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According to official news, BlackRock's first ETF offering staking rewards, the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB), has been listed for trading on Nasdaq, with Figment selected to provide validation node infrastructure for ETHB, supporting transaction validation and Ethereum network security.Industry insiders point out that the launch of ETHB benefits from regulatory clarity driven by long-term policy initiatives, allowing Ethereum staking to be participated in by a broader range of investors. The amount staked has reached a historic high, enhancing not only network security and risk resistance but also providing a solid foundation for on-chain economic activities and development.

According to Axios, Trump is seeking to form a multinational coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and plans to announce it later this week. Four sources revealed that if the situation of oil tanker passage in the Persian Gulf continues to be obstructed, Trump is also considering seizing Iran's key oil transshipment hub, Khark Island, which would require the intervention of U.S. ground forces.Iran is currently blocking oil exports from Gulf countries while allowing tankers loaded with Iranian crude oil to pass freely. On Saturday, Trump stated on Truth Social that the U.S. and multiple countries would send warships to the Persian Gulf and called for participation from China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the UK. On Sunday, he mentioned on Air Force One that the U.S. is negotiating with seven countries, some of which have refused to participate.The White House refers to the plan as the "Hormuz Coalition," and no country has publicly committed to joining yet, but senior officials expect countries to announce support this week. On Sunday, Trump discussed the plan with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and warned NATO allies that failure to respond would have negative implications for NATO's future.Regarding Khark Island, it is located about 15 miles off the coast of Iran and accounts for approximately 90% of Iran's crude oil exports. Trump ordered strikes on military facilities on the island on Friday but did not target oil facilities. U.S. officials stated that seizing the island would constitute an economic blow to the Iranian regime but could also provoke Iran to retaliate against oil facilities in Gulf countries.

According to IT Home citing The Information, two informed sources stated that TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance has suspended its global launch plan for the latest video generation model Seedance 2.0 after a series of copyright disputes with several major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms.The report stated that ByteDance originally planned to launch this new video model to global users in mid-March, but has now suspended the related plans. The report added that ByteDance's legal team is investigating and addressing potential legal issues, and engineers are also increasing protective mechanisms to prevent the model from generating content that may lead to further intellectual property infringements.

According to Argentine media El Destape, forensic experts extracted an unpublished document from intermediary Mauricio Novelli's phone, detailing the payment agreement for the Libra token scam, totaling 5 million dollars, primarily pointing to Argentine President Milei.The document shows that the agreement is divided into three payments: an initial payment of 1.5 million dollars in tokens or cash as an advance; a second payment of 1.5 million dollars, contingent on Milei announcing Hayden Davis (CEO of Kelsier Ventures) as his advisor on Twitter; and a final payment of 2 million dollars, contingent on Milei signing a contract regarding blockchain/AI government consulting in person with his sister Karina. The document was created on February 11, 2025, just three days before Milei posted the relevant tweet and the Libra token went live.Call records have also drawn attention. The forensic report shows that Milei had multiple calls with Novelli within minutes before and after the tweet was posted, and his sister Karina was also in frequent contact; after the token price plummeted that night, Milei's advisor Santiago Caputo joined the call circle late at night, with call records indicating that all parties continued to coordinate in response to the crisis.

OKX founder and CEO Star responded to the "hacker attack incident involving a plugin vulnerability by the Wuhan Anshun Technology team" by stating, "The OKX Wallet security team has completed its investigation, and describing the original text as 'OKX wallet vulnerability' is inaccurate. Two points need clarification:This incident is not a security vulnerability of the OKX Web3 wallet. The attack method involved hackers controlling user devices through Trojan software, then stealing locally stored encrypted files and passwords by tampering with webpage JS code to implant hooks or by monitoring keyboard inputs.The OKX Web3 wallet is a 100% self-custody wallet. Private keys and passwords exist only on the user's own device, and OKX cannot access or control user assets. However, if the user's device has already been compromised by hackers, then no wallet—including MetaMask—can guarantee security. It's like a thief has already been able to operate your computer and see all your keyboard inputs.Users are advised to avoid installing software or plugins from unknown sources, regularly check device security, and properly protect their mnemonic phrases and private keys."It is reported that the Wuhan Anshun Technology team controlled a large number of user terminals to steal mnemonic phrases and remotely transfer digital assets, with the amount involved reaching 7 million dollars.

Agent Garrett Jin of "1011 Insider Whale" stated that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has entered its 16th day, and since February 27, oil prices have risen by about 45%. The price of Brent crude oil has risen above $103, and there are still no signs of a ceasefire. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) may only be able to cover about 12% to 15% of the supply gap. The recommended trading strategy in the near term is to be bullish on oil and reduce equity exposure, especially in the assets of net energy-importing economies such as Japan, South Korea, and Europe. Meanwhile, in an environment where interest rates, the dollar, and oil prices are all rising, overall market liquidity is tightening. Investors should maintain cash positions, shorten duration, and remain vigilant.

Liquid Capital founder Jack Yi posted on the X platform, stating that investing and trading are inherently challenging activities. Although they may seem accessible with low entry barriers, very few people can achieve sustained profits over the long term. He mentioned that his team has focused solely on investing and trading for many years, without attempting to operate projects or exchanges.Jack Yi pointed out that in the early stages of primary investments and secondary trading, due to the smaller scale of initial capital and the team's cautious attitude, risks can be better controlled. However, as successful experiences accumulate, people often become more confident and even arrogant, and this stage often marks the beginning of problems.He believes that both confidence and humility are necessary in investing and trading, and the key is to maintain a balance between the two. He also mentioned that with the arrival of the AI era, human capabilities in certain areas may gradually be replaced by technology, so continuous effort and growth are still essential.

According to the Jinan Daily, Li Weiwei, a female police officer from the Economic Investigation Unit of the Dezhou Public Security Bureau in Shandong Province, China, optimized her investigative methods by tracking the flow of funds transaction by transaction during the analysis of a telecom fraud case.After detailed analysis, Li Weiwei discovered a new type of criminal model that combines "traditional underground banks + virtual currency," which is more concealed and harder to trace. After several days of continuous effort, she ultimately identified 12 main criminal suspects, over 100 financial accounts, and 6 virtual currency wallet addresses. Together with the special investigation team, she created a clear organizational structure chart and a flow chart of the funds, legally freezing the assets involved in the case, successfully solving Dezhou's first underground bank case involving virtual currency.

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. President Trump stated that many countries will send warships alongside the United States to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. He hopes that countries such as France, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom will send warships to the area, so that the Strait of Hormuz no longer poses a threat. The U.S. will heavily bomb the coastal areas of Iran and continuously sink Iranian ships. In any case, we will soon open up the Strait of Hormuz.

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI is seeking a new round of financing, with a target amount of up to $1 billion. After the financing is completed, the company's valuation will reach approximately $18 billion.Currently, the investors participating in this round of financing have not been determined. Moonshot AI's product is the Kimi chatbot. In terms of valuation, the company was valued at $4.3 billion after completing a $500 million financing at the end of last year; in February this year, it completed another $700 million financing, raising its valuation to $10 billion, with Alibaba and Tencent both participating.

The cryptocurrency project World Liberty Financial (WLFI), associated with the Trump family, states on its website that investors who lock up approximately $5 million worth of WLFI tokens for 6 months will have the opportunity to communicate with the project's business development team and executives, as well as gain governance voting rights.The project refers to holders who lock up approximately 50 million WLFI tokens as "Super Nodes." World Liberty documents show that its "support team" members include Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Barron Trump; however, the company states that current President Trump and his family members will not participate in the aforementioned communication arrangements.

According to Cointelegraph, BlackRock's head of digital assets, Robert Mitchnick, stated that although some asset management institutions in the market are attempting more "complex" cryptocurrency ETF structures, BlackRock will not make such products a core strategy but will continue to adopt a relatively cautious product layout.Mitchnick pointed out in the CNBC Crypto World program that more innovative or "heterogeneous" ETF structures may emerge in the future market, some of which may be welcomed by investors. However, BlackRock will maintain strict screening when expanding its product line, prioritizing market maturity, liquidity scale, and practical application scenarios.Meanwhile, BlackRock launched the Ethereum ETF supporting staking yields on Thursday—iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB). Data shows that the product's trading volume exceeded $15.5 million on its first day of listing, attracting approximately $43.5 million in inflows. This ETF allows investors to gain additional returns through the staking mechanism while capturing potential price appreciation of Ether.

According to CoinDesk, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance has released a longitudinal study on the resilience of Bitcoin's network physical infrastructure, covering 11 years of peer-to-peer network data and 68 verified submarine cable failure events.The study shows that 72% to 92% of global multinational submarine cables need to fail simultaneously for significant node disconnections to occur in the Bitcoin network. Based on 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations for each scenario, over 87% of real failure events had less than a 5% impact on nodes, and the correlation coefficient between cable failures and Bitcoin prices is close to zero (-0.02). The study also reveals a significant asymmetry between random failures and directed attacks: if an attacker targets key hub cables, the destruction threshold will drop sharply to 20%; if directed attacks target the five largest hosting service providers—Hetzner, OVH, Comcast, Amazon, and Google Cloud—removing just 5% of routing capacity could cause a similar impact.

Bitcoin continues to strengthen under macro pressure, with prices rising about 2% and breaking through $72,000, outperforming the U.S. stock market. Meanwhile, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 index futures fell during the Asian trading session, while the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) broke above 100. This trend typically puts pressure on risk assets like cryptocurrencies, but the crypto market overall still maintained an upward trajectory that day.In the derivatives market, the open interest (OI) in the crypto industry's futures increased by 5% to $10.76 billion in the past 24 hours, indicating continued inflow of funds. Among them, Bitcoin's OI rose to 687,200 BTC, the highest since February 25; Ethereum's OI climbed to 13.72 million ETH. Additionally, the open interest for tokens like XRP, SOL, ADA, and SUI also saw significant increases. Furthermore, Bitcoin's 30-day annualized implied volatility (BVIV) dropped to 55%, marking a two-week low, indicating a decrease in market volatility and providing conditions for further increases in spot prices. Meanwhile, the ongoing escalation of the Iran conflict keeps oil prices around $100 per barrel, but Bitcoin remains relatively stable amid geopolitical and macro uncertainties.

According to AXIOS, U.S. President Trump claimed during a G7 call that Iran is "about to surrender."

The on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain stated in a social media post that the party responsible for a $50 million loss due to slippage may be Garrett Jin, the operator of the "1011 insider address."On-chain tracking shows that 13 wallet addresses associated with him withdrew USDC or USDT from Binance on February 16 and February 20, and have recently become active again, transferring funds to two new wallets. One of the wallets shares the same Binance deposit address as Garrett Jin.Lookonchain noted that Garrett Jin previously sold 261,024 ETH (approximately $543 million) and 11,318 BTC (approximately $761 million) on February 15 and February 20, respectively, and the withdrawal times from Binance for the aforementioned wallets are close to these transactions.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies exhibited "high frequency and standardized" characteristics in expanding their crypto treasuries:Semler Scientific (NASDAQ: $SMLR): Yesterday, it used the ATM financing tool to acquire another 580 BTC, costing approximately $41.2 million. Its total holdings have now surpassed 1,500 BTC.Cosmos Health (NASDAQ: $COSM): The board passed a resolution to issue $20 million in special bonds for the purchase of BTC and ETH, accelerating the digitalization of its treasury through debt leverage.Solidion Technology (NASDAQ: $STI): Officially established financial guidelines to convert 60% of its redundant cash on the balance sheet into Bitcoin in batches, as a core strategy to hedge against the decline in fiat purchasing power.SOS Ltd (NYSE: $SOS): Confirmed that it has executed the first $15 million subscription of its $50 million Bitcoin and Ethereum investment plan, aiming to complete the entire allocation in the second quarter.Bit Digital (NASDAQ: $BTBT): Disclosed that it increased its holdings by 45 BTC yesterday through AI business profits, adhering to the endogenous growth logic of "business profits as reserves."

According to official news, the identity verification infrastructure VeryAI has announced the completion of a $10 million financing round, led by Polychain Capital, with participation from angel investors including the Berggruen Institute, Anagram, and Solana co-founder Toly.VeryAI is committed to building a privacy-first verification system based on palm print biometrics and cryptographic identity technology, aiming to distinguish real humans from bots, deepfakes, and synthetic identities at internet scale.

The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Mike Selig, stated, "Today, we are taking action to release clear guidelines for prediction markets to help trading platforms understand the CFTC's expectations for new contract listings. We are taking on the responsibility of ensuring that this asset class has transparent rules."In an interview with CNBC, Mike Selig said, "Prediction markets are a rapidly evolving field, which is why we are taking action today to release some clear guidelines to assist our trading platforms. Our trading platforms will self-certify contracts and have their own rulebooks, and they need to clearly understand the CFTC's expectations. Therefore, we will publish these guidelines in clear written form for trading platforms to follow.At the same time, we will also release a notice of proposed rulemaking later today. We intend to establish clear operating rules for this new asset class and new market. It is crucial to ensure that there is no manipulation, insider trading, or various abuses in the derivatives market. Therefore, we will take on the responsibility of ensuring that these new asset classes have clear operating rules."