The Crypto Fear Index sits at 15 as Polymarket bettors price in a 94% probability of geopolitical strikes in the Middle East. But while the world watches the macro stage, Wall Street is making historic moves. 

On this Monday, March 2nd, we unpack Morgan Stanley filing for a bank charter to custody digital assets, JPMorgan predicting US crypto legislation by mid-year, and MoonPay launching PayPal-backed PYUSDx stablecoins. 

We also break down severe legal and protocol developments: Senate Democrats pushing the DOJ to investigate Binance, a judge destroying Binance's arbitration shield, $1 Million in suspicious Polymarket trading ahead of airstrikes, and the controversial proposal to hard fork Bitcoin for $5.2B in stolen Mt. Gox funds. 

Plus: Block cuts 40% of staff in an AI pivot, and Vitalik proposes an Ethereum execution overhaul. 

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