The Ethereum Foundation has started staking part of its treasury, intending to allocate up to 70,000 ETH through infrastructure from Bitwise's Onchain Solutions unit. The program begins with an initial 2,016 ETH deposit and could amount to roughly $140 million at current prices, while network-wide staking has reached about 37.6 million ETH, or 30.2% of the circulating supply.

DeFi Technologies Inc. disclosed on 6 March that it received a notice from Nasdaq after its shares traded below the $1 minimum bid price for 30 consecutive business days. The company now has until 1 September 2026 to push its closing price back to at least $1 for a required compliance period or risk facing further listing actions.

On Friday, Bitcoin fell 4.03% to about $68,084 and Ethereum dropped 4.48% to $1,983, dragging the wider crypto market into negative territory as both coins struggled with key resistance zones. Other large-cap tokens like BNB, XRP, and Solana also recorded losses, while technical indicators pointed to a consolidation phase following February's sharp correction.

On Friday, the crypto market's total capitalization excluding stablecoins hovered around $2.04 trillion while U.S. labor data showed a 92,000 drop in nonfarm payrolls in February with unemployment at 4.4%. The weaker jobs report fueled expectations of a more accommodative Federal Reserve later in 2026, as technical indicators signaled easing selling pressure after February's sharp market correction.

According to the 2026 Crypto Crime Report by Chainalysis, sanctioned entities are estimated to have moved about $104 billion in cryptocurrency during 2025, representing the bulk of the $154 billion received by illicit addresses. The study notes that sanctions-related activity jumped 694% year-over-year, with stablecoins making up 84% of illicit volumes, even as such transactions stayed below 1% of overall global crypto activity.

Blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps reported that it traced multiple Polymarket accounts and connected wallets that profited from prediction markets tied to U.S. and Israeli military actions involving Iran. Four linked accounts were said to have earned about $240,000 from several 2025 strike-related markets, while earlier activity from six wallets around the 28 February U.S. strike reportedly generated roughly $1.2 million in profits and raised concerns over potential use of privileged information.

A U.S. banking lobby has objected to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's decision to grant Kraken Financial a limited-purpose master account for an initial one-year term. The group warns the move could increase payment-system risks, set a precedent for crypto-focused institutions and was approved before a broader access framework is finalized.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump argued that U.S. banks are undermining key crypto legislation by stalling the Clarity Act, following the earlier passage of the GENIUS Act on stablecoins. He warned that disputes over whether stablecoins can offer yield are delaying broader market structure reforms and could drive digital asset activity to China and other jurisdictions. The Clarity Act remains stuck in the Senate as lawmakers, banks and the crypto industry clash over stablecoin rules and their impact on traditional banking.

Bitcoin is consolidating near $68,000 as open-interest-weighted funding rates edge back into slightly negative territory, indicating a more cautious stance in derivatives markets. BTC recently traded around $68,290 after touching highs above $69,000 and lows near $66,138, while the daily RSI has recovered from February’s oversold readings but remains below the neutral 50 level.