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The enterprise-focused digital banking platform Slash announced the completion of a $100 million Series C financing round, led by Ribbit Capital, with Goodwater Capital and Khosla Ventures co-leading. The post-money valuation is approximately $1.4 billion, with total financing reaching $160 million.Slash claims to serve over 5,000 corporate clients, offering features such as corporate accounts, virtual accounts, stablecoin payments, expense management, accounting automation, and real-time payments. The company stated it will use the new funds to accelerate product iteration and promote its strategy of "bank accounts as the financial command center for businesses."

According to Ember Monitoring, a whale/institution transferred 670 cbBTC (approximately $50.11 million) to Coinbase 10 minutes ago. Their average purchase price for the 4,000 cbBTC bought in early February was $73,837, which means the suspected reduction in holdings has a profit of $1.1 million.

According to The Block, the Solana ecosystem decentralized exchange Stabble issued an emergency notice urging liquidity providers to withdraw their funds immediately, due to a North Korean employee who previously worked on the project. This warning appears to have been triggered by information from on-chain detective ZachXBT, who disclosed that a North Korean developer had worked for many years on the Solana DeFi infrastructure project Elemental.U.S. authorities had previously issued warnings that North Korean technicians were infiltrating crypto companies using false identities. Over the weekend, Drift Protocol stated that its $280 million attack incident was likely carried out by the same North Korean hackers responsible for the October 2024 Radiant Capital attack. Stabble responded that the North Korean employee seemed to have joined a year ago, and a new team took over the project four weeks ago, emphasizing that no attacks have occurred so far and that the warning was merely a precaution. Stabble stated that it would conduct a new audit to ensure LP safety.

According to The Block, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has rated Ripple Prime's U.S. brokerage and holding company as "medium quality" with a BBB rating, which is the lowest investment grade.Ripple Prime provides integrated trading, lending, and settlement services for institutional investors. KBRA noted that this rating reflects that its business is still in the "expansion phase," with revenue primarily concentrated in exchange-traded derivatives clearing and short-term government bond financing.

According to Israeli media reports, an Israeli official stated that Ali Reza Tangsiri, the commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, was killed in an attack at Abbas Port. Neither Iran nor the Israeli military has commented on this attack.

According to Bubblemaps monitoring, a single entity has captured 40% of the total distribution of the token ROBO from the robot network protocol Fabric through a "witch attack" during the airdrop.Bubblemaps tracked over 7,000 new wallets exhibiting completely consistent on-chain activity. These wallets received similar amounts of Ethereum from 7 exchanges two months before the token launch and claimed the airdrop after transferring through three layers of new wallets, totaling approximately 199 million ROBO, which was worth about 8 million dollars at the opening on February 27.Bubblemaps stated that there is currently no evidence linking this activity to the core teams of Fabric or OpenMind.

According to Cointelegraph, Robert Kiyosaki, the author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," stated on social media that the "bubble burst" of traditional finance is imminent and predicted that Bitcoin will rise to $750,000 within a year after the bubble bursts.Kiyosaki also predicts that gold will rise to $35,000 per ounce, a 546% increase from its historical highest closing price, while the $750,000 target price for Bitcoin represents a 500% increase from its historical high. Analysts point out that Kiyosaki's Bitcoin to gold ratio is 21.5, significantly lower than the historical high of 40 in December 2024, and below the current 22 of the 200-day moving average.Kiyosaki has been predicting an economic collapse since 2011, but many of his predictions have not come true, such as predicting a stock market crash in 2016 in 2015, while the S&P 500 actually rose 9.5% that year; in May 2024, he claimed that "the largest crash in history has begun," but since then, both the stock market and precious metals have recorded gains.

OnGreen, the Web3-enabled platform bridging green technology with MENA's transformation needs, today announced the appointment of Abbie Tsang as an Advisor. Abbie brings over 15 years of business development leadership, most notably as Head of SME Business Development at American Express Hong Kong, where she delivered 190% portfolio growth and consistently exceeded sales targets by 275%. A Certified ESG Planner, Abbie merges growth strategy with sustainability metrics, helping organizations unlock new market opportunities while mitigating risk. Her expertise spans go-to-market strategy, strategic partnerships, and purpose-led client solutions. At OnGreen, Abbie will lead partnership expansion, connecting ESG experts, industry associations, investors, and enterprises. She will advise on B2B client acquisition and spearhead commercialization of OnGreen platform's cutting-edge suite of services. "I have spent my career helping businesses grow by aligning commercial strategy with market needs," said Abbie. "What excites me about OnGreen is applying this experience to something truly transformative. By bringing together ESG expertise, strategic partners, and enterprise clients, we can accelerate OnGreen's technology adoption across MENA—creating synergy that delivers both environmental impact and tangible business value."

According to Cointelegraph, Texas-based apparel company Beba and the crypto lobbying organization DeFi Education Fund have voluntarily withdrawn their lawsuit against the U.S. SEC filed in 2024.The lawsuit challenged the SEC's regulatory approach to airdrops, accusing it of implementing digital asset enforcement policies without a formal rulemaking process, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. The voluntary dismissal document referenced the work of the SEC's crypto task force and multiple speeches by Commissioner Hester Peirce last year, where Peirce suggested that airdropped tokens do not qualify as securities and mentioned that the SEC is considering establishing an exemption framework for airdrops, as well as the White House's January encouragement for the SEC to create a "safe harbor" for specific airdrops.DeFi Education Fund stated that, given the work of the SEC's crypto task force and recent speeches indicating that the commission's stance on free airdrops may be shifting, it is no longer necessary to continue the lawsuit. The dismissal is without prejudice, preserving the right to refile in the future.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, "At the beginning of February, a whale/institution invested $500 million to buy the dip in BTC and ETH," and last night, after the market rose, they reduced their holdings by 12,000 ETH and 330 cbBTC, worth $51.79 million.However, the price of ETH has still not returned to their average buy-in price, which means this reduction still counts as a loss: their average cost for ETH is $2,667, and for cbBTC, it is $73,837. The reduction resulted in a loss of $19.66 million. They currently hold ETH and BTC worth $603 million: 138,000 ETH ($326 million) + 3,670 cbBTC ($277 million).

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, a smart money address that previously profited over 98.18 million dollars through ETH trading recharged 330 cbBTC (approximately 24.36 million dollars) to Coinbase at an average price of 73,841.19 dollars one hour ago, which would result in a loss of about 54,000 dollars if sold.This smart money address starting with 0xd458 has accumulated a total of 53,392 ETH and 4,000 cbBTC since February, with a total value of 420 million dollars, and the average purchase prices were 2,318.42 dollars and 74,003.92 dollars, respectively. Its assets once shrank by over 73.65 million dollars.

Data shows that lobbying groups related to the cryptocurrency industry have invested approximately $271 million to influence the 2026 U.S. elections, mainly for political activities such as advertising. Among them, the super PAC FairShake is one of the main sources of funding, with donors including Coinbase, Ripple, Uniswap Labs, and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.The data also indicates that about 40% of the related funds are directed towards Republican candidates, about 3% towards Democratic candidates, and the remainder supports independent candidates. Industry insiders say that as the 2026 U.S. midterm elections approach, lobbying activities in the cryptocurrency industry are expected to continue to increase.

According to BitcoinNews, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is accused of potentially lobbying U.S. lawmakers behind the scenes against establishing a small transaction tax exemption for Bitcoin, suggesting that the exemption should be limited to stablecoins.Previously, Bitcoin policy advocate Marty Bent disclosed on social media that Coinbase has told lawmakers "no one uses Bitcoin as a currency" and believes that establishing a small tax exemption for Bitcoin would be a "subsidy destined to fail." The crypto community considers this "very concerning" if true, aligning with recent worries about cryptocurrency legislation (such as the GENIUS Act), namely that some policies may be influenced by special interest groups and regulatory capture rather than genuinely promoting innovation. Over the past three months, there has been a noticeable shift in policy discussions on Capitol Hill, with some proposals leaning towards providing small transaction tax exemptions only for stablecoins, excluding Bitcoin.Additionally, the Bitcoin advocacy organization Bitcoin Policy Institute stated that ongoing communication with lawmakers continues, and limiting the small tax exemption policy to stablecoins would be a strategic mistake for U.S. policy, as the organization has long advocated for exempting small Bitcoin transactions from capital gains tax.

According to Caixin, on the morning of March 6, two victims were robbed at knife point after exchanging about 10 million Hong Kong dollars at a money exchange shop in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. However, due to prior police deployment, the suspects were caught on the scene, and the victims did not suffer any financial loss.It is reported that there have been three large cash robbery cases in the Sheung Wan area of Hong Kong in the past three months. Previously, on December 18, 2025, and January 30, there were two similar large cash robberies involving virtual currency exchange shops. The Hong Kong police stated that they would conduct an in-depth investigation to determine whether there are other members or criminal groups behind the scenes, and whether this case is related to previous robbery cases.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, BounceBit (BB) will unlock approximately 37.03 million tokens at 0:00 on March 13, Beijing time, worth about 1 million USD.

A former police officer in Los Angeles, Eric Halem, was found guilty by a jury of kidnapping and robbery for his involvement in a violent extortion case targeting cryptocurrency holders.The incident occurred in 2024 in an apartment in Koreatown, Los Angeles, where Eric Halem and his accomplices impersonated law enforcement officers, entered the premises, and held a 17-year-old cryptocurrency holder at gunpoint, seizing a hard drive containing the private keys to approximately $350,000 worth of Bitcoin. The related charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.

According to monitoring by the blockchain data analysis platform Bubblemaps, six suspected insiders placed bets hours before the U.S. launched military strikes against Iran, profiting approximately $1.2 million.Most of these wallets received funding in the past 24 hours, specifically targeting bets placed on February 28, and bought the "yes" option hours before the attack occurred.

Polygon announced on the X platform that Brazil's largest foreign exchange bank is expanding its Brazilian real stablecoin BBRL to the Polygon network. Users can achieve near-instant transfers and enjoy lower fees through this network, while accessing an active stablecoin ecosystem.This move aims to provide Grupo Braza and its users with a pathway to connect the Brazilian real with global markets, supporting international payments, investments, and business activities under the new financial internet framework, further expanding its payment chain capabilities.

Bubblemaps reveals that Hayden Davis, the key figure behind the LIBRA token scam, is actually the second-largest investor in the Pump.fun private round, having invested a total of 50 million USDC, and sold at a total price of 65 million dollars on the first day of listing. Most people remember that Pump.fun raised 500 million dollars in a public offering in July 2025, but few recall that they also conducted a private financing round with several undisclosed investors.After investing 50 million dollars, Hayden Davis's active address received 12.5 billion tokens when the PUMP token was launched, valued at 73 million dollars, with expected earnings of 15 million dollars. This address had been previously identified, but its actual owner has only been confirmed now. It is still unclear whether Pump.fun's officials are aware of this, but the address is clearly linked to Hayden Davis on-chain and is interconnected in various ways.