PayPay, with 40% ownership by Binance Japan, seeks to raise up to $1.1 billion in an IPO on Nasdaq

On March 3rd, Alibaba’s AI model Qwen announced the launch of its Qwen 3.5 Small Model Series, which includes four variants: Qwen3.5-0.8B, Qwen3.5-2B, Qwen3.5-4B, and Qwen3.5-9B. Built on the same Qwen3.5 technology foundation, these small models boast native multimodality, an enhanced architecture, and scaled reinforcement learning (RL). Their key highlights are: - 0.8B/2B: Compact size and fast performance, ideal for edge devices - 4B: A lightweight multimodal foundational model for intelligent agents, with standout performance - 9B: Compact yet with a steadily narrowing performance gap against larger models Elon Musk publicly lauded Alibaba’s Qwen model, stating, “Impressive intelligence density.”

March 3 Per Bloomberg, Bitcoin has long been billed as offering a 24/7 real-time barometer of global risk appetite—something no other market provides. Yet following reports of a U.S. strike on Iran, the crypto initially dropped, fluctuated, then ultimately climbed. By Monday, its trading price had surpassed pre-strike levels, with little to no sign of sustained panic or flight-to-safety flows. This pattern points to a broader dynamic: Bitcoin has consolidated in a tight $60k-$70k range after retracing ~50% from its all-time high. Most leverage has been unwound since last October’s crypto crash, while retail participation has slowed and fund inflows have weakened. With overall positions lighter, the knock-on effect of new shocks has also been muted.

March 3rd — Coinglass data shows Coinbase’s Bitcoin Premium Index has flipped positive again today, hitting 0.0028%. Over the past week, the index has been in premium territory for 3 trading days. This signals improved buying sentiment in the U.S. market, following 40 consecutive days of negative premium. [BlockBeats Context: The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index measures the gap between Bitcoin’s price on Coinbase (a leading U.S. exchange) and the global market average. It’s a key indicator for tracking U.S. capital flows, institutional investment interest, and shifts in market sentiment.] A positive premium means Coinbase’s Bitcoin price exceeds the global average — typically signaling strong U.S. buying pressure, active entry of institutional/compliant funds, ample USD liquidity, and generally optimistic investor sentiment. A negative premium, by contrast, means Coinbase’s price is below the global average, reflecting heavy U.S. selling pressure, reduced risk appetite, heightened

March 3rd — Per LookOnChain monitoring data, three cryptocurrency addresses have accumulated a total of 11,464 ETH amid a market rebound. Three hours ago, address 0xE1Ad withdrew 6,114 ETH (valued at roughly $12.52 million) from OKX and deposited it into Aave. Meanwhile, addresses 0x7673 and 0xBA9A—idle for approximately three months—have resumed buying activity, collectively spending around $10.93 million to purchase 5,350 ETH at an average price of $2,043 per ETH.

A whale(4NitxB) holding 1.2M $USDC came back after 3 months of inactivity and started buying $WAR using a DCA strategy. So far, he has bought 103,653 $WAR($3K).