The LIBRA team bought 127,774 SOL at an average price of $133.

March 3rd — Bitcoin briefly dropped below $67,000, according to HTX market data, and was last trading at $67,011.41 with a 1.7% hourly decline.

March 3rd — Amid a crypto bear market, on-chain AI agent infrastructure is still booming thanks to the ongoing AI wave. BlockBeats rounds up key updates for Solana, BSC, and Base below: ### **Solana** Solana — known for sub-second finality, low fees, and high throughput — has emerged as the **go-to execution layer** for AI agents, ideal for high-frequency microtransactions and autonomous operations. On March 3rd, it launched its AI Agent Registry trust layer on mainnet, with native identity verification integration. Agent deployments on Solana have topped 9,000. Ecosystem standouts include: - x402 payments - MCP servers (agent self-deployed tokens) - The Claw tool suite Top projects: SendAI’s Solana Agent Kit (most popular toolkit), ElizaOS, and the Rig framework. ### **Base** Base — boosted by the x402 protocol — is one of the most mature, active AI agent ecosystems right now. Coinbase launched x402 in May 2025, and it’s now the core infrastructure for Base’s age

On March 3, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) breached 99, notching its highest level since January 20 and posting a 0.45% intraday gain. (IG)

On March 3, the GoPlus Chinese community alerted users that North Korean hackers released 26 malicious packages to the npm package registry. Each package includes an install script (install.js) that runs automatically during installation, triggering execution of malicious code in "vendor/scrypt-js/version.js". This code downloads and runs a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) via the same malicious URL, performing actions like keylogging, clipboard theft, browser credential harvesting, TruffleHog secret scanning, and theft of Git repositories and SSH keys. The incident is tied to the North Korean hacker group "Famous Chollima".

March 3: Bitfinex released a report noting that despite intense selling pressure on BTC, the $60k-$62k range remains solid. This signals forced selling is gradually shifting to market absorption rather than a new round of capitulation. Derivatives positioning confirms leverage has fully reset: futures open interest has dropped over 50% from its October peak. Following the escalation of the Iran situation, funding rates briefly turned sharply negative—indicating market sentiment has bottomed out and short positions are relatively large. Historically, such extreme conditions set the stage for a short squeeze rebound if spot demand follows. However, the options market tells a more nuanced story: recent option skew still reflects a defensive stance, with strong demand for downside protection. Meanwhile, quarterly positions for late March show a clear bullish bias, concentrated in the $80k-$90k range.