Nasdaq will partner with Kraken to offer tokenized versions of publicly traded stocks worldwide, moving further to integrate blockchain into traditional market infrastructure. The collaboration aims to broaden access and modernize settlement and custody for equity trading.
The White House’s new cyber strategy endorses blockchain and cryptocurrency while calling out mixers, privacy coins, and the potential threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin. Industry reaction is broadly positive, with calls to harden protocols and clarify enforcement.
Florida’s legislature passed SB 314, creating the nation’s first state-level stablecoin law; it now awaits Governor Ron DeSantis’s signature.
Nedbank has formed a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to build blockchain-based payment and settlement rails across Africa, aiming to cut cross-border costs and expand access to USDC liquidity. The move targets faster settlement and cheaper remittances for businesses and individuals on the continent.
PayPal USD (PYUSD) and TCS Blockchain have partnered to build a blockchain-based settlement network aimed at replacing costly factoring in the trucking industry, enabling faster and cheaper freight invoice payments.
A crypto platform is offering retail investors access to IPO allocations at the original offering price normally reserved for institutions. The move aims to close the gap between institutional and retail access to early-stage public deals.
a16z crypto is reportedly seeking about $2 billion for its fifth dedicated crypto fund. The proposed raise underscores renewed venture capital appetite for digital assets after a prolonged pullback.
On March 3, 2026, U.S. federal authorities moved a small amount of Bitcoin from a government-controlled wallet, the first blockchain-recorded Bitcoin transaction by the U.S. this year. The transfer was logged on-chain amid heightened tensions around Iran.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called the network a “wrong-shaped tool” for directly addressing major global issues, saying many problems require institutional and political solutions rather than on-chain fixes. His comments could shift developer and investor focus toward infrastructure, scaling and pragmatic use cases.
Ripple announced a major revamp of its Ripple Payments platform to become a unified business service that bridges traditional finance and digital assets, building on capabilities from its Palisade and Rail acquisitions. The move signals a push to win more bank adoption for XRP-linked payments.