On March 30, 2026, the Midnight network reached its genesis block and began operating as a privacy-focused blockchain built under Input Output and associated with founder Charles Hoskinson. Monument Bank said it plans to tokenize up to £250 million (roughly $335 million) of retail deposits on Midnight, while the network debuts with federated node operators including Google Cloud, MoneyGram, and Worldpay. NIGHT was reported trading down over 90% from its post-launch high of about $0.45 reached shortly after its September 2025 debut.

On 30 March 2026, Universal Digital's USDU began trading on Crypto.com after being registered with the Central Bank of the UAE as a Foreign Payment Token. The USD-backed stablecoin operates under ADGM's FSRA licensing and CBUAE registration and is limited to institutional and professional users, not retail. USDU is an ERC-20 on Ethereum backed 1:1 by US dollar reserves held at Emirates NBD and Mashreq, with monthly attestations; as of late March 2026 its market cap was between $97.5 million and $98.8 million.

Pi Network has told Mainnet node operators to upgrade to Protocol 21.2 by April 6, 2026, warning that nodes that miss the cutoff will be disconnected. PI/USDT was trading around $0.177 on OKX in late March 2026, about 94% below its all-time high, as the project lines up additional mandatory upgrades through May.

World Foundation said it completed a $65 million over-the-counter sale of WLD, with the first settlement on March 20 and a related X thread posted on March 28. The sale averaged roughly $0.2719 per token, with $25 million worth of tokens locked for six months, while the rest is intended for operations such as R&D and Orb manufacturing. Attention is also on July 23, 2026, when about 52.5% of WLD's total supply is scheduled to unlock.

BNP Paribas said it will start offering six Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) tied to Bitcoin and Ethereum on March 30, 2026, giving eligible retail and private banking clients in France access via standard securities accounts. The bank is also piloting a tokenized money market fund share class on the public Ethereum network and is backing the 12-bank Qivalis consortium targeting a euro-backed stablecoin launch in the second half of 2026.

From 23/03 to 28/03, Bitcoin fell below $87,000 mid-week and selling pressure spread across altcoins, leaving five tokens down 14%–21% over seven days. ether.fi (ETHFI) led losses at –21.46% to $0.4674, while Kite (KITE), Decred (DCR), Morpho (MORPHO), and Polkadot (DOT) also declined with several RSI readings near or under 30.

On 28 March 2026, Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed the U.S. Commerce Department for records on how it is addressing what she described as potential national security risks tied to Bitmain. The concerns referenced include whether China-linked remote access could enable espionage or power-grid disruption, alongside Bitmain's outsized role in mining hardware supply and recent large U.S. purchases of its rigs.

On March 28, 2026, a new set of U.S. policy moves highlighted how quickly crypto regulation is evolving, from tax treatment for stablecoins to proposed limits on stablecoin yield products. The Digital Asset PARITY Act draft would exempt certain stablecoin transactions from capital gains tax and add wash-sale rules to crypto, while Coinbase is pressing for changes to CLARITY Act language ahead of expected text in late March or early April 2026. Separately, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an order barring state officials and close associates from using non-public information to bet on prediction markets.

MARA Holdings sold 15,133 Bitcoin for roughly $1.1 billion between March 4 and March 25, 2026, using the proceeds to repurchase $1 billion of its 0% convertible senior notes due in 2030 and 2031. The company also updated its treasury policy in early March to permit BTC sales and is shifting capital toward AI-focused computing infrastructure, including a planned 1 GW initiative with Starwood Digital Ventures.