Franklin Templeton has teamed up with Ondo Finance to roll out tokenized versions of five ETFs tied to equities, bonds and gold, with onchain trading designed to run 24/7. The products are intended for investors using digital wallets, with Ondo market makers supporting liquidity even when traditional exchanges are closed. The companies said the launch is planned outside the U.S., targeting Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America.

South Korea saw roughly $60 billion in crypto flow to overseas exchanges and private wallets in the second half of 2025, even as domestic participation continued to rise. Exchange accounts reached 11.1 million by year-end and deposits grew to 8.1 trillion won, but the country's 18 registered exchanges reported sharply lower profits and trading volumes during the period.

On March 23, 2026, DDC Enterprise said it bought an additional 200 bitcoin, bringing its treasury to 2,383 BTC valued at about $165 million. The company reported the new coins were acquired at an average price of $79,969 each and cited a year-to-date "BTC yield" of 44.9% as it continues incremental accumulation amid volatile prices.

US lawmakers and White House officials agreed in principle on Friday to settle rules for yield on stablecoins, aiming to unblock broader crypto legislation in the Senate Banking Committee. The framework would still prohibit issuers from paying interest directly, while allowing platforms to offer regulated rewards tied to reserve-backed instruments, with caps linked to Treasury rates under discussion. The compromise is expected to be put into formal text before an April committee vote.

PayPal said Tuesday it will expand its dollar-backed stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), to 70 global markets to enable cross-border buying, holding and transfers with faster settlement and lower costs. The rollout spans Asia-Pacific, Europe and Latin America, including the United Kingdom, Singapore and the United States, and PayPal said PYUSD has surpassed $4 billion in circulation.

Five US regional banks, including Huntington Bancshares and KeyCorp, launched the Cari Network to support near-instant settlement for tokenized bank deposits while keeping federal insurance protections. Built on Matter Labs' technology using ZKsync, the system positions bank-issued deposit tokens as a regulated alternative to stablecoins. The initial rollout is expected to focus on institutional payments and corporate treasury use, with broader interoperability planned in phases.

On March 15, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission permanently dropped its civil fraud lawsuit against BitClout creator and DeSo founder Nader Al-Naji, closing a case tied to a $257 million BTCLT token sale. The complaint had alleged that more than $7 million in proceeds were used for personal expenses, but the dismissal with prejudice bars the SEC from refiling the same claims. The move follows an earlier decision in February 2025 by federal prosecutors to dismiss a related wire fraud charge without prejudice.

On March 9, 2026, bitcoin traded near $69,350 after several volatile sessions driven by surging oil prices, a stronger US dollar and heightened geopolitical risk. The leading cryptocurrency rebounded about 2 percent intraday, lifting its market value by more than $80 billion as investors weighed mixed institutional flows and shifting macroeconomic signals.

On March 9, 2026, bitcoin traded steadily around $60,000 as investors balanced rising Middle East tensions against falling exchange reserves and renewed institutional demand. Net inflows of about $787 million into spot bitcoin ETFs and expanding global liquidity, alongside expectations of rate cuts, helped support the broader uptrend despite recent volatility.