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📍 A US federal judge dismissed the SEC's lawsuit against crypto entrepreneur Richard Heart, citing a lack of personal jurisdiction over the Finland-based US citizen. 📍 The SEC alleged Heart conducted unregistered crypto offerings, raising over $1 billion through Hex, PulseChain, and PulseX, and misappropriated $12.1 million for personal luxury purchases. 📍 Meanwhile, in the crypto gaming space, Teardrop deployed a major update for "Off the Grid," and Hamster Network launched as the first gaming-focused Layer-2 blockchain built on TON, promising fast and scalable infrastructure. 📍 Other notable gaming developments include OthersideMeta breaking the Guinness World Record for most players in an FPS battle and Xai Play announcing early access in March, allowing players to earn real-life rewards for in-game progress.

📍 Bitcoin surges 7% in one hour, crossing $92,000, after Donald Trump announces the US will establish a crypto strategic reserve, with data indicating the rally is driven by spot demand rather than speculation. 📍 Trump's announcement also boosts prices of other cryptocurrencies, including XRP, Solana, Cardano, and Ethereum, with XRP jumping 31% and ADA and SOL rising over 20% in 24 hours. 📍 A crypto trader nets $6.8 million after placing highly leveraged bets on Bitcoin and Ethereum hours before Trump's announcement, raising questions about strategic market timing and potential prior knowledge of the impending statement. 📍 The crypto market shows signs of a sustainable bullish run, with spot cumulative volume delta indicating buyers as the aggressors and futures open interest declining, putting more emphasis on spot demand. 📍 The surge in crypto prices is expected to bring bullish sentiment back into the digital assets space, with a crypto summit scheduled for March 7 and prominent industry figures set to attend.

📍 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is shifting its approach to the crypto industry under the new Trump administration, with a focus on less hostile engagements and clearer regulations. 📍 The SEC has ended or dropped investigations and lawsuits against several major crypto companies, including Binance, Coinbase, OpenSea, Robinhood, Uniswap Labs, Gemini Trust, and Consensys, signaling a more favorable regulatory environment. 📍 President Trump has announced plans to establish a US crypto reserve, which will feature prominent cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano, causing a surge in their prices and a notable premium on Coinbase relative to Binance. 📍 Despite the announcement, the market remains skeptical about the creation of a US Bitcoin reserve within the first 100 days of Trump's presidency, with Polymarket bettors giving it a 23% chance of happening by April 30th, 2025. 📍 The crypto market has reacted positively to the news, with Bitcoin and Ethereum prices jumping over 10% in a day, and XRP, Solana, and Cardano experiencing even larger gains, with Cardano leading the pack with a 68% spike.

📍 The largest crypto hack of all time occurred in February 2025, where over $1.4 billion in Ethereum and other tokens were stolen from Bybit's cold wallet. 📍 The hack was linked to North Korea's state-sponsored Lazarus Group, which was also responsible for taking over $1.3 billion in crypto funds via hacks in 2024 alone. 📍 US President Donald Trump announced plans for a strategic crypto reserve, naming XRP, Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA) as included assets, but notably excluding Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). 📍 The concept of a crypto reserve has been discussed in the US, with Senator Cynthia Lummis previously introducing a bill to create a strategic bitcoin reserve, and several state legislatures attempting to create their own crypto reserves.

📍 The cryptocurrency market experienced significant turmoil, with Bitcoin's price touching $78,000 and many altcoins underperforming, leading to a market capitalization below 2021 levels. 📍 Solana (SOL) was particularly affected, with a price drop of over 2.5%, while other major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum (ETH) and Binance Coin (BNB) saw smaller price increases. 📍 Despite the market downturn, some cryptocurrencies like Sonic and Berachain saw significant price increases, with Sonic rising over 6% and Berachain increasing by over 3%. 📍 The market volatility was attributed to various factors, including a recent hack and the imposition of tariffs, which have led to increased uncertainty and risk aversion among investors. 📍 The US dollar-pegged stablecoins, such as USDC and USDT, maintained their peg, indicating a flight to safety amidst the market turmoil.

📍 The crypto market experienced a mix of gains and losses, with KAITO reaching $2.8B, while the SEC's recent case dismissals have brought relief to the industry. 📍 The dismissals indicate that secondary marketplaces like Solana, Polygon, and Cardano are likely in the clear, but the SEC has not yet weighed in on the legal status of individual tokens. 📍 Legal experts caution that some tokens may still be deemed securities, particularly if they were marketed as assets that would appreciate in value due to the efforts of issuers. 📍 Despite uncertainty, there are promising signs, including a productive meeting between crypto lawyers and the SEC's crypto task force, which may lead to clearer regulations in the future. 📍 The SEC's proposed taxonomy would categorize digital assets into four groups, with two categories labeling tokens as unregistered securities, providing a framework for future regulation.

📍 The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of recovery, with Bitcoin's price rising over 3% to above $84,400, amid a planned crypto summit hosted by Donald Trump and BlackRock's inclusion of bitcoin in its model portfolios. 📍 A new bill, the Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Act (MEME Act), aims to ban high-ranking government officials from creating or promoting crypto tokens, with a direct target on President Trump's recent meme coin launch, which critics label as a form of self-enrichment. 📍 The meme coin market, particularly on Solana, is experiencing a significant downturn, with some traders believing the market has reached its end, while others see it as an opportunity to move on to more stable investments or await a potential rebound as global liquidity increases.

📍 Bitcoin's price plummeted to $78,393, its lowest level since November, due to fears over US President Donald Trump's trade war and inflation concerns, resulting in a 12% drop over the past seven days. 📍 Investors withdrew over $1.1 billion from American Bitcoin ETFs on Tuesday, marking the worst day on record, but saw a rebound of $93 million in positive flows on Friday, ending a two-week streak of outflows. 📍 Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called the potential life sentence for early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver "absurd" and "politically motivated," joining other industry veterans like Kraken founder Jesse Powell and pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht in showing support for Ver. 📍 The Ethereum Foundation selected Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak as its new co-executive directors, following Aya Miyaguchi's transition to the role of president, amid a leadership reshuffle and debate about the organization's role in the ecosystem. 📍 Five US states have blocked bills to create Bitcoin reserves, with South Dakota being the latest to reject a proposal to allocate 10% of its public funds into Bitcoin, casting doubt on the prospect of a national Bitcoin stockpile.

📍 Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a water-harvesting technology using organic materials like kitchen scraps and seashells, producing nearly four gallons of clean water daily per kilogram of material. 📍 Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel has dismissed the idea of holding bitcoin as part of the central bank's reserves, citing volatility, liquidity concerns, and security risks, despite a growing debate in Switzerland over the nascent asset class. 📍 Bitcoin ETFs in the US saw $94.3 million in inflows on February 28, ending an eight-day outflow streak, as the cryptocurrency market started showing signs of recovery, with bitcoin price recovering to $84,900 after hitting a low of $78,000. 📍 Marathon Digital, a publicly traded crypto mining company, posted a record-high Q4 quarterly revenue of $214 million, beating analyst estimates, but its bottom line remains heavily dependent on the price of Bitcoin, which is inherently unpredictable. 📍 Coinbase has seen its SEC lawsuit dismissed, and its shares closed above $235, but the current market rout has done wonders for volumes on the exchange, with a 65% spike in the past day alone.

📍 Joe Lubin, Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO, expresses optimism about crypto's future in the US following the SEC's reversal of its lawsuit against Consensys. 📍 Lubin notes a "sea change" in the US government's approach to crypto under the new administration, with constructive discussions replacing "irrational attacks" from the SEC. 📍 The SEC's decision to end its lawsuit against Consensys reflects a broader shift in regulatory environment, with other major crypto firms like Coinbase and Uniswap Labs also seeing investigations and lawsuits dropped. 📍 Lubin sees growing receptivity from US agencies to learning about blockchain and staking cryptocurrency, with potential support through stablecoins, market structures, and other initiatives. 📍 Consensys' MetaMask wallet is expanding beyond Ethereum, with newly announced support for Bitcoin and Solana, amid a period of growth for the company.

📍 The CME Group will launch Solana futures on March 17, pending regulatory approval, allowing traders to manage SOL price risk with two contract sizes: 25 SOL and 500 SOL. 📍 The introduction of Solana futures could pave the way for SOL exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with several companies already seeking approval for Solana-based funds. 📍 Bitcoin took a hit, falling below $80,000 and taking February's decline to over 20%, as increased volatility in cryptocurrencies mirrors trends in traditional markets, with the VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge, rising by 14%. 📍 The Trump Organization has filed trademarks for a metaverse platform, indicating a potential expansion into the digital sector, with plans to offer virtual reality game software, NFT-backed virtual goods, and a Trump-controlled online marketplace. 📍 Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has called for "robust wallet security solutions" to counter crypto losses, highlighting the need for better security measures to prevent losses due to software bugs, forgotten passwords, and other issues.

📍 Short-term Bitcoin holders have sold 55,000 BTC, worth $4.6 billion, at a loss in the past 24 hours, contributing to the recent market crash. 📍 A federal judge has dismissed the SEC's lawsuit against Richard Heart, founder of HEX, PulseChain, and PulseX, due to lack of jurisdiction, as the project did not specifically target US investors. 📍 The SEC has closed several cases and investigations into crypto companies, hinting at a more lenient regulatory approach, with Commissioner Hester Peirce leading a new crypto task force to develop clearer policies. 📍 Bitcoin has rebounded 8% from its overnight low, but analysts remain pessimistic about its near-term prospects, citing macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions. 📍 The Bybit hack, which resulted in a $1.4 billion loss, has further unsettled markets, with investors pulling back from riskier assets, including major cryptocurrencies.

📍 The White House has announced! a crypto roundtable for next week, where U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with key figures from the crypto industry and the President's Working Group on Digital Assets. 📍 Chinese tech company Tencent has introduced its latest large language model, Hunyuan Turbo S, which features significantly faster response times without sacrificing performance on complex reasoning tasks, intensifying the ongoing AI competition between Chinese and American tech firms. 📍 Bitcoin dip-buyers stepped in on Friday, but weekend action may bring uncertainty, with punitive tariffs against Mexico, Canada, and China potentially going into effect on Tuesday, and the Crypto Fear & Greed Index hitting levels not seen since the 2022 bear market. 📍 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has argued that unclear laws created a 'haven for bad actors' in the crypto industry, implying that former Chair Gary Gensler's policies may have contributed to the proliferation of fraud, including the $32 billion implosion of FTX. 📍 The SEC has recently dismissed lawsuits and ended investigations into several major crypto companies, including Coinbase, Robinhood, and Uniswap Labs, signaling a potential shift in the regulator's approach to the industry.

📍 BlackRock has added its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) to its model portfolio offerings, allocating 1% to 2% of its target allocation for portfolios with higher risk tolerance. 📍 The move marks the first time BlackRock has included IBIT in any of its models, potentially signaling broader institutional adoption of bitcoin and boosting demand for the ETF. 📍 Despite recent market downturns, with bitcoin shedding 13% in value over the past month, IBIT remains a significant player in the crypto market, holding about three times the assets under management as its largest rivals. 📍 The SEC has dropped major cases against Uniswap, Coinbase, and MetaMask, and is seeking to end a fraud case against TRON and Justin Sun, indicating a shift in regulatory stance. 📍 Stablecoin issuers are debating the parameters of a new law, with Circle's CEO arguing that USD-backed stablecoin issuers should be required to register in the US, while Bank of America plans to launch its own stablecoin.

📍 DraftKings has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $10 million, resolving allegations that it sold unregistered securities in the form of NFTs on its marketplace. 📍 DeFi projects may outperform in the second half of 2025, driven by regulatory clarity and strong tailwinds for individual tokens like UNI, AAVE, and ONDO, according to Kaiko Research. 📍 MetaMask is expanding its support to include Solana and Bitcoin, allowing users to buy, sell, and swap tokens across these ecosystems, and positioning itself as a multi-chain wallet provider. 📍 A company linked to Donald Trump has filed a trademark application for a potential NFT and metaverse platform, which may include digital collectibles featuring Trump's image, sound, and videos. 📍 The metaverse-related platform, if launched, could revive interest in metaverse tokens like Sandbox (SAND) and Decentraland (MANA), which have seen demand evaporate since the 2021 hype.

Bitdeer buys Bitcoin dip as market faces worst month in 3 years Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer purchased 50 BTC at an average price of $81,475, increasing its total bitcoin treasury to 855 BTC, valued at approximately $69 million. Potential Trump plan to make crypto gains tax-free raises concerns Eliminating capital gains taxes on US-based cryptocurrencies could lead to market turbulence, increased creation of new cryptocurrencies, and potential harm to the global crypto industry. Crypto market faces significant losses amid market uncertainty Top cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cardano, are experiencing major losses due to market uncertainty stemming from President Trump's trade war and general distrust in the crypto industry. MYRIAD prediction market platform aims to realign incentives in media ecosystem DASTAN's MYRIAD platform integrates on-chain prediction markets and Quests with content from Decrypt and Rug Radio, allowing users to participate in the creation of the news cycle and rewarding them for doing so. Crypto culture is evolving, with a focus on community building and decentralization The crypto space is undergoing a "culture shock" as long-term crypto holders and crypto natives face an influx of new entrants, highlighting the need for cultural and philosophical onboarding.

📍 DASTAN President Farokh Sarmad has introduced MYRIAD, a prediction market platform that integrates with Decrypt and Rug Radio, offering a new model for aligning incentives in the media ecosystem. 📍 The crypto market is experiencing significant losses, with top cryptocurrencies like TRUMP, Dogecoin, and Cardano down by as much as 10.8% in a single day, amidst market uncertainty and general distrust in the crypto industry. 📍 Bitdeer has taken advantage of the bitcoin price dip, buying 50 BTC at an average price of $81,475, increasing its total bitcoin treasury to 855 BTC, valued at approximately $69 million. 📍 Donald Trump's potential plan to make crypto gains tax-free has raised concerns, as it may lead to market turbulence, increased creation of new cryptocurrencies, and potential harm to the global crypto industry, particularly if implemented before sound regulations are in place. 📍 Experts warn that the elimination of capital gains taxes on crypto could trigger a surge in the creation of new cryptocurrencies, potentially leading to chaos and scams, and may also isolate American investors from the global crypto economy.

📍 Bitcoin is on track for its worst month since June 2022, with a 22% decline in February and an almost 18% drop this week, amid growing concerns over a potential trade war between the US and China. 📍 The SEC has dropped its enforcement case against Coinbase, marking a significant shift in the agency's stance on crypto, and has also dismissed its lawsuit against the exchange, citing a desire to reform its regulatory approach to the industry. 📍 The total crypto market capitalization has dropped by 6.4% to $2.65 trillion, with Bitcoin falling below $80,000 for the first time since November 2024, and spot Bitcoin ETFs shedding over $2.4 billion in assets this week. 📍 A group of big-name crypto and blockchain firms, including Coinbase and NEAR, have formed an alliance to develop open AI services, aiming to ensure secure, open-source, economical, and fair AI access. 📍 The crypto market has been rocked by a $1.4 billion hack of the Bybit exchange, the largest ever of its type, and has also seen a significant increase in margin long positions on Bitfinex, with traders buying up Bitcoin with borrowed cash.

📍 Bitcoin's price has dropped 27% from its all-time high of $109,000, falling below its 200-day moving average, a key technical indicator of long-term trend strength. 📍 The decline is attributed to accelerating outflows from Bitcoin ETFs, with over $2 billion pulled out in February, and investors shifting towards traditional safe-haven assets like gold amid broader macroeconomic uncertainty. 📍 Despite the correction, Bitcoin's long-term holders appear to be staying put, with on-chain data indicating that most selling pressure is coming from newer investors, while wallets holding Bitcoin for extended periods remain relatively inactive. 📍 MetaMask is set to expand support to the Bitcoin and Solana networks, and eventually remove gas fees, as part of a roadmap of updates for the year, aiming to offer a more simple and easy-to-use wallet. 📍 The current downturn in Bitcoin's price could be a "breakout and retest" play, a phenomenon where assets return to confirm the validity of a breakout before staging bigger rallies, with the $73,835 level being a key support level to watch.

Bitcoin sheds nearly all Trump election gains in plummet under $80K Bitcoin has fallen under $80,000 for the first time since November amid mounting macroeconomic uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs. Bitcoin's price decline led to $80.28 million in long positions liquidated, with the asset dropping nearly 26% since Trump's inauguration. Popular Crypto Wallet MetaMask Unveils New Roadmap MetaMask is adding features that make the wallet experience easier for users, including smart contract capabilities and batched transactions. Tokenized Assets Can Redefine Portfolio Management Tokenizing real-world assets on a blockchain generates daily, market-derived data, potentially broadening investment horizons and redefining portfolio management. Bitcoin Slides to $80,000, Ethereum at Year-Long Lows as Risk-Off Sentiment Mounts Bitcoin dropped to a new yearly low, and Ethereum hit a 14-month low, as risk aversion continued to pressure both equities and crypto markets.