Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitcoin payment app Strike has officially received the BitLicense license issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services, allowing it to operate cryptocurrency services locally. Strike also announced the launch of a Bitcoin collateral credit line service, enabling users to borrow fiat currency in real-time for lightning payments or bill payments. Currently, this service supports low-threshold lending and will initially be launched in Georgia and Massachusetts, with plans to expand to more states across the United States.

Digital asset company Strike has received a Bitcoin license and money transfer license approved by the New York State Department of Financial Services, allowing it to offer related financial products in New York. This is a significant step in Strike's compliance development, enabling New York residents to conveniently buy and sell Bitcoin, make payments, and invest through its platform.

Bitcoin fluctuates above $72,000, while Ethereum rises slightly. The market experiences consolidation; despite Bitcoin successfully breaking through the $70,000 mark, it has not quickly surged toward $80,000. In the context of easing tensions in the Middle East, risk assets are boosted. Derivatives data shows bullish sentiment remains strong, but gold-linked token futures contracts decline, indicating capital flowing into cryptocurrencies. In the options market, demand for high-strike call options increases, and overall volatility remains stable.

ChainCatcher News: Bitcoin payment app Strike announced on X platform the official launch of Bitcoin collateralized credit line services. Users can borrow fiat currency in real-time for lightning payments or bill payments without selling Bitcoin to access cash flow. Currently, this service supports low-threshold lending and will initially launch in Georgia and Massachusetts, with plans to expand to more states across the United States.

On March 4th, the U.S. military strike on Iran triggered global market tensions. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan pointed out that the cryptocurrency market demonstrates the flexibility of 24/7 trading, making it essential for real-time transactions, while also driving on-chain finance toward mainstream adoption. Investors need to master stablecoins and tokenized assets to adapt to the increasingly competitive market environment.

The United States and Israel launched a coordinated strike against Iran, resulting in the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, which has heightened tensions in the Middle East and caused a sharp rise in gold prices. Market risk aversion has increased, and investors are flocking to hard assets like gold. Analysts believe that gold prices could continue to rise, reaching $6,000.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to Lookonchain monitoring, Polymarket user anoin123 previously kept betting that the US/Israel would not launch strikes against Iran, accumulating over $2 million in profit within two months. However, after the strike event occurred, anoin123 suffered a single-day loss of $6.5 million, shifting from a profit of over $2 million to a loss of more than $4.5 million.

Gate News bot message, A newly created wallet named "Roeyha2026" spent $50K eleven hours ago on a prediction market bet that the US would strike Iran by March 1, 2026. The wallet has gained $96.8K since placing the bet.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, the crypto market experienced a rapid decline due to the impact of the US and Israel's actions against Iran, with $260 million in liquidations over the past 4 hours, including $224 million in long positions.