Compiled by: Jerry, ChainCatcher
Key News:
- The US tariff measures on Mexico and Canada will take effect on March 4;
- Bithumb will terminate the withdrawal of 300 Feet Network (FIT) on March 4
- Solayer plans to open the LAYER token airdrop application until March 4
- Binance will list 6 USDC perpetual contracts including KAITO and IP on March 5-7, supporting up to 25x leverage
- Ethereum Foundation: Pectra network upgrade plan will be launched on Sepolia on March 5;
- The White House will host the first Crypto Summit on March 7;
- Mint plans to open the airdrop application on March 7
- The SBI Group in Japan will complete the integration of DMM Bitcoin customer accounts and assets by March 8
March 4 (Tuesday)
US tariff measures on Mexico and Canada take effect on March 4
US President Trump said the tariff measures on Mexico and Canada will take effect on March 4.
Bithumb will terminate the withdrawal of 300 Feet Network (FIT) on March 4
According to the official announcement, Bithumb announced that it will take 300 Feet Network (FIT) offline as part of its trading support policy to protect investors. The trading support is expected to be terminated on January 30 next year, and the withdrawal will be terminated on March 4 next year.
Solayer plans to open the LAYER token airdrop application until March 4
According to the official news, the Solayer Foundation announced that the LAYER airdrop application has been opened since 8:00 pm on February 11, and will last for 30 days until 8:00 pm on March 4, 2025.
The redemption window is for early and eligible community members, and the LAYER tokens in the Genesis Drop will be unlocked immediately upon launch, and the subsequent LAYER tokens will be redeemable in the next 6 months on a periodic basis.
Users who do not initiate the redemption within this period will lose their tokens, and the unredeemed LAYER will be reallocated for future airdrops. The official also said that they will launch the hardware-accelerated SVM blockchain InfiniSVM, which will be launched on the testnet and mainnet later this year, as well as more community incentive programs.
March 5 (Wednesday)
The Binance Contracts platform will list the following perpetual contracts:
- March 5, 2025 6:00 PM (UTC+8): KAITOUSDC perpetual contract, up to 25x leverage
- March 5, 2025 6:15 PM (UTC+8): IPUSDC perpetual contract, up to 25x leverage
- March 6, 2025 6:00 PM (UTC+8): TRUMPUSDC perpetual contract, up to 25x leverage
- March 6, 2025 6:15 PM (UTC+8): ADAUSDC perpetual contract, up to 25x leverage
- March 7, 2025 6:00 PM (UTC+8): PNUTUSDC perpetual contract, up to 25x leverage
- March 7, 2025 6:15 PM (UTC+8): HBARUSDC perpetual contract, up to 25x leverage
Ethereum Foundation: Pectra network upgrade plan will be launched on Sepolia on March 5
Galaxy Research Vice President Christine Kim summarized the 205th Ethereum Core Developer Execution (ACDE) conference call. Developers expect that if the public testnet upgrade goes smoothly, Pectra will be launched on the Ethereum mainnet around April 8; Developers confirmed the timeline for the Ethereum public testnet upgrade, with the team scheduled to release software to activate the Pectra upgrade on Holesky and Sepolia on February 24 and March 5 respectively; Developers then discussed Beiko's proposal to lock in the scope of the next Ethereum upgrade, Fusaka, before Pectra is launched on the Ethereum mainnet.
March 7 (Friday)
The White House will host the first Crypto Summit on March 7
According to DEGEN NEWS, the White House will host the first Crypto Summit on March 7.
Mint plans to open the airdrop application on March 7
The Ethereum L2 network Mint Blockchain has opened the airdrop query, and the application will be opened at 2:00 pm Beijing time on March 7.
The eligible addresses are 391,185, and the airdrop redemption deadline is August 1, 2025.
March 8 (Saturday)
The SBI Group in Japan will complete the integration of DMM Bitcoin customer accounts and assets by March 8
SBI Holdings' crypto exchange SBI VC Trade announced that it has signed an agreement with DMM Bitcoin regarding the transfer of customer accounts and custodial assets, and the transfer plan will be carried out on March 8, 2025, at which time all DMM Bitcoin customers will be integrated into SBI VC Trade.
During the transfer process, customers do not need to go through new account opening procedures, and SBI VC Trade will handle the unification. The transfer targets are all customers who have opened accounts with DMM Bitcoin as of March 4, and their JPY and spot crypto assets.
