Two Democratic US senators are asking SEC Chair Paul Atkins to explain enforcement director Margaret Ryan's resignation in March and the agency's handling of select crypto-related matters. Senator Richard Blumenthal also pressed the SEC on its decision to drop a fraud case against Tron founder Justin Sun 11 days before Ryan stepped down, while Senator Elizabeth Warren raised concerns that Ryan may have faced resistance on cases tied to President Donald Trump's circle.

US Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced the "Mined in America Act" on Monday to encourage domestic Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturing and formalize President Donald Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve order. The proposal would create an optional certification for mining facilities and pools, requiring certified participants to phase out equipment made by firms linked to "foreign adversaries." The US hosts about 38% of the Bitcoin network hashrate, while 97% of mining hardware is produced by Bitmain and MicroBT.

Lido DAO is reviewing a proposal submitted Friday to spend $20 million worth of treasury assets on a one-time LDO buyback via swapping 10,000 stETH. LDO was reported at $0.30 with a $255 million market cap, down 95.9% from its $7.30 peak in August 2021, while Lido still holds 23.2% of staked Ether on Ethereum.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said stablecoins may become crypto's "ChatGPT moment" for businesses looking for faster and more efficient payments. He also pointed to more than $33 trillion in stablecoin trading volume in 2025 and noted that nearly 90% of that activity was tied to USDT and USDC. Separately, Bloomberg Intelligence projected stablecoin flows could reach $56.6 trillion by 2030.

Morgan Stanley has proposed launching a spot Bitcoin ETF with a 0.14% fee, as outlined in its latest S-1 registration statement filed on Friday. The fee would sit one basis point below the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF and 11 basis points under BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, potentially intensifying price competition among US spot Bitcoin funds.

Google has set a 2029 target to complete its post-quantum cryptography migration, saying advances in quantum hardware and error correction are bringing risks closer. The company warned that current encryption, digital signatures and authentication services could be threatened as quantum capabilities accelerate.

Ethereum Foundation-affiliated developers launched the "Post-Quantum Ethereum" resource hub on Tuesday, outlining a plan to add quantum-resistant protections at the protocol level by 2029. The team said the cryptography threat from quantum computing is not imminent, but a safe migration that avoids network disruption could take years due to coordination, engineering and verification work.

Balancer Labs will shut down following financial strain and a $116 million exploit in November, while executives propose that the Balancer Foundation and Balancer DAO take over ongoing operations. The team says the company has been running without revenue and spending heavily to attract liquidity, which it says diluted BAL holders. Balancer’s TVL has fallen from a $3.3 billion peak in November 2021 to $158 million, after dropping to $800 million by October 2025 and then sliding another $500 million in the two weeks after the hack.

Strategy detailed new financing plans totaling up to $44.1 billion, including at-the-market sales of MSTR shares and two perpetual preferred stock offerings. The company said it has added nearly 90,000 BTC in the first three months of 2026 and now holds 762,099 BTC worth $54 billion.