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TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza reiterated a buy rating on Bitcoin reserve company MSTR and raised the target price to $385.

The decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter announced the launch of the Token Verification API (VRFD), allowing Launchpads, DEXs, and AI agents to directly integrate verification functions into the token creation process, achieving programmatic verification.The API uses a three-step process: developers create and sign a transaction to burn 1,000 JUP on Solana, then submit the verification request along with the token metadata update. This transaction does not require Gas fees, and developers do not need to hold SOL to pay transaction fees; they only need to hold at least 1,000 JUP in their wallet to submit. Jupiter is positioning VRFD as the standard infrastructure for all projects on Solana.

According to monitoring by Arkham, Drift exploiters are transferring funds, and they have just transferred $14,800 worth of SOL to a new wallet.

In the DeFi protocol Drift theft incident, the loss of JLP positions is approximately $155.6 million. In response, Jupiter officials stated that the platform was not affected by this incident, its lending product Jupiter Lend was not involved in the Drift market, and that JLP assets are "fully backed by underlying assets."Jupiter also stated that this incident is a "difficult day" for the Solana DeFi ecosystem and expressed concern for the Drift team and affected users.According to previous news from ChainCatcher, the Solana ecosystem Drift Protocol was attacked, resulting in losses of at least $200 million.

According to CCTV News, on April 1, the office of the Supreme Leader of Iran released excerpts of the first speech by Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei on social media, reiterating the continuation of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a countermeasure.The office of the Supreme Leader of Iran also released content from the speech stating that Iran is studying the opening of "other potential fronts," believing that the opponent "lacks experience and has obvious weaknesses" in relevant areas. If the conflict continues, after a comprehensive consideration of relevant factors, "these fronts will be activated."

Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro lowered the target price for Coinbase from $270 to $235 but reiterated a buy rating for the stock. The stock experienced a decline following reports about a new draft of the stablecoin bill.

Mohsen Rezaei, the new military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, emphasized in an interview released by Iranian state television on March 23 that Iran will not stop the war until it receives all compensations, all economic sanctions are lifted, and it obtains international legal guarantees against U.S. interference in Iranian affairs.Rezaei also stressed that the dispute between Iran and the U.S. is not only about the current conflict or last year's attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, but has been ongoing for 47 years since the victory of the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979, and it must be "brought to an end."

According to Hainan Daily, the Hainan Provincial Local Financial Supervision Administration has issued a risk warning regarding trading venues. Recently, the Hainan Provincial Local Financial Supervision Administration learned from relevant channels that certain entities are promoting under names such as "Hainan International Data Asset Exchange," "Hainan Data Exchange," and "Hainan Marine Exchange," claiming to legally conduct businesses related to RWA (Real World Assets) and RDA (Real Data Assets).Market entities are conducting business in violation of regulations under the guise of trading venues without approval, which is suspected of illegal financial activities and endangers public property safety. In response, the Hainan Provincial Local Financial Supervision Administration has the following risk warnings:Currently, there is no approved establishment of the "Hainan International Data Asset Exchange" within our province. The establishment of trading venues in our province must be approved by the provincial government (the list of approved trading venues can be found in the appendix). Without approval from the competent authorities, market operators are not allowed to use terms such as "exchange" or "trading center" in their registered names, nor can they engage in activities related to trading venues.The People's Bank of China, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and eight other departments jointly issued a notice on further preventing and addressing risks related to virtual currencies, clearly stating that the regulation of the tokenization of Real World Assets (RWA) follows the principle of "strictly prohibited domestically, strictly regulated overseas." It emphasizes that conducting tokenization activities of Real World Assets (RWA) within the country, as well as providing related intermediary and information technology services, is suspected of illegal activities such as unauthorized issuance of token vouchers, unauthorized public issuance of securities, illegal operation of securities and futures businesses, and illegal fundraising, which should be prohibited.We urge investors to establish a correct investment perspective.

Jupiter launches Pre-IPO trading features, supported by the Pre-IPO stock tokenization liquidity platform PreStocks.

According to CoinDesk, informed sources revealed that Wall Street financial institutions such as Cantor Fitzgerald are pitching their potential IPO business to the cryptocurrency trading platform FalconX.FalconX has had preliminary discussions with potential advisors but has not yet formally appointed an investment bank. FalconX informally discussed going public with bankers and advisors last year, and its CEO later stated that the company is considering an IPO.

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor posted on social media, "Bitcoin is the ultimate hedge against chaos," accompanied by the "$BTC" tag, once again positioning Bitcoin as a core asset tool to address macro and financial uncertainties.

The trading platform Aster has announced the launch of a 30-day Zero-Fee Epoch Trading Challenge. This event starts at 00:00 UTC on March 13, 2026, and lasts until 23:59 on April 11, primarily targeting eligible new wallet users.According to the event rules, participating users must complete and maintain a net deposit of at least 50,000 USDT and achieve a cumulative taker trading volume of 10 million dollars in the spot and perpetual contract markets during the event period. Users who meet the criteria will receive a 100% rebate on taker fees in USDT within 5 working days after the event ends, and will instantly unlock a 14-day VIP level 3 to 5 qualification.

According to The Block, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan reiterated in a recent memo that the price of Bitcoin is expected to reach $1 million per coin. He pointed out that when viewed as a competitor to gold in the global value storage market, its long-term potential becomes clearer.Currently, the global value storage market is nearly $38 trillion, with gold accounting for about $36 trillion and Bitcoin approximately $1.4 trillion, making up less than 4%. Hougan believes that if the market continues to expand at an annual compound growth rate of about 13% over the past 20 years, it could reach around $121 trillion in the next decade, at which point Bitcoin would only need to capture about 17% of the market share to achieve a price of $1 million.He believes recent developments support this possibility: the spot Bitcoin ETF has become the fastest-growing ETF in history, institutions such as Harvard's endowment and the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund have allocated to this asset, and Bitcoin's long-term volatility has decreased. He acknowledges that risks still exist but also points out that if concerns about government debt and fiat currency devaluation intensify, this prediction may still seem conservative.

According to official news, Bitmine announced today that the total value of its cryptocurrency, cash, and "high-risk, high-return investment projects" amounts to $10.3 billion. As of March 8, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time, the company's held crypto assets include:4,534,563 ETH195 Bitcoin$200 million in Beast Industries equity$14 million in Eightco Holdings equityA total cash amount of $1.2 billion.Bitmine Executive Chairman Thomas "Tom" Lee stated, "This week, against the backdrop of war concerns and soaring oil prices, the price of Ethereum has shown resilience. We continue to believe that crypto prices are in the late/final stages of a 'mini crypto winter'." He cited analysis from Bitmine advisor Tom DeMark, noting that the price trend of ETH is highly correlated with the S&P 500 index in the fall of 2011 and the fall of 1987 (with correlations of 89% and 93%, respectively). If this analogy holds, the price of ETH is expected to bottom out slightly below the recent low of $1,740 between March 8 and 14.Lee revealed that in the past week, Bitmine has accelerated its accumulation of ETH, adding 60,976 ETH, which is above the previous weekly average of 45,000 to 50,000. "As the saying goes, no one rings the bell at the bottom, so Bitmine's strategy is to slightly speed up the accumulation pace." As of March 8, Bitmine has staked a total of 3,040,483 ETH, valued at $6 billion, accounting for 67% of its total holdings.

Jupiter announced that Jupiter Global now supports multi-chain deposits, allowing users to seamlessly deposit USDC through four networks: Solana, Base, Arbitrum, and Sui, with all assets consolidated into the same account.

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes posted on the X platform that market price discovery may shift to crypto-native platforms. He pointed out that against the backdrop of escalating conflicts in the Middle East, Hyperliquid's perpetual contract for oil, CL-USDC, could become an important price discovery market for oil price trends over the weekend.Hayes further reiterated that with the increase in trading activity, the target price for the Hyperliquid platform token HYPE could reach $150.

Jupiter announced the launch of the Jupiter Card, a fully integrated on-chain card within Jupiter Mobile, allowing users to spend using their wallet balance: it can be used for purchases anywhere Visa cards are accepted; the Jupiter Card is a Visa Infinite and Platinum virtual card; card transaction fees range from 1-1.8%; funded by USDC.