MetaPlanet announces the establishment of a new subsidiary in the United States, which will launch digital lending products

**March 12th** Per Coinbob Popular Address Monitoring, as Bitcoin (BTC) surged above $70,000, the "ETH Whale" address (0xa5b0) saw its total unrealized profit on long positions expand to $7 million. The address currently holds ~70,000 ETH (valued at ~$144 million) with an average entry cost of $1,991—making it the largest ETH long position on the Hyperliquid platform. Additionally, it holds a $49.3 million BTC long position with an average entry price of $68,420. This address is now the top long holder for both BTC and ETH on Hyperliquid. The ETH long was opened on February 9th and has remained open since February 15th, reflecting a bullish outlook. Historically, the whale established a multi-billion-dollar ETH long position late last year, which was fully closed in February 2024. It recently re-entered the market, continuing its swing trading style of selling high and buying low with billion-dollar trade volumes. The address has repeatedly received transfers from Matrixp

Per a Cointelegraph report, CryptoQuant data shows that as demand for Bitcoin derivatives rebounds, Bitcoin’s net buy volume signals buyers are entering the market. Net buy volume measures the power imbalance between active buyers and sellers in the derivatives market—and this indicator has stayed positive since the U.S.-Iran conflict erupted. This positive trend aligns with Bitcoin’s recent spike to $74,000, pointing to renewed derivatives market demand. Coinbureau CEO Nic noted: “This means buyers’ volume has outpaced sellers’—buyers are in control of the market.” TradingView data shows Bitcoin has consolidated in the $62k-$72k range for over four weeks, with multiple failed attempts to break $70k. On a macro level, BTC’s price remains caught between its realized price (the $54,400 average cost of all circulating supply) and its true market price (the $78k cost basis for actively traded coins). Glassnode noted: “Absent broader macro headwinds, this range could support a bear

On March 12, Cointelegraph reported that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — the global anti-money laundering watchdog — said regulatory loopholes for offshore crypto firms are enabling fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing.

On March 12, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes shared in a post that Bitcoin has risen 7% since US-Iran tensions flared on February 28, outperforming gold (down 2%) and the Nasdaq 100 Index (down 0.5%). Amid surging oil and energy prices, Bitcoin has led comparable high-risk assets in performance.

On March 12, Fortune reported that crypto accounting startup Cryptio has closed a $45 million Series B funding round. The round was led by BlackFin Capital Partners and Sentinel Global, with participation from 1kx, BlueYard Capital, and Ledger Cathay Capital. Cryptio’s software enables clients to track their digital asset holdings and their locations, manage crypto loans, and monitor other blockchain-related assets. Cryptio founder and CEO Antoine Scalia declined to disclose the specific valuation tied to this funding round.

On March 12, **The Block** reported that Pump.fun has become the first platform on Solana to surpass $1 billion in cumulative revenue since its launch in early 2024. DefiLlama data shows the platform’s revenue breakdown: - 2024: $321.3 million - 2025: $664 million - 2026 to date: $98.3 million For context, Solana ecosystem peers have far lower cumulative revenue: - Decentralized trading aggregator Jupiter: $401.3 million - Automated market maker Raydium: $126.9 million ### Repurchase Update Pump.fun currently uses nearly all protocol revenue to buy back its PUMP token: - March 11: ~$1.25 million buyback (99.93% of the prior day’s revenue) - Program total: ~$323.4 million in PUMP (28.8% of circulating supply) ### Cross-Chain Clues Solana Floor data notes public domain records show Pump.fun has subdomains pointing to Ethereum, Base, BSC, and Monad. The platform also removed Solana as its listed location in its **X (formerly Twitter)** profile.