Bitcoin Surges Past $73,000

On March 5, OKB—the native token of crypto exchange OKX—surged more than 50% in a short span, likely fueled by reports that the NYSE’s parent company has invested in OKX, valuing the platform at $25 billion. The token was recently trading at $117, pushing its market capitalization to $16.48 billion.

March 5 — Per a Fortune report, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), parent of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has invested in cryptocurrency exchange OKX, valuing the firm at roughly $25 billion in its latest funding round. The investment is aimed at accelerating blockchain-based stock trading development, signaling traditional financial institutions are rapidly expanding into cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure.

On March 5, Web3 security firm GoPlus reported that AI development tool OpenClaw recently suffered a "self-attack" security incident. During automated task execution, the system constructed an incorrect Bash command while calling a Shell command to create a GitHub Issue—unintentionally triggering command injection and exposing a large number of sensitive environment variables. The AI-generated string included a `set` command wrapped in backticks, which Bash interpreted as command substitution and executed automatically. Since Bash outputs all current environment variables when running `set` without arguments, over 100 lines of sensitive information (including Telegram keys and authentication tokens) were directly written to the GitHub Issue and publicly disclosed. GoPlus recommends: - Prioritize API calls over directly concatenating Shell commands in AI automation development or testing; - Adhere to the principle of least privilege to isolate environment variables; - Dis

Earlier today, March 5, NATO’s air defense systems intercepted a missile fired from Iran toward Turkey. In response to U.S. and Israeli strikes, Iran has targeted multiple countries: the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. Iran’s northern neighbor Azerbaijan said Thursday an Iranian drone injured two civilians. Distant nations have also been affected: drone strikes this week hit a UK airbase in Cyprus, and Turkey said Wednesday a missile heading toward its airspace was shot down by NATO air and missile defense systems. Both are NATO members bound by Article 5, which mandates collective defense if any ally is attacked. NATO members are already addressing the alliance’s eastern flank amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. European allies have depleted weapons stocks supporting Ukraine; replenishment progress has been slow, and commitments to boost defense spending face hurdles. Experts note triggering Article 5 “just because a missile was shot down is a bit of an o

On March 5th, per Bitget market data, U.S. pre-market cryptocurrency-related stocks broadly rose, with the following moves: - MicroStrategy (MSTR): +0.48% - Coinbase (COIN): +1.15% - Robinhood (HOOD): +2.91% - Argo Blockchain (ABTC): +2.61% - Bit Mining (BMNR): +0.85% - Circle Internet Financial (CRCL): +0.81%

March 5 — Two directors of American Bitcoin (ABTC), a Bitcoin mining firm backed by the Trump family, collectively bought roughly 1.63 million shares during the post-disclosure window period, per documents. Justin Mateen purchased ~1.3 million shares at an average price of $1 each, while Richard Busch acquired about 330,000 shares over the past two days. ABTC previously reported a net loss of $59 million in Q4 2025. Co-founder Eric Trump noted the company now holds more than 6,500 Bitcoins—up 500 from its last disclosure—ranking 17th globally among public firms for Bitcoin holdings. The firm uses a dual "mining + direct coin purchases" strategy: ~one-third of its Bitcoin comes from mining, with the rest sourced via market buys and strategic trades. ABTC also announced it’s buying 11,298 ASIC mining machines, expected to boost its hash rate by ~12%. Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. collectively own ~20% of ABTC’s shares.