Cryptoast

🔴 A couple in their fifties was kidnapped and forced to transfer 900,000 euros in bitcoins in Yvelines this Monday, March 9, by individuals pretending to be police officers.

🔴 Real estate in Dubai is collapsing, recording a 15% decrease compared to last month.

Anthropic is suing the U.S. government after being designated as a national security risk, according to Reuters.

🔴 Nearly $1 trillion has evaporated as the U.S. stock markets opened.

What happened this weekend in the crypto market?
• Brent crude oil surged to $115, a +25% increase for the day, as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and tensions between Israel, the United States, and Iran escalate.
• Asian markets fell sharply: South Korea -8%, Japan -7%, Taiwan -5.5%, Australia -4.7%, Hong Kong -3%.
• Bitcoin dropped below $68,000, and the Fear & Greed index plummeted to 8, indicating extreme fear.
• The market experienced $153 million in long liquidations over 24 hours.
• The market capitalization of stablecoins reached a new high of $313 billion.
• President Trump stated

🔴 The market capitalization of stablecoins reaches a new ATH at $313 billion.

🔴 Tokenized euros have just surpassed the one-billion-dollar mark.