The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted interpretive guidance on how existing federal securities laws may apply to certain crypto assets and related transactions to the White House's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for interagency review, according to journalist Eleanor Terrett. The SEC said the document, issued by the commission itself rather than staff, seeks to clarify the application of current law to crypto transactions and token classifications without creating new federal rules and will proceed on a separate track from its ongoing rulemaking on crypto asset offerings. After OIRA completes its review, the SEC's three commissioners are expected to vote on the interpretation, which an agency spokesperson said is intended to clarify obligations for both investors and innovators and align with broader market structure legislation under discussion. In parallel, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has submitted a separate plan on prediction markets to the White House and plans an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to define which products qualify for selfcertification, while a coalition group called "Gambling is not investing" argues some prediction market platforms enable illegal sports betting and must comply with state and tribal gaming regulations.

Kraken's Wyoming-chartered banking unit has secured a Federal Reserve master account approved by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, becoming the first crypto firm with direct access to the Fed's core payment systems, BeInCrypto reports. The approval follows Kraken's receipt of a Special Purpose Depository Institution charter from Wyoming in September 2020 and its master account application in October 2020. Ripple applied for a national trust bank charter and Fed master account in July 2025 and received conditional charter approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in December, according to BeInCrypto. Analysts including Paul Barron and X Finance Bull have stated that if Ripple gains Fed master account access, it could integrate Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin and strengthen XRP's role as a bridge asset in cross-border payments, though the Federal Reserve's rails and XRP Ledger would remain separate systems with any XRP benefits being indirect.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a "sanctuary technologies" manifesto on March 3, outlining plans for resilient "digital islands of stability" to counter government control, corporate influence, and surveillance, according to his post on X. He argued Ethereum has done little to advance freedom and privacy so far, proposing the network serve as a shared, ownerless digital space enabling individuals and institutions to operate with greater independence. Buterin suggested such infrastructure could prove increasingly valuable for traders and shape Ethereum's long-term direction, rather than imitating large tech firms.

Kraken Financial received approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for a Limited Purpose Master Account on March 4, 2026, granting the Wyoming-chartered SPDI direct access to the Fedwire payment system. The "Skinny Account" structure allows Kraken to clear and settle USD payments without correspondent banks but excludes overnight reserve interest, Discount Window access, and daylight overdrafts, with the Kansas City Fed keeping specific risk constraints confidential. Kraken, which operates on a 100 percent reserve basis and cannot make loans, spent over five years on the application initially filed in October 2020, while the Federal Reserve classified it as a Tier 3 applicant, the strictest review category for uninsured entities without federal supervision. The decision drew criticism from the Bank Policy Institute, ICBA, and American Bankers Association, which argued approval came before the Federal Reserve Board finalized broader policy for such "Payment Account" arrangements and cited AML and BSA concerns, though Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon welcomed the move as support for the state's banking and digital asset laws.

Stablecoin transactions on Solana reached $650 billion in February, more than double the network's previous monthly record and the highest among all blockchains during the period, Grayscale head of research Zach Pandl said. The surge marks a shift from memecoin-driven trading toward payments and SOL-stablecoin usage on the L1 network. Solana now holds the fourth-largest share of overall stablecoin supply and ranks second in USDC circulation, TheBlockCo data show.

Cathie Wood's investment firm purchased additional shares of Coinbase and Robinhood following a recent price decline in both stocks. The purchases came before the trading platforms opened higher on Wednesday.

Huang Licheng, known as "Maji Dage," added 150 ETH worth $316,290 to his long position on Hyperliquid on March 5, Hyperinsight data show. His total position value on the platform now stands at $14.56 million, with a liquidation price at $2,036 and an unrealized profit of $240,897.

Crypto analyst Doctor Profit expects Bitcoin to extend its recent rebound into a "fake pump" toward the $78,000–$88,000 range after buying BTC around $68,600, according to posts he shared on March 2, 2026. He describes himself as very bullish over the coming weeks while keeping a $125,000 short position open, arguing that aggressive upside moves can occur even during a bear phase. Doctor Profit maintains that a bear market started in Q4 2025, noting that BTC first reached a new all-time high near $125,000 before what he anticipated as a major downturn. He now reiterates a long-term bearish outlook and warns that Bitcoin could eventually fall toward $40,000, adding that in his view the market bottom has not yet been reached.

Google researchers identified a new exploit kit named Coruna that targets older iPhone devices running iOS 13 to 17.2.1 and can access sensitive data including crypto wallet seed phrases, according to the report. Morgan Stanley is exploring a Bitcoin investment product through a proposed Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, which would use Coinbase for cryptocurrency custody and BNY Mellon for additional asset custody, with the ETF holding Bitcoin in offline cold storage. Crypto infrastructure provider Zerohash applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a National Trust Bank Charter to expand into services including digital asset custody, stablecoin management, and tokenized asset infrastructure, while continuing to serve clients such as Morgan Stanley, Stripe, and Interactive Brokers. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is raising around $2 billion for a new crypto-focused fund and Tether invested in AI-powered mattress and sleep technology firm Eight Sleep at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to the article.