Corporate adoption, exchange operations, and financial industry developments.
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Prediction market platform Kalshi has appointed Democratic strategist Stephanie Cutter as a policy adviser, balancing its earlier hire of Donald Trump Jr., as the industry faces simultaneous legal challenges from US states and the federal government.
The SEC faced a March 27, 2026, deadline for final decisions on 91 pending cryptocurrency ETF applications covering 24 different tokens.
By March 2026, Strategy accounted for approximately 76% of all Bitcoin held by publicly traded companies as other corporate treasury programs paused or reversed.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) held 762,099 Bitcoin valued at $57.69 billion on March 22, 2026, near break-even on its average cost basis as prices recovered.
Stablecoin market capitalization reached $319 billion by mid-March 2026, driven by institutional adoption and the GENIUS Act framework.
Bitcoin dropped more than 5% below $65,000 on February 23 as Trump announced a 15% global tariff rate, triggering $2.56 billion in liquidations across crypto markets.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced record weekly net outflows in late February 2026, marking the first sustained selling since their launch in January 2024.
Stifel Financial published a research note on February 5, 2026, predicting Bitcoin could fall to $38,000 amid macro headwinds and forced selling.
Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetual futures exchange, entered the top 10 derivatives platforms by volume in Q1 2026, competing alongside Binance.
Kraken Financial became the first digital asset bank to receive a Federal Reserve master account from the Kansas City Fed, granting direct access to Fedwire.
Grayscale Research published a 2026 outlook report predicting institutional participation in crypto would accelerate through regulatory clarity and tokenization.
AllianceBernstein's research division predicted on January 7, 2026, that tokenization of real-world assets will drive a supercycle in crypto adoption.
President Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao on October 23, 2025, more than a year after his release from a four-month federal sentence for Bank Secrecy Act violations.
Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law on July 19, 2025, establishing the first federal stablecoin regulatory framework.
The combined market capitalization of stablecoins exceeded $200 billion in March 2025, driven by expansion of existing issuers and the launch of new entrants competing across different blockchain ecosystems.
Hackers stole 401,347 ETH from Bybit in the largest cryptocurrency theft on record
Hyperliquid, a specialized decentralized exchange for perpetual futures derivatives, exceeded $1 billion in daily trading volume in February 2025, operating on its custom-built layer 1 blockchain with sub-second settlement.
MicroStrategy rebranded to Strategy in February 2025, with the company holding over 500,000 Bitcoin and maintaining a corporate identity centered entirely on Bitcoin acquisition.
Tether reported $6.2 billion in net profit for 2024 as USDT market cap surged past $140 billion, driven by Treasury holdings and ecosystem adoption.
Alex Mashinsky, founder of crypto lender Celsius, was convicted on commodities and wire fraud charges after a trial in federal court.
