Starting March 30, 2026, BNP Paribas will let retail clients in France access six Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) linked to Bitcoin and Ether through ordinary brokerage accounts. The products provide price exposure without direct token ownership, while carrying issuer counterparty risk and operating under MiFID II rules. The rollout highlights a widening gap with Italy, where Consob still restricts retail distribution of crypto ETPs.

A Coinbase and Cointracker report dated March 30, 2026 says many U.S. crypto investors understand taxes apply but still struggle with cost basis and accurate reporting. The survey of 3,000 users found 74% know crypto activity is taxable, while Form 1099-DA for the 2025 tax year may increase mistakes when gross proceeds are reported without cost basis.

Institutional investors sold a combined $414 million worth of Bitcoin and other digital-asset products over one week, according to CoinShares. The report describes it as the first weekly selloff in five weeks, with the US posting $445 million in outflows while Germany and Canada saw $21.2 million and $15.9 million in inflows.

Strive (ASST) and Tuttle Capital Management filed with the SEC on Monday for the T-Strive Digital Credit ETF, a proposed fund focused on preferred shares issued by bitcoin treasury companies. The prospectus says it would target income exposure to Strategy's STRC and Strive's SATA using swaps and leverage, while not holding bitcoin directly. STRC is described as paying 11.5% in monthly dividends, and Strive said it lifted SATA's monthly dividend to 12.75% earlier this month.

The Senate Banking Committee is aiming to hold Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing for Federal Reserve chair during the week of April 13, with timing dependent on his paperwork being completed. The schedule could position Warsh to replace Jerome Powell before Powell’s term ends on May 15, while opposition from Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Thom Tillis may slow the process and extend policy uncertainty for risk assets.

Digital asset investment products logged $414 million in weekly outflows, snapping a five-week run of inflows and pulling total AUM down to $129 billion. The U.S. accounted for $445 million of withdrawals, while Germany and Canada saw $21.2 million and $15.9 million of inflows, respectively. Solana traded at $84.22 at press time after slipping below $120 resistance, with $74 flagged as key support.

Bitcoin started Monday around $66,000 after a thin-liquidity weekend dip toward $64,000, then climbed nearly 2% to trade near $68,000 following President Donald Trump’s comments about “serious discussions” with what he called a new Iranian regime. Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged $296 million in net outflows from March 23–28, while Ethereum ETFs saw $206.58 million outflows over the same window. Analysts said geopolitical uncertainty and a busy U.S. data calendar are keeping risk appetite restrained and pushing investors toward yield and defensive positioning.

Naver Financial has shifted back its planned share swap with Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, and now expects a shareholder vote on Aug. 18 and completion on Sept. 30. The timetable change extends the process by about three months from earlier goals of late May or early June, as reviews tied to competition rules, major-shareholder changes and crypto regulation remain in progress.