Stablecoins have become the dominant rail for USD-denominated spot crypto trading, making up 83.03% of volume in late-March 2026. Fiat USD pairs accounted for 16.97% on centralized exchanges, a drop from 2021 when stablecoins held 77.75% and fiat pairs 22.25%. The shift reflects stablecoins' growing role in liquidity and settlement across both centralized markets and DeFi.

Irish authorities have accessed a dormant wallet holding 500 BTC, worth about $32 million (€30 million), marking the first successful unlock in a 6,000 BTC stash forfeited to the state in a 2019 case. The breakthrough, reported Tuesday, followed seven years of inaccessibility tied to missing private keys and was supported by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre. Investigators now aim to apply the same method to the remaining 11 wallets.

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.

Bitgo and Susquehanna Crypto have partnered to let institutional clients trade prediction markets through Bitgo Prime's OTC desk using existing crypto or stablecoin collateral. The firms said trades are executed bilaterally with typical ticket sizes of $100,000 or more, avoiding retail interfaces and asset liquidation. The rollout was announced Tuesday in New York.

Bitcoin experienced an uncommon two-block chain reorganization around block height 941880 on March 23, after nearly simultaneous blocks briefly split the network into competing branches. Foundry USA ultimately extended its chain beyond a rival branch associated with Antpool and ViaBTC, and the network converged without user impact or lost transactions. The episode followed a 7.76% downward difficulty adjustment and came as global hashrate eased from prior highs.