French President Announces Increase in Nuclear Warhead Stockpile, Reshaping European Nuclear Deterrence
March 2 — French President Emmanuel Macron said France will boost its nuclear warhead stockpile to enhance Europe’s nuclear deterrence amid concerns about wavering U.S. security commitments to the continent.
He added the U.S. will remain a key player in European defense but warned recent comments from Washington indicate Europe must take on a larger share of its own defense.
As the EU’s only leader of a nuclear-armed state, Macron is facing mounting questions over whether he will extend France’s nuclear defense umbrella to the entire European continent.
Per the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, France currently holds 290 nuclear warheads—roughly the same number as in 1984. Its nuclear arsenal peaked in the early 1990s at 540 warheads, deployed via air-delivered weapons and M51 submarine-launched ballistic missiles. (Golden Finance)
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US Stock Market's Three Major Indexes Open Lower, Cryptocurrency Stocks Simultaneously Experience a Decline
On March 2nd, per Bitget market data, U.S. stocks opened lower: the Dow dropped 1.15%, the S&P 500 slid 1.07%, and the Nasdaq fell 1.5%.
Cryptocurrency-related stocks also traded lower across the board, with the following moves:
- Coinbase (COIN): Down 1.85%
- Circle (CRCL): Down 1.2%
- MicroStrategy (MSTR): Up 0.68%
- Gemini (GEMI): Down 3.57%
- Bit Mining (BMNR): Down 0.34%
- SharpLink Gaming (SBET): Down 1.03%
- Bit Digital (BTBT): Down 2.4%
- ALT5 Sigma (ALTS): Down 5.76%
- American Bitcoin (ABTC): Down 3.92%
- Kindly MD (NAKA): Down 0.41%
- Solana Co (HSDT): Up 3.48%
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Nasdaq Ventures into Prediction Markets, Plans to Launch S&P 100 Index Binary Options
On March 2, Nasdaq plans to launch an options contract enabling traders to bet on major stock indices via "yes-or-no" propositions—making it the latest exchange operator to enter the fast-growing prediction market.
Per a rule change proposal filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the exchange intends to list "binary options" tied to its flagship Nasdaq 100 Index and Nasdaq 100 Micro Index.
The filing notes Nasdaq’s contracts will be priced between $0.01 and $1, reflecting market expectations for the likelihood of a given outcome. This marks the exchange’s first entry into mirror prediction market products—dubbed "outcome-related options"—which let traders take binary positions on whether a specific event will occur.
Binary options are simplified options contracts where payouts hinge on a "yes-or-no" proposition. Prediction market firms list contracts tied to sports, politics, and pop culture, but unlike event contracts from Kalshi, Polymarket US, and CME
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After US Military Attack, Iran's Nobitex Crypto Exchange Sees 700% Surge in Funds Outflow
March 2: Elliptic data shows outflows from Iran’s cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex surged 700% within minutes of the U.S.’s first-ever airstrike.
Since January, similar outflows have coincided with new U.S. sanctions and nationwide internet shutdowns amid protests—reflecting how digital assets are increasingly used to bypass Iran’s banking system.
Nobitex processed $7.2 billion in crypto transactions in 2025, with over 11 million users. It’s a key part of Iran’s crypto ecosystem and linked to financial activities tied to the Revolutionary Guard. In January, Elliptic also revealed Iran’s Central Bank used Nobitex to back a sharp rial devaluation.
The sharp outflow spike last Saturday (March 2) may signal capital flight. Nobitex lets users convert rials to crypto and withdraw to external wallets, allowing funds to skirt some global banking system scrutiny when leaving Iran. Preliminary tracking shows recent outflows are heading to overseas crypto exchanges that have historically
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TRM Labs Report: 2025 AI-Driven Crypto Scam Cases Increase by 500% YoY
March 2nd — Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs’ latest report finds artificial intelligence is deeply reshaping digital financial crime. By 2025, annual illicit cryptocurrency flows could hit $158 billion, with AI-driven fraud cases surging ~500% year-over-year.
The report notes autonomous AI agents can automatically split funds, select cross-chain bridges, and trade on decentralized platforms in seconds—slashing money laundering timeframes and rendering traditional monitoring methods ineffective.
TRM Labs warns AI has not created new criminal motivations, but it has drastically lowered barriers to large-scale evasion. Attackers can launch attacks via malicious prompt injection, data tampering, or key hijacking—even building dedicated agents to evade sanctions. Meanwhile, well-intentioned agents chasing high returns may funnel funds to risky entities, triggering compliance crises.
The report stresses accountability remains a challenge: AI lacks legal personality, shifting resp
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