Odaily Planet Daily reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a statement saying that the UK has agreed to allow the US to use British military bases for "specific and limited" defensive purposes. He stated that Gulf states have requested the UK to strengthen its defenses, and the UK has deployed fighter jets to the region to conduct missions and intercept attacks originating from Iran. The statement also noted that the UK has not participated in any strikes against Iran.

According to Huoxun Finance, citing the New York Times, Trump stated in an interview that the US military intends to continue its attacks on Iran for "four to five weeks" if necessary, and insisted that Israel and the US "would not have difficulty" maintaining the intensity of the conflict. He also warned that there could be more US casualties. When asked about his plans for the power transition, Mr. Trump stated that he hopes Iran's elite forces (including senior officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who wield significant influence and profit from the current regime) will hand over their weapons to the Iranian people. In the approximately six-minute call, Trump also stated that he has three "very good" candidates to lead Iran, but declined to name them. He repeatedly mentioned his experience in Venezuela, which may suggest that he believes the methods effective in Venezuela are also applicable to Iran. Crypto startups raised $883 million in February, but the number of deals hit a 5.5-year low. According to data from The Block cited by crypto KOLYashasEdu, while crypto startups raised $883 million in February, the overall number of venture capital deals hit a 5.5-year low, and the amount raised was down about 80% from the 2022 peak. Funding is concentrated in a few specific areas, such as stablecoin infrastructure, custody, and compliance tools. 85% of tokens launched in 2025 are trading below their opening price, and the VC narrative has shifted to a "revenue-centric" approach. Arthur Hayes: Prolonged US involvement in the Iran conflict will force the Federal Reserve to print money and drive up Bitcoin prices. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes analyzed that since 1985, every US president has launched military action against Middle Eastern countries, and Trump continues this tradition. He used simple logic to predict Bitcoin's trend: the longer the US is involved in the Iran situation, the more likely the Federal Reserve is to cut interest rates or print money to support war spending, which will drive up Bitcoin prices. Regarding trading strategies, Hayes stated, "It's unclear how long Trump can maintain this investment, spending billions or even trillions of dollars to reshape Iranian politics according to his own will, nor is it clear how much geopolitical and financial market shock he can withstand before withdrawing. The wise approach is to wait and see." Huang Licheng has again experienced partial liquidation, with his wallet balance now only around $9,000. According to OnchainLens monitoring, "Brother Machi" Huang Licheng has again experienced partial liquidation, with his ETH 25x long position further reduced, and his wallet balance now only around $9,000. JPMorgan Chase: The Crypto Market Structure Bill is expected to be approved by mid-year and become a positive catalyst for the second half of the year, according to TheBloc. According to a report by K, JPMorgan analysts stated that the US crypto market structure legislation, the CLARITY Act, is likely to be approved by mid-year and could be a positive catalyst for the second half of the year. The bill has already progressed through the House of Representatives and is still under discussion in the Senate, currently facing two major points of contention: stablecoin yields and conflicts of interest among government officials. Analysts point out that if the bill passes, it will reshape the market structure: providing regulatory clarity, ending "regulation through enforcement," promoting tokenization, and encouraging institutional participation. The analysts listed eight potential positive impacts, including reducing the compliance burden on major tokens, supporting innovation in the US market, unlocking secondary trading, allowing traditional banks to directly custody digital assets, promoting the tokenization of real-world assets, protecting open-source developers, and providing... Daily encrypted payments offer tax-free small transactions and promote the development of tokenized deposits between institutions. Platform X has removed "financial products and cryptocurrencies" from its "Paid Partnership Policy" prohibited industry categories. Nikita Bier, X's product manager and Solana advisor, stated that this was a bug and has been fixed, adding that he loves prediction markets. This means that cryptocurrency-related advertisements on X will now require the "Paid Partnership" disclosure label. Previously, yesterday, it was reported that X's paid partnership policy was updated: cryptocurrencies and investment services are not eligible for promotion. A mysterious account accurately bet on the Iraq airstrikes, plunging the Trump campaign into controversy. According to Jinshi News, over the weekend, with traditional global financial markets closed, a large influx of funds flowed into prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi, as well as decentralized exchanges like Hyperliquid. Investors attempted to hedge their risks or speculate on the aftermath of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran through these platforms. However, this capital frenzy quickly turned into a media storm. On Saturday, numerous accusations emerged on the social media platform X, alleging that some insiders exploited their prior knowledge of the military strikes to profit heavily in the prediction markets. In response to the criticism, a White House spokesperson argued to the media that "the only special interest guiding the Trump administration's decisions is the best interests of the American people." "In fact, crackdowns on insider betting using international conflicts have already begun in parts of the world. Vitalik Buterin outlined the Ethereum execution layer roadmap, focusing on two major changes: the state tree and the virtual machine. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on social media outlining the Ethereum execution layer roadmap, highlighting two major changes: the state tree and the virtual machine. Regarding the state tree, Vitalik supports upgrading the current hexadecimal Merkle Patricia tree to a binary tree based on a more efficient hash function via EIP-7864. This change can shorten Merkle branches by 4 times, reducing the bandwidth cost for client verification data; at the same time, the hash function can be changed to Blake3 or Poseidon series, significantly improving proof efficiency. The binary tree design also groups storage slots into 'pages,' making access costs for adjacent storage lower, and many DeFi applications..." Transactions can save over 10,000 Gas. Furthermore, the binary tree structure is simpler and can reserve metadata bits for future state expiration functionality. Michael Saylor has again posted Bitcoin Tracker information, and may disclose increased holdings next week. Michael Saylor, founder of Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, posted Bitcoin Tracker-related information again on the X platform, writing "The Turn of the Century." Based on past patterns, Strategy always discloses increased Bitcoin holdings the day after the relevant news is released. ANZ Bank: Geopolitical risks escalate, gold remains in a "tailwind." According to Jinshi, ANZ analyst Soni Kumari stated that gold will initially react positively tomorrow, however, some pullback may occur during the session as events unfold. But our overall view remains unchanged; we are still bullish on gold. This year's... Geopolitics is very different, tensions are much higher, and this Iranian attack could have macroeconomic repercussions, especially given the sharp rise in oil prices. Analysts warn this Middle East crisis may be different and advise against immediately buying any dips. According to Jinshi, the situation has become more chaotic as Iran launched missiles at US military bases in Gulf cities, airlines suspended flights, and oil tankers carrying oil and other products stopped passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Rong Ren Goh, portfolio manager of the fixed income team at East Asia Investment, said that tail risks in the Middle East have increased. The market will repric from geopolitical shocks to regime risk shocks and protracted conflict, not just retaliatory actions, unless Iran shows a willingness to negotiate. Analysts believe a greater risk lies in market complacency. The market has consistently assumed the impact of the conflict will be limited and has been reluctant to compare this conflict to the 1979 Iranian regime change. Barclays analysts stated that history powerfully demonstrates that one should not chase rallies during conflicts, but rather "sell the facts." Saxo Bank strategist: Escalation of US-Israeli military action against Iraq wouldn't surprise if gold hits a record high. According to Jinshi, Ole Hansen, head of commodities strategy at Saxo Bank, stated that the US-Israeli military action against Iraq is undoubtedly a worrying escalation that will prompt investors to flock to precious metals and energy sectors. The extent of the impact is uncertain, but given last week's momentum, I wouldn't be surprised if gold hits a record high. Analyst: Gold will once again become the preferred safe-haven asset. According to Jinshi, Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCMTrade, stated that demand for gold is likely to be higher than usual when the market opens on Monday. Considering the potential duration of the conflict, which other countries might be drawn in, and inflation concerns, gold is expected to regain its position as the preferred safe-haven asset. Role. Stocks and other risky assets may be sold off, and investors will seek the best place to put their money, with gold likely to be at the top of that list. Iranian Foreign Minister: New Supreme Leader Could Be Elected in One or Two Days. According to Jinshi, the Iranian Foreign Minister stated that a new Supreme Leader could be elected in one or two days, and regime change is impossible. A 7-Month-Old Wallet Withdraws 384 PAXG from Binance, Worth $2.07 Million. According to OnchainLens monitoring, a 7-month-old wallet withdrew 384 PAXG from Binance, worth $2.07 million. Iran Launches 4 Missiles at US Aircraft Carrier. According to Jinshi, on the afternoon of March 1st local time, the Public Relations Department of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued Announcement No. 7. The announcement stated that the US aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" was attacked by four Iranian ballistic missiles. SpaceX Hosts Approximately 8,285 Bitcoins on Coinbase Prime. According to Coindesk, data from on-chain platform Arkham Intelligence shows that SpaceX currently holds approximately 8,285 Bitcoins in its Coinbase Prime escrow account, worth about $545 million at the latest price. This represents a decrease of about $235 million from its valuation of about $780 million three months ago, during which time the company has not reduced its holdings. SpaceX's Bitcoin holdings have remained relatively stable at around 8,300 coins since the beginning of 2026, but the book value has fluctuated significantly due to the BTC price correction. Its BTC holdings peaked at nearly $2 billion at the end of 2021, followed by a decline during the 2022 bear market, and have fluctuated between $400 million and $800 million over the past two years. Data: RED, HYPE, ENA, and other tokens will see large-scale unlocking next week, with RED unlocking approximately $6.2 million. According to data from TokenUnlocks, several tokens including RED, HYPE, and ENA will undergo significant unlocking next week. Specifically: RedStone (RED) will unlock approximately 40.85 million tokens at midnight Beijing time on March 7th, representing 16.13% of its current circulating supply, worth approximately $6.2 million; Hyperliquid (HYPE) will unlock approximately 173,000 tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on March 6th, representing 0.04% of its current circulating supply, worth approximately $5.4 million; Ethena (ENA) will unlock approximately 40.63 million tokens at 3 PM Beijing time on March 2nd, representing 0.53% of its current circulating supply, worth approximately $4.3 million; and Optimism (OP) will unlock approximately 19.5 million tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on March 7th. (Note: The last sentence about banning paid cryptocurrency promotions is unrelated and appears to be a separate, unrelated statement.) Hive shows that the news that "X's latest 'Paid Partnership Policy' has included the cryptocurrency industry in X's list of industries prohibited from promotion" is old news. Historical webpages show that since at least June 27, 2024, cryptocurrency has been included by the X platform as an "industry that does not meet the qualifications for paid cooperation promotion." Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, published a personal essay entitled "AI+ and Finance+ Promote Each Other," pointing out that we are currently at a critical juncture in technological innovation. Artificial intelligence is not only a core technology of the future, but also a huge force that can influence thousands of industries. Innovation in financial services itself further helps to expand the real economy and overcome pain points. Technological innovations such as AI and blockchain are constantly empowering financial services, creating a more efficient and convenient transaction system, and opening up new channels for different enterprises' trade, financing, and risk management activities.

According to Huoxun Finance on March 2, citing data from Artemis cited by Cointelegraph, Tron topped the list in February with a net increase of $1.6 billion in stablecoin supply, while Ethereum saw the largest decrease in stablecoin supply.

According to Huoxun Finance's weekly crypto market report released on March 2nd, current market positioning has been cleansed, funding rates have fallen to historically low percentiles, and implied volatility has been reset, but liquidity remains fragile, and structural funding inflows are weak. Meanwhile, the 10-year US Treasury yield fell below 4%, ETF flows briefly turned positive, and options traders are establishing two-way positions targeting key catalysts in March. The report analyzes that the market is at a critical juncture between a sustainable transition and a technical rebound within a broader bear market framework. The report covers Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives positions, volatility trends, funding rate dynamics, as well as indicators such as market sentiment, technical signals, ETF and stablecoin flows, and options activity, and provides expected trading ranges and upcoming market catalysts for the next 1-2 weeks.

According to Huoxun Finance on March 2, citing ABC News, Trump claimed that all the Iranian leadership candidates he considered have died.