Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) now supports Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC) on Monad, enabling more than $5 billion in Bitcoin-backed liquidity to flow into the Monad DeFi ecosystem, Monad announced Monday. The integration allows cbBTC holders to move tokens directly into Monad-based applications, with early adopters Curvance and Neverland launching cbBTC markets for lending, borrowing, trading, and structured products on the EVM-compatible layer-1 blockchain. Chainlink CCIP uses multiple tiers of decentralized validation and Coinbase's Cross-Chain Token standard to help preserve wrapped asset supply integrity across networks. LINK traded at $8.99, up about 5%, with support at $8.83 and resistance in the $9.20–$9.50 range, while Chainlink ETFs have absorbed 1.16% of total LINK supply.

Fairshake, the crypto industry's primary political action committee, reported early victories in the 2026 U.S. congressional primaries while spending $1.5 million to oppose longtime Texas Democrat Al Green, state voting results and Federal Election Commission filings show. In Texas' 8th District, Jessica Steinmann, a former Department of Justice lawyer backed by President Donald Trump, won nearly 70% of the Republican primary vote after receiving more than $750,000 in Fairshake support, with her campaign describing her as a strong supporter of digital assets and blockchain technology. Green trailed Democratic opponent Christian Menefee, a pro-blockchain candidate, in a newly redrawn district and is headed to a runoff after neither surpassed 50%, while Fairshake-backed Republicans Chris Gober in the 10th District and Trever Nehls in the 22nd won their primaries with more than 50% and 76% respectively. The PAC also supported Representative French Hill in Arkansas with more than $400,000 and North Carolina Representative Tim Moore with more than $80,000, both winning their primaries with 77% and 83% respectively, as Fairshake and its two affiliated PACs entered the campaign season holding $193 million.

President Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to serve as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Warsh is known as a strong supporter of Bitcoin, which may draw attention from cryptocurrency market participants.

MicroStrategy, led by Michael Saylor, acquired 1,000 BTC yesterday in its largest one-day Bitcoin purchase, the original report shows. The purchase came as Bitcoin traded above $73,000, sparking renewed debate over whether bullish sentiment has returned to the market.

Huang Licheng, also known as "Maji Dage," has increased his ETH long position to 6,050 ETH, valued at about $13 million, with an unrealized profit of $670,000 as of March 5, HyperInsight data cited by ChainThink show. The average entry price is $2,039.93 per ETH, and the liquidation level is set at $2,012.10.

Bitcoin is trading near recent monthly highs in the low-to-mid $70,000s as traders monitor a looming weekly death cross, TradingView data and Material Indicators' Keith Alan show. Key technical levels include psychological resistance around $75,000, the 50-day simple moving average near $76,350, and the 21-day SMA around $67,550, with longer-range markers at the 21-week and 100-week SMAs near $88,000 and $87,300. Several analysts cited by Cointelegraph note that a bear-market low could form at or below $50,000, while confirmation of the weekly death cross has historically aligned with periods of heightened volatility or drawdowns rather than guaranteeing a specific price outcome.

Western Union will launch USDPT, a stablecoin issued on the Solana blockchain, with Crossmint providing wallet infrastructure and payment APIs linked to Western Union's Digital Asset Network, Solana Payments reports. The stablecoin will be redeemable for cash at 360,000 locations across more than 200 countries.

Limitless (LMTS), described as a social prediction protocol, will have spot trading launched by Coinbase on March 5, 2026, according to the exchange. The LMTSUSD spot trading pair is scheduled to open on or after 9:00 AM PT, conditional on sufficient liquidity, and will only be available in jurisdictions where Coinbase supports trading.

Michael Saylor said his side can buy more Bitcoin than sellers are offering, signaling strong buying interest. The comment underscores his view that current demand is capable of outpacing available supply from sellers.