Adam Back, the founder of Blockstream, wrote on X platform: "I believe that MicroStrategy has completed the purchase of Bitcoin, but must announce it to the market through an 8-K file before or after the normal trading hours of the stock market." Earlier news, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor released Bitcoin Tracker related information for the ninth consecutive week.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse tweeted that 75% of Ripple Labs' job vacancies are currently in the United States, and the company's transactions and partnerships in the US will exceed those of the previous six months after the November 2024 election. The Trump team has already promoted innovation and job growth in the United States, even before taking office. However you want to interpret it, the "Trump effect" is already making cryptocurrency great again.

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to $85,000 on Feb. 27 as markets reacted to news of new US trade tariffs. The BTC/USD 1-hour chart showed a sell-off as Trump confirmed the tariffs would proceed. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index opened lower, while the US dollar index (DXY) rose 0.6%, erasing previous losses. The Kobeissi Letter noted that smaller investors were exiting, leading to record outflows from US spot Bitcoin ETFs. Traders are now looking for potential reversal areas for BTC/USD, with a focus on closing the CME Group's Bitcoin futures market gap.

OpenAI's upcoming model, GPT-4.5, is expected to be up to 20 times more expensive than its predecessor but is anticipated to be more creative and have a more "natural" conversational style, according to OpenAI and early testers. The new model is said to have a broader knowledge base, improved emotional intelligence (EQ), and the ability to make creative insights without the need for reasoning. Despite its enhanced creativity and conversational style, GPT-4.5 may not excel in detailed step-by-step logic compared to OpenAI's o-series models. Additionally, the model may be slower due to its size and does not produce multimodal output like audio or video.

today's panic and greed index rose to 76 (yesterday was 72), and the level changed from greed to extreme greed.

Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings recently announced that it has used 16% of its BTC holdings (about 7,377 coins) for short-term third-party loans to generate moderate single-digit returns. In 2024, MARA Holdings bought 22,065 BTC at an average price of $87,205 and mined 9,457 BTC. Currently, its reserve totals 44,893 BTC, with a total value of over $4.4 billion.

On March 19, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that the US Securities and Exchange Commission had cleared the company of allegations regarding a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering. This news led to a surge in XRP (XRP) price to $2.59, but the gains were short-lived as the cryptocurrency experienced a 22% correction, dropping to $2.02 by March 31. Investors are concerned about a potential further price correction as XRP is currently trading 39% below its all-time high of $3.40 from Jan. 16. Additionally, XRP perpetual futures (inverse swaps) show a strong demand for leveraged bearish bets, indicating a bearish sentiment in the market.

According to the Bitcoin Office of El Salvador, in order to align with President Bukele's economic freedom policy, the government of El Salvador has passed a groundbreaking artificial intelligence law aimed at providing regulatory clarity and certainty for the AI industry, specifically covering the development and innovation of open-source models.

on-chain analyst Ali wrote in an article on X that despite the market's volatility, Ethereum is still maintaining strong growth within a parallel channel, pointing towards $6,000.

Nansen has announced a partnership with HypurrCollective to promote innovation and governance within the Hyperliquid ecosystem. This partnership is centered around the Genesis Validator (one of only 16 available validators) and aims to "sustainably grow and empower community stakeholders." Through the Nansen x HypurrCollective validator, HYPE token holders can fully utilize their digital assets while "contributing to the development of the Hyperliquid ecosystem." (Crowdfund Insider)

The term "on-chain data" is attracting more attention from blockchain enthusiasts, investors, and developers. This article delves into the importance of on-chain data in the cryptocurrency market, its role in market analysis, and decision-making processes. On-chain data refers to information directly recorded on the blockchain, offering transparency, immutability, and security. Examples of on-chain data include transactions, smart contract interactions, token movements, and staking activities. Investors and developers can use on-chain data to comprehend market trends, monitor whale movements, analyze transaction volume, and categorize different types of on-chain data.

On-chain analyst Ali posted on X, stating that in the past 72 hours, whales have bought over 130 million ADA.

the Dow rose 0.4% at the opening, the S&P 500 fell 0.02%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.3%. Cryptocurrency concept stocks fell, with Ganan Technology down 8.4%, MicroStrategy down 5.0%, and IREN down 4.8%.

 US President Biden said, "Tomorrow is January 6th. We are gathered here to certify a free and fair presidential election result to ensure a peaceful transfer of power." 

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) founder Michael Saylor posted on social media, "On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to meet with members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and its chairman French Hill to discuss digital assets and how to make the United States a global leader in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies."

According to Sonic SVM announcement, the Layer 2 extension network Mobius mainnet based on the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) has officially launched, aiming to enhance Solana's scalability and provide a dedicated computing layer for high-frequency applications such as DeFi and GameFi. In addition, Sonic SVM has launched a mainnet reward program with a total of 2.4 million SONIC tokens, as well as a $1 million hackathon, to encourage developers to deploy applications on Mobius. The first season of Mobius activities has now begun and will continue until April 10th, allowing developers and users to enter the Sonic SVM ecosystem, experience on-chain games and DeFi applications, and earn rewards.

as monitored by Onchain Lens, 5 hours ago Vitalik Buterin sold 340 billion LDOG (DOG) for 5.2 ETH, worth $18,937.

in October 2024, the amount of ETH locked in liquidity collateral platforms exceeded 14 million, but the total amount of ETH held in these protocols is currently below the record level at the end of November (13.85 million ETH). As of January 5, 2025, about 13.78 million ETH are still locked in liquidity collateral platforms, a decrease of 70,000 since the end of November. Among them, Lido occupies the dominant position, accounting for 69.96% (holding 96.4 million ETH collateral, worth 34.9 billion US dollars). However, the amount of ETH collateralized on Lido has decreased by 160,000 since November 30, 2024, when it collateralized 98 million ETH. Meanwhile, Binance's liquidity collateral platform has added 150,000 ETH in the past 36 days, while Rocket Pool has experienced continuous outflows of funds, losing 479,374 ETH from October 29 to the end of November and another 7,743 ETH in the past 36 days. Currently, the 13.78 million ETH locked in these LSD platforms account for 11.44% of the circulating supply of ETH (120,474,080 ETH). (Bitcoin.com)

Trump family seems to be strengthening its control over WLFI. WLFI was announced by Trump before taking office, but is still in the development stage. According to a report released by Reuters on Monday, the Trump family further consolidated their control over World Liberty in January by establishing WLF Holdco LLC. DT Marks DeFi LLC, an affiliate entity of Trump and some of his family members, holds 60% of the shares of the new company WLF Holdco LLC, while WLF Holdco LLC holds the sole membership interest in WLFI, responsible for overseeing the development and operation of the WLFI governance platform. Although it is currently unclear who owns the remaining 40%, this adjustment seems to no longer make WLFI co-founders Zak Folkman and Chase Herro the controllers of the platform.

On the fifth day of Open Source Week, its Fire-Flyer file system (3FS) was officially open sourced. As a high-performance parallel file system, 3FS can fully utilize modern SSDs and RDMA networks to achieve high-speed data access, improving the efficiency of AI model training and inference.