Andy_88

🔥 Oil $120, Ruble 80₽ per dollar, SPX -2.5%, Nasdaq -2.5%, BTC $67,200 - Good morning. Surprised?
Oil reached $120 – the most severe energy crisis in modern history.
Since March 2, the outbound flow of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has almost completely stopped, traffic has dropped by 20-30 times, and there has been no improvement as of March 9.
Over the weekend, oil was $94, I was expecting it to go over $100 on Monday, but now it's already $120!!! And you're still sleeping, I'm posting this now because if I wait until lunchtime, the numbers might be completely different:))).
Bitcoin,

‼️ Starcloud plans to mine Bitcoin in space
🚀 The space startup Starcloud, supported by NVIDIA Inception program, announced plans to launch the Starcloud-2 satellite into orbit equipped with Bitcoin mining hardware.
🔼 Previously, the company launched the Starcloud-1 satellite with Nvidia H100 GPUs on board and began training a small AI model directly in space.
Experts say that space mining could revolutionize the industry, but there are also significant financial costs and technical challenges.

✅ Solana has surpassed Ethereum in the number of RWA wallets
Solana has become the leader in the number of wallets with tokenized assets (RWA).
There are 154,942 wallets registered on the Solana network (compared to 153,592 on the Ethereum network).
🔶 Meanwhile, Ethereum still maintains a leading position in institutional capital.

🇺🇸 Florida Passes Stablecoin Legislation
🚀 Florida has become the first state in the U.S. to pass a framework law on stablecoins.
➡️ It fully aligns with the previously enacted Genius Act, prohibits unlicensed issuance, and clarifies that some stablecoins are not securities.
The law also prohibits issuers from paying interest to stablecoin holders, but only "if such payment is prohibited by federal law."

📊 Kalshi and Polymarket may be valued at $20 billion
Prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket are in preliminary talks with investors about new funding rounds.
The valuation of each company could reach $20 billion, roughly double the levels at the end of 2025.
👉 Kalshi was previously valued at approximately $11 billion after a funding round of the same amount in December 2025.
👉 Polymarket had a valuation of around $1 billion in October 2025.

🚨 The US stock market lost $800 million
📉 Major stock indices fell an average of 1%, and the combined value of American company stocks lost about $800 billion.
The cryptocurrency market is also experiencing turbulence: a decline of over 3%. Bitcoin is trading around $68 550, and ETH is at $1975.

🚨 38% of altcoins are trading near all-time lows
📉 CryptoQuant data shows that 38% of altcoins are trading near all-time lows, representing a deeper decline than after the FTX crash.
➡️ Analyst Darkfost describes this as "the biggest regression observed in this cycle," highlighting the ongoing structural pressure on assets that are not "blue chips."
The weakness of altcoins in this cycle is driven by a combination of low liquidity, stricter risk limits, and the flow of funds into BTC and ETH, which have captured the majority of inflows into spot markets and regulated products.

#USIranTensionsImpactMarkets Most likely, in the coming days, BTC will not be able to hold above $69 000. The most probable scenario is continued consolidation within the broad range of $65 000 – $69 500. If the price drops below $67 000, be prepared for a retest of the $65 000 zone and below.

🖥 Riot Platforms reported a record annual revenue of $647 ,000,000, increasing its focus on AI and high-performance computing. The company mined 5,686 BTC over the year and now owns more than 18,000 BTC.
Following partnerships with AMD and pressure from Starboard Value, Riot is increasingly shifting towards AI data centers — investors believe this could generate up to $21 billion.

🕊 White hacker returned $1.84 million out of $2.26 million stolen in the hack of the decentralized lottery Foom Cash — he found a critical bug in the protocol and managed to freeze some of the funds on the Base network, for which he received a reward of $320 000.
The vulnerability arose due to a missed "mixing" step in the application process, which allowed the expert to forge data and declare themselves the winner.

🏦 The US wants to ban the issuance of CBDC
The US Senate has drafted a bill with a temporary ban for the Federal Reserve to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
✍️ The document has already passed a key procedural vote with bipartisan support.
If approved, the ban will be in effect until December 31, 2030.

‼️ Nasdaq Plans to Launch Binary Options
📈 The exchange has requested SEC approval for binary options linked to its flagship index Nasdaq 100 and its micro version.
✅ The price will fluctuate between $0.01 and $1, moving toward the extremes depending on how traders assess the likelihood of the event occurring.
Nasdaq's initiative is associated with the popularity of prediction markets, where contracts typically cost $1 upon the event's occurrence and expire worthless if the prediction does not come true.

🇹🇷 Turkey is preparing to introduce a 10% tax on cryptocurrency income — the bill has already been submitted to the parliament by the ruling party.
Platforms will be required to withhold taxes on clients' profits quarterly, regardless of their status and residency, and the president will have the authority to vary the rate from 0% to 20% depending on the type of asset and ownership conditions.
A separate fee of 0.03% per transaction is also levied on providers themselves.

🟠 Bitcoin tests $70 000
✅ Bitcoin tested $70 000 on Monday, but was unable to hold and retreated to $69 000.
✅ According to Coinglass, the retreat was accelerated by the liquidation of short positions worth $92 million.

🇮🇷 Cryptocurrency outflow from Iran's largest exchange Nobitex increased by 700% immediately after the US and Israel attacks.
It is worth noting that in 2025, $7.2 billion went through Nobitex, and the exchange's user base exceeds 11 million people.

On March 2 (UTC+8), according to CoinMarketCap price data, ETH broke the $2000 mark and is currently trading at $2004.30, with a daily increase of 0.5%.

The operator of Bitcoin Depot ATMs, whose shares are traded on NASDAQ, has acquired the social prediction platform Kutt. This will allow the company to expand its product range from Bitcoin ATMs to the rapidly growing consumer financial technology sector.
After the acquisition, Kutt will retain its brand and management and will provide its services in most U.S. states.