Odaily News According to data from the Polymarket website, the probability of the event "US and Iran Ceasefire Before March 15" once surged to 64% before falling back to 25%, with trading volume exceeding $800,000.

Previously, Trump stated this morning that the operation against Iran is expected to last 4 to 5 weeks, but it could take longer.

Odaily News According to OnchainLens monitoring, a whale sold 1,636.67 XAUT at a price of $5,269, exchanging it for 125.92 WBTC. The transaction amount was approximately $8.62 million, resulting in a profit of about $533,600.

Odaily News Base Growth Lead Antonio García Martínez posted on the X platform, stating that the developer code allowing applications or protocols to add labels for themselves is now live on Base. This feature will provide chain-level attribution data for on-chain activities on Base.

He stated that this mechanism can bring new business model support for different applications and will serve as a data source for various future Base reward programs.

Odaily News According to OnchainLens monitoring, 2 hours ago, a whale purchased 6,114 ETH from OKX, with a transaction value of approximately $12.4 million, and subsequently deposited the related assets into Aave V3.

Odaily News Following the US Trump administration's discontinuation of Anthropic's AI technology products, OpenAI swiftly reached an agreement with the US Department of Defense to deploy OpenAI models within the DoD's classified networks. This event triggered user outcry and a boycott campaign against OpenAI, leading to 700,000 users canceling subscriptions or even uninstalling ChatGPT within a short period, switching to Anthropic's Claude instead.

Anthropic's Claude, having gained substantial user support, surged to the top of the US App Store's free download charts. OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini ranked second and third, respectively. Claude had previously experienced an increase in failure rates, likely related to the significant surge in traffic. (Jin10)

Odaily News: Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts have recently filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit seeking to recover 327,829.720952 USDT (approximately $327,000), which is allegedly linked to a cryptocurrency scam conducted through a dating application.

The prosecution stated that the investigation began in the fall of 2024, when authorities discovered a Massachusetts resident was suspected of being involved in an "online romance scam." Using the alias "Linda Brown," the suspect established a relationship with the victim over several weeks before claiming to have a cryptocurrency investment opportunity and inducing the victim to transfer funds.

Prosecutors allege that the suspect, under the guise of a "legitimate investment," actually deceived the victim into transferring funds to wallet addresses controlled by the suspect or their accomplices. The victim realized it was a scam only after failing to withdraw the funds.

Law enforcement pointed out that the stolen funds were transferred through multiple cryptocurrency wallets, subsequently converted into USDT, and ultimately used for money laundering transactions.

This case comes as U.S. regulators are strengthening warnings against "romance crypto scams." Previously, the Ohio Federal Prosecutor's Office issued a reminder titled "Cupid Doesn't Ask for Crypto" ahead of Valentine's Day, warning the public to be vigilant against romance investment scams carried out through social media and instant messaging platforms.

Odaily News Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently published a series of in-depth technical articles discussing Ethereum's future roadmap. In his latest post, he focused on analyzing the potential centralization risks within the block building pipeline and proposed solutions such as expanding the FOCIL mechanism and introducing encrypted mempools to enhance the network's censorship resistance.

According to the plan, Ethereum will launch the Glamsterdam upgrade in the first half of 2026, which will introduce the enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS) mechanism. This mechanism allows block proposers to outsource block building to a permissionless open market, aiming to reduce centralization risks at the staking level.

However, Buterin pointed out that while ePBS can prevent block building rights from concentrating among a few staking pools, block building itself could still become centralized among a small number of sophisticated participants due to specialization and the pursuit of maximal extractable value (MEV), potentially creating a new centralization trend.

To address this issue, Ethereum developers plan to simultaneously launch the FOCIL (Forward Obligatory Commitment to Inclusion Lists) mechanism with the Glamsterdam upgrade. The initial version will randomly select 16 witnesses to mandate that specific transactions must be included in a block, otherwise the block will be rejected. Buterin stated that even if block building is controlled by a single malicious entity, FOCIL can still ensure transactions cannot be fully censored.

Furthermore, Buterin explored the possibility of scaling up FOCIL ("big FOCIL") and introducing encrypted mempools to further mitigate information asymmetry and power concentration issues during the block building process.

Recently, Buterin has been actively commenting on topics including the quantum resistance roadmap, execution layer improvements, and block building mechanisms, indicating that Ethereum's core development team is conducting systematic design and risk assessments for the next phase of protocol upgrades.

Odaily News: Solana ecosystem Meme coin launch platform Pump.fun announced that its mobile application now supports tokens issued by competitor platforms and other non-native assets, further expanding the scope of in-app trading.

Pump stated on platform X on Monday that users want to trade and hold more assets without leaving the application. This update aims to create an on-chain trading app with "lower friction and higher functionality," allowing users to accomplish more within a single application.

Specifically, Pump.fun now supports assets from other Solana token launch platforms such as Raydium and Meteora. Additionally, the platform has added Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) and Wrapped Ethereum (WETH) via the Wormhole cross-chain bridge, as well as mainstream tokens like Gigachad (GIGA) and PENGU.

Influenced by the overall market recovery, the Pump token PUMP rose approximately 8.4% to $0.0020 at the time of writing, while Bitcoin gained about 6% during the same period.

Analysis suggests that in the current market environment, mature crypto platforms are accelerating their transformation into "one-stop trading applications" to compete for more user time and trading volume. Similar to centralized exchanges like Coinbase and Kraken, they are also evolving towards integrated platforms that combine crypto, stocks, and derivatives.

Odaily News A U.S. federal judge has ruled to dismiss the remaining state law claims against Uniswap Labs and its founder Hayden Adams, bringing an end to this multi-year class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs sought to hold the platform accountable for losses incurred from trading "scam tokens" on the Uniswap protocol.

U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla for the Southern District of New York issued the ruling on Monday, dismissing the plaintiffs' second amended complaint "with prejudice," finding that the plaintiffs failed to state a viable legal claim. The court noted that the plaintiffs had been given multiple opportunities to amend their complaint but were still unable to demonstrate that Uniswap should be held responsible for the misconduct of unnamed third-party token issuers.

The plaintiffs claimed losses due to "rug pulls" and "pump-and-dump" schemes, arguing that Uniswap "aided and abetted fraud" by providing a platform that matches buyers and sellers. However, the court explicitly stated that merely providing a decentralized trading platform does not constitute "substantial assistance" to fraudulent activities.

Judge Failla reiterated her previous view, stating that holding the developers of smart contract code responsible for third-party misuse on a decentralized platform is "logically untenable."

The case was originally filed in 2022 and initially included federal securities law allegations. Those securities-related claims were dismissed in 2023, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals subsequently upheld that dismissal and remanded the remaining state law claims back to the district court for further proceedings. This latest ruling marks the formal conclusion of the case and further narrows the scope of applying state law to hold DeFi platform developers liable.

Odaily News: Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms announced its full-year 2025 results, achieving record-high revenue. The company's annual revenue reached $647.4 million, a significant increase from $376.7 million in 2024.

In 2025, Riot produced a total of 5,686 Bitcoins, up from 4,828 in the previous fiscal year. As of now, the company holds over 18,000 Bitcoins. Benefiting from Bitcoin reaching a record high price in 2025, the company's Bitcoin mining revenue rose to $576.3 million, compared to $321 million in 2024.

Riot CEO Jason Les stated that 2025 was a pivotal year for the company's strategic transformation. By releasing nearly 2 gigawatts of power reserves for the construction of high-demand data center infrastructure, the company is accelerating its transition into an artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure provider, creating long-term value for shareholders.

In January of this year, Riot entered into a data center cooperation agreement with semiconductor company AMD, and the first phase of leasing operations commenced in January 2026, already beginning to contribute revenue for the company. Activist investment firm Starboard Value previously indicated that Riot's potential valuation from its pivot towards AI and HPC could be as high as $21 billion.

Odaily News According to reports, Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific released its Q4 2025 financial results, showing a mixed overall performance. Against the backdrop of the company accelerating its transition towards high-density data center colocation business, mining revenue saw a significant decline.

The financial report indicates that the company's total revenue for Q4 was $79.8 million, down from $94.9 million in the same period last year. Specifically, Bitcoin mining business revenue fell to $42.2 million, a notable decrease from $79.9 million in Q4 2024.

However, the company emphasized that its data center colocation service revenue surged to $31.3 million, up from $8.5 million in 2024. This growth is primarily attributed to the operational expansion of the colocation business. The colocation model refers to enterprises renting non-owned computing infrastructure for deployment.

Core Scientific CEO Adam Sullivan stated that the company's existing construction projects are now over halfway complete and it is expanding its colocation platform to a 1.5-gigawatt pipeline of leasable capacity. Leveraging its multi-regional footprint and proven execution capabilities, the company is accelerating the commissioning of multiple sites to drive long-term sustainable growth.

In terms of profitability, gross profit for Q4 rose to $20.8 million, higher than the $4.8 million in the same period of 2024; however, the company's adjusted EBITDA remained at -$42.7 million, indicating that profitability pressure still exists during the transition process.

Odaily News Former US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that the duration of the Iran conflict's impact on the oil market will determine the extent of its blow to US economic growth and the inflationary pressure it brings, which will complicate the Federal Reserve's work. Yellen, who previously served as Fed Chair, said during a video conference in Long Beach, California, on Monday: "I think the recent situation in Iran has made the Fed more hesitant, less willing to cut interest rates than before this happened." Yellen pointed out that the current inflation rate is already about one percentage point higher than the Fed's target. She stated that President Trump's tariff policies have contributed roughly half a percentage point to the current 3% inflation rate. Speaking at the S&P Global TPM26 shipping industry conference, she said: "Now we have the Iran shock, with oil prices surging significantly—we don't know what will happen in the coming days." Yellen added that if the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for a large volume of oil shipments in the region, remains closed for more than a few days, oil prices could stay elevated or rise further.

Odaily News According to an earlier ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, the majority of the tariff measures implemented by the administration of former President Donald Trump were invalid. The Department of Justice subsequently filed an appeal with a federal appeals court, requesting an additional 90-day grace period to provide the executive and legislative branches with time to consider options, amounting to a maximum delay of approximately four months. However, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected this request from the Department of Justice, meaning subsequent steps in the tariff refund process can proceed swiftly. This ruling by the federal appeals court clears the way for the lower court, the U.S. Court of International Trade, to initiate legal proceedings related to tariff refunds. According to estimates from Department of Justice lawyers, the refund process could take several years to complete. Following the Supreme Court's ruling, tariff refund lawsuits filed by hundreds of additional companies have brought the total number of tariff-related cases facing the Trump administration to over 2,000.

Odaily News: Officials from the U.S. Department of State stated that the U.S. Department of State is urging American citizens to "leave immediately" from over a dozen countries and regions in the Middle East. These locations include Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Odaily News: On Monday, Ebrahim Jabari, an advisor to the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, stated that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and Iran will fire upon any vessel attempting to pass through, and will attack oil pipelines and transportation lines. This is the clearest warning from Iran since it informed ships on Saturday that it would close this exit channel. This move could block one-fifth of global oil shipments and drive a significant surge in crude oil prices. Speaking on state media, Jabari said: "The Strait of Hormuz is closed. If anyone tries to pass, the heroes of the Revolutionary Guards and the regular navy will set those ships ablaze. We will absolutely not allow a single drop of oil to flow out of this region... Oil prices could rise to $200 in the coming days."