Odaily Planet Daily reports that Tether has frozen $4.2 billion worth of USDT over the past three years as regulators intensify their crackdown on illicit cryptocurrency flows. (Cointelegraph)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Iggy Ioppe, former Chief Investment Officer of Credit Suisse, stated that during the period from the close of CME Group gold futures trading at 5:00 PM ET on Friday to the reopening at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, almost all publicly visible gold price formation occurred on the on-chain market. He pointed out that during this window, regulated futures markets were suspended, and while over-the-counter (OTC) trading in Asia was active, it was not transparent. Therefore, tokenized gold assets such as PAX Gold (PAXG) and Tether Gold (XAUt) became the only continuously tradable public market. "From the perspective of publicly visible price formation, the on-chain market accounted for almost 100% of the weekend price discovery." When CME resumes trading, futures prices typically align with the volatility that has already occurred on the on-chain market. Data shows that the market capitalization of tokenized gold has risen to $4.4 billion, an increase of approximately $2.8 billion over the past year, representing a growth rate of 177%, far exceeding the performance of most spot gold ETFs. The total trading volume for 2025 was approximately $178 billion, with a peak of over $126 billion in the fourth quarter alone, second only to SPDR Gold Shares in terms of trading volume. On Saturday, amid escalating geopolitical tensions following US-Israeli airstrikes against Iran, tokenized gold prices rose briefly, with XAUt briefly surpassing $5450 and PAXG approaching $5536, while Bitcoin and Ethereum retreated in tandem. Current major participants include market makers, cross-market liquidity providers, and crypto-native macro traders, who utilize tokenized gold for arbitrage, staking, hedging, and yield strategies. Some institutions also monitor on-chain gold price movements over the weekend to assess the "gap risk" before the CME market opens, but mostly treat it as a reference signal rather than a direct basis for establishing positions. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that MANTRA has issued a final reminder on its token upgrade on the X platform, stating that the upgrade will be implemented on March 3rd, including a token code renaming and a token split at a 1:4 ratio. Users holding OM on MANTRA Chain or exchanges supporting the upgrade do not need to take any action; the upgrade will be completed automatically, and their wallet balance will be updated to the new token code with a 1:4 token increase. Users still holding OM in the Cosmos ecosystem (such as Stargaze, Osmosis, etc.) may not receive the 1:4 revaluation and are advised to transfer their OM tokens to MANTRA Chain as soon as possible via the IBC bridge.

Huoxun Finance reported on March 1st that OpenAI founder Sam Altman released a summary after the latest AMA (Ask Me Anything). When asked about the potential consequences of the US government attempting to nationalize OpenAI or other AI projects, Altman stated that he cannot predict the outcome. While government-led development of AGI (Automatic Generative Intelligence) may have been more suitable in the long run, nationalization is not highly probable given the current trajectory. However, he emphasized the "extreme importance" of establishing close partnerships between the government and AI companies. He noted that people take security "guarantees" for granted but often underestimate the enormous investment and effort required behind them. He believes this is generally a good thing, but still requires more respect and understanding.

According to data from Coinglass, based on Odaily Planet Daily's report, in Bitcoin's 13 "March" price movements since 2013, 6 saw gains and 7 saw losses. The largest gain occurred in March 2013, with a monthly increase of 172.76%; the largest loss occurred in March 2018, with a monthly decrease of 32.85%. Since 2013, the average return for Bitcoin's "March" price movements has been 11.28%, with a median return of -1.55%. In Ethereum's 11 "March" price movements since 2016, 8 saw gains and 3 saw losses. The largest gain occurred in March 2017, with a monthly increase of 214.11%; the largest loss occurred in March 2018, with a monthly decrease of 53.79%. Since 2016, the average return for Ethereum's "March" price movements has been 17.07%, with a median return of -9.33%.