Dollar General, Futu Holdings and DICK'S Sporting Goods each reported fourth-quarter figures that topped earnings and revenue forecasts, with notable gains in sales and EPS. The three companies also issued upbeat guidance for fiscal 2026, outlining plans for store expansion, international growth and customer-focused initiatives.

Multiple blockchains are rolling out or incubating perpetual futures DEXs to pull in leveraged trading activity and deepen onchain liquidity. Executives from BNB Chain, Aptos, BitMEX and Deribit note that while derivatives dominate crypto volumes, liquidity historically concentrates on a few leading venues. This raises the question of whether the current wave of chain-specific perp DEXs will fragment markets or eventually reconsolidate around a small number of dominant platforms.

On 11 March 2026, the SEC and CFTC signed a Memorandum of Understanding that restructures U.S. oversight of digital assets and aims to end decades of jurisdictional disputes. Under the new framework, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and other "functional infrastructure tokens" fall under CFTC authority as commodities, while ICOs and certain governance tokens remain within SEC supervision, with stablecoins addressed under the GENIUS Act and the Clarity Act progressing in Congress. The agreement introduces shared investigations, data exchange, and harmonized rules, signaling the close of crypto's unregulated "Wild West" phase.

On March 11, spot crypto ETFs focused on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP collectively saw about $174 million in net inflows while prices remained under pressure. Bitcoin products drew $115.2 million, Ethereum ETFs added $57.0 million, and Solana vehicles took in $1.7 million, whereas XRP ETFs recorded no net flow. Despite these allocations, major coins were still posting weekly declines and sentiment, as measured by the Fear & Greed Index, stayed deeply in fear territory.

On March 12, 2026, on-chain data reported that Tether minted an additional $1 billion USDT on Tron, lifting its circulating supply there to about $85.3 billion and pushing it past Ethereum’s USDT balance. As of March 11, Tether's total USDT float across blockchains was roughly $184.9 billion, while USDC transfer volume on Ethereum reached a record $1.7 trillion in February 2026. Tron now processes billions in daily USDT transfers, and recent U.S. stablecoin rules have influenced how issuers like Tether structure their products.

Bitcoin once again slipped under the $70,000 threshold after briefly spiking above $71,000 during a volatile session tied to developments in the Middle East. Pi Network's PI token climbed nearly 5% after Kraken said it would enable trading from March 13, while HYPE, TAO, and SKY led gains among major altcoins and ETH stayed above $2,000.

Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart highlighted that spot XRP ETFs have accumulated more than $1.4 billion in inflows since their mid-November launch, even as XRP's price has slumped. In March 2026, the five US-listed funds recorded net outflows of $26.07 million across several trading days, following strong inflows in November and December.

On March 12, 2026, Binance initiated a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Dow Jones & Company over a Wall Street Journal article published the prior month. The complaint challenges claims that Binance dismissed compliance staff for flagging $1,000,000,000 in Iran-linked transactions and halted an internal probe, while the exchange insists investigations continue, suspect accounts were removed and reported, and that staff departures were due to confidentiality breaches.