JPMorgan said the long-awaited Clarity Act would bring regulatory clarity, boost institutional participation and accelerate tokenization across U.S. crypto markets.

A full closure of the strait is unlikely or impractical, some experts argue.

The overall trend is shifting from experimental to mainstream, with a clear tilt towards retail. However, challenges remain: SEC/DLT regulation, custody requirements, and access for non-qualified investors, among others.

The younger generation's interest is shifting from cryptocurrency to the field of artificial intelligence, which corresponds with the current phenomenon in the crypto industry.

Mining companies have never been the most devout believers in Bitcoin. Under pressure from profit compression due to halving, reporting increased revenue without increased profits, and the price of coins falling below mining costs, the industry is collectively reducing risks.

Negative funding rates, rising open interest and liquidations point to crowded positioning and heightened derivatives activity.

In Silicon Valley, Altman's operation in less than twelve hours has a name. It's not called betrayal, it's called timing.

At the midpoint of this week in East Eight Time Zone, the situation in the Middle East has once again escalated sharply: Iran launched ballistic missiles towards multiple Gulf countries except Oman, and the Foreign Minister boldly declared that they would strike all US military bases in the Middle East. Explosions were reported in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, and a series of news bombarded the global market within a few hours. Almost simultaneously, Bitcoin was monitored for a surge in selling volume of approximately **1.8 billion dollars** within just one hour (according to Darkfost data), with selling pressure being concentrated and sourced from a single origin.

The AI arms race in Silicon Valley has never lacked super buyers wielding checks; what is lacking is those who know how to harness this computing power to shape the future.

The brand advertising of cryptocurrencies is essentially a long-term experiment of "how to gain attention and legitimacy for high-risk financial products through highly trusted public institutions."

"Adhering to the concept of exchange rate risk neutrality and effectively managing exchange rate risk is a compulsory lesson for every market participant."

On February 28, 2026, at 8:00 PM Beijing time, the U.S. military and the Israeli military launched a joint airstrike on the Iranian capital **Tehran**, targeting government and security agency buildings, with multiple precision-guided weapons tracing their paths through the night. This surprise attack immediately triggered a rise in global risk appetite: Iran announced the **closure of its entire airspace**, international gold prices soared to **$5,386 per ounce** in a short period, while in the cryptocurrency market, the well-known on-chain address **Machi** had a position of approximately **$245,000**.

This time they held hands, but it probably only lasted a few hours.