On a Monday ruling, Manhattan federal judge Katherine Polk Failla dismissed with prejudice a class action that tried to hold Uniswap Labs and its founder Hayden Adams liable for scam tokens allegedly involved in rug pulls and pump-and-dump schemes on the protocol. The suit, originally filed in April 2022 and amended in May after an earlier dismissal, failed to show Uniswap knew of or substantially assisted fraud by third-party token issuers.

On March 2, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission appointed former federal prosecutor David Miller to head its enforcement division as the agency prepares for a larger role in cryptocurrency regulation. Lawmakers are considering measures that could broaden the CFTC's authority over digital assets and prediction markets, while questions persist about enforcement staffing at both the CFTC and the SEC.

Foom Cash, a decentralized lottery protocol using zero-knowledge proofs, suffered a $2.26 million exploit linked to a Groth16 verifier deployment error. A white hat identified the vulnerability and helped secure and return $1.84 million, with the protocol later paying a $320,000 bounty and $100,000 security fee. The incident highlights the expanding role of ethical hackers in defending Web3 projects against cross-chain attacks.

X now permits paid crypto promotions under an updated labeling policy. On Sunday, the platform also cleared gambling partnerships, while restrictions remain in the UK, Australia and the EU. The shift arrives as X Money moves from a closed beta toward a limited external beta in the next month or two.

PeckShield reported that crypto hacks and scams totaled $26.5 million in February, the lowest monthly losses since March 2025. Of 15 incidents, a $10 million price-manipulation hit on YieldBlox’s DAO lending pool and an about $8.9 million IoTeX private key exploit on Feb. 21 comprised most of the damage. The tally fell 69.2% from just over $86 million in January.

X removed cryptocurrency and gambling from its prohibited industries for Paid Partnerships, enabling creators to monetize crypto posts with a "Paid Partnership" label. According to DeFi Ignas, the ban had been in place since at least June 2024 and still appeared on the policy page on Feb. 16. Nikita Bier unveiled disclosure labels on March 1, 2026.

Solana-based NFT marketplace Magic Eden will wind down its Bitcoin and Ethereum NFT support to concentrate on its on-chain casino and sportsbook platform Dicey. CEO Jack Lu said EVM and Bitcoin-based Runes and Ordinals markets will close on March 9, with the Bitcoin API ending March 27 and its crypto wallet shutting on April 1. The move follows a two‑month closed beta for Dicey in which about 200 users wagered over $15 million, leading the firm to prioritize iGaming and NFT packs that better support revenue.

World Liberty Financial has outlined a WLFI Governance Staking System that requires unlocked WLFI holders to stake for at least 180 days to gain voting rights and access to rewards. The framework adds Node and Super Node tiers starting at 10 million and 50 million WLFI, linking them to OTC USD1 conversion, partnership access, and volume-based incentives. The roadmap includes three rollout phases, while a separate memorandum of understanding with Pakistan targets technical collaboration on integrating the USD1 stablecoin into regulated digital payments.