📢 Western Union Launches Stablecoin on $SOL

A big step into on-chain payments.

• Introduces $USDPT, a new stablecoin
• Built in partnership with Crossmint
• Launching on $SOL to support faster global transfers

📢 Bitwise Asset Management Funds $BTC Developers

Supporting the builders behind Bitcoin.

• Donated $233,000 to Bitcoin open-source developers
• Part of a pledge to reinvest 10% of $BITB gross profits
• Funds go toward maintaining and improving the $BTC ecosystem

📢 Zerohash Seeks U.S. Banking License

Another crypto firm moving toward traditional finance.

• Applied for a national trust bank charter with the OCC
• Would allow the firm to operate with a banking-style structure
• Joins a growing list of crypto companies pursuing banking licenses

📢 Bitcoin has climbed back to $74K for the first time in a month, while altcoins such as Solana, Chainlink, and Pepe recorded strong single-day gains despite ongoing global FUD, according to Santiment.

📢 Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates Reassures Markets 🇦🇪

Officials move to calm concerns.

• Central bank says capital levels remain strong
• Liquidity reported well above regulatory requirements
• Statement comes amid rising regional tensions

📢 Stablecoin net inflows have rebounded to $1.7B, according to Messari, pointing to a fresh wave of liquidity entering the crypto market.

📢 Nasdaq-listed Figure reported that the supply of its yield-bearing stablecoin, $YLDS, has grown to $588M, marking a 56% increase month over month.

📢 Revolut Seeks U.S. Banking License 🇺🇸

A major step toward the American market.

• Revolut has filed for a U.S. banking license
• Would allow deeper integration into the U.S. financial system
• Part of its push to expand services for American users

📢 Cardano Brings $ADA Payments to Swiss Retail 🇨🇭

Crypto payments expand into everyday shopping.

• $ADA payments enabled at 137 SPAR stores in Switzerland
• Partnership with DFX and BrickTowers
• Allows customers to pay with crypto at physical retail locations

📢 Polymarket users are pricing in a 66% probability that Bitcoin will reach $75K in March.

📢 Crypto options worth $26.8B are set to expire on March 6, including 32K $BTC options and 184K $ETH options.

📢 Polygon has launched Agent CLI, an AI toolkit that allows agents to create wallets and move or manage funds directly on-chain.

📢 Solana’s total payment volume has surged 755% year over year, with companies such as Visa, Stripe, Worldpay, and Western Union using the network for settlement.

📢 According to a CryptoQuant analyst, Bitcoin’s Bull Score Index stands at 10/100, suggesting the market could still be in bearish territory.

📢 Prediction market Polymarket currently places JD Vance at the top of the odds for the 2028 U.S. presidential race, with a 21% probability.

📢 Bitcoin non-empty wallets have reached a new all-time high, while exchange supply has fallen to its lowest level since December 2017, indicating growing adoption and more coins being moved into offline storage, according to Santiment.

📢 According to CryptoQuant, Binance’s TradFi perpetual futures have exceeded $130B in trading volume, with gold and silver accounting for the majority of activity.

📢 Vancouver city staff have advised the council to abandon a proposal for a Bitcoin reserve, stating that $BTC does not qualify as an “allowable asset.”