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According to New Daily, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea, the Customs Service, the Credit Finance Association, and nine credit card companies in the country signed the "Public-Private Cooperation Agreement to Block Transnational Criminal Funding" on the same day. The plan aims to cut off the funding chain for telephone fraud and virtual asset crimes at the source by analyzing overseas credit card usage details and entry and exit records.In the past, due to information gaps between agencies, the Customs Service had entry and exit data but could not monitor abnormal overseas consumption in real-time, while credit card companies had payment data but did not have access to cardholders' customs clearance dynamics. Under the new mechanism, the Customs Service will provide credit card companies with information on high-risk transaction trends, while the Financial Supervisory Service will establish guidelines authorizing credit card companies to take effective measures such as interrupting transactions when abnormalities are detected.Lee Chan-jin, the head of the Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea, stated that this move signifies that South Korea has established a normalized monitoring system to block the outflow of criminal proceeds at the source. The system will focus on precisely targeting currency exchange behaviors that involve cash withdrawals at overseas ATMs using overseas credit cards and laundering through cryptocurrencies.

According to Decrypt, the U.S. Secret Service will collaborate with the UK's National Crime Agency, the Ontario Provincial Police, and the Ontario Securities Commission, among other agencies, to launch an international joint operation called "Operation Atlantic," aimed at combating cryptocurrency scams such as "authorized phishing" or "pig butchering." These scams typically lure victims into granting access to their funds through online fake romantic relationships.U.S. Secret Service officials stated that the operation will identify and dismantle these scams in near real-time, preventing criminals from profiting further. The UK side noted that such scams are becoming increasingly complex, and the operation aims to protect the public through early warnings and asset protection. This collaboration builds on the "Operation Atlas" initiated by Canadian authorities in 2024. According to a Chainalysis report, cryptocurrency crime alone caused losses exceeding $17 billion last year.

According to CoinDesk, law enforcement agencies from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada have jointly launched a multinational operation called "Operation Atlantic," focusing on combating "approval-phishing" scams targeting cryptocurrency users.The Ontario Securities Commission stated that these scams typically use pop-ups and prompts disguised as trustworthy applications or services to guide users into authorizing malicious wallet permissions. Once authorized, attackers can control the wallet and transfer assets. Data shows that cryptocurrency scams are expected to generate at least approximately $14 billion in on-chain illegal revenue by 2025, with the total scale potentially approaching $17 billion as more involved wallets are identified.Law enforcement agencies pointed out that current scam activities increasingly rely on social engineering, AI-generated content, and "Phishing-as-a-Service" platforms. The operation is being coordinated by multiple national law enforcement agencies, and regulators stated that the new initiative will help identify victim wallets, timely warn potential victims, and attempt to track and freeze stolen cryptocurrency assets to reduce the space for criminals to profit further.

The Digital Renminbi Operations Management Center officially announced three types of "scam" schemes: Scheme One is using "Digital Renminbi promotion" as a pretext to conduct pyramid scheme fraud. The Digital Renminbi has never engaged in activities such as "recruiting promoters," "promoter exams," "down codes," or "developing subordinates," and has never charged a 400 yuan/device installation service fee. Any recruitment of "civilian promoters" through group chats or offline and online meetings is a scam; Scheme Two is luring individuals to transfer money under the guise of "order brushing and rebates," and Scheme Three is tricking individuals into downloading counterfeit apps to steal information or funds.

According to market news, the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses in Hong Kong is expected to be announced this month. Sources say that Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, and licensed virtual asset trading platform OSL are among the first batch, with the announcement possibly coming as soon as next week, but the list remains subject to change.Previously, there were about 5 candidate institutions, which may ultimately be reduced to 3. The regulatory authorities may prioritize banking institutions to ensure stability and market confidence. It is worth noting that there are no Chinese institutions mentioned in the rumors; YuanCoin Technology, LianLian Digital, and others may not have made it to the first batch. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has stated that it does not comment on market rumors.

According to the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the first batch of stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong will be issued after the Two Sessions, with fewer than 4 licenses in the first batch. It is reported that Yuan Coin Technology, which participated in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's stablecoin issuer "sandbox" testing, will not be among the first batch to receive stablecoin licenses.The Hong Kong Monetary Authority previously revealed that it received stablecoin license applications from 36 institutions in the first round, but emphasized that the number of licenses in the first batch will definitely not be large, aiming for prudence and stability.

Bitcoin recently rebounded to $74,000 before falling back to around $70,000, with the market showing clear divisions on whether this position has formed a temporary top. Some analysts believe the current trend is highly similar to the mid-structure of the 2022 bear market.Data shows that Bitcoin reached a high of $126,000 in October 2025, followed by a rebound peak approximately 149 days later, which is similar to the previous two cycles. Some traders believe that this round of increase may just be a liquidity trap, and the price could still further decline to below $60,000, or even test the liquidity dense area between $62,000 and $65,000. However, there are also analysts who hold the opposite view, believing that a temporary bottom has formed near $60,000.Unlike in 2022, this round of correction has not effectively broken below the 200-week Exponential Moving Average (EMA), but instead rebounded after a retest, indicating a stronger market structure. Additionally, institutional funds continue to flow in through spot ETFs, and the tightening market supply is also seen as an important factor supporting prices. Bullish analysts believe that as long as the key support level of $70,000 remains intact, the market still has a chance to initiate a new upward movement towards the $75,000 to $80,000 range.

Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi stated on the evening of the 5th that the organization "fully supports" Iran and is prepared to take action if the situation develops.

According to analysis by CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn, the price of Bitcoin has recently risen by 7%, climbing from $68,000 to $73,500, driven primarily by strong institutional demand.The Coinbase premium has surged to $61, indicating that U.S. institutional investors are flooding into the market. Hyblock data shows that $790 million worth of Bitcoin was purchased through TWAP orders, a typical method for large investors to accumulate without excessively impacting the market.From a technical perspective, Bitcoin has broken through the key resistance level of $71,700 and maintained its position above it, confirming the breakout and sustaining a bullish structure. However, the analyst also warns of potential risks in the market.Leverage in the derivatives market has rapidly increased, with Bitcoin and Ethereum adding $3.55 billion (+18%) and $1.8 billion (+17%) in leverage, respectively. These new positions require sustained spot demand to remain stable; if buying support weakens, over-leveraged positions may be quickly liquidated, exacerbating market volatility.

U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins spoke at the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Artificial Intelligence Innovation Roundtable, pointing out that AI will reshape capital market regulation. The U.S. SEC has established an AI working group this year to promote the application of artificial intelligence in areas such as risk assessment, market anomaly monitoring, information disclosure review, and market risk analysis.In terms of regulatory approach, the SEC will adhere to a "technology-neutral" and "materiality-based" information disclosure framework, opposing simple additive mandatory disclosure requirements for new technologies. Actions that utilize AI for fraud or exaggerated claims will be held accountable under the law.Paul Atkins added that as a regulatory agency, the U.S. SEC will not shy away from the AI wave but will choose to understand, evaluate, and adopt relevant technologies when appropriate, while encouraging market participants to maintain open dialogue with regulators to jointly promote the sound development of capital markets.

Bitget has launched the "Crypto Anti-Bias Pledge" as an important part of its International Women's Day series of activities. This initiative focuses on three core areas: lowering educational and industry entry barriers, promoting equal career development opportunities, and implementing a "zero tolerance" policy against discrimination and harassment in professional and community environments.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that through the Blockchain4Her public welfare program, which has established a special fund of $10 million, Bitget is driving industry improvement through educational collaboration and corporate governance practices. The platform has partnered with UNICEF to provide blockchain and digital skills training to 300,000 young people globally, with an expected female participation rate of 90%.Internally, approximately 40% of executive positions at Bitget are held by women, and a performance-based promotion mechanism has been established. The latest internal assessment shows that several top-performing employees are women, reflecting a talent development culture focused on capability and performance.

According to official news, the final season of the TRON ecosystem "AI Model Battle Royale" has officially begun. This event is jointly initiated by WINkLink and AINFT. From now until March 10, users can directly visit chat.ainft.com/chat and connect to TronLink, Binance Wallet, TokenPocket, or OKX Wallet to receive 1 million points without registration or subscription. Participating users only need to send the same WINkLink-related commands to any two models, such as ChatGPT-5.2 and Claude Opus 4.5, and participate in the selection by posting tweets to share a prize pool of 500 USDT. Welcome to join this innovative feast where decentralization meets cutting-edge AI, and witness the sparks between AI and the TRON ecosystem.

The first on-chain DEX incubated by Bybit, Byreal, founder emilyrealfreeman stated on social media that the Byreal Command Line Interface (CLI) has been open-sourced, marking its first protocol interface designed for AI agents.Unlike ordinary API wrappers or chatbot interfaces, Byreal CLI redefines the interaction between protocols and machines from an architectural level, providing deterministic execution, intent-constrained driven operations, and an Agent functionality focused on understanding users, making the system inherently safer and more reliable. Byreal CLI offers AI Agents a complete set of three primitives: identity, wallet (asset control), and a permissionless execution environment, which can only be supported simultaneously by cryptographic technology.Agents can freely discover, execute, and learn through a single command, including one-time liquidity pool analysis (APR estimation, risk scoring, LP range suggestions), with documentation and interfaces designed for AI execution. The new feature Copy Farmer allows Agents to automatically replicate top liquidity provision strategies. Byreal believes that within approximately two years, DeFi trading volume will flow more through AI Agents rather than front-end interfaces, and projects that optimize protocols for Agents in advance will win the routing layer, while those that do not keep up may become forgotten backend systems.

According to the official announcement, Binance and Binance Wallet have officially launched the first batch of 7 AI Agent Skills, covering Binance Wallet data and Binance Spot API.Binance Spot Skill (Centralized Exchange Spot): Market data (exchangeInfo, ticker/price, depth, klines...), trading (placing/canceling orders, OCO/OPO/OTOCO, account information, etc.), supports API Key/Secret signing, compatible with mainnet and testnet.Address Insights (Query Address Info): Generates wallet holdings, valuations, 24h changes, and concentration profiles, assisting in whale/smart money monitoring and address daily reports.Token Details (Query Token Info): Returns Symbol, chain, price, liquidity, holders, and transaction activity in seconds, suitable for initial screening of new tokens and content production.Market Rankings (Crypto Market Rank): Integrates rankings of trends, hot searches, net inflows, trader PnL, etc., providing a priority list of "what to look at today and why."Meme Rush: Tracks Meme narratives by new issuance/migration/in-migrated phases, maps BSC/SOL related tokens, and builds a structured hot topic table.Trading Signals (Trading Signal): Includes indicators such as trigger price, current price, maxGain, exitRate, status, etc., supports noise filtering and signal review.Token Contract Audit (Query Token Audit): Automatically detects risk fields such as issuance increase, freezing, owner permissions, etc., outputs "Attention / Caution / Avoid" labels, and performs a safety check before trading.

According to Forbes, Trump recently warned that U.S. military actions against Iran could last more than five weeks, stating that "the real large-scale operations have not yet begun, and the big ones will come soon." The market believes that if the Middle East conflict becomes prolonged, it may drive up fiscal spending and increase the likelihood of the Federal Reserve easing monetary policy or even restarting large-scale liquidity injections, which could benefit cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Some aggressive predictions suggest that Bitcoin may hit highs of $200,000 to $500,000 within the year.Additionally, a potential financial crisis driven by artificial intelligence could trigger impacts more severe than those of 2008, also favoring Bitcoin to reach new historical highs. Analysts point out that geopolitical risks, expectations of fiscal expansion, and shifts in monetary policy are becoming important macro variables for the current market's bets on Bitcoin's upward movement.

According to the official blog, Binance, in collaboration with INTERPOL, AFRIPOL, and law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, launched the "Red Card 2.0" operation to combat high-yield investment scams, mobile payment fraud, and fraudulent loan applications.During the approximately 8-week operation, police arrested a total of 651 suspects, seized 1,442 malicious IPs/domains/servers and related equipment, and recovered over 4.3 million dollars in funds. The investigation revealed total associated losses exceeding 45 million dollars, confirming 1,247 victims.

According to the official blog, Binance, in collaboration with INTERPOL, AFRIPOL, and law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, launched "Operation Red Card 2" to combat high-yield investment scams, mobile payment fraud, and fraudulent loan applications.During the approximately 8-week operation, police arrested a total of 651 suspects, seized 1,442 malicious IPs/domains/servers and related equipment, and recovered over 4.3 million dollars in funds. The investigation revealed total associated losses exceeding 45 million dollars, confirming 1,247 victims.

Iran's state television announced retaliation against Israel, and Iran has begun its counterattack. The first batch of ballistic missiles from Iran has been launched towards Israel, with a total of 30 missiles fired. Alarms sounded across large areas of Israel, and the public was urged to take shelter in bomb shelters.