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According to market news, the Seoul Central District Court in South Korea rejected the temporary injunction application filed by the Flow Foundation and Dapper Labs against Upbit, Bithumb, and Coinone, which aimed to suspend the decision of the three exchanges to terminate support for FLOW trading.Previously, these three exchanges decided to terminate trading support for the Flow token due to the FLOW hacking incident that occurred in February. The court found that there was currently insufficient evidence to suspend the delisting decision, and the exchanges' judgment regarding unresolved risks was not obviously erroneous, emphasizing the need to protect potential investors. FLOW can still be traded on the South Korean crypto exchange Korbit, but it was delisted as scheduled by Upbit, Bithumb, and Coinone at 3 PM local time.

According to Jinshi reports, the China Internet Finance Association has warned that while the OpenClaw intelligent system can enhance work efficiency, its default high system permissions and weak security configurations can easily be exploited by attackers, becoming a breakthrough point for stealing sensitive data or illegally manipulating transactions, posing severe risk challenges to the industry.The China Internet Finance Association advises financial consumers to be extremely cautious when installing OpenClaw on terminals for online banking, securities trading, payments, and other personal financial services. If installation is necessary, it is recommended not to grant operational permissions to financial service systems, to promptly follow up on OpenClaw vulnerability fixes, to strictly control the installation of functional plugins, and not to input sensitive information such as ID numbers, bank card numbers, and payment passwords when not in use. Additionally, such applications continuously call large model interfaces during operation, which may incur high Token costs, so users are advised to pay close attention.

According to The Block, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit voted 7 to 3 to deny Custodia Bank's request for an en banc review, upholding the October 2025 panel's ruling that the Federal Reserve has the authority to approve or deny master account applications from eligible institutions.Notably, just days ago, the Kansas City Fed granted Kraken its first limited cryptocurrency master account, while the Federal Reserve is also developing a broader "streamlined master account" framework.Custodia is a Wyoming-chartered special purpose depository institution founded by Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long. The company first applied for a master account in October 2020. The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank confirmed in early 2021 that there were "no significant issues" with the application, but ultimately denied it in January 2023 due to concerns about the bank's focus on a cryptocurrency business model.Custodia filed a lawsuit in June 2022, initially regarding a 19-month delay in approval, and later argued that the Currency Control Act grants any eligible depository institution the right to obtain a master account by law. Courts at all levels dismissed the lawsuit.

Recently, there have been reports that the first batch of stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong will be granted to HSBC, Standard Chartered, and the local virtual asset trading platform OSL. We have inquired through the channels of HSBC and Standard Chartered's subsidiaries in China for verification, but neither has provided a positive response. However, an insider from one of the foreign banks revealed: "We are still waiting for formal news from the regulators."

According to official news, the Base ecological trend prediction platform Noise has now opened the waiting list for applications.In January of this year, Noise, a tool for attention markets building a platform for prediction market-related information, announced the completion of a $7.1 million seed round financing, led by Paradigm. Previously, the company also received investment support from Figment Capital, Anagram, as well as GSR, JPEG Trading, and KaitoAI.It is reported that the Noise testnet launched its beta version last May, limited to invited users, attracting over 1,300 users who utilized social media data provided by Kaito to make predictions in an attention market tracking 14 cryptocurrency topics.

According to The Block, financial giant Wells Fargo, with assets under management of $2.1 trillion, has submitted a trademark application for "WFUSD" in the United States, covering three international classes.Class 009 includes downloadable software for digital asset trading, payment, and wallet functions. Class 036 covers cryptocurrency trading and exchange services, as well as financial information processing and electronic business related to digital assets. Class 042 includes software as a service for asset tokenization and on-chain transaction payment infrastructure, as well as data encryption and electronic storage services.

The Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Sarah D. Morrison, ruled that there is no historical evidence indicating that Congress intended for federal law to take precedence over state regulation of sports gambling, and thus denied the preliminary injunction request filed by the prediction market platform Kalshi.Kalshi had previously sued the Ohio Casino Control Commission in an attempt to prevent it from taking enforcement action against the platform's event contracts under state gambling laws. Last year, the regulatory agency accused Kalshi of operating illegal sports gambling in Ohio.Kalshi argued that the event contracts it offers are derivatives regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act and should fall under the jurisdiction of the CFTC, thereby asserting that federal regulation should take precedence over state gambling laws.However, the judge stated that there is no evidence from historical and legislative context to suggest that Congress intended for the law to supersede state sports gambling regulations, noting that when the Dodd-Frank Act amended relevant laws in 2010, sports gambling was still widely restricted in the U.S.Kalshi announced that it would appeal the ruling. The case is seen as an important test of the legal status of prediction markets, and its outcome could affect the future compliance prospects of other prediction platforms in the U.S., including Polymarket.

According to official news, the P2P Web3 application engine MarsCat has completed a $3 million financing round, with investors including Animoca Brands, Cogitent Ventures, Cryptogram Venture (CGV), tbv, BD Ventures, and Becker Ventures.MarsCat is a decentralized Web3 platform and application engine based on a P2P network. It provides infrastructure for decentralized applications, enabling them to operate in a privacy-first, serverless environment without relying on centralized servers, aiming to achieve secure communication, scalable application deployment, and censorship-resistant interactions.

According to The Information, Tencent is building a new AI intelligence entity for the WeChat application.

The National Internet Emergency Center has issued a security risk alert for the OpenClaw application. Previously, due to improper installation and use of the OpenClaw agent, some serious security risks have emerged. It is recommended that relevant organizations and individual users take the following security measures when deploying and using OpenClaw:Strengthen network control by not exposing the default management port of OpenClaw directly to the public internet. Implement security management for access services through identity authentication, access control, and other security measures. Strictly isolate the operating environment and use technologies such as containers to limit the excessive permissions of OpenClaw;Enhance credential management by avoiding storing keys in plaintext in environment variables; establish a complete operational log audit mechanism;Strictly manage the sources of plugins, disable the automatic update feature, and only install signed extensions from trusted channels;Continuously monitor patches and security updates, and promptly perform version updates and install security patches.

Aurelion (NASDAQ: AURE) announced the arrival of the company's first AI virtual employee, Duncan.Aure, and opened access to its AI Agent Skills. This AI Agent has established a dedicated website and is live on social platforms such as X and Telegram, supporting automated trading and strategy execution for XAU₮ through preset Skills modules.Aurelion stated that Duncan is an important exploration for the company in the direction of digital gold infrastructure. In the future, the company will continue to strengthen the strategic positioning of XAU₮ assets while expanding the execution capabilities of the AI Agent in digital gold trading and asset management scenarios, and exploring innovative scenarios such as XAU₮ Shop, allowing digital gold to have more practical applications.

Ethereum founder Vitalik stated, "I think it's a good thing for the Ethereum community to have a bolder and more open mindset, especially regarding the application layer and how we view our place in the world. We should not compromise on core attributes: censorship resistance, open source, privacy, and security (CROPS). Especially at the application layer and in the interface between Ethereum and the outside world, we should be more willing to thoroughly rethink various concepts and step out of our comfort zone.Last year, we began to prioritize privacy and give it equal importance to other types of security. This means that the Ethereum application stack will undergo fundamental changes, as the entire stack has not been built around privacy so far. Great, let's build a completely different Ethereum application stack. An example this year is rethinking the role of L2 from scratch and determining which types of L2 can truly create the greatest synergy and benefits with Ethereum. This also includes cultural factors.For me and others, this is an important part of the "milady" concept. Write down your inherent notions of "decency," crumple them up, and burn them. This mental cleansing will lead to an intellectual cleansing, thereby sparking greater creativity and broadening perspectives. For a long time, our algorithm on Ethereum has been: we have an existing ecosystem, what should we do next to make it better? Now, our algorithm should be: we have a fantastic L1 layer, and it will become even better; we have more and more tools, including those developed inside and outside the ecosystem; based on what we currently know, what is the most valuable?If you were to write the section on applications from the 2014 Ethereum white paper, starting from first principles in areas like DeFi, decentralized social, and identity verification, what would you write? At the very least, please exclude all path dependency issues, assuming the Ethereum chain is currently unused, and you are the first to propose or build the first applications, and see what you would ultimately write. Even if you are currently building existing applications, please do this. This is the secret to revitalizing Ethereum."

According to the Financial Times, the CEO of Anthropic is meeting with the deputy of U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth to seek a compromise on the application of Anthropic's technology in the military field.

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on social media that Kraken, the second-largest crypto exchange in the U.S., has just accomplished something no other crypto company has done before—obtaining key access qualifications from the Federal Reserve.Kraken's banking division, Kraken Financial, has received approval from the Kansas City Fed to open a master account with the Federal Reserve. This marks the first time a native crypto company has gained (albeit with limited permissions) direct access to the Federal Reserve's payment system.This approval comes five and a half years after Kraken submitted its application to the Kansas City Fed in October 2020. The account allows Kraken to directly access the Federal Reserve's payment system, but does not include the right to use the Fed's lending tools. The company can hold reserves and settle with central bank funds, but cannot issue loans, use the discount window, or operate as a traditional commercial bank.According to sources, Kraken's approval is seen as a pilot project to test this new model. This decision is historically significant for the crypto industry, which has long been excluded from the traditional banking system, and indicates a shift in the Federal Reserve's stance. This move could trigger a wave of applications from other crypto companies seeking master accounts with the Federal Reserve. Custodia Bank, Anchorage, and Ripple's U.S. banking partner have all applied for master accounts.

According to Bloomberg, sources say that SpaceX plans to file a confidential submission to the U.S. SEC as early as March 2026, potentially paving the way for an IPO in June; the IPO valuation could exceed $1.75 trillion, with fundraising possibly reaching $50 billion, and details may still be adjusted.

Senator Warren called the application "the most despicable" presidential corruption scandal, pointing out that the UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan's related investment firm invested $500 million in WLFI four days before Trump took office, acquiring a 49% stake, of which approximately $187 million flowed to Trump family entities.Warren urged Gould to reject or suspend the review of the application, stating that approval would make him "an accomplice to corruption." Gould, however, refused to intervene, stating that he would process the application according to standard procedures and countered that the only political pressure felt came from Warren. 41 House Democrats had previously written to the Treasury Secretary, warning that approving the license could threaten "the legitimacy of the U.S. banking system and its independence from foreign actors."

The development team behind Worldcoin, Tools for Humanity (TFH), is collaborating with Gap, Visa, and Tinder to promote the implementation of its "World ID" human verification product.Reports indicate that some Gap stores in San Francisco have deployed "Orb" devices to collect facial and iris information from users to generate World ID. Meanwhile, TFH plans to launch a payment card related to Visa, allowing users with World ID to spend digital assets. The dating app Tinder is also testing this identity system in Japan to verify that users are real individuals and that their age information is accurate.TFH states that the Orb device will convert facial and iris images into anonymous digital identifiers and store them on the user's device, with the company itself not retaining the original biometric data. Its business model aims to generate revenue by charging applications for verification service fees.