Strategy buys $200M of Bitcoin, Kazakhstan’s crypto system

In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Strategy revealed its third largest Bitcoin purchase of the year, adding 200 million worth of assets to reach a total of approximately 720,750 assets.

Additionally, Anchorage Digital engaged with Deloitte for USAT’s first witness report linking the Big Four’s accounting to efforts controlled by the US stablecoin Tether, and Kazakhstan’s central bank confirmed plans to allocate up to $350 million of its cryptocurrency investment reserves.

The strategy maintains aggressive Bitcoin accumulation

• The treasury company revealed on Monday its third largest Bitcoin acquisition of 2026, buying 200 million worth of cryptocurrency to increase its holdings to 720,750 Bitcoin.
• This purchase continues the Strategy’s systematic accumulation pattern despite Bitcoin trading near levels around $67,000.

Deloitte offers proof of USAT stablecoin

• Anchorage Digital has selected a Big Four accounting firm for USAT’s first certification report.
• The report confirmed that USAT’s reserves are valued above the availability of circulating stablecoins, providing third-party verification of the supporting claims.

Kazakhstan is transitioning to digital goods

• The nation’s central bank has confirmed plans to allocate up to $350 million from its roughly $69 billion gold reserves to build a crypto-focused portfolio, according to a Reuters report.
• This share is one of the largest independent cryptocurrency exchanges announced by a national central bank.

Curve Finance suspects PancakeSwap code copying

• Expanded Exchange publicly accused PancakeSwap of reproducing parts of its code without authorization in a March 6 post on X.
• Curve claims that PancakeSwap used the code in its StableSwap implementation without complying with the terms of the license governing usage permissions.

Binance denies Iran transmission

• The exchange denied allegations on March 6 that its platform facilitated transactions linked to Iranian entities and responded to a letter from Richard Blumenthal regarding compliance with sanctions and anti-money laundering regulations.
• The response addresses concerns about whether Binance’s infrastructure may have inadvertently processed transactions that violate international disciplinary regimes.

Justin Sun settles SEC fraud allegations

• A crypto entrepreneur has received a $10 million settlement from a multi-year Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that accused him of fraud and securities violations.

iPhone exploit kit targets crypto users

• Cybersecurity researchers have warned that a powerful iPhone exploit framework is increasingly being used in cybercriminal campaigns targeting cryptocurrency holders.
• Google’s Threat Intelligence Group reported that the “Coruna” exploit kit contains five full iOS chains and 23 vulnerabilities that can compromise iPhones running apps between iOS 13 and iOS 17.2.1.

UX punishes undisclosed AI battle content

• Product head Nikita Bier announced updates to the creators’ profit-sharing policies, imposing fines on users who post artificially generated AI videos without clear disclosure.
• From then on, creators who share AI-generated war-related videos without labeling them artificial will be banned from the profit-sharing program for 90 days.

Federal judge dismisses Uniswap’s debt lawsuit

• A long-running lawsuit alleging that Uniswap Labs was involved in fraudulent tokens and sales rug-pulling for its decentralized exchange protocol ended Monday after a judge dismissed the claims.
• The dismissal resolves allegations that the protocol developer is liable for counterfeit tokens listed by third parties on its unlicensed platform.