Data: BTC Breaks $73,000

South Korea Recognizes Digital Asset Management Flaws: Finance Minister Announces Comprehensive Crypto Asset Regulation Reform

The Korean government will conduct a comprehensive review of public sector management of digital assets. Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol announced plans to strengthen regulation and security mechanisms, especially the process of seizing encrypted assets. This move stems from recent public criticism due to management errors. The government will work with relevant agencies to systematically review related procedures and establish stricter security standards to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

Bitcoin Holds $66,500 as Oil Spikes 6% on Iran Conflict; Asian Equities Plunge

Bitcoin traded at approximately $66,500 on March 2, 2026, down 1.1% over 24 hours, as global markets repriced following U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Bitcoin ATM Ban Coming: Minnesota Fights $540K Elder Fraud Epidemic

Minnesota Bill HF3642 bans Bitcoin ATM after 70 fraud complaints ($540K) targeting seniors. FBI reports $247M in Bitcoin ATM fraud nationally in 2024, with over-60s suffering 86% of losses. Kentucky chooses regulation over ban.

Yaduo's "Digital Gold" outperforms spot gold, with whales opening long positions on BTC to hedge against gold short-term unrealized losses

BlockBeats reports that the 0x610 address whale attempted to go long on BTC after the loss on precious metals shorts widened. The long position opened is its third attempt to go long, with a current holding of $2 million. Additionally, this address increased its short positions in gold and silver after the US-Israel conflict news, betting on a decline in safe-haven assets.

BIP-110 Bypassed: Bitcoin Image Embedding Experiment Challenges Core Limitations Assertion

Slovak developer Martin Habovštiak used non-BIP-110 technical methods to successfully embed a 66KB TIFF image into the Bitcoin blockchain, challenging the validity of BIP-110. Although BIP-110 aims to restrict data embedding, Habovštiak's demonstration shows that restrictions may actually lead to larger transaction sizes and has sparked intense community debate over embedding techniques.