The Ethereum Foundation has rolled out a new EF Mandate, which Vitalik Buterin frames as a constitution, manifesto, and operational guide for the ecosystem. He says the Foundation will act as a steward focused on censorship resistance, open source, privacy, security, and other core principles instead of chasing short-term trends. The mandate also introduces the CROPS framework and the "walkaway test" to keep Ethereum aligned with a decentralization-first philosophy.

Ethereum is climbing sharply, with its price up 4.40% to $2,144.82 while XRP lags with a smaller 2.48% rise to $1.4. On March 12, spot Ethereum ETFs drew $72.36 million in net inflows, surpassing the $53.86 million flowing into spot Bitcoin ETFs and marking multi-day streaks of positive demand for both assets. Bitcoin remains near $72,000, where on-chain data indicates an active but still moderate accumulation zone between $62,000 and $72,000.

Newly launched XRP spot ETFs have held up amid a sharp 45% decline in XRP's spot price, drawing comments from Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and attention from Bloomberg ETF analysts. The funds initially recorded $164 million in net inflows on Nov. 24 and later saw their combined Total Net Assets peak at $1.65 billion in January before sliding to $971 million as XRP depreciated.

On March 11, 2026, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad publicly rejected allegations that the exchange lobbied against a proposed de minimis tax exemption for Bitcoin to favor USDC. Critics claimed Coinbase wanted the tax break to apply only to regulated dollar-pegged stablecoins, despite the company generating an estimated $1.35 billion in stablecoin revenue in 2025. Armstrong insisted he has actively supported a Bitcoin de minimis exemption and vowed to continue those lobbying efforts.

Veteran market analyst Peter Brandt has introduced his "banana split" concept to describe Bitcoin's price structure after the sharp decline in late January and early February 2026. He argues that a smaller rounded bottom pattern is forming on top of a long-term upward-curving support channel near $69,189, which could precede a strong breakout as BTC tests resistance just above $70,000.

Ripple has surpassed $100 billion in total processed payment volume, underscoring its shift toward enterprise-grade financial infrastructure. An executive described Ripple as a one-stop platform integrating fiat, crypto, stablecoins, and custody, while the RLUSD stablecoin has climbed to a $1 billion market capitalization and the firm now holds over 75 regulatory licenses worldwide.

Bitcoin is trading in positive territory this morning even as major Asian stock indices suffer sharp losses, with South Korea's KOSPI down more than 9% and Japan's Nikkei off 6.5%. BTC climbed from the $67,100–$67,200 area to a peak near $67,600 around 04:25 UTC and is now changing hands at 67,816 as bulls try to build a higher support zone. Analyst Willy Woo expects the asset to remain in a broader bear market phase while potentially rallying toward the mid-$80,000 range as a possible bull trap into late April.

On-chain metrics from Glassnode indicate that 36.8 billion XRP are now held at a loss, translating into $50.8 billion in unrealized losses for investors. After reaching a new all-time high above $3 during its 2025 parabolic run, XRP has fallen back into the $1 to $2 range and is currently trading at $1.34.

According to Onchain Lens, Ethereum co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke has sent 79,859 ETH, valued at roughly $158.31 million at press time, to the Kraken exchange within the past 24 hours. After this transfer, his known wallet retains 16,037 ETH, while Ethereum’s market price remains under the key $2,000 level amid ongoing selling by early co-founders. Over recent years, Wilcke and Vitalik Buterin have together sold hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of ETH for personal initiatives and Ethereum Foundation funding.