Mainstream Crypto News and Updates

Gate News Report, March 6 — The fifth-largest Ethereum treasury company, Bit Digital (BTBT), released an holdings update. As of February 28, 2026, the company's Ethereum holdings increased to 155,434.4 ETH, valued at approximately $305.4 million, with an average purchase price of $3,045. By the end of February, BTBT had staked a total of 138,269.6 ETH, accounting for about 89% of its total holdings, generating approximately 313.9 ETH in staking rewards.

Bitwise Asset Management announced on March 6th that it donated $100,000 to Ethereum developers to support Protocol Guild and PBS Foundation. The company pledged that 10% of the annual earnings from the ETHW ETF would be used to support the development of the Ethereum network, with a total of over $361 million in funds accumulated so far.

Gate News Report, March 6 — According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a whale address that opened a position with $14.54 million worth of ETH on February 26 is currently reducing its holdings. The address sold 4,000 ETH on-chain an hour ago at an average price of $2,077.39, totaling $8.309 million. The previous week, the whale's average purchase price was $2,075.45, and this transaction resulted in a profit of $7,760. Currently, the address still holds 3,008 ETH on-chain.

On March 6, news reports that on-chain analysts detected a major whale reducing its holdings during a market downturn, selling 4,000 ETH worth approximately $8,309,000, with a profit of $7,760. Currently, they still hold 3,008 ETH.

Vancouver’s financial staff have recommended against establishing a dedicated Bitcoin reserve, arguing the move would breach the Vancouver Charter and advising the council to drop the proposal. In a March 2 motions update, Colin Knight, who heads the Finance and Supply Chain Management department, s

CleanSpark produced 568 Bitcoins in February, sold 553, setting a new sales ratio high, and generated approximately $36.65 million in cash to support expansion into AI and high-performance computing data centers. Currently holds 13,363 Bitcoins, with operational computing power reaching 50 EH/s, accounting for 7% of the global total computing power.

PsiQuantum announces the launch of a million-qubit special computing facility, and scientists believe it could crack Bitcoin encryption, although the company's founders state they have no intention of using this technology to attack Bitcoin. Research indicates the potential risk is limited to approximately 10,230 Bitcoins.

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US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw renewed demand on Wednesday, with inflows broad-based across major issuers as BTC briefly breached the $73,000 level. Net inflows into spot BTC funds reached $462 million for the day, marking the third consecutive day of net buying and lifting the weekly total to

Vitalik Buterin pointed out on Farcast that Ethereum needs to maintain an open mindset at the application layer, emphasizing that core features such as censorship resistance and open source should not be compromised. He recommends that developers reframe existing concepts and adopt innovative thinking to respond to technological changes, thereby driving Ethereum's growth.

On March 6th, Senator Cynthia Lummis met with CFTC Chairman Michael Selig to discuss legislation on digital asset market structure. Lummis emphasized the urgency of the legislation and looks forward to continued collaboration with the CFTC on integrating digital assets.

Gate News Announcement: On March 6th, Bitcoin mining difficulty was adjusted today at 1:28 at block height 939,456, with a 0.45% increase to 145.04 T. According to CloverPool data, the average hash rate across the network over the past seven days is approximately 1.02 ZH/s.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that the next generation of crypto wallets will incorporate artificial intelligence technology, proposing a process where AI formulates trading plans, simulates execution, and requires user confirmation for high-value transaction scenarios. He emphasized the importance of security to address attack vectors and protect users' funds and privacy.

Gate News Report, March 6 — According to Onchain Lens monitoring, an Ethereum ICO wallet that had been inactive for 10.6 years recently transferred 100.27 ETH (worth $212,000) to a new wallet. The participant previously invested only $125 to purchase 401.1 ETH, and the total value of ETH currently held is $834,000, with an investment return of 6,687 times.

Gate News Report, March 6 — According to Onchain Lens monitoring, an Ethereum ICO wallet that had been inactive for 10.6 years was activated, transferring 100.27 ETH to a new wallet. The transfer was worth approximately $212,000. The address originally purchased 401.1 ETH for only $125 and now holds a total value of about $834,000, with an estimated return of approximately 6,687 times.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to market sources, Bitcoin mining company DMG Blockchain Solutions announced it has been approved to increase its total available electricity capacity to 75 megawatts. The company plans to explore electricity financial hedging contracts to mitigate the impact of power outages on Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence data center operations. Additionally, according to its 2026 operational performance report, last month the mining output was 23 BTC. However, due to the sale of some of its Bitcoin holdings, the current total holdings have decreased to 410 BTC, and the platform's total hash rate has increased to 1.78 EH/s.