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Bitcoin hits a new high of $73,000 amid turbulence on Wall Street. Analysts believe that after a period of adjustment, Bitcoin has entered oversold territory, and geopolitical conflicts are prompting investors to refocus on this borderless safe-haven asset. Despite rising risk aversion in the market, Bitcoin's rally contrasts sharply with the performance of other risk assets.

The article analyzes the four stages of a bear market and their characteristics. Stage ① is when faith still exists, and the USDT market cap increases; Stage ② is when faith collapses, and the USDT market cap decreases; Stage ③ is when faith consolidates, and the USDT market cap rebounds; Stage ④ is driven by panic caused by black swan events. The article recommends gradually accumulating positions during Stage ③ and explores potential future market trends and influencing factors.

Author: TT3LABS, Web3/AI/SaaS Remote Recruitment Platform
On February 26, 2026, fintech giant Block announced layoffs of over 4,000 employees, reducing the team size from over 10,000 to less than 6,000. CEO Jack Dorsey mentioned in a letter to shareholders:
"Smart tools have changed the meaning of creating and running a company... A significantly smaller team, using the tools we are building, can do more and do it better."
Dorsey also offered his extremely cold prediction:
"I believe most companies are already too late. Within the next year, most companies will come to the same conclusion and make similar structural adjustments."
After the market closed that day, Block's stock price surged by over 20%. This is the capital market's response with real money: leveraging AI for enterprise efficiency.

CoinW Research Institute
Summary
This article focuses on the escalation of the US-Iran conflict as a starting point, analyzing how a geopolitical event can quickly transform into a global risk variable within the contemporary financial system. Since the event occurred over the weekend, traditional financial markets were closed, but on-chain markets continued to operate. Cryptocurrency assets and on-chain commodity contracts experienced sharp fluctuations first, completing the initial risk expression; prediction markets directly quantified the probability of war and political changes, enabling real-time pricing of event trajectories. After the traditional markets opened on Monday, energy, the US dollar, US Treasuries, and risk assets underwent systemic confirmation, with risk premiums propagating layer by layer along macro chains. The article points out that in a 24/7 digital market environment, risks are no longer only priced when the opening bell rings. Geopolitics is being real-time financialized; markets are not just passively reacting to events but are involved in the risk pricing process as events unfold.
1. Escalation of the Conflict: Geopolitical

Original Author: Xu Qian, Jin Weilin
Recently, a typical enforcement case reported by the Beijing Higher People's Court has attracted widespread attention. The case clearly includes online virtual assets such as live streaming income and digital collectibles within the scope of enforceable property. This judicial practice provides an innovative approach to solving the "difficulty in enforcement" problem.
Case Introduction: From "no property available for enforcement" to successfully deducting 200,000 yuan in live streaming income
After a contract dispute case involving an industrial company and Wang entered enforcement proceedings, the court, through its inquiry and control system, found that Wang had no real estate, vehicles, bank deposits, or other traditional assets available for enforcement. The case was temporarily concluded at that point.
Subsequently, the applicant for enforcement discovered a lead: Wang has been engaged in diamond sales and live streaming activities on a certain platform for a long time, with a fixed account and income. This lead was submitted to the Beijing Court's "Enforcement Property Clue Transfer Center" and quickly transferred to the Fengtai District People's Court of Beijing.
After verifying the situation, the court

The article discusses the background and significance of the Qivalis alliance launching a euro-pegged stablecoin, marking Europe's banking system's response to on-chain finance and aiming to counter the influence of dollar stablecoins. The alliance consists of 12 major banks, emphasizing a robust reserve mechanism to attract institutional investors and promote the application of stablecoins in the digital asset space. The article suggests that future on-chain finance may evolve into a multi-sovereign clearing structure, rather than being centered solely around the US dollar.

Author: Clow, Plain Language Blockchain
An AI wrote a piece of code that requires data for verification.
It sent an HTTP request, and the server returned a number: 402.
Then, it paid $0.001 using USDC. Less than a second later, the data was back.
This transaction involved no account, no password, no bank card, no KYC. The entire process involved no human participation.
This is no longer science fiction. By the end of 2025, the x402 protocol will have processed over 100 million such transactions; in the first 30 days of this year alone, another 15 million.
The "Payment Code" that slept for thirty years
In 1990, when drafting the HTTP protocol, the creators specifically reserved a spot for status code 402: Payment Required.
The meaning is straightforward—"Payment is required to proceed."

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns that AI will rapidly replace entry-level white-collar jobs in industries such as finance, with unemployment rates potentially reaching 10% to 20%. He emphasizes that the public and legislators need to pay attention to AI's impact, advocating for education, helping workers adapt, and government intervention to balance competition.

Author: CoinGecko
Compiled by: Deep Tide TechFlow
Introduction: The core data from CoinGecko's annual report is enough to tell the story: DEX perpetual contracts saw a 346% increase in trading volume year-over-year, while CEX holdings decreased by 20.8% during the same period. Funds are systematically shifting from centralized to decentralized platforms.
This article is not just about stacking numbers; it clearly explains why this migration is happening, how Hyperliquid managed to surpass Coinbase International, and what these platforms are becoming after HIP-3.
Full text below:
By 2025, perpetual contract exchanges—especially decentralized platforms—are expected to explode, with total trading volume reaching $92.9 trillion (a 64.6% year-over-year increase), fundamentally shifting the crypto market from

OpenClaw has rapidly risen in just three months to become one of the most popular open-source projects. Founder Steinberger strongly rejects the hype around cryptocurrencies, publicly distancing himself from the crypto community, and has even considered abandoning the project due to speculation issues. He emphasizes maintaining technological neutrality and opposes using the project for speculative trading. This reflects the conflict between AI technology development and the capital markets.

The author believes that the transformation of the financial industry towards blockchain is inevitable. Although the crypto market may initially only serve fringe users, recent geopolitical events have accelerated this shift. As decentralized exchanges become the core of the market, traditional financial institutions need to adapt quickly to on-chain finance or risk being eliminated.

The article discusses the rise of tokenization in the US stock market and analyzes why the NYSE chose to launch a tokenized stock project in 2026. This shift could not only reshape market timing structures and capital flows but also trigger a redistribution of financial ecosystems. With stablecoins incorporated as settlement tools, the infrastructure of the securities market is expected to undergo structural changes, emphasizing a balance between compliance and innovation.