On April 2, 2026, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Coinbase a conditional approval for a national bank trust charter, clearing the way for it to form Coinbase National Trust Company. The trust bank would be able to custody digital assets and serve institutional clients, but it would not be allowed to take retail deposits, make loans, or operate with FDIC insurance. The decision followed an OCC rule change that took effect on April 1, 2026, expanding what national trust banks can do with digital assets.

The International Monetary Fund said tokenization could reduce frictions and improve transparency in finance, while warning its overall impact on financial stability remains uncertain. The report said faster automation may intensify stress events and, in emerging markets, tokenization could aid cross-border payments and inclusion but may also amplify volatility and weaken monetary sovereignty.

Federal prosecutors in Connecticut recovered more than $600,000 in USDT tied to a phishing scheme that used a mailed letter to trick a Ledger hardware wallet user. Court records say the victim received the letter in September 2025, and the U.S. District Court entered a forfeiture decree on March 31, 2026. The seized stablecoin is set to be returned through the Justice Department’s asset management process.

Canada's Department of Finance confirmed Bill C-15 has received Royal Assent, opening the door to a federal stablecoin regime overseen by the Bank of Canada. The plan would require fiat-backed issuers to register, hold 1:1 reserves, and offer par-value redemptions, while restricting yield and certain marketing. Authorities expect consultations over the next 12 to 18 months, with full rollout targeted for 2027.

Polymarket has launched price-based prediction contracts linked to equities, commodities and exchange-traded funds, with outcomes automatically settled using Pyth Network price feeds. The lineup includes daily up-or-down and closing-price markets for major equity indexes, gold and oil, plus more than a dozen US-listed stocks such as Tesla, Nvidia and Apple. Contracts reset at the end of each trading session.

Coinbase said it received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to form Coinbase National Trust Company under federal oversight. Announced on 2 April, the national trust charter is positioned as a custody and market-infrastructure vehicle rather than a commercial bank, with no deposits or lending.

Polymarket has added Pyth Network as the resolution source for a new set of traditional-asset prediction markets, enabling trading tied to U.S. equities, commodities, and ETFs. The rollout includes daily up/down and daily close markets for major equity indices, plus gold, silver, WTI crude, and natural gas, along with more than a dozen U.S. stocks such as Tesla, Coinbase, Palantir, Nvidia, and Apple.

On April 2, 2026, the People's Bank of China approved 12 additional commercial banks to operate the e-CNY, expanding the operator roster to 22. The digital yuan was reclassified to M1 on January 1, 2026 and now accrues interest for verified wallets, while mBridge has processed over $55 billion in cross-border volume with 95% settled in e-CNY. PBOC data through late 2025 shows 16.7 trillion yuan ($2.4 trillion) in cumulative transactions, yet e-CNY remains about 0.16% of China's M0 money supply.