On March 5, Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin published a long post on X urging developers to pursue much bolder, open‑minded experimentation at Ethereum’s application layer without weakening the blockchain’s core security and censorship‑resistance properties. He argues that the current stack around L2s, wallets, DeFi, oracles and emerging AI agents often recentralizes risks and should be rebuilt as AI‑native, privacy‑first applications that still inherit Ethereum’s trustless guarantees. Buterin also criticizes a short‑term, casino‑style culture around memecoins and NFTs, calling instead for "sanctuary tech" that can serve users facing real censorship, capital controls or economic stress.

Paraguay's state electricity company ANDE has signed an MoU with infrastructure firm Morphware to develop a government‑run Bitcoin mining program using confiscated mining machines and surplus power from the Itaipú dam. The initial pilot will connect about 1,500 seized rigs at utility sites, with authorities having accumulated close to 30,000 ASIC miners through raids on unmetered, illegal operations since early 2024.

Solana's price has retreated into the high-$70 range after failing to hold above $95 earlier in the year, according to CoinMarketCap. Derivatives indicators show open interest down about 2% to roughly $5.09 billion, funding rates turning negative, and a long-to-short ratio below 1, with traders focused on support at $75–$67 and resistance near $82–$83.

On February 18, Grayscale Investments and Canary Capital launched the first U.S.-listed staking ETFs tied to SUI on NYSE Arca and Nasdaq, giving regulated exposure to the token and on-chain rewards. Despite this development, SUI traded below $0.95 and has shed about 40% over the past month, with weak derivatives activity, falling DeFi TVL and an upcoming March 1 token unlock adding pressure around key technical support.

According to flow reports, digital asset products saw about $173 million in outflows for a fourth straight week, while Solana-focused ETFs drew roughly $31 million in new money. The SOL price remains range bound around the mid 80s, with resistance near 92 and support clustered in the low 80s. Traders are watching for a decisive break from the 77 to 90 zone to set direction.

Dogecoin's price has fallen about 3% over the last 24 hours, hovering around $0.099 and bringing the key $0.098 support zone into focus. Technical indicators show DOGE trading below major moving averages, with analysts warning that a break under $0.098 could open the way toward the $0.090–$0.088 area and even a potential retest of the yearly low near $0.08.

Over the past week, Dogecoin rebounded from near $0.08 to trade around $0.093–$0.097 but has not cleared the $0.10 barrier. Technicals show resistance near $0.0985 and the 100-hour simple moving average, with RSI slipping below 50 and MACD momentum fading. A move above roughly $0.1020 could open $0.1085–$0.1120, while supports sit near $0.0924, $0.090 and $0.080.

Over the past week, Tron Inc. has increased its TRX exposure, including a new purchase of 179,408 TRX at an average price of $0.28 that lifted its treasury to about 680.7 million tokens. Following confirmation of this acquisition, TRX traded around $0.2785 with a daily gain of roughly 0.5%, although weekly and monthly performance remains negative. On-chain metrics such as transaction volumes, active addresses and smart contract interactions continue to show elevated usage on the Tron network.

XRP rebounded after a more than 30% drop from early January highs, briefly hitting $1.11 during the February 5 sell-off. It remains capped below $1.50–$1.65 resistance as analysts flag oversold RSI, heavy capitulation volume on Coinbase, and roughly $45 million in positive ETF inflows last week.