Next week must follow｜Trump hosts the first White House Crypto Summit; New non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate data released (3.3-3.9)

Focus Next Week Notice

March 4

Story blockchain is expected to usher in a big bang block on March 4th, and the staking rewards will be officially released from then on;

March 6th

Ethereum Pectra upgrade may determine the mainnet upgrade time on March 6th;

March 7th

Trump will host the first White House cryptocurrency summit on March 7;

The U.S. will release the February seasonally adjusted non-farm and unemployment rate data at 21:30 on March 7th;

Ethereum L2 network Mint has opened airdrop inquiry, and it will be available for application on March 7th;

March 3rd

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March 4th

Story blockchain is expected to usher in a big bang block on March 4, and the staking rewards will be officially released from then on

Odaily Planet Daily News It is expected that the Story network will reach block height 1,580,851 on March 4, 2025, welcoming the “big bang block”. With the arrival of this milestone, the staking rewards on the Story blockchain will begin to be released. Each block distributes 1.9477989871 IP, at a block generation speed of 3 seconds per block, approximately 55,555 IP will be distributed per day.

March 5th

Degen: Airdrop 2 Season 13 distribution date is scheduled for March 5th.

Odaily Planet Daily News Degen announced on the X platform that Airdrop 2 Season 13 is scheduled to be claimed on March 5th.

March 6th

Ethereum Pectra upgrade may determine the mainnet upgrade time on March 6.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to Tim Beiko, a core developer of Ethereum, the Pectra upgrade is expected to be executed on the Holesky test network at Slot 3710976 (UTC time 21:55:12 on February 24) and at Slot 7118848 on the Sepolia test network (UTC time 07:29:36 on March 5).

If the Sepolia testnet upgrade goes smoothly, developers will determine the mainnet upgrade time at the ACD meeting on March 6th.

• Odaily Note: Tim Beiko, the lead of Ethereum Foundation protocol support, recently updated that the upcoming ACDC meeting next week will discuss issues related to the mainnet upgrade, but it is unlikely to come up with a specific date.

March 7th

Trump will host the first White House cryptocurrency summit on March 7.

Odaily Planet Daily News President Trump will host the first White House cryptocurrency summit on March 7, bringing together industry leaders to discuss regulatory policies, stablecoin supervision, and the potential role of Bitcoin in the US financial system.

According to an announcement by David Sacks, the White House’s special advisor on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, on the X platform on March 1st, attendees will include “prominent founders, CEOs, and investors from the cryptocurrency industry,” as well as members of the President’s Digital Assets Working Group.

Sacks was appointed as the White House’s special advisor on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency on December 6, 2024, responsible for “developing a legal framework to provide the clarity needed for the cryptocurrency industry to thrive in the United States”.

It is worth noting that at least 24 states have introduced legislation related to potential Bitcoin reserves. The upcoming summit may set the tone for cryptocurrency regulation for the next four years. (Cointelegraph)

The U.S. will release the seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll and unemployment rate data for February at 21:30 on March 7th.

Odaily Planet Daily News Beijing time Friday 21:30, the United States will release the February seasonally adjusted non-farm employment population, unemployment rate, average hourly earnings year-on-year rate, and monthly rate. This may be a key indicator affecting the direction of US interest rates. Economists estimate that the US economy added 133,000 jobs in February, lower than 143,000 in January; the unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4%, and average hourly earnings are expected to increase by 0.3% on a monthly basis, lower than 0.5% in January.

Ethereum L2 network Mint has opened airdrop inquiry, and it will be open for application on March 7th.

Odaily Planet Daily News Ethereum L2 network Mint Blockchain has opened the airdrop inquiry, and it will be open for application at 14:00 on March 7, Beijing time. There are 391,185 eligible addresses this time, and the deadline for airdrop collection is August 1, 2025.

March 8th

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March 9th

The ANIME application for the Kaito community is now open until March 9th.

Odaily Planet Daily News ANIME announced on X that the ANIME application for the Kaito community is now open. The top 1000 ANIME yapper and Kaito Genesis NFT holders are eligible to apply. The window is open until March 9th.

It should be noted that if the user has not added the EVM wallet to the Kaito profile, this operation must be completed before February 14th in order to claim it for inclusion in the next update.

DMM Bitcoin client accounts and custodial assets will be transferred to SBI VC Trade on March 8th.

Odaily Planet Daily News DMM Bitcoin’s all customer accounts and custodial assets will be transferred to the encrypted exchange SBI VC Trade on March 8. Earlier, DMM Bitcoin was attacked in May 2024, losing $304 million.

Other (specific time undetermined)

GOAT Network announced the launch of an airdrop campaign and will collaborate with StakeStone to open deposits next week

Odaily Planet Daily News Bitcoin Layer 2 solution GOAT Network announced the launch of the airdrop activity One Piece Project. Users can forge a soul-bound NFT, and then accumulate real BTC rewards and points, which can be used for future token rewards.

In addition, GOAT Network also announced a partnership with StakeStone to open deposits on GOAT LiquidityPad next week in preparation for the upcoming alpha mainnet launch.