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According to Bitcoin Magazine, quantum technology company BTQ Technologies announced the successful deployment of the first functional implementation of Bitcoin Improvement Proposal BIP-360 on its Bitcoin Quantum testnet (v0.3.0). BIP-360 aims to address the potential threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin, with its core being the introduction of a new output type called "Pay to Merkle Root," thereby minimizing the exposure risk of elliptic curve public keys. The proposal was formally merged into the Bitcoin BIP repository earlier this year.

The European Central Bank kept its three main interest rates unchanged, in line with market expectations, for the sixth consecutive meeting. The deposit facility rate, the main refinancing rate, and the marginal lending rate remained at 2%, 2.15%, and 2.40%, respectively.

Browser developer Opera is seeking to acquire a significant stake in the Celo network through a $160 million deal, aiming to become a key stakeholder in the blockchain ecosystem. This proposed investment comes as Celo plans to transition from an independent Layer 1 blockchain to an Ethereum Layer 2 network. Opera has previously integrated Celo's native assets and tokens into its browser. (CoinDesk)

Europe's largest asset management company Amundi (managing approximately €2.3 trillion in assets) is partnering with Spiko Finance to launch tokenized mutual fund SAFO. The fund offers 7×24 hour transferability and near-instant settlement functionality, with underlying technology supported by Chainlink. (CoinDesk)

U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending March 14 came in at 205,000, versus expectations of 215,000 and prior week's 213,000, marking the lowest level since the week of January 10.

Digital Ascension Group (DAG), a joint family office focused on digital assets, announces a partnership with digital financial platform Uphold. Per the agreement, DAG will integrate Uphold's trading infrastructure and liquidity into its digital asset services, providing more precise digital asset management services for DAG's ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients and family offices. Digital Wealth Partners, a subsidiary of DAG, is one of the largest crypto-focused registered investment advisors (RIAs) in the United States, regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with appr

Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Agency (Senad) recently partnered with international organizations to host a seminar aimed at strengthening security forces' ability to identify and combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and organized crime that utilize Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The seminar particularly analyzed how transnational criminal networks are shifting from traditional financial channels to digital ecosystems. Additionally, Bolivian police discovered in recent operations against drug trafficker Sebastián Marset that high-level criminals are gradually abandoning cash stora

Galaxy Digital's latest research report indicates that the potential threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin is real, but far from an existential crisis. The report shows that while quantum computers theoretically capable of breaking Bitcoin's elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA) might emerge in the mid-2030s, Bitcoin can seamlessly upgrade to post-quantum cryptography through a soft fork. The research emphasizes that current quantum computing technology remains far from breaking 256-bit encryption, and the Bitcoin community has sufficient time to implement defensive upgrades befo

According to Bloomberg, a British woman illegally stole 2323 bitcoin worth approximately £180 million held by her husband following their divorce. The indictment shows that the woman used private key access obtained during their marriage to secretly transfer the assets after the property division agreement was executed. The victim discovered the fund anomaly and reported it to law enforcement. Currently, the case has entered judicial proceedings, and the defendant faces multiple charges including wire fraud and money laundering.

South Korea's largest opposition party, the People Power Party, has proposed a bill to completely abolish the cryptocurrency gains tax originally scheduled to be implemented in 2027. Previously, South Korea was set to impose a 22% tax on cryptocurrency asset gains exceeding 2.5 million Korean won (approximately $1,865) starting in 2025, which includes a 20% national income tax and 2% local tax. Additionally, the bill cited guidance from the U.S. SEC classifying most cryptocurrencies as commodities, arguing that cryptocurrency assets should not be treated equivalently to securities. (TheBlock)

Crypto.com Chief Executive Officer Kris Marszalek announced on X that the company is integrating enterprise-grade artificial intelligence (AI) across all operations to enhance operational scale and precision. Marszalek stated that companies that fail to transition to AI immediately will be eliminated, while those moving slowly will be left behind. As part of this strategic transformation, Crypto.com has conducted layoffs of approximately 12% of roles that cannot adapt to the new environment. Affected employees have been notified and will receive transition support resources.

"US SEC Chair: Establishing Four Categories of Crypto Assets Not Classified as Securities" (Author: Paul S. Atkins, SEC Chair)
The SEC is advancing a "Token Classification Framework + Investment Contract Interpretation" approach, clarifying that four categories of assets are not considered securities: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital utilities, and payment-type stablecoins compliant with the GENIUS Act. The SEC also emphasizes that only federal contracts receive safe harbor protection. Related proposals are expected to enter the public comment period in the coming weeks.
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According to The Block, crypto market maker Flow Traders announced its expansion into tokenized asset trading through its 24/7 OTC counter, covering tokenized money market funds, stocks, and commodities, and providing two-way liquidity for Franklin Templeton's on-chain money market fund BENJI, Tether Gold (XAUT), and others. Institutional counterparties can trade and hedge using fiat currencies or stablecoins outside traditional trading hours.

Wu Shuo has learned that DeFi protocol Neutrl posted on X stating that its frontend appears to have been attacked, and the team is urgently investigating. For security reasons, the official recommends that users refrain from interacting with its website until further updates are released. Additionally, Neutrl reminds users to promptly go to Revoke.cash to revoke Permit2 authorizations for related addresses and to check and revoke authorizations from other suspicious addresses to reduce potential asset risks.

According to a report from the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS), the committee believes that cryptocurrency donations pose an "unnecessary and unacceptable high risk" to the political funding system and is calling on the government to ban donations to political parties in the form of cryptocurrency. The committee recommends reassessing the matter only after the Electoral Commission establishes statutory guidance applicable to its regulated entities. The report also notes that under the current framework, the cross-border nature, anonymity, and coin-mixi

According to TechCrunch, after a Meta employee posted a technical question on an internal forum, another engineer had an AI Agent assist with analysis. The AI Agent subsequently posted a reply without authorization with incorrect suggestions, causing the employee who asked the question to follow its guidance and perform operations that exposed sensitive company and user data to some unauthorized employees for approximately two hours. Meta classified the incident as an internal security event "Sev 1". According to public information, Meta has previously experienced "agent runaway" incidents and

Wu Shuo learned that according to official information, the Perle Foundation has announced the PRL token economics: total supply of 10 billion PRL tokens, with 37.5% allocated to community (7.5% unlocked at TGE, linear unlock over 36 months), 17.84% allocated for ecosystem (10% unlocked at TGE, linear unlock over 48 months), 27.66% allocated to investors (12-month cliff period, followed by linear unlock over 36 months), and 17% allocated to team (12-month cliff period, followed by linear unlock over 36 months).