U.S. CFTC Acting Chairman: Enforcement Division Restructured, Refocused on Combating Fraud

On March 5, per LookOnChain data, a whale address starting with 0x8f01 sold 650 ETH (≈$1.4M) 14 hours ago, then purchased 1.88M ASTER (≈$1.4M). The address currently holds 4.45M ASTER, valued at ~$3.18M.

March 5 – US-listed TRX-focused treasury firm Tron Inc. disclosed it has boosted its TRX holdings by purchasing 175,251 tokens at an average price of $0.29, pushing its total holdings above 684.9 million.

March 5: The U.S. State Department has increased resources to evacuate American citizens stranded in the Middle East, while the Pentagon has also urgently deployed additional U.S. military personnel tasked with collecting intelligence for military operations. These moves indicate the Trump administration apparently failed to adequately prepare in advance for a large-scale war. U.S. Central Command is requesting the Pentagon to send more military intelligence personnel to its Tampa, Florida, headquarters to support actions against Iran for at least 100 days—potentially extending through September, far beyond Trump’s initial four-week timeline. While the U.S. and Israel may continue to escalate tensions, the likelihood of other countries directly conducting offensive strikes against Iran is decreasing. Iran has been significantly weakened, with drone and missile strikes against foreign targets far less frequent than in the conflict’s early stages. Meanwhile, the U.K., France, and Germ

BNB Chain announced on March 5 that its Peg Recovery Tool will wind down in three phases starting today. Peg Chain asset holders are urged to migrate their tokens to BNB Chain promptly.

March 5 – Per Ark Invest Tracker data, Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest yesterday boosted its stake in Roblox by 176,884 shares (valued at ~$11.92 million) and added 19,583 shares of Alibaba (worth ~$2.6 million).