Gate News Report, March 9 — According to Polymarket trader Car, trading activity in the prediction market continued to rise last week. Among them, Polymarket's trading volume last week reached $1.93 billion, surpassing Kalshi's $1.87 billion for the first time. Additionally, Probable's trading volume last week was $133 million, Opinion's was $132 million, and Predict.Fun's was $55 million.

Gate News Report: On March 8, the UAE Dubai Media Office announced that in the Al Barsha area of Dubai, debris from an aerial interception operation fell onto a car, resulting in the death of an Asian driver inside the vehicle.

Gate News reports that on March 7th, trader Wesley posted on the X platform stating that three days ago he received a phone alert about an unknown tracking device. Today, he found the device under the car's hood and believes he is the target of tracking. He has already reported it to the police. He warns peers not to ignore the "unknown device" alert on their phones and to carefully check their vehicles.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Lamborghini, a top sports car manufacturer with a market capitalization of $20 billion, has announced it will accept Bitcoin payments. (The Bitcoin Historian)

Multiple Lamborghini dealerships in the United States have started accepting Ethereum as a payment method for purchasing cars, indicating that cryptocurrency payments are expanding into high-end offline consumption. Dealers process transactions through crypto payments to avoid price volatility risks, promoting the gradual integration of digital assets into the real economy. Despite differing opinions, an increasing number of brands are attempting to accept crypto payments, demonstrating that digital assets are establishing new payment scenarios in mainstream commerce.

BlockBeats News, February 25 — Cryptocurrency travel booking platform Travala announced the launch of a global car rental service, expanding its ecosystem to cover the entire travel process from flights and accommodations to ground transportation. All services can now be completed on a single platform. Travala customers can now instantly access over 50,000 rental locations across more than 150 countries/regions, featuring products and services from over 1,700 top global companies and independent car rental providers.

Golden Finance reports that a heinous murder case occurred recently in Vienna. 21-year-old Ukrainian exchange student Danyla Kuzmin (son of the Deputy Mayor of Kharkiv) was murdered by classmates over cryptocurrency assets. He and his classmates revealed that after his father was revealed to hold cryptocurrencies, he was lured to a parking lot by 19-year-old classmate Bogdan (son-in-law of the Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria) and 45-year-old former customs officer Alexander, where he was subjected to prolonged torture and interrogation for his crypto wallet password. After obtaining the assets, the suspects abandoned him in a car and set it on fire before fleeing back to Ukraine. Currently, both individuals are detained by Ukrainian authorities, and the case is still under investigation.

PANews, December 10—According to Bitcoin.com, French fintech company Lyzi has partnered with two luxury car dealerships—the Montpellier Porsche Center and the Bordeaux Lamborghini Center—to allow customers to pay for high-end vehicles using Bitcoin, Tezos (XTZ), stablecoins, and more than 80 other digital assets. These payments are instantly converted to euros, aiming to protect dealerships from price volatility risks and provide a seamless payment experience.

Austrian police recently arrested two Ukrainian men suspected of torturing a 21-year-old university student, robbing him of his cryptocurrency, and ultimately killing and burning his body. The victim was identified as Danylo K., the son of the deputy mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine; his body was found burned in the back seat of a Mercedes. Police indicated that all the funds in the victim’s crypto wallet were withdrawn after the crime, with the motive strongly suspected to be crypto extortion. Vienna police stated that the two suspects, aged 19 and 45, fled to Austria three days after committing the crime and were subsequently arrested in Ukraine. The case has been handed over to Ukrainian authorities and no extradition will take place. Local media revealed that the incident began in the parking lot of the Sofitel Hotel, where the victim was ambushed and forced into a car. He was then brutally beaten in the Donaustadt district, his teeth knocked out, nearly suffocated to death, and ultimately doused with gasoline and set on fire. Police found a melted fuel can in the back seat of the car, confirming that the fire originated from gasoline.

Danylo K., the son of a Ukrainian politician, was killed in Vienna and his crypto wallet was emptied. Police found his body inside a burning car. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the case, which will be transferred to Ukraine for trial.