Odaily Planet Daily News: US authorities have recently begun releasing some of the previously seized Chinese-made cryptocurrency mining machines. Industry insiders revealed that as many as 10,000 mining machines were previously stranded at various ports of entry in the United States. Synteq Digital CEO Taras Kulyk said that thousands of devices have been released, but he said that some US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have made things difficult for the crypto industry, causing miners to face serious difficulties. Although some mining machines have been released, Luxor Technology Chief Operating Officer Ethan Vera said that most of the equipment is still in detention. He also revealed that the US had expressed concerns about the radio frequency emissions of mining machines, but the industry generally believed that these allegations were unfounded.

Robinhood will host a guessing game on finance, economics and cryptocurrency in its mobile app, and will give participants a total of more than $2 million in Bitcoin and Dogecoin rewards. The first round of guessing will start at 4:45 p.m. (EST) today, and participants will need to answer 12 multiple-choice questions, each with a time limit of 10 seconds. Users who answer all questions correctly will share the daily $1 million Bitcoin prize pool. If no one gets all the questions right, the prize pool will be divided among the users who answer the most questions correctly.

The DAO of decentralized trading protocol Uniswap recently voted to approve a proposal to continue the "Delegate Reward Initiative" and launch the third cycle (Cycle 3). According to the approved proposal on the blockchain voting platform Tally, the Uniswap DAO will allocate an additional $540,000 worth of the protocol's native token UNI to fund Cycle 3 of the program. The "Delegate Reward Initiative" aims to improve the quality and participation of Uniswap governance through economic incentives. The program provides rewards to "delegates" (individuals or entities authorized to vote on behalf of other token holders) with high performance, and each representative can receive up to $6,000 worth of UNI tokens per month. The governance vote was held from February 26 to March 4, 2025, and was passed with 47.51 million votes in favor (accounting for 99.45%). The third cycle proposal is currently "queued" for execution, and the specific execution date will be determined later, provided that it is not cancelled during the time lock period.

Odaily Planet Daily News Franklin Templeton pointed out in a report on Tuesday that the growth rate of the Solana DeFi ecosystem is much faster than that of Ethereum, and its revenue is also higher, but its token valuation is still significantly low, and there is a phenomenon of "value asymmetry". The report compares Solana and Ethereum, the two leading DeFi projects in the ecosystem. Data shows that the average annual fee growth of the Solana project is 2400%, and the valuation multiple is only 9x, while the fee growth of Ethereum's related projects is only 150%, but the valuation multiple is as high as 18x. The report further pointed out that DeFi may be entering a new era dominated by the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), and the historical dominance of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) in the DeFi field is facing challenges. Despite this, Franklin Templeton remains optimistic about the long-term development of Ethereum, believing that its expansion strategy for Layer 2 solutions has made progress and promoted the scalability of the entire network. But in terms of market pricing, the value mismatch of Solana DeFi tokens may not last long. As the Solana ecosystem continues to demonstrate its resilience on the decentralized computing platform, the market may gradually adjust its valuation, bringing the price of Solana's leading DeFi project in line with Ethereum's blue-chip protocol.

According to market news, Bitwise has submitted an S-1 registration statement for its Aptos ETF. As previously reported, on February 27, the Bitwise Aptos ETF was registered in Delaware, USA.

President Milei distanced himself from the meme token’s controversial debut but prosecutors are pressing ahead with their investigation. source: https://decrypt.co/308824/argentine-prosecutor-moves-to-freeze-100m-in-crypto-raised-by-libra-sale

John Paller, the founder of ETHDenver, suggested organizers were “not probably going to move” the crypto conference to a different US state, given high attendance and interest. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethdenver-policy-developers-event-recap?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

South Korea’s financial regulator has reportedly examined the Japanese Financial Services Agency’s legislative trend toward digital assets. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-inches-bitcoin-etf-looks-japan-example?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The move comes amid a series of proposals part of Aave’s “GHO cross-chain strategy" aimed at driving the stablecoin's adoption. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/344819/aave-community-pushes-gho-stablecoin-growth-with-governance-votes-including-proposal-for-yield-bearing-savings-token?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

According to Cointelegraph, the Bitcoin network was utilized to secure and store the results of the Williamson County, Tennessee Republican Party Convention's election held on March 4. This election determined the leadership and board of the local GOP chapter. The software platform Simple Proof recorded the election results on the immutable blockchain ledger, successfully storing the data on block number 886,370 at 11:15:30 UTC. The onchain data revealed that Steve Hickey was elected as chairman, Tim Raynaud as treasurer, and Leigh Ann Cates as secretary of the organization. Blockchains are increasingly being considered a more secure alternative to traditional paper ballots or electronic systems due to their tamper-proof, transparent, and distributed nature. The immutability and verifiability of blockchain systems can potentially ensure election integrity, track government spending onchain, reduce election costs, and provide same-day election results. Despite the potential benefits, blockchain-based voting systems still face challenges, including issues of centralization and cybersecurity. Voting machines often suffer from maintenance issues and feature "black box" tabulation algorithms, which are not easily verified by the public. This has led to widespread skepticism about whether votes are accurately and fairly counted, contributing to a loss of faith in the democratic process. Recent innovations such as layer-2 networks and zero-knowledge proofs offer the scalability and privacy needed for an onchain voting system to be a viable alternative to traditional methods. However, a report released by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2020 highlighted the security challenges of blockchain-based voting systems. The report cited Voatz, a blockchain voting platform used in municipal elections, which suffers from numerous cybersecurity issues, including offchain data execution and identification problems. An audit of the system found vulnerabilities that allowed users to pose as others and cast fraudulent ballots without detection. These issues could potentially be mitigated with greater decentralization and ensuring that all data calculations and logic are executed onchain, making blockchain voting a more viable option in the future.

BALDBSC (BALD) is a cryptocurrency operating on the BNB Smart Chain platform. With recent volatility and low market activity, thorough research is essential before considering an investment.