Yuga Labs X Magic Eden Ethereum Marketplace Launched | Cryptocurrency Trends

1. Mainstream Exchange Trends:

• Bitget Wallet launches a new Fair Launchpool promotion for AI tokens.
• Binance to add 4 spot trading pairs (including CKB and LDO) and trading bot services.
• OKX Web3 wallet connects the Merlin Chain network.
• OKX.TR opens trading services.
• HTX Ventures becomes the exclusive sponsor of the ETHDenver 2024 Zen Zone.
• Huobi HK resubmits application with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission for a virtual asset trading platform.
• Kraken launches Kraken Institutional for institutional traders.
• Mainstream Exchange Listings (CEX: Token — Time of Listing in UTC)

2. Cryptocurrency Trends:

• The Ethereum mainnet is scheduled to undergo the Dencun upgrade on March 13, 9:55 PM.
• Yuga Labs: Ethereum marketplace in partnership with Magic Eden to launch today.
• Bitcoin spot ETFs traded a record total volume of approximately $2.4 billion and saw net inflows of approximately $516 million yesterday.
• Transit Swap integrates Alchemy Pay and extends support for payment options such as Google Pay.
• Circle enters into a partnership with Coincheck to expand USDC access in the Japanese market.
• Vitalik Buterin recommends that Elon Musk use the Linux open-source operating system.
• The total market capitalization of stablecoins exceeds $140 billion, a new high since December 2022.

3. Financing Trends:

• Talus Network, an AI blockchain platform, raises $3 million in a funding round by Polychain Capital.
• QED, a zero-knowledge native blockchain protocol, raises $3 million in a funding round led by Arrington Capital.
• PlayMakers, a Web3 gaming UGC platform, raises $1.5 million in a funding round led by RockawayX.
• Binance Labs invests in Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon.
• Initia, a Blockchain platform, raises $7.5 million in a funding round led by Delphi Ventures and Hack VC.
• DWF Labs to purchase $10 million in FLOKI.

4. Regulatory Trends:

• Do Kwon may miss start of U.S. SEC fraud trial due to extradition delays.
• U.S. Republican lawmakers introduce the "CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act."
• Spanish financial regulator issues investor warning for unlicensed entities, which includes 3 crypto firms.