Huobi HTX has launched AERGO perpetual contracts and kicked off a contract trading party.

On March 8th, per on-chain analyst Auntie Ai (@ai_9684xtpa), the whale who netted $185k in profits from ETH scalping on March 3rd has made another move: Three hours ago (as of monitoring), the whale withdrew 6,898.98 ETH (valued at $13.58 million) from OKX at a withdrawal price of $1,968.58. Previously, the whale entered the scalping position at $2,056, with a suspected exit point of $2,083—holding the position for 3 days total.

March 8 — Prediction market Kalshi is facing a class-action lawsuit over settlement issues tied to Iran war-linked prediction contracts, *The Information* reported. Plaintiffs allege the platform failed to pay appropriate bonuses to users holding relevant contracts, with the dispute centering primarily on the "Will Khamenei step down" event contract. Previously, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour publicly condemned profiting from individual deaths and stated fees tied to this event contract market would be refunded. The dispute arrives amid a surge in geopolitical prediction market trading volume — which at one point drew a large number of users — and has sparked ethical and regulatory debates over whether trading in war or individual death-related events should be permitted.

On March 8, The New York Post reported that Robert Kennedy Jr. has confirmed his 2028 U.S. presidential campaign. Previous public disclosures show he holds at least $1 million in Bitcoin and has no plans to divest the asset. Kennedy has publicly stated he is a vocal Bitcoin advocate, arguing that decentralization, Bitcoin’s supply cap, and hard assets like gold and silver can stabilize the U.S. dollar and curb currency devaluation.

March 8: Renowned analyst Willy Woo posted on X, noting that while Bitcoin faces local resistance near $75,000, investor capital inflows have been steadily recovering since mid-February. Meanwhile, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) — the market’s gauge of expected stock volatility — signals sentiment could shift to “risk-on” in the coming weeks. Woo pointed out Bitcoin’s decline speed in the early stages of this bear market was “too rapid.” The current environment is setting the stage for a rebound that could test the ~$85,000 level (the cost basis for short-term investors), but this does not mean the market has bottomed out. From a long-term liquidity standpoint, Bitcoin remains in the mid-stages of this bear market. Historically, following such a rapid drop, prices typically enter a consolidation phase and retest key resistance levels multiple times during the rebound.

The Israeli military said on March 8 it had carried out strikes in Beirut targeting several key commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force in Lebanon. (JS10)

March 8: Per Onchain Lens data, Sky Alliance Rune has opened 7x leveraged short positions on ETH and the Nasdaq 100, following its prior long positions in WTI Crude (CL) futures and Brent Oil. Additionally, the firm’s account still holds TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) orders and intends to continue accumulating four trading positions.