Data: Web3 social application Towns has over 400,000 total users, with over 200,000 token holders

March 3rd: A Matrixport-linked whale address, per Lookonchain data, holds a $241M long position in 12k Ethereum and has opened a new 20x leveraged long position in 400 Bitcoin, valued at ~$27.3M.

On March 3, Binance announced it will support the Polygon (POL) network upgrade and hard fork. Per the schedule, Binance will suspend deposits and withdrawals for Polygon network tokens starting at 13:00 UTC on March 4, 2026, to facilitate the upgrade and ensure a smooth user experience. The network upgrade and hard fork are expected to occur at block height 83,756,500—around 14:00 UTC on the same date. The announcement notes trading of related Polygon network tokens will not be affected, and the platform will address all technical issues for users during the upgrade. Once the upgraded network is deemed stable, deposit and withdrawal services will resume automatically; no further notice will be issued.

March 3 — Empery Digital Inc., a Bitcoin treasury firm, pushed back against certain shareholders’ demands to liquidate its Bitcoin assets on Wednesday, stating it will not sell its Bitcoin reserves and deeming the proposed action not in the best interests of all shareholders. The company noted in a statement that its board and management have thoroughly reviewed the proposals, concluding the mathematical logic behind immediately liquidating all Bitcoin holdings is invalid and would deprive shareholders of potential gains from future Bitcoin price increases. Management emphasized the firm’s current core strategy focuses on optimizing its capital structure, executing share buybacks, and boosting the “per Bitcoin” metric to narrow the discount between its share price and Net Asset Value (NAV). Since launching its Bitcoin treasury strategy, Empery Digital has implemented one of the largest share buyback programs in the digital asset treasury sector, significantly increasing per-Bitco

On March 3, research firm Quest Mobile released its 2025 AI Application Core Development Report. As of December 2025, the top five AI-native apps on the market by monthly active users are BeanPod, DeepSeek, Yuanbao, Ant Afu and Alibaba Qianwen. Ant Group’s general-purpose AI assistant Lingxiang—launched in November last year—has also cracked the top ten. (Per Jin10)

**U.S. Retaliatory Actions "Soon" Over Riyadh Embassy Drone Attack, Iran-Related Casualties** March 3 — Former President Donald Trump said U.S. retaliatory measures over the drone attack on the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and U.S. military casualties in Iran-related conflicts will be announced “soon.” He added the U.S. does not need to deploy ground troops to Iran. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said in a social media post a preliminary assessment found two drones struck the U.S. Embassy compound in Riyadh, sparking a small fire and minor material damage. Multiple sources reported the incident happened early Tuesday with no embassy staff present; no casualties have been reported. Black smoke was visible over Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter. The embassy later issued a shelter-in-place notice for U.S. citizens in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dharan. Sen. Marco Rubio said at a press conference the U.S. faces an “imminent threat,” noting the U.S. is aware of Israel’s plans to take action agains

**March 3 Update: AI-Government Collaboration Debates Intensify** Controversy over Anthropic’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is escalating. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted snippets of an internal email on social media outlining the company’s core principles for working with the DoD: *“We will not build autonomous weapons without human oversight.”* The move is widely seen as a public contrast amid the Anthropic debate. Tech commentator Packy McCormick, citing Ben Thompson, highlighted the so-called “Hype Tax”: *“If you don’t want the government to treat your tech like a nuclear weapon, don’t frame it as one yourself.”* The commentary critiques some AI firms for overhyping technological disruption, noting this framing could backfire in policy and regulation. Since OpenAI announced its DoD collaboration, the ChatGPT mobile app’s uninstall rate has spiked sharply in the U.S. Market intelligence firm Sensor Tower reports that on Saturday, Feb. 28, ChatGPT’s dai