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Bitcoin is hovering around $70,000 as geopolitical tensions with Iran escalate and expectations for near-term Fed rate cuts fade. Meanwhile, tokenized equities are gaining traction with on-chain value surpassing $1 billion, the Ethereum Foundation is staking ETH using distributed validator technology, and U.S. prosecutors are seeking a retrial of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm.
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News Roundup
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI to Acquire AI Security Platform Promptfoo (OpenAI)
Figure AI Unveils Helix 02 Autonomously Cleaning a Living Room (Figure AI)
Americans Use AI More—But Most Still Distrust It, Poll Finds (Decrypt)
Anthropic Launches AI Code Review Tool to Tackle Surge in AI-Generated Code (TechCrunch)
The Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps — 6th Edition (a16z)
Nvidia Preparing to Launch Open-Source AI Agent Platform “NemoClaw” (Wired)
Grok Faces UK Backlash After Mocking Football Tragedies (Decrypt)
Decentralized, Centralized, & Traditional Finance
Nasdaq Teams With Seturion to Advance Tokenized Settlement in Europe (The Block)
China’s Central Bank Reaffirms “High Pressure” Crypto Crackdown (Cointelegraph)
South Korea Weighs Basel Crypto Rules for Bank Stablecoin Exposure (Cointelegraph)
Tokenized Stocks On-Chain Value Passes $1B, Led by Ondo and xStocks (RWA.xyz)
Babylon and Ledger Partner to Enable Secure Bitcoin DeFi Collateral (The Block)
xStocks Launches Points Program, Hinting at Future Token (CoinDesk)
Exchanges
Exchange-Traded Funds
U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $167.03 million in net inflows on Mar. 9.
On Mar. 9, U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs saw $51.32 million in net outflows.
U.S. XRP spot ETFs posted $18.11 million in net outflows on Mar. 9.
On Mar. 9, U.S. Solana spot ETFs logged $2.48 million in net outflows.
Goldman Sachs Leads Holdings in Spot XRP ETFs (The Block)
Solana and XRP ETFs Attract Different Investor Bases (CoinDesk)
Infrastructure
Ethereum Foundation is Staking 72K ETH Using Distributed Validator Technology (Vitalik Buterin)
China Unveils Blockchain Acceleration Chip (Cointelegraph)
Trust Wallet Adds Automatic Protection Against Address Poisoning Attacks (The Block)
Starknet Plans STRK20 Framework for Privacy-Enabled Stablecoins (The Block)
Polymarket Partners With Palantir to Develop Sports Betting AI Monitoring Tool (The Block)
Markets
Markets Rally as Trump Signals Iran Conflict May End Soon (CoinDesk)
Insider Trading Concerns Threaten Prediction Market Credibility (Cointelegraph)
Smarkets Joins U.S. Prediction Market Race With CFTC Filing (Forbes)
South Korean Prosecutors Sell $21.5M in Seized Bitcoin After Hacker Returns Funds (The Block)
Hyperliquid Surges as Oil Trading Boom Drives HYPE Token Higher (Decrypt)
Bitcoin Holds Near $71K as Iran Tensions Rise and Fed Cut Odds Collapse (Decrypt)
Non-Fungible Tokens
Politics & Regulation
Moldova Uncovers $107M Crypto Scheme to Influence Elections (Decrypt)
CFTC Signals New Rules for DeFi, Prediction Markets, and Crypto Derivatives (CoinDesk)
Trump’s Voter-ID Push Puts U.S. Crypto Bill at Risk (CoinDesk)
DOJ Pushes for Retrial of Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm (Decrypt)
Senator Lummis Revives Push for Crypto Tax Exemption (Cointelegraph)
UK Fraud Strategy Flags Crypto as a Growing Risk (Decrypt)
Thailand Freezes 10,000 Crypto Accounts in AML Crackdown (Cointelegraph)
Other News
Dutch Intelligence Warns of Russian Campaign Targeting Signal and WhatsApp Users (TechCrunch)
Armed Robbers Impersonating Police Steal $1M in Bitcoin in France (DL News)
Security Expert Warns Crypto Investors to Prepare for Rising ‘Wrench Attacks’ (DL News)
X Money Nears Launch Without Dogecoin Integration (Decrypt)
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Bitcoin held on exchanges has dropped to about 2.43 million BTC, suggesting reduced sell pressure and continued accumulation despite recent price volatility.
Source: Coinglass
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