President Donald Trump said the United States needs to pass a crypto market structure bill "ASAP" and that "Americans should earn more money on their money," according to Bitcoin Magazine. His comments come as policymakers continue work on comprehensive regulatory frameworks for digital assets in the United States.

President Donald Trump called on Congress to quickly advance the Clarity Act and broader crypto market structure legislation in a Truth Social post on March 4, 2026, accusing banks of attempting to undercut the GENIUS Act and hold the bill hostage over their opposition to stablecoin yield payouts. He argued that Americans should earn more on their savings and said record bank profits should not come at the expense of what he described as a powerful Crypto Agenda designed to keep the industry in the U.S. rather than losing it to China and other countries. The market structure bill has stalled since the Senate Banking Committee postponed a markup in January, amid disagreements between banking and crypto firms over whether third parties such as Coinbase can offer yield on stablecoin deposits, a practice crypto companies say is permitted under the GENIUS Act. The Senate's window for action is narrowing as the 2026 election cycle ramps up, even as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently proposed that contracts between stablecoin issuers and third-party partners clearly define offerings without explicitly banning yield payouts.

White House official Patrick Witt said stablecoins should not be treated as deposits, challenging Jamie Dimon's position. Witt noted the GENIUS Act already bans lending activities that would trigger banklike regulation, indicating existing rules address those practices.

U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla permanently dismissed the second amended class action against Uniswap Labs and founder Hayden Adams on March 3, 2026, in the Southern District of New York, ending litigation that began in 2022 over investor losses from scam tokens traded on the Uniswap protocol. The court rejected six state law claims—including aiding and abetting fraud, consumer protection violations in New York, North Carolina and Idaho, and unjust enrichment—ruling plaintiffs failed to show Uniswap Labs had actual knowledge of specific fraudulent schemes or directly profited from the trades. Judge Failla wrote that offering open-source smart contracts and a permissionless marketplace where fraud could occur does not constitute actively assisting fraud, citing Uniswap's public warnings about scam tokens and risk disclosures in its terms of service. UNI token gained about 6% on the day following the ruling, reaching an intraday high of $3.97.

Polymarket markets now show a 72% implied probability that the Clarity Act will be signed into law in 2026, up 7 percentage points after Donald Trump publicly urged passage of the bill. The shift reflects changing trader expectations on the platform following Trump's recent push for the legislation.

Indiana will implement legislation permitting cryptocurrency investments in state retirement plans after the governor granted final approval. The law allows retirement accounts to gain exposure to digital assets once it takes effect.

CFTC Chairman Mike Selig said on March 4 the agency is prepared to implement the CLARITY Act during Donald Trump's term and supports its rapid passage, according to his post on X. He called Trump's support for the legislation correct and described a forward-looking digital asset market structure as essential for maintaining U.S. leadership in global innovation. Selig also said the CFTC will define clearer standards for prediction markets that may use self-certification and plans to publish an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to shape broader regulation of prediction markets.

Binance plans to secure five additional regulatory licenses in Asia this year, bringing its total licensed jurisdictions worldwide to more than 20, SB Seker, Head of Binance's Asia-Pacific region, said in an interview with Nikkei Asia. The exchange currently holds regulatory authorizations in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, and Thailand in the Asia-Pacific region.

Donald J. Trump alleged on Truth Social that several major U.S. banks are threatening and undermining the GENIUS Act, which he described as America's first major move toward becoming the "Crypto Capital of the World." He claimed these banks, despite reporting record profits, are also holding the Clarity Act hostage, referring to the pending digital asset market structure bill. Trump called for rapid passage of the Clarity Act to provide regulatory clarity for digital assets, help Americans earn more money on their money, and reduce the risk of the crypto industry shifting to China and other jurisdictions.