Paul Chan: The first stablecoin issuer licenses will be issued in March, and a draft of the digital asset policy ordinance will be submitted within the year.

Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex experiences a 700% surge in fund outflows! After U.S. airstrikes, crypto becomes a "fund escape route"

After the U.S. military airstrikes on Iran, Iran's largest cryptocurrency trading platform Nobitex experienced a sudden surge of 700% in fund outflows, indicating that cryptocurrencies have become a rapid transfer channel for funds. Against the backdrop of escalating geopolitical risks, some funds are choosing to evade sanctions. Although blockchain transparency allows for tracking of fund flows, it still raises concerns about their intended use.

On-chain tracking of Polymarket's Khamenei market insider: 521 addresses precisely lurking, with a few entities targeting with precision

Author: Frank, PANews In the early morning of February 28, 2026, the global geopolitical landscape was shaken as the Iran-U.S. conflict reignited. This black swan event that altered the geopolitical pattern triggered intense chain reactions in the physical world, and similarly caused a chaotic capital vortex in the digital realm. On the decentralized prediction market Polymarket, a contract titled “Will Khamenei step down as Iran’s Supreme Leader before February 28?” has accumulated a trading volume of $81.63 million. As the news of the physical world’s death was gradually confirmed, the settlement of this massive smart contract faced severe paralysis and controversy. Both Yes proposals were rejected twice, and the market was forced into the final arbitration stage of the UMA oracle. This dispute once again sparked reflections on the judgment of prediction markets, and multiple addresses were exposed, suspected of being insider addresses that seized over $1 million in profits.

The US-Iran conflict triggers a decline in the US stock market, with the Dow Jones dropping 1.15%

ChainCatcher message, according to Gate market data, at the opening of the U.S. stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.15%, the S&P 500 Index dropped 1.07%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 1.5%. Star tech stocks performed poorly, with ASML (ASML.O) down 2.2%, TSMC (TSM.N) down 2.4%, and Amazon (AMZN.O) down 2.7%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell 2%.

After the US and Israel airstrikes on Tehran, Iran's cryptocurrency outflow surged by 700%

The report shows that after the airstrikes on Tehran in the United States and Israel, the capital outflow from Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex surged by 700%, with funds rapidly flowing to overseas exchanges, possibly reflecting capital flight.

War, weekends, and locked liquidity: How RWA is reshaping global trading hours in light of the Iran airstrike incident

On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran, revealing the limitations of traditional financial markets and leading to liquidity constraints. Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency market demonstrated greater resilience by enabling 24/7 trading through tokenized assets, hedging against risks. This event has accelerated the trend of financial assets migrating to blockchain, emphasizing the importance of liquidity during crises and poised to change the timing principles of financial operations in the future.

Bank failures, war conflicts: Iran's $7.8 billion cryptocurrency "shadow economy" becomes the focus again

As the US-Israel coalition escalates military actions against Iran, Iran's "shadow economy" has raised concerns, with Bitcoin mining and stablecoin trading bypassing US sanctions. Iran has legalized mining and utilizes cheap electricity, with mining hash rate accounting for 2% to 5% of the global total. The stablecoin USDT is used to stabilize the Rial exchange rate, but the Rial has already plummeted 96%. Facing an economic crisis, the public is turning to Bitcoin to preserve value.