Binance's latest Launchpool has received over 18.4 million BNB

On March 5th, The Wall Street Journal reported that Bob McRae—OpenAI’s former Chief Research Officer—is currently raising $70 million for a startup focused on AI-powered manufacturing automation software and platforms. The new firm, Arda, was co-founded by McRae and is seeking funding at a $700 million valuation, per people familiar with the matter. Founders Fund and Accel are co-leading the round, with Khosla Ventures and XYZ Venture Capital participating. The financing is not yet finalized, and deal terms remain subject to change. Arda’s platform includes a system that analyzes factory floor video data to train robots to autonomously operate factory floor models. Its software will coordinate machines and humans across the entire production lifecycle—from product design and manufacturability to finished goods offloading—aiming to make Western Hemisphere manufacturing cost-effective. (Source: Jinse)

On March 5, the Paradex Foundation—Starknet’s perpetual futures DEX (Perp DEX)—announced it will launch a genesis airdrop for its DIME token on March 5. Eligible users can claim DIME via the Paradex user interface within a two-week window. Initially, DIME will only be tradable on the Paradex platform, with plans to list it on additional exchanges in the future. **Key Timelines (Beijing Time):** - Genesis Time: March 5, 2026, 3:00 PM - Initial Listing Time: March 5, 2026, 10:00 PM Additionally, Paradex has updated its tokenomics: the airdrop allocation has been raised from 20% to 25%, and the Foundation acquired 4.4% of the total supply through XP purchases. This cuts the circulating supply at TGE (Token Generation Event) to 24.5%—excluding the Foundation Treasury.

As of March 5, LookOnChain monitoring shows that amid a market rally, whales affiliated with Matrixport currently hold long positions of 120,000 ETH (valued at $2.587 billion) and 650 BTC (valued at $47.7 million), with unrealized profits exceeding $22 million.

Binance will list Fabric Protocol (ROBO) across multiple key services on March 5, according to official sources. The supported services include Binance Earn, One-Click Crypto Purchase, Instant Exchange, Margin, and VIP Loan. Additionally, starting at 00:30 UTC+8 on March 5, 2026, Binance will add ROBO as a borrowable asset on both Cross Margin and Isolated Margin. It will also launch ROBO/USDT and ROBO/USDC trading pairs for both margin types.

March 4th — Per data from blockchain analytics firm LookOnChain, BlackRock has continued to add to its Bitcoin holdings recently, with a net inflow of 17,642 BTC (roughly $1.28 billion) since Feb. 24. Over the same window, Bitcoin’s price has jumped nearly 12%.

On March 4, the White House is set to review a new prediction market measure proposed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).