📢 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.”

📢 Kazakhstan Eyes Crypto With $350M Portfolio

Kazakhstan’s central bank is preparing to step into the crypto market with a sizable allocation.

• The Kazakhstan central bank plans a $350M portfolio tied to crypto markets.
• The investment program is expected to launch between April and May.
• The move signals growing institutional interest in $BTC and the broader crypto market.

📢 Solana spot ETFs have pulled in $1.45B in inflows, even as $SOL has fallen about 57% since their launch, according to Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas.

📢 Dubai Regulator Flags KuCoin

Dubai’s crypto regulator has issued a warning involving the exchange.

• Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) issued an alert regarding KuCoin.
• The exchange was ordered to stop operating without the required license in Dubai.
• The move reinforces tighter regulatory oversight on crypto platforms.

📢 Bank of Canada Completes Tokenized Bond Trial

Canada is exploring how blockchain can improve traditional finance.

• Bank of Canada and several major banks completed their first tokenized bond pilot.
• The trial tested how blockchain can be used to issue and manage bonds.
• The initiative aims to make bond settlement faster and more efficient.

📢 Pakistan Passes Virtual Assets Act 2026🇵🇰

Pakistan has taken a major step toward regulating the crypto industry.

• Pakistan approved the Virtual Assets Act 2026 to regulate digital assets.
• The law establishes the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA).
• The new regulator will oversee crypto businesses and virtual asset activities in the country.

📢 Tether to Provide $250M in Support to Rumble Through GPU Services and Advertising

A new strategic partnership is bringing major backing to the video platform.

• Tether will provide up to $150M worth of GPU computing services to Rumble.
• The deal also includes $100M in advertising support.
• The partnership strengthens ties between $USDT issuer Tether and video platform Rumble as both expand their ecosystems.

📢 U.S. Jobs Data Misses Expectations

The latest employment report came in weaker than markets expected.

• U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) fell -92,000 in February.
• The figure missed the forecast of +50,000 and dropped from the previous 130,000.
• The unemployment rate held steady at 4.4%

📢 Cango Cuts Bitcoin Mining Capacity

Mining profits are tightening, and one major player is scaling back.

• Cango Inc. has shut down about 30% of its mining operations.
• The company’s hashrate has dropped to 34.55 EH/s after the reduction.
• The move comes as Bitcoin mining profitability continues to decline.

📢 Demand for software engineers has surged since mid-2025, even with rapid advances in AI, according to Citadel Securities.