto analyst Ai Yi @ai_9684xtpa, a certain address has been trading BTC with 40x leverage over the past month, accumulating losses of approximately $4.99 million. During this period, a total of 50 trades were executed, with 20 being profitable, resulting in a win rate of about 40%.

Data shows that since February 18th, this address has been conducting both long and short operations with 40x leverage. The opening price and liquidation price typically differ by several hundred dollars, and in some cases, by less than $100. Its trading frequency is high, with no single position held for more than 24 hours.

Odaily News MARA Vice President of Investor Relations Robert Samuels posted on the X platform, stating that claims the company has changed its Bitcoin strategy and will sell most of its Bitcoin reserves are inaccurate. He pointed out that MARA disclosed in its 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for 2026 that it will expand the scope of its Bitcoin strategy, allowing the sale of Bitcoin held on its balance sheet under specific circumstances.

Robert Samuels stated that this move aims to arrange occasional buying and selling based on market conditions and capital allocation needs, and is not a plan to liquidate most of its Bitcoin reserves, emphasizing that there is an essential difference between the two.

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