1⃣ $BTC briefly broke above $70K, but quickly retraced to around $66K.
$ETH followed suit, dropping from $2,000 back to around $1,900.
Breakouts without volume rarely hold — the market is still searching for real momentum.
2️⃣ Oil prices surged, pushing crude contracts on Hyperliquid into the top three by 24-hour trading volume.
Donald Trump commented that the oil spike was “an expected setback.”
Apparently everything is already in Trump’s playbook.
3️⃣ Asian markets opened in panic:
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KOSPI fell nearly 8%, triggering a circuit breaker.
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Nikkei 225 plunged close to 7%.
The oil shock sent the Asian session straight into risk-off mode. Retail traders — hang in there.
4️⃣ The well-known “iron-headed crude oil short seller” who previously lost $1.55M from liquidation has opened another $6.48M short position on oil.
Conviction or stubbornness — the market will decide.
5️⃣ Longgang District in Shenzhen is reportedly preparing policies to support OpenClaw & OPC ecosystem development.
A bold bet — essentially wagering that OpenClaw becomes a platform, not just another short-lived project.
6️⃣ Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, has reportedly become Iran’s new Supreme Leader.
Trump responded: “Without my approval, Iran’s new Supreme Leader won’t last long.”
Looks like another geopolitical saga is just beginning.
7️⃣ The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has dropped back to single digits — now at 8, signaling deepening extreme fear.
8️⃣ On Polymarket, the probability that BTC drops to $65K in March has climbed to 80%.
