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U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the timing for ending the war with Iran will be decided in consultation with Israel, Wu Blockchain reported. He emphasized, however, that the United States will make the final decision.

The number of investment deals in the cryptocurrency market has dropped by half compared to the previous year, but the average deal size has grown, Cointelegraph reported, citing a Messari report. According to the report, the average funding round in the crypto market over the past year was $34 million, a 272% increase year-over-year. Last month, three deals alone accounted for 44% of the total $795 million invested. The report also noted that major venture capital firms, with the exception of Dragonfly Capital, have not been making new investments, and the industry is in urgent need of fresh capital. Some investors are reportedly turning their attention to the AI sector.

Cryptocurrency data analytics platform CoinGecko has named the top five projects with the most anticipated Token Generation Events (TGEs) for this year. The ranking is as follows: - Backpack: A Solana ecosystem crypto exchange - Polymarket: A prediction market - Metamask: A crypto wallet - Base: Coinbase's Layer 2 network - OpenSea: An NFT marketplace

Over the past 10 hours, the Ethena team and crypto market maker B2C2 deposited 6,500 ETH ($12.58 million) and 3,050 ETH ($5.89 million) to Binance, respectively, according to The Data Nerd. Deposits to exchanges are typically viewed as a precursor to selling.

Former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Chris Giancarlo said American banks must secure regulatory clarity on cryptocurrencies to avoid being left behind in payments innovation. According to Cointelegraph, Giancarlo stated on a recent podcast that while the crypto market can grow amid regulatory uncertainty, the conservative banking sector cannot make multi-billion dollar investments without clear rules. He warned that if the pending CLARITY Act on crypto market structure does not pass the Senate, the U.S. banking sector could cede its leadership in the payments market to Europe and Asia. Giancarlo explained that if the bill fails, regulators might establish their own rules, but this would be unlikely to provide the same level of certainty as legislation.

24-hour crypto futures liquidations The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $151.40 million liquidated (76.12% longs) - ETH: $66.10 million liquidated (56.95% longs) - SOL: $19.58 million liquidated (79.04% longs)

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $67,000. BTC is trading at $67,048.89 on the Binance USDT market.

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party and the Financial Services Commission (FSC) have agreed to diversify the range of entities eligible to issue stablecoins, moving away from a purely bank-centric model, News1 reported. The FSC had previously considered a plan, reflecting the Bank of Korea's opinion, that would have required banks to hold a controlling stake of over 50% in any stablecoin-issuing consortium. However, the Democratic Party and the local crypto industry opposed the measure, raising concerns that it would stifle innovation. The two sides have now reportedly reached a compromise to expand the types of permitted issuers. This plan is not yet final, and further consultations between the government and the ruling party are expected.

The average transaction fee on Ethereum has fallen 99% from its peak in November 2021, Cointelegraph reported, citing data from Token Terminal. According to Etherscan, the current transaction fee is 0.037 gwei, or less than $0.01. Gwei is the smallest denomination of ETH used for transaction fees, commonly known as gas fees, with one gwei representing one-billionth of an ETH.

A circuit breaker has been triggered on the South Korean stock market after the Kospi index plummeted by more than 8%. All trading on the index will be halted for 20 minutes.

South Korea's opposition People Power Party has argued that proposed regulations limiting major shareholder stakes in digital asset exchanges could result in reverse discrimination, Edaily reported. Speaking at a seminar on digital asset industry development today, People Power Party Leader Jang Dong-hyeok said that while top global exchanges lead the market through innovative investment and swift decision-making, artificially restricting ownership structures would undermine responsible management and could cause an outflow of talent and capital. Previously, it was reported that the ruling Democratic Party and South Korea’s Financial Services Commission were considering a 15-20% ownership cap for exchanges. If the limit is applied, major domestic exchanges may be forced to sell off their majority shareholders' stakes.

A typical bear market pattern is emerging as Bitcoin short-term holders continue to sell at a loss, according to crypto analyst Frank. In a post on X, Frank explained that the Short-Term Holder Spent Output Profit Ratio (STH-SOPR) is repeatedly fluctuating below one. This indicates that these holders are selling their assets at a loss near their average purchase price, a classic bear market behavior. The analyst estimates the average cost basis for short-term holders is around $86,000, while BTC is currently trading at approximately $66,000. However, Frank noted that a bullish signal could appear if these holders begin to view their cost basis as a dip-buying opportunity and start accumulating. He added that even if such a shift begins, it may not initially feel like a bull market.

Coinbase is building a system to provide AI agents with stablecoin wallets, CEO Brian Armstrong said in a recent YouTube interview with David Senra. He explained that as AI agents increasingly need to make payments to perform tasks, stablecoins can function as their credit cards, noting the limitation of traditional cards that are only issued to humans. Armstrong argued that for AI agents to be utilized like actual employees, they require a payment method that can serve as a corporate card. He also mentioned the growing number of machine-to-machine payment cases using stablecoin wallets.

Binance has announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Ethereum (ETH) at 5:55 a.m. UTC on March 10 to support a network upgrade. The exchange stated that the process is expected to take approximately one hour.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index is currently at 37. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens, against Bitcoin. An 'altcoin season' is declared when 75% of these top coins have outperformed Bitcoin over the past 90 days. Conversely, it is considered a 'Bitcoin season' if Bitcoin's performance is stronger. A score closer to 100 indicates an altcoin season.

The U.S. dollar to South Korean won exchange rate touched 1,495 won intraday today and is currently trading at 1,494.44 won, up 0.66% from yesterday. This marks the highest level for the exchange rate since March 12, 2009, during the global financial crisis, when it reached a high of 1,500 won.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is facing investor concern over a new governance proposal, Bloomberg reported. The project had raised over $550 million by promising early investors the right to participate in determining its direction. However, critics point out that the recent proposal is structured in a way that could reduce the voting power of some investors. The core of the controversy lies with the roughly 20% of tokens currently in circulation. Under the proposal, these tokens will lose their governance voting rights unless they are staked. To maintain their say, investors must voluntarily lock up their tokens for a minimum of 180 days, for which they will receive a 2% annual yield in WLFI tokens. A key issue is that one of the major items investors may vote on is the unlock schedule for the remaining 80% of locked tokens. Bloomberg explained that WLFI has not disclosed a clear plan for this unlock schedule. While crypto projects typically announce unlock schedules and volumes before a token sale, approximately 80% of tokens held by external WLFI investors remain locked more than a year after the initial sale. In response, the WLFI project team denied that the staking proposal is intended to reduce short-term selling pressure. WLFI stated that governance decisions should reflect the views of participants with long-term interests aligned with the ecosystem, rather than those of short-term speculators. The proposal is currently undergoing an official vote, which began on March 5 and is scheduled to conclude on March 12.

Bitcoin is facing downward pressure from a surge in oil prices driven by escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a CryptoQuant post by cryptocurrency analyst Darkfost. He noted that international oil prices have risen by more than 60% since the beginning of the year. The Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world's daily oil exports and 35% of its maritime transport pass, is at the center of a crisis that has directly fueled market supply concerns. Rising oil prices add to inflationary pressures, creating a negative environment for risk assets like BTC. Darkfost also pointed out that strong oil prices have historically tended to coincide with the end of Bitcoin cycles. During geopolitical crises, he explained, market risk aversion intensifies, leading investors to reduce their exposure to risk assets. The analyst concluded that the Trump administration must act quickly to curb the oil price surge, warning that a failure to intervene could have a much larger and more prolonged impact on financial markets.

The Flow (FLOW) Foundation announced it has filed for an injunction with the Seoul Central District Court to halt the delisting of its token by South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges Upbit and Bithumb. The foundation argued that no government regulator in any country has ever taken punitive action against Flow, and that the South Korean exchanges suffered no direct harm from an incident that occurred last December. It also noted that FLOW continues to trade on major overseas exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance, as well as on the domestic exchange Korbit. The foundation stated its willingness to continue dialogue with the exchanges. It emphasized that, in parallel with its legal action, it will strengthen its position in the South Korean market by pursuing listings on other domestic exchanges, expanding self-custody options, and hiring a dedicated manager. The foundation stressed it has no plans to withdraw from the South Korean market. Previously, Upbit and Bithumb announced they would end trading support for FLOW at 6:00 a.m. UTC on March 16, citing concerns of potential user harm from security incidents such as hacking.

According to data from Tokenomist, the major token unlocks scheduled for this week (March 9–15) are as follows: - MOVE: 164.58 million tokens ($3.38 million), representing 5.18% of circulating supply, at 12:00 p.m. UTC on March 9 - LINEA: 1.38 billion tokens ($4.21 million), representing 5.62% of circulating supply, at 11:00 a.m. UTC on March 10 - APT: 11.31 million tokens ($10.52 million), representing 0.69% of circulating supply, at 10:00 p.m. UTC on March 12 - CONX: 1.32 million tokens ($15 million), representing 1.54% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on March 15 - STRK: 127 million tokens ($4.84 million), representing 4.40% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on March 15 - SEI: 55.56 million tokens ($3.52 million), representing 1.00% of circulating supply, at 12:00 p.m. UTC on March 15

The following are the key global macroeconomic events scheduled for the second week of March: - 12:30 p.m. UTC on March 11: U.S. February Consumer Price Index (CPI) - 12:30 p.m. UTC on March 12: U.S. initial jobless claims - 3:00 p.m. UTC on March 12: Speech by Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) member Bowman - 7:00 a.m. UTC on March 13: UK January GDP - 12:30 p.m. UTC on March 13: U.S. fourth-quarter GDP (preliminary) and January Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)

South Korean and Japanese stock markets are declining today. The KOSPI has fallen 6.59%, and the Nikkei is down 6.29%.

The Korea Exchange has triggered a sell-side sidecar for the KOSPI. The move comes two trading days after the last activation on March 5. Currently, the KOSPI is trading at 5,272.12, down 5.60% from the previous trading day.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, a metric compiled by data provider Alternative, has fallen four points from the previous day to a score of eight. This marks the first time the index has reached single digits since Feb. 23. The market sentiment gauge shifted from "fear" to "extreme fear" on Jan. 30 and has remained in the latter stage since. The index measures sentiment on a scale where zero represents extreme fear and 100 indicates extreme optimism. It is calculated based on volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media mentions (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin's market share (10%), and Google search volume (10%).

CME Bitcoin futures, which closed at $68,400 in the previous trading session, opened today at $67,085, creating a gap of $1,315. The CME BTC futures gap refers to the space on a chart between the closing price on Friday and the opening price on Monday. This phenomenon occurs because the CME is closed on weekends, while the Bitcoin spot market operates 24/7. The larger the fluctuation in the spot price over the weekend, the larger this gap becomes. Consequently, investors often watch for the possibility that the futures price will move to fill this gap.