Tether said it has engaged a Big Four accounting firm to carry out its first full independent financial audit, expanding beyond the reserve attestations it has used in the past. The company said the audit will review complete financial statements covering digital assets, traditional reserves and tokenized liabilities, as USDT’s market value sits above $184 billion.

Circle Internet Financial (NYSE: CRCL) fell about 20% intraday on March 24, 2026, dropping from around $125 to roughly $101 as traders reacted to U.S. policy language and competitor developments. Trading topped 30 million shares, with the stock oscillating near $102–$108 by mid-afternoon EDT. The move followed an updated CLARITY Act draft targeting passive stablecoin yield payments and Tether's plan to pursue a Big Four audit for USDT.

Bitcoin and Ethereum traded in narrow ranges as markets weighed Middle East headlines, while meme coins drew more speculative flow. Shiba Inu gained 7.12% and Dogwifhat rose 10.35%, and Maxi Doge (MAXI) said its presale has raised more than $4.7 million. MAXI was priced at $0.000281, with the next presale price step scheduled for tonight.

Eureka Labs said Tuesday it raised $6.7 million in a seed round structured as a SAFE with token warrants, led by Spark Capital and Collider Ventures. The company is launching “programmable blocks,” a block-building approach that lets builders add logic during construction to enable functions such as intra-block credit, pre-computation, and deterministic transaction ordering.

Circle Internet Financial shares (CRCL) fell 22% on Tuesday to $98 after reports said a revised Senate Banking Committee draft of the CLARITY Act would restrict stablecoin-related rewards. The text would bar platforms from offering yield "directly or indirectly" for holding stablecoins or assets treated like bank deposits, potentially affecting business models tied to interest on reserves.

Ethereum whale wallets holding more than 100,000 ETH have moved back into profit as ETH trades above $2,150. CryptoQuant says this is the first time these addresses have been profitable since early February 2026, prompting debate over whether whales will hold or take profit. Analysts highlighted potential upside targets and a possible sell wall near $2,350.

Tether says it has begun the process of commissioning a full audit by a Big Four accounting firm, expanding its disclosures beyond periodic reserve attestations. On March 23, 2026, Celo reported more than 5 million weekly stablecoin users and 7.2 million+ stablecoin transactions last week, pointing to rising USDT utility. The move comes as a draft of the US Clarity Act sparks fresh concerns about potential restrictions on stablecoin yields and related rewards models.

Tether has taken a strategic stake in AI sleep-tech firm Eight Sleep at a $1.5 billion post-money valuation, positioning the deal as more than a passive investment. The move draws on Tether's reported 2024 profit of over $13 billion and its $6.3 billion in excess reserves, which it has been deploying across multiple venture divisions.