The around 180,000 Blast users have initially withdrawn $280 million from the network after its mainnet launch unlocked billions of staked crypto for the first time. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/blast-mainnet-launch-unlocks-2-billion-staked-crypto

Anduro utilizes merge-mining, which could allow miners to earn revenue from sidechain transactions while continuing to mine BTC. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-marathon-digital-unveils-layer-2-network-anduro

Trading volumes for the ten new U.S. Bitcoin ETFs have set a new record, more than doubling their previous high from days ago. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etf-volumes-7-billion-break-records

MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings have passed $11 billion and its shares could gain from increased institutional Bitcoin demand and the cryptocurrency’s halving, says Benchmark. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/microstrategy-a-buy-on-bitcoin-halving-institutional-demand-benchmark

The Serenity Shield team said it is “actively working” to redeploy all liquidity to new token contracts and will replace any liquidity from the exploit. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/serenity-shield-sersh-token-drops-99percent-after-wallet-hack

BlackRock’s IBIT made up more than 50% of the daily trading volume and even smashed its own daily record by more than 30%. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-nine-spot-bitcoin-etf-volumes-reach-new-high

Attackers have taken over the official X account for MicroStrategy account, posting a series of malicious links to a fake airdrop for a nefarious $MSTR token. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/microstrategy-x-account-hacked-phishing-scam

Grayscale’s GBTC posted $44.2 million in withdrawals on Feb. 23, marking its lowest daily volume since transitioning to an ETF. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-bitcoin-etf-records-lowest-outflows

According to the court filing, the temporary restraining order granted aims to “preserve the status quo,” and will expire before March 25. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/texas-blockchain-council-riot-platforms-eia-omb

While several of Riot Platform’s competitors mined more Bitcoins in 2023, Riot is preparing for this year’s Bitcoin halving after acquiring 66,560 mining rigs from MicroBT. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/riot-platforms-bitcoin-mining-production-halving