price of gold hit a record high on Monday, as concerns about the escalation of global trade wars and uncertain geopolitical prospects have increased the attractiveness of gold as a safe haven asset and inflation hedge tool. Gold futures prices rose 1.3% in early trading to $3,154.40 per ounce. So far this year, gold has risen by more than 19% and its upward trend is expected to continue. Analysts at ANZ Bank's economic and market research department said, "Strong investment inflows, resilient physical demand, and increased central bank purchases will keep gold in a strong position." Traders are currently awaiting the scope of retaliatory tariffs that US President Trump is about to impose on major trading partners, which could increase inflationary pressures and potentially slow global economic growth.

6 out of the 22 cabinet members of US President Trump listed Bitcoin wallets or indirectly held cryptocurrencies through other financial instruments in their financial disclosures in January.

On March 7th, Binance released the reserve proof for March 2025. As of March 1st, Binance's BTC reserve ratio reached 100.77%, ETH reserve ratio was 100.00%, USDT reserve ratio reached 104.42%, and BNB reserve ratio reached 110.92%. In addition, Binance's reserve proof this time added the TRUMP currency, with a reserve ratio of 100.38%. As of now, Binance's reserve proof covers a total of 35 tokens, all with reserve ratios exceeding 100%.

Last week, Trump announced that Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano will be included in the US strategic reserves of cryptocurrencies. Wall Street has begun to pay attention to Coinbase and mainstream US stock exchanges. Analysis believes that if Coinbase can merge with traditional exchanges, it will be able to create a company that is both professionally knowledgeable and influential in the industry, thereby dominating the current fragmented cryptocurrency market. The ability of large US exchanges to make this deal happen, it is rumored that Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) may be a potential target. The exchange has a market value of up to $100 billion, with a P/E ratio of 36. Its CEO Jeffrey Sprecher's wife, Kelly Loeffler, is a member of the Trump administration. If large investors push for a top exchange to acquire Coinbase, the new company will be able to maximize investment returns as cryptocurrencies gradually move from the financial frontier to mainstream.

according to GMGN market data, only one token from pump.fun has a market value of over $1 million in the past 24 hours. According to DefiLlama data, pump.fun's protocol fee income was $791,000 yesterday, the lowest daily value since November 4, 2024.

founder of Defillama, 0xngmi, stated that recently $AIXBT used llamapay to handle its token ownership. Some token projects have started airdropping to AIXBT holders. Many ownership contracts have been distributed, but there may be a risk of loss if the airdrop is not obtained through the flow payment protocol llamapay. This is because llamapay will create a new contract for each new Stream, so any tokens received can be attributed to a specific Stream and given to the recipient.

On March 6th, it was reported that Sunil, the representative of FTX creditors, revealed that the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has started sending emails to FTX clients confirming that the next round of FTX asset distribution will take place on May 30, 2025.

Japanese government finalized a new law on artificial intelligence (AI) at a cabinet meeting on the 28th. The core content is for the government to investigate the risks of AI in accordance with the law, and to take measures such as providing guidance and advice to relevant companies. The law also stipulates that companies have an obligation to cooperate with national policies. This is the first time Japan has enacted a specific law for AI, aimed at alleviating strong concerns about the misuse of generative AI and promoting the development of enterprises and the use of AI by the public. The law also proposes that if AI leads to damage to the rights of the people, the names of the relevant companies will be made public to strengthen deterrence against human rights violations.

according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the unrealized profit of mubarak's top holding address has once again increased to $2.3 million, with a return rate of 3189 times. This address belongs to @fanqiege168. The day before yesterday, he transferred all remaining positions to address 0xC0b...39daf and has not sold yet.

March 12th news, according to official sources, Megabit will launch the BROCCOLI/USDT perpetual contract with leverage from 1 to 75 on March 12, 2025 at 18:00 (SGT TIME).

U.S. President Trump has signed an executive order to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve and a separate digital asset reserve. Zach Pandl, research director at Grayscale Investments, believes that Bitcoin does not need a strategic reserve in the United States to further appreciate this year. He expects that as adoption rates increase, the price of Bitcoin will be pushed higher. At the same time, Bitcoin will begin to act as a store of value this year, especially in light of concerns that Trump's tariff policies may lead to a resurgence of inflation.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, about 500,000 SOL coins (worth about $64.426 million) were transferred from Bybit exchange to an unknown wallet at 15:09.

according to the Japanese listed company Metaplanet, the company has added 696 bitcoins at an average purchase price of 14,586,230 yen per coin (approximately $97,241 per coin). After this purchase, Metaplanet's total bitcoin holdings reached 4,046 coins, with an average holding cost of 12,943,181 yen per coin (approximately $86,288 per coin).

according to OnchainLens monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 2.4 million OM (MANTRA) from Binance 23 minutes ago, worth $15.48 million.

US Congressman Tom Emmer called for prioritizing legislation to support stablecoins at the US House Financial Services Committee hearing on March 11, while also stating that Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) pose a threat to American values.

According to TheDataNerd monitoring, a wallet transferred 66.5 million USDC to Binance 45 minutes ago.

March 17th news, according to official sources, Megabit will launch the ROAM/USDT perpetual contract with leverage of 1-75 on March 17th, 2025 at 18:00 (SGT TIME).

according to Spot On Chain monitoring, a smart money address has just deposited $5.22 million into Hyperliquid, opening high-risk long positions for ETH and BTC. Specific transaction details show that the address went long on ETH with 50x leverage at an entry price of $1884.4, with a liquidation price of $1838.2; at the same time, it went long on BTC with 20x leverage at an entry price of $82003.9, with a liquidation price of $61182. It is worth noting that in the past 2 days, this whale has closed two ETH long positions, achieving a 100% win rate and netting a profit of $2.2 million.

Spot gold touched $2920 per ounce, up 0.31% on the day.

According to the official announcement, Upbit will change the minimum price change of the USDT/KRW and USDC/KRW markets.