Hostplus, one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, is weighing whether to let members invest in cryptocurrencies after receiving requests for access to the asset class. The fund's CIO said the earliest rollout could be next financial year via its ChoicePlus platform, though the proposal remains in design and would require regulatory sign-off and consumer-protection work.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies chairman Tom Lee said on Monday that a months-long slump in Ether may be easing as the firm continued stepping up purchases over the past three weeks. The company bought 65,341 ETH last week for $139 million, lifting its total to more than 4.6 million Ether and moving it closer to a target of holding 5% of total supply.

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals said Monday it will rebrand as Stablecoin Development Corporation, and its shares climbed nearly 19% to $1.38 in the following session. The company said its ticker will switch from NBY to SDEV effective April 3, and disclosed holding two billion Sky (SKY) tokens as of March 16, plus 26.6 million SKY in cumulative staking rewards.

Bithumb is set to hold its regular shareholders' meeting on March 31, where investors will vote on a proposal to reappoint CEO Lee Jae-won, according to the Korea Times. Lee's current term ends at the end of the month, and approval would extend his tenure for another two years. The move comes after South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit reportedly imposed a six-month partial suspension and a 36.8 billion won ($24.2 million) fine over alleged AML failures.

Galaxy Digital research analyst Will Owens said Thursday that quantum computing poses a real risk to Bitcoin holders, but most wallets are not currently exposed. He argued funds are mainly at risk only when a wallet's public key is revealed on-chain, either because it is already visible or because it becomes visible when spending.

In a survey conducted between Jan. 12 and Jan. 30, 2026, Independent Reserve reported that the share of Australians using cryptocurrency to pay for goods and services rose from 6% to 12%. Online shopping was the most common use case, followed by payments for freelancing and video game services, while around 30% of investors said they had faced delayed or rejected banking transactions when dealing with exchanges. The report suggested that clearer licensing and regulation could ease banking friction and improve confidence for both banks and crypto users.

On April 25, a luncheon for top TRUMP memecoin holders will be held at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, with 297 wallets invited and the top 29 eligible for a private reception. Santiment data shows whale wallets holding over 1 million TRUMP have climbed to 83, coinciding with a more than 50% price jump to a $4.35 peak before easing to $3.71. CoinCarp figures indicate over 91% of TRUMP's supply is in the top 10 wallets, and more than 97% is controlled by the top 100 holders.

Texas-based apparel firm Beba and the DeFi Education Fund have moved to voluntarily dismiss their 2024 lawsuit against the US SEC over the treatment of free token airdrops. The case was withdrawn without prejudice, allowing them to revive the challenge if future SEC guidance on airdrops proves lacking. The filing points to work by the SEC Crypto Task Force, speeches from Commissioner Hester Peirce, and a recent White House directive as evidence of a changing regulatory approach.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to dismiss its two-year enforcement action against BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji with prejudice, following a reassessment of the evidentiary record referenced in a joint filing last Thursday. The regulator’s July 2024 complaint had alleged that Al-Naji raised over $257 million through BTCLT token sales and misused more than $7 million on personal expenses, but he has now waived any claim for legal fee reimbursement as part of the resolution.