Gold has fallen sharply since early March, with the selloff accelerating after headlines pointed to a US-Iran de-escalation and traders rotated into risk assets. Bitcoin stayed near the $70,000 area, diverging from XAU as gold pulled back from its late-January peak near $5,600 per ounce and consolidated around $4,500.

Ondo (ONDO) traded around $0.26 on Thursday after Ondo Finance unveiled a partnership to bring Franklin Templeton’s ETFs on-chain. The rollout places Franklin Templeton’s $1.7 trillion AUM ETF lineup onto Ondo Global Markets, adding products such as Growth, Income Equity focus and High Yield Corporate ETFs.

Arm Holdings (ARM) shares skyrocketed on March 25, 2026, closing up 16.38% at $157.07. The massive rally follows the company's Arm Everywhere event in San Francisco, where it unveiled its most significant strategic pivot since its founding: moving beyond chip blueprints into producing its own physical silicon.

Binance published guidance on Wednesday warning token projects and retail traders about market-making behaviors it says can distort prices, reduce liquidity, and damage community trust. The exchange listed six red flags—such as selling ahead of token release schedules, one-sided order flow, coordinated cross-exchange sell-offs, wash-trading-like volume, and thin order books—and added compliance expectations including disclosure of market-maker arrangements and bans on profit-sharing deals.

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, Grayscale research head Zach Pandl said crypto markets stayed relatively stable during the war with Iran, arguing valuations could recover more meaningfully as macro risks fade. By March 25, oil had fallen more than 5%, with Brent around $98.28 and WTI near $87.68, while Grayscale also pointed to ETP inflows, higher perpetual open interest, and improving U.S. policy signals as supportive factors.

On Tuesday, bitcoin and ether ETFs swung back to net outflows, while solana and XRP ETFs recorded small net inflows. Bitcoin ETFs saw a $74.53 million exit and ether ETFs lost $40.80 million, even as solana ETFs added $4.64 million and XRP ETFs took in $1.40 million. Trading volumes stayed elevated, but net assets for the major funds ended lower.

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose above 4.4% this week, the highest level in about eight months, then slipped back to around 4.32% on Wednesday after reports pointed to possible de-escalation in the Middle East. The prior jump came as investors repriced inflation and fiscal risks, with Tuesday’s close near 4.39% and Wednesday trading around 4.32%–4.33%.