U.S. CPI: +2.9% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +2.9%); U.S. CORE CPI: +3.2% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +3.3%)

On March 4, on-chain analyst Yu Jin reported that a Power Protocol team-linked address transferred 30 million POWER tokens (valued at $16.23 million) to Bitget and MEXC between 11:00 PM last night and 9:00 AM this morning—triggering a 90% nosedive in the POWER token’s price, from $1.86 to $0.17. The tokens were sent from the team’s associated multisig wallet (0x027A...cd6c): 20 million to Bitget and 10 million to MEXC. The price collapse followed immediately after the transfers.

Official sources confirm Binance will list COPPERUSDT perpetual contracts on March 6, 2026, at 17:00 UTC+8 (9:00 AM UTC) with up to 100x leverage.

March 4 — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Anthropic will exit the financial system in a few days, Xinhua News Agency reported.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen said on March 4 that a tariff hike to 15% is expected to take effect this week. (FX168)

On March 4, Decrypt reported that Bitcoin’s ongoing rally pushed it above $71,000 for the first time in three weeks. Still, its upward momentum hinges on the broader liquidity environment and geopolitical risks. Altura co-founder and CEO Ranveer Arora noted: “ETF inflows keep providing structural buying support, but more direct drivers appear to be position adjustments, reduced post-halving supply elasticity, and improved liquidity expectations. In crypto, once selling pressure eases and positions rotate, leverage and derivative flows often speed up price discovery.” Arora added Bitcoin’s trend remains tightly linked to global liquidity—calling it a “high-beta proxy for global liquidity, not a traditional defensive asset.” LetsExchange Chief Product Officer Alex J. said Bitcoin’s climb to $71,000 was “largely fueled by rising geopolitical tensions and growing uncertainty.” When asked if the rebound will last, Alex J. replied: “Unlikely—but we don’t expect a sharp drop either.” He

March 4: Onchain Lens data shows the WLFI team transferred 146M WLFI tokens to OKX and Bitget, with the assets valued at ~$15.38M.