MicroStrategy bought another 2,530 $BTC($243M) at an average price of $95,972 last week!

March 17 — As the crypto market rebounds, South Korean investors are shifting from stocks to crypto. According to CoinGecko data, Upbit — South Korea’s largest crypto centralized exchange (CEX) — recorded a 24-hour trading volume of $25.43 billion, a daily surge of 81.7%. XRP remains Upbit’s most active trading pair, accounting for 18.07% of total volume. The token has also outperformed typical altcoins recently, posting an 11% weekly gain.

On March 17th, per Barchart, the U.S. Treasury is set to repurchase $15 billion in U.S. government debt today—surpassing last week’s $14.7 billion figure and marking the largest buyback in history.

On March 17, a report from China Securities noted that Citi’s Research Department expects the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to announce the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses this month. Drawing on the experience of mainland payment institutions, Citi estimates the future stablecoin circulation volume on Hong Kong platforms will reach roughly $16 billion (about HK$124.8 billion), with a fluctuation range of ±$8 billion. Coupled with a surge in on-chain activity and overseas demand, this figure still has room for growth. Analysis notes that licensing will boost compliance in the stablecoin ecosystem, and VATP will become a required pathway. However, since the ecosystem is still in its early stages, key Hong Kong market players like OSL are expected to need substantial investment and face short-term profitability challenges over the next 2 to 3 years.

Per an official Binance announcement on March 17, the Katana (KAT) token will begin trading at 19:00 UTC+8 on March 18, 2026. Users who claimed a Prime Sale Key will be able to check their balances and trade KAT tokens via their Binance Alpha accounts at that time.

March 17th. Since this Monday, the crypto market has rebounded sharply, with Bitcoin and Ethereum hitting their highest levels since February 5th. Amid uncertainty over Iran and volatile macro liquidity, this rally is likely more of a technical bounce. BlockBeats’ recap of the latest trends follows: Over the weekend, technical analysts led by Peter Brandt and Ali Charts were the first to “flip bullish,” issuing clear positive calls on crypto. Brandt has posted charts multiple times since March 10th, signaling a short-term Bitcoin uptrend. Yesterday, he updated his view, noting Ethereum has formed a “small daily bottom” in a long-term historical support zone—suggesting it could surge toward $2,600. Meanwhile, Ali Charts flagged the rebound ahead of time. At 2 a.m. Beijing time on Monday, he made a rare statement that Bitcoin’s rebound probability was “100%.” Yesterday, he added his Ethereum take: its super-trend indicator “has flipped from sell to buy for the first time since l

March 17th — Huobi HTX has rolled out a limited-time leveraged trading interest cashback event for March, per an official announcement. The event runs from 6:00 PM UTC+8 on March 16 through 6:00 PM UTC+8 on March 31. Registered users can participate in leveraged trading and earn a 30%-100% cashback on their actual interest, based on their cumulative leveraged trading volume.