On March 9, 2026, bitcoin traded steadily around $60,000 as investors balanced rising Middle East tensions against falling exchange reserves and renewed institutional demand. Net inflows of about $787 million into spot bitcoin ETFs and expanding global liquidity, alongside expectations of rate cuts, helped support the broader uptrend despite recent volatility.

On March 9, 2026, cryptoasset outflows from Iran's largest exchange Nobitex jumped 700% to nearly $3 million within 48 hours of coordinated US and Israeli military strikes, while overall trading activity slumped. Users who could stay online shifted funds, mainly via Tether's USDT, to foreign exchanges and private wallets as Iran's central bank halted USDT-to-toman pairs and transaction volumes across local platforms fell sharply.

By March 9, 2026, investor Christopher Harborne had given more than £12 million to Reform UK, with regulatory filings showing a £9 million contribution followed by an additional £3 million in November across 2024 and 2025. The party has promoted lower capital gains tax on crypto, begun accepting digital asset donations, and drawn criticism from lawmakers concerned that cryptocurrency-based funding could obscure the origin of political money.

On March 7, 2026, the U.S. government transferred about 0.3346 BTC, worth roughly $23,000, from a wallet tagged as holding seized funds linked to Miguel Villanueva. The bitcoin was moved in three separate transactions to different addresses, leaving the original wallet apparently empty while officials pursue a policy of retaining forfeited crypto assets in a national reserve.

On March 7, 2026, YZi Labs committed $100 million to Hash Global's BNB-focused fund, expanding institutional access to the Binance ecosystem token. The fund, launched in June, recorded a 32.5% return by the end of August, while BNB traded at $623.55 with a market capitalization of about $85 billion. Hash Global noted that the strategy gives institutional investors structured exposure to BNB and collaboration opportunities across the BNB Chain ecosystem.

On March 6, 2026, Anchorage Digital Bank published its inaugural reserve attestation for USAT, a federally regulated stablecoin issued with Tether. The report showed 17,501,391 USAT in circulation and $17,604,716 in reserves, made up of US dollar cash and reverse repos backed by US Treasuries. USAT, launched on January 27 under OCC supervision, is designed as a US-compliant alternative within the broader stablecoin market nearing $300 billion.

On March 2, 2026, US spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds saw $458.2 million in net inflows, led by BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust with $263.2 million. The flows extended a prior week's $787 million turnaround after earlier multi-week withdrawals, as institutional investors added exposure during global uncertainty and market volatility.

On March 3, 2026, a consortium of 12 leading European banks outlined plans to introduce a euro-pegged stablecoin named Qivalis in the second half of 2026. The token will be fully backed by euro-denominated reserves, with at least 40% in bank deposits and the remainder in short-term eurozone government bonds, and is structured to comply with the EU's MiCA framework. The banks aim to use Qivalis in cross-border business payments and are in talks with crypto exchanges and liquidity providers for launch listings.

On March 3, 2026, Brazil confirmed a zero import duty on high-efficiency Bitcoin miners approved on February 20, 2026, and valid until January 31, 2028. The measure targets SHA256 devices above 200 terahashes per second with efficiency better than 20 joules per terahash and could help renewable power producers deploy curtailed wind and solar output in mining. Engie is considering Bitcoin mining at its 895-megawatt Assu Sol solar plant as part of this emerging model for monetizing otherwise stranded electricity.