On Monday, Bernstein analysts led by Gautam Chhugani said crypto-adjacent stocks that are down about 60% from all-time highs offer a rare opportunity to buy at a "big" discount, despite an Extreme Fear backdrop. The team kept Outperform ratings on Coinbase, Robinhood, and Figure Technology Solutions, while cutting price targets and bracing for weak first-quarter results in upcoming earnings.

WTI Crude Oil (USOIL) tests $105 on March 31, 2026, as Trump’s tribute tankers clash with a fresh Iranian attack in Dubai. Discover if the 8 million bpd supply plunge will propel oil toward $119 or if diplomacy will force a correction to $90.

Google published research on Monday revising the quantum resources it believes are needed to break 256-bit elliptic-curve cryptography used by Bitcoin and Ethereum. The paper estimates that fewer than 500,000 physical qubits could be sufficient under its current hardware assumptions, and it models an “on-spend” Bitcoin key-recovery window of about 9–12 minutes. It also warns Ethereum’s account model exposes public keys in a way that could enable “at-rest” attacks, estimating the 1,000 richest exposed accounts holding about 20.5 million ETH could be compromised in under nine days.

Micron Technology (MU) shares plummeted on March 30, 2026, dropping 9.88% to close at $321.80. The sell-off marks a brutal continuation of a post-earnings slide that has seen the stock crater 30% since its blowout report on March 18. Despite reporting record-breaking revenues, Micron is now the victim of a massive shift in investor sentiment as the market transitions from fearing AI chip scarcity to fearing AI memory efficiency.

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.

Binance will introduce three USDT-margined perpetual futures tied to WTI crude, Brent crude and natural gas on April 1, 2026, with listings rolling out from 09:00 UTC and leverage capped at 100x. The contracts include CLUSDT and BZUSDT (1,000 barrels each) plus NATGASUSDT (10,000 MMBtu), offering 24/7 long and short exposure with funding settled every eight hours.

Binance has shifted from heavy stablecoin withdrawals to net inflows, with the latest reading at +$2.4 billion after lows of -$3.4 billion (Dec. 11) and -$6.7 billion (Feb. 15). The move comes as the total crypto market cap sits near $2.3 trillion, up 1.85% on the week, while still down 43% from the January 2026 peak. The change is viewed as an encouraging signal, but it may require persistence over the next sessions to confirm a trend.

Markets open the week with macro risk in focus as March 30 brings a scheduled Powell appearance and fresh attention on the Iran conflict alongside rising energy prices. In crypto, key dates include EthCC[9] running March 30–April 2, FTX’s fourth distribution starting March 31 for about $2.2 billion, and Based launching its token on March 30 with BASED/USDT trading set for 10:00 UTC.