Balancer Labs will shut down following financial strain and a $116 million exploit in November, while executives propose that the Balancer Foundation and Balancer DAO take over ongoing operations. The team says the company has been running without revenue and spending heavily to attract liquidity, which it says diluted BAL holders. Balancer’s TVL has fallen from a $3.3 billion peak in November 2021 to $158 million, after dropping to $800 million by October 2025 and then sliding another $500 million in the two weeks after the hack.

Strategy detailed new financing plans totaling up to $44.1 billion, including at-the-market sales of MSTR shares and two perpetual preferred stock offerings. The company said it has added nearly 90,000 BTC in the first three months of 2026 and now holds 762,099 BTC worth $54 billion.

Hong Kong-listed Web3 gaming firm Boyaa Interactive International said it will seek shareholder approval to expand its crypto treasury, planning as much as $70 million in token purchases over the next year. The company said it would deploy idle cash during weaker market conditions, adding to a treasury that includes 4,091 BTC and 302 ETH.

NYSE Arca and NYSE American have eliminated the 25,000-contract position limit for options tied to 11 Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds after rule filings published March 10. The SEC acknowledged the changes on Sunday and waived the usual 30-day delay, putting the new rules into effect. The update also permits trading these ETF options as FLEX options with customizable strike prices and expiration dates.

A long-inactive Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallet made a small test transfer after nearly 14 years, moving about $47 in BTC from “1NB3Z…QB6ZX” to a new address at 10:27am UTC on Friday. The wallet still holds 2,100 BTC valued at nearly $148 million at current prices, after acquiring the coins in July 2012 for roughly $6.5 each (about $13,685 total). The move does not confirm an imminent sale, though whale activity is often watched for short-term market signals.

Grayscale filed an S-1 on Friday for a proposed spot Hyperliquid ETF that would track HYPE and trade as GHYP on Nasdaq if approved. The filing names Coinbase as custodian and does not list a management fee, while noting staking rewards are not planned at launch but could be considered later under certain conditions.

A federal appeals court has refused Kalshi's emergency bid to pause proceedings, a move that could allow Nevada regulators to block the firm's sports event contracts. Gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach said a state-court temporary restraining order now appears imminent and could keep Kalshi from operating in Nevada for at least 14 days while a preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled.

On March 1, crypto e-commerce firm Bitrefill reported a cyberattack involving an employee's compromised laptop, hot wallet theft and access to 18,500 purchase records. The firm linked the tactics to North Korean groups Lazarus and possibly BlueNoroff, and said it will cover the undisclosed losses using its operational capital. Bitrefill added that core services and sales volumes have largely returned to normal after introducing stronger security controls.

Since March 9, US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs have accumulated $962.8 million in net inflows across six consecutive trading days, while Bitcoin has advanced 12.5% from $65,960 to $74,250. On Monday alone, the products added $199.4 million, led by BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund.