ME News 消息，3 月 2 日（UTC+8），由淡马锡和 Peak XV 支持的印度金融科技巨头 Pine Labs 计划于 2026 年 4 月底前在中东、非洲及东南亚的 9 个国家推出稳定币支持的预付卡。该产品将允许用户通过其数字钱包中的稳定币为卡片注资，并在销售点通过实时汇率转换为当地法定货币进行支付。（来源：ME）

Pine Labs 拟于 4 月在 9 国推出稳定币预付卡

According to ME News, on March 2nd (UTC+8), Pine Labs, the Indian fintech giant backed by Temasek and Peak XV, plans to launch stablecoin-backed prepaid cards in nine countries across the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia by the end of April 2026. The product will allow users to fund their cards with stablecoins from their digital wallets and convert them to local fiat currency at points of sale using real-time exchange rates. (Source: ME)

Pine Labs plans to launch stablecoin prepaid cards in nine countries in April.

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Arthur Hayes: The more the US gets bogged down in Iran, the greater the chance Bitcoin has to rise in price.

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Arthur Hayes: Is every Middle East war an opportunity to long on Bitcoin?

Author: CryptoSlate
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TechFlow Summary: This article clarifies a structural issue that is easily overlooked: Bitcoin ETFs are not the floor, but rather a conditional buyer. A net outflow of $3.8 billion over five weeks is not just a poorly calculated figure, but rather a sign that the most stable door for institutions was quietly closed at the height of tariff uncertainty. The data reversed after February 20th, but whether this reversal is a genuine signal or a tactical maneuver is worth careful consideration. The author provides three pathways and four indicators to observe.
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Bitcoin ETF...