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U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes the war with Iran could end soon, Walter Bloomberg reported, citing a post on X from a CBS reporter.

U.S. President Donald Trump has told his aides he would not hesitate to support the removal of Iran's newly elected Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, if he refuses to abandon the country's nuclear program, Walter Bloomberg reported. The statement follows the election of Mojtaba, the second son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, by Iran's Assembly of Experts. Mojtaba has long been considered a potential successor in Iran, and Trump had previously criticized his election, expressing dissatisfaction with the outcome.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

Blockchain.com is entering Ghana as part of a broader strategy to expand its business across Africa. The company will offer its trading platform services to users in Ghana as it builds local infrastructure and develops the African market, Cointelegraph reported.

Senior Iranian official Kamal Kharazi said in an interview with CNN that Iran is prepared for a long war with the U.S. and will continue its attacks on Gulf nations to pressure allies into forcing President Trump to back down, according to a media outlet.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will hold a press conference at 9:30 p.m. UTC on March 9.

Wilson, the founder of Cyberconnect and SurfAI, has been investigated by authorities in mainland China, according to Wu Blockchain. The specific reasons for the investigation have not yet been disclosed. Surf previously completed a $15 million funding round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and DCG.

The pro-Putin political coalition, the All-Russia People's Front, has denied allegations that it is raising cryptocurrency to send humanitarian aid to Iran, DL News reported. The group stated that any crypto fundraising conducted in its name is fraudulent, clarifying that it does not use cryptocurrency and only accepts bank transfers through its official website. The denial comes as a document requesting cryptocurrency donations using the coalition's logo and address has been circulating, primarily on Telegram. The document reportedly includes wallet addresses for BTC, ETH, and XRP.

A prolonged military conflict between the U.S. and Iran lasting several months could make Bitcoin the biggest beneficiary due to increased government spending and rising debt, argues Mark Connors, head of Risk Dimensions. Connors, the former Global Head of Portfolio & Risk Advisory at Credit Suisse, projects that accelerated deficit spending by the U.S. to fund war costs would expand market liquidity and devalue the dollar. He explained that in such a scenario of currency debasement, capital would increasingly flow into non-dollar, scarce assets like Bitcoin. The analysis also highlights that the Federal Reserve would likely maintain low interest rates to stabilize the government bond market, which would be another positive factor. Connors concluded that despite concerns about stagflation, the prioritization of financial stability and debt management would create a favorable environment for Bitcoin.

Lookonchain reported that an address presumed to belong to the Bhutanese government is likely selling Bitcoin, having transferred 175 BTC four hours ago. The transferred amount is valued at approximately $11.85 million.

The Ethereum Foundation has begun staking a portion of its assets using Bitwise's on-chain solution infrastructure. The initial amount staked is 2,016 ETH, with plans to stake approximately 70,000 ETH (around $140 million) in the future. The foundation will utilize Bitwise's open-source software, Dirk and Vouch, to enhance network security and client diversity.

Global insurance broker Aon has completed a Proof of Concept (POC) for processing insurance premium payments using stablecoins, in collaboration with Coinbase and Paxos, CoinDesk reported. The test involved payments with Ethereum-based USDC and Solana-based PayPal USD (PYUSD). This marks the first instance of a global insurance broker using stablecoins for premium payments. The outlet noted this is an early sign that dollar-pegged tokens are beginning to make deeper inroads into corporate finance.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he would never send troops to Iran, according to a media outlet.

Sonic Labs, the developer of the highly scalable blockchain Sonic, has launched its own stablecoin, USSD. The stablecoin is backed by tokenized U.S. Treasury products from BlackRock, WisdomTree, and Superstate. According to the company, USSD adopts Frax Finance's modular infrastructure (frxUSD) to provide institutional-grade security and can be minted directly onto the Sonic network from more than 10 other chains using LayerZero technology.

Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) has raised $25 million in a seed funding round, the project announced on its official X account. The round saw participation from Paradigm, a16z crypto, Winklevoss Capital, and Coinbase Ventures. ZODL plans to use the capital to develop a dedicated self-custody wallet for Zcash.

According to Lookonchain, an anonymous trader (0xd38809) has opened a $3.2 million, 20x long position on the Hyperliquid WTI crude oil futures synthetic asset (xyz:CL) at an entry price of $101.79. The position's liquidation price is $98.87.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

The Bank Policy Institute (BPI), a U.S. banking policy group, is reportedly considering a lawsuit against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its approval of national trust bank charters for cryptocurrency and fintech companies, The Block reported. The BPI argues that this measure allows firms to receive a federal seal of approval without being subject to the same strict capital and compliance requirements as traditional banks. The OCC previously approved conditional charters for five companies last December, including Ripple, Fidelity, Paxos, and BitGo, stating at the time that the applicants had undergone the same rigorous review as regular banks.

Venture capital investment in cryptocurrency projects totaled $866 million in February, marking a 46% decrease from the previous month and a 71.2% drop year-over-year. The number of deals also fell to 62, down 12.7% month-over-month and 50% from the same period last year.

The 20 millionth Bitcoin has been mined, 17 years, two months, and one week after the creation of the genesis block in January 2009. This milestone means 95.2% of Bitcoin's total supply is now in circulation. The Block reported that, according to data from blockchain explorer Mempool, the block was mined at height 939,999 by the Foundry USA pool. The remaining one million bitcoins are expected to be mined over the next 114 years.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $69,000. BTC is trading at $69,015.42 on the Binance USDT market.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower today. - S&P 500: -0.84% - Nasdaq: -0.74% - Dow Jones: -0.88%

Prediction market project Kairos announced it has recently integrated the Opinion (OPN) order book into its backend and has begun early access testing. Kairos, a project backed by a16z crypto, aims to build a high-performance trading terminal specifically for prediction markets. Meanwhile, industry observers note that Opinion is accelerating its ecosystem expansion following its Token Generation Event (TGE). As a key project in the Opinion ecosystem, Kairos is expected to contribute to enhancing the trading experience and expanding distribution channels.

Bitmine (BNMR) announced it purchased an additional 60,976 ETH last week, bringing its total holdings to 4,534,563 ETH. This represents 3.76% of the circulating supply of ETH. The company also reported holding 195 BTC, a $200 million stake in Beast Industries—the corporate holding company of YouTuber MrBeast—a $14 million stake in Nasdaq-listed tech firm Eightco Holdings (OTCO), which has announced a strategic investment in Worldcoin (WLD), and $1.2 billion in cash. Bitmine's total reported assets are valued at $10.3 billion.

Sharplink Gaming (Nasdaq: SBET), a Nasdaq-listed company that strategically invests in ETH, reported revenue of $28.1 million for the fourth quarter of last year, a 50% increase from the third quarter. However, the company posted a net loss of $734 million for the full year 2025, attributing the loss to unrealized losses from the decline in the price of its Ethereum holdings. Sharplink Gaming previously announced that as of Feb. 15, it held 867,798 ETH, valued at $1.68 billion, and had distributed 13,615 ETH in staking rewards over approximately one year.