According to Elliptic, Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex recorded a 700% surge in net outflows to nearly $3 million in the 48 hours following coordinated US and Israeli military strikes, even as local trading volumes dropped around 80% amid internet restrictions. Iran's central bank ordered major platforms to suspend USDT/toman pairs, while Elliptic and TRM Labs data indicate rising exposure to illicit or sanctioned activity and a potential liquidity crunch for domestic exchanges.

BMIC, an Ethereum-based initiative, is developing a quantum-native wallet and finance stack that combines post-quantum cryptography, ERC-4337-style smart accounts, and AI monitoring. The project's token presale targets €40 million with up to 50 tiers priced from $0.048485 to $0.058182, allocating 750 million of a 1.5 billion supply.

US District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. has refused Binance's attempt to compel arbitration, keeping a securities class action over alleged unregistered token sales in federal court. The case, brought by users who opened accounts between September 2017 and April 2018, now advances toward arguments over whether certain tokens traded on Binance fall under US securities laws, while the exchange also faces separate political scrutiny over sanctions and AML concerns.

On 24 February, a market review covers Bitcoin, XRP and Ethereum while highlighting XRP's sharp February drawdown of over 30% from near $2.05 to the $1.40 area. The analysis also cites more than $1.3 billion in cumulative institutional inflows tied to XRP products since late 2025, framing a contest between persistent seasonal weakness and ongoing accumulation.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a fifth consecutive week of net outflows in the week ending Feb. 20, with about $316 million withdrawn. Midweek redemptions of $105 million, $133 million and $166 million outweighed Friday’s $88 million inflows, while cumulative net inflows since January 2024 remain near $54 billion.

SBI Holdings is rolling out a ¥10 billion tokenized bond program for retail investors, recorded onchain via ibet for Fin by BOOSTRY. The three-year notes offer indicative 1.85%–2.45% annual yields with semiannual coupons, and qualifying buyers receive XRP worth about ¥200 per ¥100,000 invested at issuance and with each coupon through 2029. Secondary trading is expected on March 25 via the Osaka Digital Exchange START system.

The Netherlands Gambling Authority has ordered Polymarket’s Dutch affiliate Adventure One to immediately halt unlicensed prediction market betting for local users or face penalties of up to $990,000. The action targets wagers on events such as national elections and comes amid broader Dutch debates on stricter crypto taxation and growing indirect exposure to digital assets.

On Friday, cryptocurrency markets remained steady as US President Donald Trump announced a new universal 10% tariff on imports following a Supreme Court ruling against his earlier emergency powers strategy. Bitcoin hovered near $67,800 and Ether traded around $1,960, while the broader digital asset market capitalization stayed close to $2.33 trillion with traders showing caution rather than panic. Over the past year, the number of Bitcoin addresses holding at least $1 million fell about 16%, even as the policy environment in Washington became more crypto-friendly.

Vitalik Buterin set 2026 as a target to reclaim computing self-sovereignty, detailing moves to privacy tools and trials of running language models on a personal laptop. The article argues local-only hosting cannot meet training and persistent inference needs at scale, and instead points to decentralized compute networks as a way to combine independence with elastic capacity.