On March 30, the CFTC said a U.S. federal court entered a consent order against Peken Global Limited, an entity linked to operating the KuCoin exchange, over U.S. participants' access to its trading system without foreign board of trade registration. The agency said the Southern District of New York imposed a permanent injunction and ordered a $500,000 civil monetary penalty, while no disgorgement was sought or awarded.

Meta plans to roll out dollar-linked stablecoin payments across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in the second half of 2026, focusing on integrating existing tokens rather than issuing its own. The company is seeking external partners to run infrastructure, compliance and settlement while Meta concentrates on the in-app wallet experience and distribution. The approach reflects the regulatory backlash that followed Libra/Diem and positions Meta as a payments interface layered on top of regulated stablecoins.

The Fellowship PAC has named Tether US VP of Regulatory Affairs Jesse Spiro as its chairman to lead efforts backing pro-crypto candidates ahead of this year's U.S. midterm elections. The move comes as Senate progress on the Clarity Act is reportedly stalled by a dispute over whether firms can pay rewards to users for holding stablecoins.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs ended March 2026 with their first monthly net inflow of the year, totaling $1.32 billion. January saw $1.61 billion in outflows and February recorded a further $206.52 million exit, breaking a four-month streak of monthly withdrawals. On March 31, the group added $117.63 million, with BlackRock leading daily inflows at about 1,450 BTC worth $98.42 million.

US-based spot XRP ETFs recorded a 96.4% quarter-over-quarter drop in inflows in Q1 2026. The group opened on April 1 with $943.73 million in total net assets and logged $42.52 million of net inflows over the prior three months versus $1.166 billion in Q4 2025. Within the cohort, Canary's XRPC led inflows with $37.46 million, while 21Shares' TOXR saw about $53.2 million in net outflows.

Coinshares started trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on April 1, 2026, using the ticker CSHR, following a business combination involving Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: VCIC) and the newly formed parent Coinshares PLC. The transaction carried an approximately $1.2 billion pre-money equity value and included a $50 million institutional common equity commitment. Coinshares said the U.S. listing is intended to broaden access to institutional capital, analyst coverage, and support its U.S. product expansion plans.

On April 1, 2026 at 18:36, Franklin Templeton said it agreed to acquire 250 Digital, a liquid crypto investment manager spun out of CoinFund, and place it inside a new division named Franklin Crypto. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026 and will be partly paid in BENJI tokens, which represent shares in Franklin Templeton's on-chain U.S. Government Money Fund. After the announcement, Franklin Resources shares rose as much as 1.5% in pre-market trading.

As of Tuesday morning, March 31 (UTC), the crypto market remained cautious, with total market cap near $2.38 trillion and 24-hour trading volume at $95.5 billion. Bitcoin hovered around $67,235 while Ethereum edged up to about $2,050, as traders weighed mixed ETF flows, options-expiry aftereffects, and several event risks including NFP on April 3 and an FTX payout dated March 31.