On 13 March 2026, the U.S. Senate approved the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by an 89-10 margin, including a provision that bars the Federal Reserve from launching a central bank digital currency until 31 December 2030. The measure leaves privately issued dollar-pegged stablecoins such as USDC and USDT outside the ban and coincides with a new SEC–CFTC cooperation agreement aimed at harmonizing crypto oversight. The United States is pausing CBDC development while more than 130 other jurisdictions advance their own projects, raising fresh questions about long-term competitiveness in digital finance.

Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission has admitted 11 virtual asset firms into a 12-month regulatory sandbox under the country’s new Virtual Asset Service Providers Act. Around the same time, Blockchain.com expanded into Ghana with plans to connect crypto payments to the nation’s widespread mobile money infrastructure, as the government moves to formally oversee a fast-growing digital asset market.

Pi Network's PI token has surged more than 30% in the last 24 hours, extending a monthly gain that now exceeds 100%. The rally follows a planned listing on Kraken set for March 13th, a 175% spike in daily trading volume, and has pushed its market capitalization to about $2.8 billion.

On March 13, the market review covers Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, Binance Coin and HYPE, all trading around important support and resistance zones. ETH is holding above $2,000 while eyeing $2,400 and $2,800, and XRP is defending $1.4 with $1.6 as key resistance. Cardano is consolidating between $0.24 and $0.28, BNB is rising from $580 toward $690, and HYPE has rallied from near $20 to challenge the $40–$42 area.

Solana has extended its rebound above the $85 and $88 levels and is currently trading near $90 while staying over the 100-hour simple moving average. The SOL/USD pair faces resistance around $91.20, $92 and $95, with a possible path toward $100 if buyers secure a sustained break higher, while support lies near $88, $87.40 and $85.

Around 27,000 Bitcoin options contracts with a notional value of about $1.9 billion are expiring on Friday, March 13, alongside a rebound in spot crypto prices. Open interest in BTC and ETH options has climbed, while overall crypto market capitalization has returned to $2.5 trillion with Bitcoin nearing $72,000 and altcoins mostly advancing.

On Wednesday, Eightco Holdings (ORBS) announced it had raised $125 million led by Bitmine, with additional capital from Ark Invest and Kraken's parent Payward, sending its shares up more than 11% by Thursday's close. The company said the funds will back new investments in artificial intelligence, blockchain infrastructure and digital consumer platforms, including a $50 million allocation to OpenAI and $25 million to MrBeast's Beast Industries.

Weiss Crypto has outlined a dual view on Hyperliquid’s HYPE token, highlighting strong fee-driven buyback-and-burn tokenomics while warning of three significant risk areas. The firm points to upcoming contributor token unlocks, potential market disruption from competitors, and ongoing regulatory constraints on US users as key pressures, even as HYPE trades around $37.87 and benefits from a large-scale burn program.