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.

U.S. prosecutors have asked a judge to reject former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's February motion seeking a new trial, arguing he has not brought forward any valid newly discovered evidence. They said potential testimony from former executives Daniel Chapsky and Ryan Salame was known before his 2023 fraud and conspiracy conviction and would not have altered the verdict, while also disputing his claims that FTX was solvent and that the case was politically motivated.

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.