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Gate Ventures Weekly Crypto Recap (March 2, 2026)
Rising geopolitical tensions involving Iran are creating material risks for global trade, with potential impacts including supply-chain disruptions, higher commodity prices, and shifts in global capital allocation.
This week’s key macroeconomic releases include ISM Manufacturing and Services PMIs, trade balance data, export and import price indices, and the U.S. employment report.
BTC (-1.73%) and ETH (-0.91%) edged lower last week, but spot ETF flows remained strong with record inflows of $787M (BTC) and $80M (ETH).
Among the top 30 market cap tokens, prices rose ~2.1% on average, led by HYPE (+16.9%) as Hyperliquid’s oil perps jumped on Iran-related supply risk and gained mainstream visibility on Bloomberg.
Fabric Foundation (ROBO) token launched, focused on governance and coordination infrastructure for human–AI collaboration. ROBO debuted at $0.022 and is now around $0.039, listed on Gate.
Morgan Stanley wants an OCC trust charter for crypto custody; Barclays is exploring blockchain rails for payments/deposits; big banks are gearing up for regulated, 24/7 onchain finance.
Hyperliquid-based “SuperApp” Based raises $11.5M Series A led by Pantera Capital.
https://medium.com/@gate_ventures/gate-ventures-weekly-crypto-recap-march-2-2026-c5b889e7a0b5
Rising geopolitical tensions involving Iran are creating material risks for global trade, with potential impacts including supply-chain disruptions, higher commodity prices, and shifts in global capital allocation.
This week’s key macroeconomic releases include ISM Manufacturing and Services PMIs, trade balance data, export and import price indices, and the U.S. employment report.
BTC (-1.73%) and ETH (-0.91%) edged lower last week, but spot ETF flows remained strong with record inflows of $787M (BTC) and $80M (ETH).
Among the top 30 market cap tokens, prices rose ~2.1% on average, led by HYPE (+16.9%) as Hyperliquid’s oil perps jumped on Iran-related supply risk and gained mainstream visibility on Bloomberg.
Fabric Foundation (ROBO) token launched, focused on governance and coordination infrastructure for human–AI collaboration. ROBO debuted at $0.022 and is now around $0.039, listed on Gate.
Morgan Stanley wants an OCC trust charter for crypto custody; Barclays is exploring blockchain rails for payments/deposits; big banks are gearing up for regulated, 24/7 onchain finance.
Hyperliquid-based “SuperApp” Based raises $11.5M Series A led by Pantera Capital.
https://medium.com/@gate_ventures/gate-ventures-weekly-crypto-recap-march-2-2026-c5b889e7a0b5
