Top News

1. Recap of Last Night's US-Iran Situation: Iranian Senior Officials Killed in Attack, Over 200 Ships Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

2. Bitcoin Briefly Dips Near $65,000 This Morning

3. Anthropic Reportedly Launches "Prompt Migration" Tool, Targeting OpenAI's Memory Wall

4. Escalation of Middle East Conflict Triggers Global "Safe Haven" Surge, Gold, Silver, and Oil Rise Together, US Stock Futures Decline

5. Tether Freezes $4.2 Billion Worth of USDT in the Past Three Years

Articles & Threads

1. "US-Iran Conflict Spills Over into the Crypto World, What Can We Expect in Monday's Market?"

Following the US and Israel's attacks on Iran, BTC briefly dropped to around $63,000, with perpetual contract funding rates falling to -6%, the second-lowest level in nearly three months. The last time it hit this level was on February 6 when BTC bottomed around $60,000. Meanwhile, as gold was not trading, gold futures skyrocketed nearly 6% against the trend. Currently, Israel has declared a national state of emergency and closed its airspace. While the international community is still cautiously defining whether this constitutes a "full-scale war," this high-intensity local conflict has substantially altered the regional landscape.

2. "Sam Altman's Day in 24 Hours: The Pentagon Said "No" Twice, but Only One "No" Was Serious"

On the morning of February 28th, Beijing Time, Sam Altman tweeted: "Tonight, we reached an agreement with the US Army to deploy our model to their classified network." Rewind about twelve hours to the evening of February 27th, Beijing Time. It was also him, sitting in front of the CNBC's Squawk Box camera, saying in a calm tone: "For Anthropic, despite many disagreements between us, I fundamentally trust this company. I believe they truly care about security." He also said: "I don't think the Pentagon should be using the Defense Production Act to threaten these companies." In less than twelve hours, from the same mouth, two different statements. What happened in between is worth explaining.

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