Odaily Planet Daily reports that the US dollar index (DXY) broke through 99, reaching a new high since January 20th, with a daily increase of 0.45%. (Jinshi)

In the past hour, total liquidations across the network reached $17.06 million, with $16.22 million from long positions, with $841,649.94 from short positions. BTC liquidation $3.20 million, ETH liquidation $5.73 million.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Goldman Sachs analysts, in a research report, pointed out that the protracted conflict in the Middle East could put pressure on emerging Asian economies. Goldman Sachs estimates that if the Strait of Hormuz were closed for six weeks, oil prices could rise to $85 per barrel. In this scenario, the region's inflation rate could rise by about 0.7 percentage points, with the Philippines and Thailand being the most sensitive. Supply disruptions could drag down real GDP growth in the region by an average of 0.5 percentage points, with Singapore being the most severely affected. Goldman Sachs added that the current account balance of almost all countries in the region could deteriorate, with Thailand and Singapore leading the way. (Jinshi)

According to official news, Gate Alpha will launch its 171st GT points airdrop on March 3rd at 17:00 (UTC+8). This airdrop will use a tiered system with high, medium, and low tiers. Users holding 130 ≤ Gate Alpha points ≤ 164 will receive 0.5 GT airdrop tokens, consuming 11 Gate Alpha points; those holding 165 ≤ Gate Alpha points ≤ 179 will receive 1 GT airdrop token, consuming 13 Gate Alpha points; and those holding ≥ 180 Gate Alpha points will receive 2 GT airdrop tokens, consuming 14 Gate Alpha points. The top 4 gainers on Gate Alpha today are: GOAT (960.17%), WARZONES (731.21%), AI (145.15%), and Tuanyuan (107.83%). Gate Alpha now supports popular public chains such as SOL, ETH, Gate Layer, BNB Chain, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, Polygon, LINEA, ZK, OP, and Berachain. It also enables seamless trading of tokens across the entire chain through the contract address search function, opening up cross-chain transaction links and making all on-chain tokens available with a single click.

Huoxun Finance reported on March 3rd that analyst Darkfost, citing CryptoQuant data, stated that as of March 2026, 38% of altcoins are near their all-time lows, higher than the 37.8% after the FTX crash, reflecting the largest drawdown for altcoins in this cycle. Darkfost believes that market liquidity remains fragile and is mainly flowing into more volatile stock or commodity markets. He suggests that when market conditions deteriorate to such extreme levels, it often foreshadows a rebound opportunity, and recommends paying attention to potential bottoming signals.