Alabama formally recognized DAOs under state law after Governor Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 277 on April 1, 2026. The DUNA Act grants qualifying DAOs legal personhood and limited liability for members, takes effect October 1, and bars profit distributions to members.

Solana (SOL) traded around $78, falling nearly 6% on the day and extending an 11% weekly decline. Drift Protocol said it suffered an exploit, while an on-chain monitor claimed nearly 980,000 SOL was drained and losses exceeded $200 million. The move leaves traders watching whether SOL can reclaim $85 or risks breaking below the $78 support zone.

Metaplanet said it purchased 5,075 bitcoin in the first quarter of 2026 for about $405.5 million, bringing its treasury to 40,177 BTC as of March 31. The company said the coins were bought at an average price of approximately $79,898, taking total bitcoin investment to roughly $4.2 billion with a cumulative average of $104,106 per BTC. It also reported a 2.8% "BTC Yield" for the three months ended March 31 and 876 "BTC Gain" for the quarter.

Naoris Protocol said it officially launched its Layer 1 mainnet on April 1, 2026, positioning the network as post-quantum security infrastructure for blockchains and other critical digital systems. The mainnet uses decentralized Proof of Security (dPoSec) consensus and NIST-approved cryptography, and is currently operating in an invite-only phase for strategic partners and validators.

Bitget Wallet has added Hyperliquid's HIP-3 infrastructure, bringing always-on, permissionless onchain macro markets into its self-custodial "everyday finance" app. Users can trade RWA spot and perpetual markets from one wallet interface, including around 300 equities and ETFs, major indexes, and commodities such as gold, crude oil, and natural gas.

Ethereum (ETH) traded near $2,043.41 after falling -4.16% over the past 24 hours, while the $2,040–$2,130 area was framed as a key support zone. The market outline maps a bearish path toward $1,800–$1,900 if $2,000 breaks, versus a bullish recovery scenario that points to $2,500 if support holds.

Bitcoin fell on Wednesday as President Trump spoke about the US-Iran conflict, with BTC dropping about 3% to $66,600 during the address and sitting down 4.9% over the past seven days. Oil jumped back above $100 to $108 per barrel, while the report frames $66,000 and $63,000 as nearby supports and $69,000 to $72,000 as resistance.

Ripple introduced Ripple Treasury, a treasury platform designed to let companies manage crypto and fiat side by side within a single system. The product adds digital-asset accounts and a consolidated dashboard that displays real-time liquidity and records each transaction with both crypto and fiat values. The rollout is positioned for CFOs seeking digital-asset exposure without rebuilding existing treasury workflows.