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The World Liberty Financial (WLFI) team deposited approximately 146.4 million WLFI, worth $15.38 million, to OKX and Bitget, Onchain Lens reported. Deposits to exchanges are typically interpreted as an intent to sell.

Morgan Stanley has designated BNY Mellon and Coinbase Custody Trust Company as custodians for its upcoming product, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust. According to a recent filing on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) EDGAR system, the two firms will serve as "Bitcoin Custodians," holding the Bitcoin that underlies the trust.

Tether has announced a strategic investment in sleep technology company Eight Sleep. The company was valued at $1.5 billion, though the investment amount was not disclosed. Eight Sleep is a health-tech company that uses AI and sensors to analyze personal biometric data and provide customized sleep management features. The two companies plan to jointly develop healthcare technology using Tether's QVAC architecture and AI technology. Tether previously launched QVAC Health, a health app that integrates and tracks various data points, including step counts, sleep patterns, and exercise records.

CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn has observed a high correlation between the price of Bitcoin and the Coinbase Premium Gap, suggesting that U.S. institutional investors are driving the current market rally. In a post on X, he noted that the gap, which measures the price difference for BTC between Coinbase and other global exchanges like Binance, is a key indicator. A positive value is typically interpreted as a sign of strong buying pressure from the United States. According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin is trading at $71,257, up 6.59% over the past 24 hours.

Kraken Financial, the banking division of U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has won approval for a "master account" with the U.S. Federal Reserve, giving it access to the central bank's core payment system, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The approval allows Kraken to move funds on the same payment rails used by thousands of banks and credit unions, making it the first cryptocurrency company to gain such access. In response, Wyoming Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis described the move as a watershed milestone in the history of digital assets.

A significant increase in the trading volume of MicroStrategy's perpetual preferred stock (STRC) on March 3 suggests the company is actively using it to fund Bitcoin purchases, CoinDesk reported. On that day, STRC trading volume reached approximately $198.7 million, far exceeding its 30-day average of $123.3 million. Of this total, $177 million was traded above the stock's par value of $100, a level at which MicroStrategy can activate its at-the-market (ATM) program to issue and sell new shares. According to CoinDesk, this indicates the company could be selling additional STRC to raise capital for more Bitcoin buys, noting that a simple calculation suggests the funds raised could have been sufficient to purchase 1,000 BTC. MicroStrategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, announced the purchase of 3,015 BTC on March 2. On March 4, company founder Michael Saylor stated that he was currently buying BTC.

Advanced models from six major artificial intelligence (AI) developers overwhelmingly chose Bitcoin (BTC) as a long-term store of value and stablecoins for daily payments, according to a report from the Bitcoin Policy Institute cited by The Block. The study tested 36 models from Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google, MiniMax, OpenAI, and xAI across 9,072 scenarios covering four functions: store of value, unit of account, medium of exchange, and payments. Out of all responses, Bitcoin was the most frequent choice with 4,378 selections (48.3%), followed by stablecoins with 3,013 (33.2%) and fiat currency (8.9%). In scenarios involving storing value over several years, Bitcoin was selected in 1,794 of 2,268 responses (79.1%), showing the highest consensus. Conversely, for payments, microtransactions, and cross-border remittances, stablecoins were preferred 53.2% of the time, ahead of Bitcoin at 36%. Preference for Bitcoin varied by developer: Anthropic (68%), DeepSeek (52%), Google (43%), xAI (39%), and OpenAI (26%). Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5 showed the highest preference at 91.3%. Overall, 90.8% of responses favored digitally native assets like Bitcoin and stablecoins, and no model selected fiat currency as its top overall choice.

In a recent interview with WuBlockchain, Rich Rines, an early contributor to the Core Foundation, identified yield on Bitcoin and leverage using the asset as collateral as the top demands from institutional investors in the Bitcoin ecosystem. The Core Foundation is focused on building a decentralized finance ecosystem based on Bitcoin (BTCFi). Rines noted that while other use cases like Bitcoin payments and privacy-focused transactions exist, they have not yet reached mainstream adoption and require more time to deliver tangible results. He added that Core is concentrating on building infrastructure to utilize large-scale Bitcoin capital, specifically through protocols for Bitcoin-collateralized yield and asset management. The foundation aims to create a neutral yield infrastructure that serves both institutional and retail clients, fostering the expansion of various BTCFi protocols on the Core ecosystem.

A hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has increased its investment in Bitcoin mining companies to $5.52 billion, Cointelegraph reported. In a recent filing with the U.S. SEC, the fund, Situational Awareness, disclosed that its holdings in these firms grew from $383 million in early 2025. The fund's portfolio includes a total of 29 stocks, with notable investments in Bitcoin mining infrastructure companies such as CoreWeave and Core Scientific. However, Cointelegraph noted that many of these companies are pivoting from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure, suggesting the investment may be more focused on AI than on Bitcoin.

Iran's intelligence ministry indirectly contacted the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through a third country's intelligence agency just one day after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes began, proposing talks on terms to end the war, The New York Times (NYT) reported. According to sources familiar with the matter, both the U.S. administration and Iran are highly skeptical about their readiness to establish a short-term exit strategy, or "offramp." The NYT added that Israeli officials reportedly favor a multi-week military operation to inflict maximum damage on Iran's military and potentially destabilize the regime, and have urged the U.S. to ignore Tehran's approach. The U.S. is currently not taking the proposal seriously, the report noted.

Decentralized prediction market Polymarket has deleted a publicly traded prediction market on a potential nuclear explosion following strong criticism from social media and market participants, The Block reported. The market was a contract on whether a nuclear explosion would occur within the year. Polymarket had previously posted on its official X account that traders were predicting a 22% chance of such an event, a post that has since been deleted. Industry observers noted that these types of markets raise ethical issues and social sensitivities, with some suggesting that prediction contracts related to war and violence have a high potential for insider trading.

Binance has announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for THORChain (RUNE) starting at 4:00 p.m. UTC on March 5 to support a network upgrade.

Brian Armstrong, CEO of U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, stated on X that the fundamentals of cryptocurrency are stronger than ever. He made the comment while citing a post from John D'agostino, a strategic advisor at Coinbase Institutional. D'agostino argued that the crypto market remains strong despite volatility and sharp shifts in investor sentiment. He emphasized that infrastructure has continued to improve even during general downturns, pointing to faster crypto payments, increased institutional investor participation, regulatory clarification, growing ETF-related fund activity, and engagement at the nation-state level.

Coupang Pay, the payment arm of South Korea's largest e-commerce company Coupang, has sparked speculation that it is preparing to introduce a stablecoin after a recent job posting for its legal team. According to the Korea Economic Daily, the posting listed "review of services and business structures related to stablecoin issuance, utilization, and distribution" as a key responsibility. Industry observers reportedly view this move as Coupang beginning a serious review of the business case for stablecoins. The primary incentive is the potential to significantly reduce payment processing fees. Industry estimates suggest that large e-commerce firms like Coupang could save hundreds of billions of won annually by replacing traditional payment systems with a stablecoin.

Bitcoin payment app Strike has launched a service allowing users to borrow cash against their Bitcoin, the company announced on X. Founder Jack Mallers said the loans carry an annual interest rate of 13%. The service is currently available only in Massachusetts and Georgia, with plans to expand across the U.S. and to global markets.

On-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa reported that a whale address starting with 0xA9A, suspected to be an anonymous institution, withdrew 4,900 ETH ($9.71 million) from OKX about two hours ago. The average entry price is $1,978.82, and the position is currently showing an unrealized profit of approximately $457,000. Withdrawals from exchanges are typically interpreted as an intention to hold.

South Korea's National Assembly Research Service (NARS) has concluded that a proposal by the government and the ruling Democratic Party to cap major shareholder stakes in cryptocurrency exchanges may be unconstitutional, the Dong-A Ilbo reported. In a response to an inquiry from People Power Party lawmaker Kim Sang-hoon on March 4, NARS stated that such a limit could infringe on constitutionally protected rights to property, occupation, and corporate freedom. The agency argued that because shares are a protected form of property, linking ownership limits to the potential revocation of an exchange's license would violate the right to freely hold and dispose of assets. CoinNess previously reported that the cap being considered for inclusion in a proposed basic act on digital assets was expected to be around 20%.

Major exchanges have seen $100 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $460 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

An anonymous trader with an address starting in 0x004E has opened a 30x long position of 600 BTC, worth $42.7 million, over the past 20 minutes, Lookonchain reported. The move comes as Bitcoin rebounded to $71,000. The trader's average entry price is approximately $70,235, and the position is currently showing an unrealized profit of around $570,000.

Multiple Lamborghini dealerships in the U.S. have begun accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) for payments, Solid Intel reported.

Daily trading volume and open interest (OI) in prediction markets on BNB Smart Chain (BSC) have plummeted after the token launch and airdrop for the platform Opinion (OPN) failed to meet expectations, Wu Blockchain reported, citing data from Dune. According to the analysis, daily trading volume on BSC-based prediction markets has fallen by more than 70% week-on-week, while OI saw a net outflow of approximately $89.7 million last week. The number of daily active traders and total transactions are also trending downward. Wu Blockchain attributed the decline to the performance of Opinion, which it described as the leading project in the BSC prediction market sector.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Ardor (ARDR) starting at 9:00 a.m. UTC on March 11 to support a network mainnet upgrade.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has again postponed the listing of Centrifuge (CFG) for won trading, now scheduled for 10:00 a.m. UTC today. The listing was initially set for 7:00 a.m. UTC and was later pushed back to 9:00 a.m. UTC before the most recent delay.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $71,000. BTC is trading at $71,097.04 on the Binance USDT market.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $70,000. BTC is trading at $70,039.87 on the Binance USDT market.