​​Nasdaq Plans Yes-or-No Binary Options on Nasdaq 100

Nasdaq plans to launch binary options on the Nasdaq 100 and Micro Index, allowing traders to take yes-or-no positions. Contracts would range from $0.01 to $1, pending SEC approval.

These Outcome Related Options are Nasdaq’s first prediction-market-style products, joining Cboe and CME Group in offering event-focused contracts. Unlike CFTC-regulated Kalshi or Polymarket US, these fall under SEC oversight.

The Nasdaq 100 includes Apple and Nvidia, with daily options popular among traders. Binary options would offer another way to express market views and manage risk.

👉 bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/nasdaq-plans-prediction-market-yes-or-no-options

​​Agentic Finance Ecosystem: Mapping the AI-Crypto Stack

As AI continues transforming industries worldwide, crypto is becoming one of its most native and practical applications through on-chain agents. These systems can analyze data, move capital, and execute strategies in real time, redefining user experience.

Coinbase to Suspend 25 Perpetual Pairs on March 16

Coinbase will suspend selected perpetual futures on Coinbase Advanced & International Exchange on March 16 at 13:00 UTC.

Projects Affected Include: Meteora, Renzo, Drift Protocol, SushiSwap, GMX, Caldera, Anoma, WalletConnect, Threshold, The Graph, Arkham, BounceBit, SuperVerse, Mina Protocol, Baby Doge Coin, B3, and others.

All open positions will be automatically settled at the time of suspension.

👉 x.com/CoinbaseMarkets/status/2028802616939909185

PayPay Targets Up to $1.1B Raise in Upcoming Nasdaq IPO

PayPay, backed by SoftBank Corp., plans to raise up to $1.1B in a U.S. IPO, offering 55M ADS at $17–$20. At the top range, valuation could exceed $10B, with shares trading on Nasdaq as “PAYP.” The listing was briefly delayed amid geopolitical tensions.

Japan’s largest cashless payments provider with 70M+ users, PayPay holds a 40% stake in Binance Japan. It deepened its crypto push last October through a capital and business alliance to integrate payments with crypto funding and withdrawals.

👉 coindesk.com/business/2026/03/02/paypay-seeks-up-to-usd1-1-billion-in-nasdaq-ipo

Circle (CRCL) Extends Post-Earnings Gains as USDC Growth & Policy Shifts Align

Circle shares rose 15% Monday, up ~60% since last week’s earnings. USDC grew 72% to $75.3B, revenue rose 77% to $770M, despite a net loss tied to IPO costs. CRCL trades near $96, up ~71% in just over a month.

Crypto markets remain firm, with Bitcoin near $68K, while regulatory shifts under the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts could favor Circle. Analysts see USDC increasingly as an AI-ready payments infrastructure, with CEO Jeremy Allaire highlighting AI as a key growth driver.

👉 decrypt.co/359772/circle-stock-extends-double-digit-gains-crypto-rally

YZi Labs Invests $100M in Hash Global’s BNB Holdings Fund

YZi Labs committed $100 million to Hash Global’s BNB Holdings Fund, an institutional vehicle focused on structured BNB exposure.

The capital expands regulated access for allocators and reinforces institutional participation in BNB ecosystem.

BNB Holdings Fund provides an institutional custody framework, transparent yield distribution mechanisms, and auditable compliance arrangements.

👉 x.com/yzilabs/status/2028798337835839503?s=20

​​Quai Network Unveils Singularity Fork, Burns 1.66B QUAI to Revitalize Tokenomics

Quai Network has launched the Singularity Fork, removing 1,667,159,984 QUAI (81.1% of upcoming unlocks) from circulation. This reduces the vested supply baseline from 3B QUAI to ~1.33B QUAI, creating unprecedented scarcity and a refreshed token model. Combined with SOAP buybacks (~180M QUAI/year), the network aims for a soft cap around 1.4B QUAI.

ℹ️ The fork introduces adaptive token emissions, allowing supply growth to respond to market conditions, network usage, and price discovery rather than following fixed schedules. Benefits include:
– Reduced volatility & smoother supply
– Efficient capital allocation
– Long-term network security via SOAP buybacks and burns

👉 x.com/QuaiNetwork/status/2028564895692665077?s=20

Oriole Weekly Statement. Recent Listings, Polls & Bullish Projects

Oriole Insight continues tracking real-time crypto sentiment with updated ROI listings and active Up/Down markets.

Recent listings include EdgeX, USD.AI, Tea, and Cap on ROI Markets. Check the full info on Oriole's ROI Markets.

On Up/Down Markets, WLFI leans bullish (56% Up), while Flying Tulip and Uniswap skew bearish with 54% and 56% Down votes, respectively. River shows the strongest downside bias at 68% Down.

📊 Trending Polls Insights
– 81% don’t expect $NVDA to hit $200 by end of April 2026
– 81.1% expect $OPN FDV above $700M after launch
– 73.2% project $TEA FDV at $30M–$50M seven days post-TGE
– $IDOS first-week CEX listing vote split: Gate (49.2%) vs MEXC (44.3%)
– $CHIP CEX listing poll slightly favors MEXC (52%) over Gate (48%)

Oriole Insight highlights real-time community sentiment across tokens and macro trends — helping traders better gauge market positioning 👉 app.orioleinsights.io

​​Definitive (EDGE) gets listed on Upbit, EDGE surges 150%+

Definitive is an on-chain trading platform that brings advanced trading tools, such as Market, Limit, Stop-Loss, and TWAP orders, allowing users to trade any token seamlessly across multiple chains.

👉 x.com/Official_Upbit/status/2029073535847866405?s=20

Stablecoin Fintech ARQ has closed a $70M funding round

ARQ currently serves over 2M users across Latin America and processes more than $10B in annualized transactions, offering services such as multi-currency accounts, digital wallets, FX, and debit cards built on stablecoin rails.

The raise also reflects renewed momentum in the Latin American fintech sector, where startups attracted about $6.2B in funding in 2025, driven largely by demand for stablecoin-based financial tools amid regional currency volatility.

👉 bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/sequoia-founders-fund-back-70-million-raise-for-latam-s-arq?srnd=phx-crypto

Prеdіct Fun has completed the acquisition of Probable

The deal aims to strengthen Predict Fun’s technology stack, expand its user base, especially in Asia, and deepen integration with the broader BNB Chain ecosystem.

As part of the acquisition, Probable users will be rewarded for their early participation on Probable. All USDT trading fees paid by users on Probable will be returned to them at a 2x value, and Probable Points will convert 1:2 to Predict Points.

👉 x.com/predictdotfun/status/2029104715997561199?s=20

​​CoinMarketCap rolls out Data Skills for OpenClaw Agents

These new tools enable OpenClaw agents to access real-time crypto intelligence directly through ClawHub. The integration provides modular APIs and research tools designed for automated agents that need market, exchange, and on-chain data.

👉 x.com/CoinMarketCap/status/2028516366928736630?s=20

​​Performance of the latest Binance Launchpool projects

Following an almost half-year pause, Binance Launchpool makes its comeback with Opinion (OPN) — a major prediction markets platform backed by YZi Labs. The new launch follows a lineup of billion-dollar performers like INIT, HUMA, and KITE.

​​Plume (PLUME) Spotlight: Latest Developments and Ecosystem Updates

Plume’s ecosystem has seen several developments that include a new compliance appointment, the launch of PLUME-USD markets on dYdX, additional stablecoin infrastructure, and broader data availability for on-chain analytics.

Below is a closer look at Plume's infrastructure, partnerships, and market integrations in recent weeks.

Kraken Gets Direct Access to U.S. Federal Reserve Payment System

Kraken has become the first crypto firm to secure a Federal Reserve master account, giving its banking arm, Kraken Financial, direct access to Fedwire, the core U.S. interbank payment system processing over $4T in daily transfers.

The approval allows Kraken to move fiat funds without intermediary banks, improving speed and efficiency for institutional and professional clients. While the account does not include full banking privileges (e.g., interest on reserves), it marks a major milestone for crypto’s integration into traditional finance.

⏮️ The move follows years of failed attempts by crypto-native institutions to access Fed infrastructure and comes amid a more favorable regulatory backdrop in Washington. Kraken previously raised funds at a $20B valuation and confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO

👉 wsj.com/finance/regulation/kraken-to-get-access-to-feds-payments-system

Tether Invests in AI-Powered Eight Sleep at $1.5B Valuation

Tether has taken a strategic stake in Eight Sleep, a company developing AI-powered smart mattresses that track biometrics and automatically adjust temperature in real time.

The deal aims to integrate Tether’s QuantumVerse Automatic Computer (QVAC) decentralized AI into Eight Sleep’s devices, enabling encrypted, on-device health intelligence without relying on centralized cloud systems.

ℹ️ The investment expands Tether’s push beyond crypto infrastructure into AI-driven health tech, following its broader strategy to build privacy-focused, user-controlled data ecosystems

👉 theblock.co/post/392213/tether-invests-eight-sleep-at-1-5-billion-valuation

Paradex Announces DIME Genesis Event & Tokenomics Update

⏩ Paradex has confirmed the Token Generation Event for DIME:

– Genesis: March 5, 2026 — 07:00 UTC
– Initial Listing: March 5, 2026 — 14:00 UTC
– Exclusive trading at launch on Paradex

2️⃣ Tokenomics Update
– Airdrop allocation increased to 25% (from 20%)
– Foundation acquired 4.4% of supply via XP purchases
– Circulating supply at TGE reduced to 24.5% (excluding Foundation Treasury)
– Future seasons boosted via Ongoing Community Rewards

3️⃣ DIME Utility. DIME is the native token of the Paradex ecosystem and is designed for:
– Buybacks. Net protocol revenue allocated to periodic buybacks
– Staking. Fee reductions, rebates, priority access (full details post-TGE)
– Gas Token. Powers Paradex Chain (DimeVM), enabling composable onchain applications

4️⃣ Roadmap Highlights
– RWA perpetuals (Commodities, FX, Equities, Indices)
– Dated Options Launch
– Integration with Paradigm RFQ Network ($1T+ Lifetime Volume)

DIME positions Paradex as a full-stack onchain financial system combining perps, spot, options, unified margin, liquidity primitives, and privacy infrastructure.

👉 x.com/ParadexFNDN/status/2029224635556835556?s=20

​​a16z is raising ~$2 billion for its fifth crypto-focused fund

To date, the firm has raised at least $7.6 billion across its dedicated crypto funds, including its massive $4.5 billion fundraise in 2022. The move comes amid a slowing crypto investment cycle, compared to the highs reached in 2022.

👉 fortune.com/2026/03/04/a16z-crypto-chris-dixon-venture-capital-blockchain-paradigm-haun-fundraise/

​​Sui (SUI) has launched its native stablecoin - Sui Dollar (USDsui)

USDsui is issued by Bridge, a Stripe company. Unlike traditional stablecoins, the yield generated from reserve assets will be redirected back into the Sui ecosystem through mechanisms like SUI buybacks, DeFi liquidity incentives, and network funding.

👉 x.com/SuiNetwork/status/2029196921613820146?s=20

​​Fabric Protocol (ROBO) to be listed on Binance today, at 16:30 UTC

Fabric is a decentralized network for creating, owning, and evolving universal robots (ROBO1). It coordinates data, compute, and ownership on-chain, rewarding contributors while users pay to access robot capabilities.

👉 x.com/binance/status/2029188797523730513?s=20