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According to the latest Forbes 2026 Global Billionaires List, Donald Trump's current net worth is estimated at $6.5 billion, an increase of $1.4 billion from a year ago. He ranks 645th among the 3,428 billionaires worldwide, up from 700th in 2025. The key driver behind this increase in wealth is his breakthrough in the crypto business, especially through the sale of cryptocurrency tokens issued by World Liberty Financial, founded by his family in September 2024, which netted approximately $550 million over the past year.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin commented on the latest round of Gitcoin's predictive funding challenge (GG23), stating that the deep funding model is continuously advancing. However, he suggested that developer Devansh Mehta should further optimize its design to meet the needs of the "chaotic era." Vitalik pointed out that although this model has made progress in ensuring elite management, avoiding excessive equalization, and leveraging AI while respecting human autonomy, future efforts must ensure that design details and funding sources are compatible with fluctuating democratic mechanis

GoPlus Security has issued an alert stating that attackers are promoting malware disguised as the official Claude Code installation page through Google search ads. The page is a highly realistic clone site, and once users download and install it, the malicious program could steal passwords, Cookies, session tokens, crypto wallets, and system information. The security team advises users to be cautious of search results marked with “Ad” and to verify the source of the website.

CryptoQuant's latest report shows that Ethereum network activity has reached record highs across multiple metrics, but ETH prices have still fallen about 30% over the past six months. Data indicates that by February 2026, daily active addresses on Ethereum approached 2 million, surpassing the peak of the 2021 bull market, with smart contract calls exceeding 40 million per day. However, Ethereum's market capitalization change over the past year has turned negative, indicating a net capital outflow from the market. According to DefiLlama data, Ethereum's transaction fees over the past 30 days ar

According to Decrypt, the basketball card trading marketplace Basketball Fun, co-founded by NBA star Tristan Thompson and the Base network, has announced its closure. The project was developed by Web3 sports startup Meet the People and originally planned to revolutionize sports card trading by minting digital collectibles on Coinbase's L2 network Base. However, the team stated that due to "unforeseeable operational challenges" and failure to achieve the expected market growth, they have decided to cease operations. Currently, the platform has disabled trading functions, and users are required

According to Bloomberg, Chinese businessman Chen Zhi, who is suspected of operating a transnational "pig-butchering" scam network, was extradited back to China in January. However, his lawyer recently filed a motion in the U.S. Federal Court to revoke the U.S. government's seizure of approximately 127,271 Bitcoins. The lawyer claims that the charges are "clearly incorrect" and questions the connection between these Bitcoins and fraud or money laundering activities. Previously, the U.S. Department of Justice accused Chen Zhi of running a transnational scam and gambling network and froze a large

According to Decrypt, IBM experts warn that the rise of quantum computing poses a more urgent challenge to encrypted communication software outside of Bitcoin, such as Signal and Threema. Experts point out that while the quantum threat to Bitcoin is often discussed, the "collect first, decrypt later" attack risk faced by communication software is more direct, as attackers can intercept and store encrypted messages now and decrypt them once the technology matures in the future. In contrast, the Bitcoin network can upgrade by integrating quantum-resistant signature schemes to defend against sign

According to the latest market analysis from Coinbase Institutional, the Short-Term Holder Profit Ratio (SOPR) indicator shows that market resilience is strengthening. The SOPR indicator is used to measure whether recent buyers are selling assets at a profit or a loss, which helps identify whether new entrants are panic selling at a loss, thereby clearing out "profit-taking hands" and resetting spot positions. The report points out that since late February 2026, both BTC and ETH short-term holder SOPR have rebounded, indicating that recent spot demand has been sufficient to absorb selling pres

According to Decrypt, IBM experts warn that the rise of quantum computing poses a more urgent challenge to encrypted communication software outside of Bitcoin, such as Signal and Threema. Experts point out that while the quantum threat to Bitcoin is often discussed, communication software faces a more direct risk of "collect first, decrypt later" attacks, where attackers can intercept and store encrypted messages now and decrypt them once the technology matures in the future. In contrast, the Bitcoin network can upgrade by integrating quantum-resistant signature schemes to defend against signa

Hyperliquid native stablecoin USDH issuer Native Markets announced that Hyperliquid has released several major updates for the native stablecoin USDH: HIP-4 Outcome Markets are now live on the testnet, with all validator-deployed outcome markets priced in USDH. The mainnet launch will support BTC and HYPE for one-day expiry binary prediction markets. The total supply cap for USDH has been adjusted to 500 million USDH, and the lending cap to 100 million USDH; the per-user supply cap has been increased to 5 million USDH, and the lending cap to 1 million USDH. These limit adjustments will take ef

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the whale address 0x17c3 continues to increase its oil short positions. Currently, this whale holds 292,980 units of xyz:CL crude oil short positions, with a notional value of approximately $24.6 million, making it the largest on-chain crude oil short holder. Data shows that the liquidation price for this position is $110.01.

Nasdaq-listed company Zeta Network Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNB) announced that it has reached a securities purchase agreement with institutional investors to issue and sell up to $10 million of senior 10% original issue discount (OID) convertible notes and warrants. The issuance will be completed in two phases, with the first closing involving $6 million of notes, which is expected to bring the company approximately $5.4 million in net proceeds. The closing is expected to be around March 12, 2026; the second tranche of remaining funds is expected to close no earlier than May 12, 2026. Zeta Network

Arthur Hayes stated that if he only had 1 US dollar to invest right now, he would not choose to buy Bitcoin, but instead wait until the Federal Reserve begins to loosen monetary policy and resume printing money before entering the market. He believes that war itself may not be beneficial for Bitcoin, but "printing money is beneficial for Bitcoin." Hayes also warned that geopolitical tensions could lead to large-scale sell-offs in the stock and crypto markets, and that Bitcoin could fall below $60,000. However, he remains long-term bullish, expecting Bitcoin to exceed $100,000 in the next few y

On-Chain Gaming Protocol Genome Announces that, due to market sentiment downturn and the decline of the InfoFi sector, the project is currently in the final stage of evaluating whether to shut down. The announcement revealed that the project raised approximately $600,000 through NFT sales and public funding over 8 to 10 months, with core team members personally investing about $500,000 to sustain development. Genome emphasized that the project has never issued tokens, and the original plan was to do so after the ecosystem matured. However, development on the Splice platform was hindered due to

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Netflix has prohibited displaying Bitcoin-related sponsorship ads on fighters' shorts during the upcoming Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua boxing match. Although several fighters have received sponsorships from cryptocurrency companies, Netflix is cautious about crypto assets in its advertising strategy for this global broadcast, requiring all boxers to remove any prominent Bitcoin logos or related symbols.

An investment bank TD Cowen research report indicates that the U.S. Congress is highly likely to pass legislation permanently banning the Federal Reserve from issuing retail Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). Analysts believe that with the Trump administration's rise and the Republican Party's control of Congress, anti-CBDC measures have become a core part of the Republican policy agenda, aimed at protecting the commercial banking system and maintaining financial privacy. The report predicts that related bills (such as the "CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act") are expected to be passed by b

According to SolanaFloor, token holders of the Solana project Ranger Finance voted through on-chain governance to liquidate the project, and approximately 5.04 million USDC were withdrawn from the treasury and liquidity pools and returned to RNGR holders. The proposal states that the team was significantly misleading before the funding. The project token was launched only two months ago and uses MetaDAO's futarchy governance model.

Wu said that positions related to wstETH on Aave were liquidated in E-Mode due to a CAPO oracle configuration error, resulting in a loss of approximately 345 ETH. Chaos Labs founder Omer Goldberg stated that the issue stemmed from the oracle snapshot ratio and timestamp constraints being out of sync, causing the oracle price to be undervalued by about 2.85%, which triggered the liquidation. The Aave team stated that no bad debt was incurred, affected users will receive full compensation, and approximately 141 ETH has already been recovered through BuilderNet.

Security company Nominis released a report stating that in February 2026, the crypto industry suffered approximately $49 million in attack losses, a significant decrease from about $385 million in January. Among these, the Solana-based portfolio platform Step Finance was attacked for about $30 million, accounting for most of the losses that month. The report pointed out that the attack methods are shifting from smart contract vulnerabilities to phishing attacks and malicious wallet authorizations, with individual users becoming the main victims. (Cointelegraph)