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Pi Network has begun testing artificial intelligence computing workloads on its global node infrastructure during a mandatory protocol upgrade, exploring whether its distributed node system can support decentralized AI processing tasks.

Approximately $2.6 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options contracts are set to expire on March 6, 2026, with derivatives data revealing a pronounced bearish tilt despite recent price recovery across crypto markets.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has warned that rising oil prices from the US-Iran conflict could force the Federal Reserve to resume money printing, historically a bullish catalyst for Bitcoin, while simultaneously revealing that he currently holds zero Bitcoin in his portfolio, maintaining a 50 percent cash and 50 percent gold allocation.

Six newly created wallets on the prediction market platform Polymarket generated approximately $1.2 million in profits by correctly betting that the U.S. would strike Iran on February 28, 2026, with most positions opened within 24 hours of the attack.

Elon Musk has revealed the beta launch of X Money, a payment platform integrated into the X social media network, with initial interface screenshots showing features for sending and receiving funds, direct deposit, and yield-bearing accounts.

Short seller Culper Research has disclosed a bearish position on Ethereum and ETH-linked securities, including treasury firm BitMine, arguing that the network's December 2025 Fusaka upgrade has "impaired ETH tokenomics" by flooding the network with excess blockspace and driving transaction fees down approximately 90 percent.

Polygon Labs has introduced the Polygon Agent CLI, an integrated command-line toolkit that enables artificial intelligence agents to create wallets, send and swap tokens, bridge assets, and register onchain identity through a single installation.

Negotiations over the CLARITY Act, the landmark U.S. crypto market structure bill, have stalled again after banking industry representatives rejected a White House compromise that would have permitted limited stablecoin rewards for specific activities while banning them on idle holdings.

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board, along with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, has issued joint guidance clarifying that tokenized securities should receive the same regulatory capital treatment as their traditional counterparts under existing bank capital rules.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has proposed new regulations requiring crypto brokers to deliver tax forms electronically, eliminating the option for users to request paper copies of Form 1099-DA.

Eric Trump, co-founder of World Liberty Financial and son of U.S. President Donald Trump, has publicly criticized major banks for lobbying against provisions in the CLARITY Act that would allow crypto platforms to offer yields on stablecoins, calling their efforts "anti-consumer" and "anti-American."

The Russian Ministry of Finance is preparing an independent bill to regulate stablecoins, separating fiat-pegged digital assets from the country's broader cryptocurrency trading framework expected to take effect July 1, 2026.

Core Scientific has secured a $500 million 364-day loan facility from Morgan Stanley, with an accordion feature allowing expansion to $1 billion, as the Bitcoin mining firm accelerates its strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence and high-density colocation services.

Tether, the issuer of the $183 billion USDT stablecoin, has made a strategic investment in Axiym, a fintech company building distributed treasury and settlement infrastructure across regulated payment ecosystems.

Solv Protocol, a Bitcoin-focused decentralized finance platform, has reported a limited exploit affecting one of its Bitcoin Reserve Offering (BRO) vaults, resulting in the loss of approximately 38 SolvBTC valued at $2.7 million and impacting fewer than 10 users.

The Trump administration has facilitated a multimillion-dollar gold supply agreement between Venezuela's state mining company Minerven and global commodities trader Trafigura, with 650 to 1,000 kilograms of gold dore bars destined for U.S. refineries.

Pi Network has scheduled the launch of its native decentralized exchange for March 12, 2026, integrated directly into the Pi Wallet, as the project completes mandatory protocol upgrades toward v20.2 ahead of the March 14 Pi Day milestone.

Tether, the issuer of the $183 billion USDT stablecoin, has invested $50 million in sleep technology company Eight Sleep at a $1.5 billion valuation, marking the latest expansion of the stablecoin firm's venture portfolio beyond crypto infrastructure.

Ripple developers are introducing artificial intelligence–based security tools into the XRP Ledger (XRPL) development workflow following the discovery of a software bug related to batch transaction processing.

Decentralized exchanges have doubled their spot market share and captured more than 10 percent of perpetual futures trading volume over the past two years, according to CoinGecko's 2026 trading activity report.