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Stablecoins are undergoing a process of institutionalization, with Hong Kong issuing the first issuer licenses to promote direct government use of stablecoins, while the United States clarifies its regulatory stance. Both developments mark the official integration of stablecoins into the traditional financial system, making them compliant assets and fostering the development of the global digital currency ecosystem.

Mars Finance reports that Solid Intel states Australia has granted a license for a "regulated digital dollar" on the XRP Ledger, allowing banks to use compliant Australian dollar stablecoins for on-chain transactions. Relevant information shows that the Australian dollar stablecoin AUDD (issued by AUDC) previously received an AFSL license from ASIC to provide non-cash payment facilities, and AUDD can be in

Author: Zen, PANews
The global spotlight is on Iran and the Persian Gulf. The outside world often discusses Iran through two main narratives: military and regime risks, and energy and shipping disruptions. Mainstream media's immediate reports focus on military actions, oil and gas facilities, the Strait of Hormuz, and sharp fluctuations in financial markets.
But beneath these grand narratives, if you zoom in on cities like Tehran, Mashhad, and Ahvaz and focus on ordinary people, you'll find that when tensions are high, the most important thing is the safety of lives and assets.
After the U.S. and Israel launched the attack, the outflow of assets from Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, surged by approximately 700% within just a few minutes. A report from Chainalysis also confirmed that in the hours following the attack, the hourly trading volume of crypto assets within Iran increased.

Mars Finance reports that stablecoin issuer Circle has announced that its ultra-small payment service "Nanopayments" is now live on the testnet, supporting ultra-small USDC transactions as low as $0.000001, with zero Gas fees and AI agent support.

Mars Finance reports that on March 3rd, local witnesses stated that an area near the Iranian Expert Conference Agency in Tehran, the capital of Iran, was attacked. This agency is responsible for electing the Supreme Leader. (Jin10)

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Wang Yi Had a Phone Call with the Israeli Foreign Minister, Emphasizing that China advocates resolving international issues through dialogue, opposes military strikes, calls for a halt to military operations, protects Chinese personnel safety, and promotes easing of the Middle East situation.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Jintiao, the probability of the European Central Bank raising interest rates by the end of the year is currently estimated at 40%, up from 25% earlier in the day.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Coinglass data, over the past 24 hours, the entire network experienced liquidations of $446 million, with long positions liquidated at $232 million and short positions at $214 million. Among these, Bitcoin long positions were liquidated at $81.6554 million, Bitcoin short positions at $98.3464 million, Ethereum long positions at $43.0665 million, and Ethereum short positions at $60.5237 million.

Mars Finance reports that, according to market sources, the whale address “pension-usdt.eth” has opened a new Bitcoin (BTC) 3x leveraged long position, involving 1,000 Bitcoins, worth approximately $67.57 million. The whale's total profit across its two wallets has exceeded $27.28 million.

Affected by the escalation of the Iran war and inflation concerns, the US dollar experienced its largest two-day gain in nearly a year, the 10-year US Treasury yield rose, and oil and European natural gas prices surged significantly. Traders lowered their expectations of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Jintiao, traders believe there is a 50% chance the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates a second time this year.

The latest research from the European Central Bank shows that the growth of stablecoins is drawing away bank deposits, weakening the impact of monetary policy on lending, and causing banks to rely more on costlier market financing. The extent of stablecoins' impact depends on their size, design, and regulatory approach, especially as foreign currency-pegged stablecoins may further weaken this link.

sDOLA LlamaLend was subjected to a flash loan price manipulation attack, resulting in a loss of approximately $240,000, including 6.74 WETH and 227,325 DOLA. The attacker manipulated the sDOLA price, causing multiple accounts' health factors to drop below zero and triggering liquidations, ultimately profiting from the attack.

Original Author: Eric, Foresight News
In the early morning of March 3, Beijing time, a class action lawsuit demanding that Uniswap and Uniswap founder Hayden Adams be held responsible for scam tokens on Uniswap was dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Uniswap Foundation General Counsel Brian Nistler called it "a landmark ruling for DeFi."
Hayden Adams also tweeted, "If you write open-source smart contract code and that code is used by scammers, the scammers are responsible, not the open-source developers. This is a reasonable and just outcome."

Mars Finance reports that on March 3rd, DefiLlama data shows that the Hyperliquid platform's 24-hour trading volume reached 8.7 billion, a 58% increase from the previous day. Trading volumes of other major Perp DEXs remained stable, ranked in order as Aster, Lighter, EdgeX, Grvt, and Pacifica.