At the start of the week, gold extended losses and briefly dropped as much as 3% before spot prices traded 1.5% lower at $5,093.39 an ounce, while the U.S. dollar strengthened and oil climbed toward $120 a barrel. Other precious metals, including silver at $82.66 an ounce, also declined as investors weighed higher energy costs, potential delays to interest-rate cuts, and risks from the intensifying conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran in the Persian Gulf.

Strategy signaled another prospective Bitcoin acquisition after Michael Saylor posted "The Second Century Begins" on X alongside the firm's BTC accumulation chart while Bitcoin traded near $67,000. The company's most recently disclosed buy in late February added 3,015 BTC for over $204 million, lifting its total stash to 720,737 BTC and a treasury value of about $48 billion despite trading below its roughly $75,985 average cost per coin. Even as Strategy's shares now hover slightly under the basic net asset value of its Bitcoin reserves and industry peers face declining premiums, the firm continues to use debt and equity financing to grow its holdings rather than pursuing mergers.

Tokenized real-world assets excluding stablecoins have risen to more than $25 billion in onchain value, up sharply from about $6.4 billion a year earlier as major financial institutions expand their tokenization efforts. Multiple asset classes, including U.S. Treasuries and private credit, have each surpassed $1 billion, while some forecasts suggest the overall market could exceed $400 billion before the end of 2026 if current issuance trends persist.

On the All-In Podcast, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio challenged the idea of Bitcoin as "digital gold," insisting that only gold stands as a proven global safe-haven asset. He argued that Bitcoin still lacks central bank adoption, shows strong correlation with tech stocks, and faces privacy and quantum-computing risks, while gold continues to rise in value and remains a core reserve holding. Dalio has nonetheless suggested that investors might consider a limited allocation to Bitcoin or gold as part of a broader portfolio strategy.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC on Tuesday that issuers of stablecoins paying interest on customer balances should be regulated under the same framework as traditional banks. He argued that yield on stored balances is effectively equivalent to bank deposits and must carry identical safeguards, including capital, liquidity, and insurance protections. Dimon's remarks come amid U.S. legislative debate over digital asset rules and contrast with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's call for open competition between banks and crypto platforms.

XRP is trading in the mid-$1.30 area, with price action constrained between dense support near $1.36–$1.34 and a key resistance band around $1.43–$1.47. Technical signals remain slightly bearish but are showing early signs of stabilization, leaving the next move toward either $1.50 on the upside or $1.21 on the downside dependent on how price reacts to these critical liquidity levels.

Cardano's ADA is consolidating around the mid-$0.27 area on the daily chart, with price action constrained between nearby support and resistance levels. Technical indicators such as the EMAs, MACD, and RSI point to fading bearish momentum while order book data highlights strong bid walls down to $0.2000 and heavy sell walls from $0.30000 to $0.32000. A decisive move above roughly $0.2950–$0.3000 or below major supports near $0.2559 could define the next directional trend.

According to TD Securities, the New York Stock Exchange's proposal for a tokenized equities alternative trading system could mark a key institutional milestone for blockchain-based markets. The planned platform would allow tokenized stocks and ETFs to trade around the clock with near-instant settlement while remaining anchored to DTCC infrastructure and NBBO rules. TD Securities believes this hybrid model may reshape core market plumbing for collateral, liquidity, and settlement, even though tokenized assets still represent a small share of overall equity activity.

Bitcoin slipped beneath $67,000 and hovered near $66,800, down about 2% over 24 hours, after US‑Israel strikes on Iran roiled markets. Oil spiked (Brent up as much as 13%), gold extended gains, and US stock futures fell. BTC briefly hit around $63,255 Saturday before rebounding above $68,000; ETH dropped roughly 10% before stabilizing near $1,950.