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Artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a statement calling for a ban on domestic surveillance of American citizens and fully autonomous weapons systems, emphasizing that current AI models are unreliable, and stating that the Department of Defense listing them as a supply chain risk is unprecedented, with plans to challenge this designation through legal channels.

Mars Finance News: On February 27, Coinbase Markets announced that the ROBO-PERP perpetual contract market has entered full trading mode on Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced. Currently, this market supports various order types including limit orders, market orders, stop-loss orders, and stop-limit orders, further enhancing the derivatives trading functionality.

The US stock market opened lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.75%, the S&P 500 down 0.82%, and the Nasdaq down 1.2%. Netflix rose 10.83% after exiting a takeover bid, while Amazon fell 0.44% and will invest $50 billion in OpenAI's new funding round.

Bitcoin is currently consolidating between $62,000 and $72,000, facing a fifth consecutive month of decline. Despite the market weakness, open interest in options is about to break previous highs, indicating strong demand in the options market. Implied volatility remains high, suggesting that investors' demand for risk protection remains steady.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Gate Market data, Microsoft stocks in the US pre-market are down 2.4%, Alphabet's stock price has decreased by 0.7%, and Amazon's stock price has fallen 0.9% in the pre-market.

Mars Finance reports that the U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for January increased by 2.9% year-over-year, higher than the market expectation of 2.6%, and the previous value was 3%.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Gate Market data, the Russell 2000 Index futures fell by 1.1%.

Mars Finance reports that Bakkt, a cryptocurrency trading platform under the New York Stock Exchange, announced the completion of the registration direct offering pricing for 3,024,799 shares of Class A common stock and pre-paid warrants. Each pre-paid warrant can purchase up to 2,475,201 shares of Class A common stock. The offering price is $8.75 per share, and the price for each pre-paid warrant is $8.7499. The total fundraising amount is approximately $48.125 million. The transaction is expected to be completed around March 2, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Mars Finance reports that the decentralized contract exchange Grvt released its 2026 roadmap on X, confirming that the complete tokenomics model, including distribution structure, unlock schedule, and distribution mechanisms, will be announced in March. Grvt stated that holding GRVT will provide the following benefits: enjoying lower fees in perpetual contracts, spot trading, and payment scenarios; earning higher yields on deposits deployed in DeFi; sharing protocol revenue, and gaining priority access to new markets and new products.

Ethereum will not be hindered by stablecoin issuers building their own chains; instead, it will benefit from the distribution channels of stablecoins. Although stablecoin issuers launch independent chains, such as Circle's Arc, Ethereum will remain the primary hosting chain with advantages in security, decentralization, and network effects. In the stablecoin market, Ethereum holds a dominant position, and its market share continues to grow. In the future, stablecoins, DeFi, and other sectors will all contribute to the development of Ethereum.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Gate Market data, the S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq 100 Index futures fell to intraday lows, dropping by 0.6%.

Focus AI completes acquisition of Busan Digital Asset Exchange, becoming the largest shareholder and gaining operational control. The exchange is South Korea's first RWA tokenization trading platform, supporting the trading of various physical assets. Focus AI plans to integrate multiple technologies to advance the development of a Web3 payment platform and RWA, STO businesses.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Jintiao, amid geopolitical risks and expectations of a potential rate cut by the Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury yields accelerated their decline during European trading hours, causing the yield curve to flatten, with short-term yields falling more than long-term yields. Exness analyst Val MacLaren stated that the January PPI data "will become the next turning point." If inflation easing is confirmed, it will reinforce the downward trend in yields and further suppress the dollar.

The Korean National Tax Service conducted searches on 124 tax evaders and unexpectedly leaked photos containing mnemonic phrases for encrypted hardware wallets. Subsequently, 4 million PRTG tokens were transferred from the wallet, resulting in a loss of approximately 6.4 billion Korean Won (USD 48 million). The thief carried out the transfer through fee-based transactions.