US crypto exchange Kraken has secured a limited-purpose master account from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, giving its banking unit direct access to the Fed’s core payments infrastructure in what marks a first-of-its-kind breakthrough for the digital asset industry.

In an interview with CoinDesk at NEARCON 2026, Davide Crapis, Head of AI at the Ethereum Foundation, stated that as AI reshapes fields such as finance and cybersecurity, Ethereum will not merge with AI at the raw computing power level, but rather act as a coordination and verification layer in an increasingly AI-dominated world. Crapis pointed out that if AI systems lack attributes such as decentralization, autonomy, censorship resistance, and privacy, and people rely on AI to handle everything, then these attributes will cease to exist. Ethereum's AI strategy is not to compete with OpenAI or Google on model scale, but to ensure that AI becoming the interface to the internet does not quietly lead to a recentralization of power. The strategy encompasses two main directions: First, decentralized AI coordination, providing the infrastructure for autonomous AI agents to identify, establish trust, and exchange payments. The AI's computational work remains off-chain, with Ethereum supporting agent discovery and verification through a public registry, transparent historical records, payment routing, and cryptographic proofs. The relevant standard protocol, ERC-8004, is under development. Second, it introduces core principles such as privacy, openness, censorship resistance, and security into the AI ​​field, encouraging more AI processing to be performed on users' local devices, reducing the amount of information transmitted to centralized servers. Crapis also stated that AI systems may automate and scale up cyberattacks in the future, challenging traditional authentication methods, while cryptographic keys will become increasingly important due to their mathematically verifiable nature.

The Director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, Pulte, has indicated that while the transformation is not yet fully realized, there is an impending recognition of technology's swift impact on the mortgage market. According to Jin10, Pulte emphasized the significant changes technology is bringing to the industry, suggesting that widespread acknowledgment of these advancements is imminent. The statement highlights the evolving landscape of mortgage financing, driven by technological innovations that are reshaping traditional processes and practices.

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper stated on Wednesday, the 4th, that the United States and Israel could fully control Iranian airspace within a week. According to Ming Pao, White House spokesperson Levitt later added that the U.S. is expected to soon achieve complete air superiority over Iran.

Several crypto companies have secured OCC conditional approval for a banking charter since the GENIUS Act was passed in July, including Circle, Ripple, Bridge and Stripe. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/zerohash-applies-us-national-bank-charter?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Hong Kong's Commercial Crime Bureau has exposed a cross-border money laundering operation involving two individuals from mainland China. According to NS3.AI, these individuals utilized fake accounts in digital banks in Hong Kong to launder approximately HKD 230 million. The scheme involved transferring funds obtained from fraudulent activities into traditional bank accounts and subsequently converting them into cryptocurrencies through virtual asset exchanges to obscure the money trail. In late 2024, the individuals received prison sentences of 28 and 43 months, respectively.

Aptos is set to unlock approximately 10.94 million tokens on March 12 at 8 a.m. UTC+8. According to ChainCatcher, this token release is valued at around $11.03 million, based on data from the Web3 asset platform RootData. The upcoming unlock is part of Aptos's ongoing token distribution plan.

Solana protocol Byreal has officially released the open-source byreal-cli, a tool designed for AI Agent on-chain interactions. According to ChainCatcher, this tool supports key functions such as liquidity pool queries and risk analysis, token swaps, CLMM position toggles and claims, and one-click copying of popular liquidity positions, covering the complete DeFi lifecycle. The tool is compatible with over 40 AI Agent frameworks, including Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenClaw, and can be used immediately upon installation.

1. Intel CEO: Memory shortage may not ease until 2028. 2. Institution: Stagnant replacement demand coupled with soaring storage prices leads to Japan's PC shipments contracting for the first time in three years. 3. Nvidia's new products drive demand for high-end memory; Samsung and SK Hynix begin market share battle. 4. Lenovo issues price increase notice; some computers see price increases exceeding 1,000 yuan. 5. Bernstein: Storage chip price increases may slow around the end of the year. 6. Xiaomi establishes annual chip upgrade plan; hardware and software integration strategy accelerates. 7. Beijing Quantum Institute's quantum interface device and system team makes significant progress in multimode quantum acoustic device research. 8. Datadome: Scalpers exacerbate global DDR5 memory shortage; robots initiate over 50,000 requests per hour. 9. Montage Technology: Core technical staff member Yamagata passed away due to illness; will not have a significant impact on R&D and operations. 10. Asian semiconductor giants' spending this year is expected to reach $136 billion, a 25% year-on-year increase. (Jinshi)

The United Nations Secretary-General is actively engaging in diplomatic efforts to alleviate tensions in the Middle East. According to Jin10, on March 4, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric stated at the daily briefing in New York that Secretary-General António Guterres is maintaining contact with various regional parties through diplomatic channels. Dujarric emphasized that the UN consistently views diplomatic negotiations as the sole means to resolve conflicts.

شهدت العملة الرقمية ADA ارتفاع طفيف خلال 24 ساعة الماضية، حيث تجاوزت 0. 27 دولار بزيادة تقارب 3%. ومع ذلك، ما تزال منخفضة بنحو 2% خلال الأسبوع، في ظل عمليات بيع من كبار المستثمرين. ووفقا للمحلل “علي مارتينيز”، قام الحيتان ببيع أو إعادة توزيع نحو 230 مليون ADA خلال أسبوع، بقيمة تقارب 63 مليون دولار source: https://arab-btc.net/ada-price-facing-a-renewed-drop/

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