The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts has filed a civil forfeiture action to seize $327,829 in USDT tied to an alleged online romance investment scam. Tether has reported freezing $4.2 billion in USDT connected to illicit activity over the past three years and was also commended for helping federal agencies seize an additional $61 million in a separate money laundering case.

On March 2, 2026, South Korea's Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yoon-cheol outlined plans to reform how government bodies store seized cryptocurrencies. The move follows reports that Gangnam District police lost 22 BTC in 2022 due to private key mismanagement and that the national tax service exposed recovery phrases for a multi-million-dollar Bitcoin haul. Authorities will review current custody practices across government and public institutions to strengthen digital asset security.

X now permits paid crypto promotions under an updated labeling policy. On Sunday, the platform also cleared gambling partnerships, while restrictions remain in the UK, Australia and the EU. The shift arrives as X Money moves from a closed beta toward a limited external beta in the next month or two.

Vitalik Buterin said on X that AI helped assemble Ethereum’s 2030 roadmap in two weeks and cautioned that fast-tracked work still needs EIP review. He added on Saturday that account abstraction is planned for the Hegota upgrade within a year. ETH remains about 60% under its 2025 peak, with some analysts warning it could dip below $2,000 this month.

Bitcoin developer Martin Habovštiak embedded a 66KB image into the Bitcoin blockchain as a single transaction to test proposed BIP-110 anti-spam rules. He said the design avoided OP_RETURN, OP_IF and Taproot by using SegWit v0, and later claimed a BIP-110-compliant version would be larger, while critics questioned his definition of contiguity.

On March 1, 2026, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the U.S. missed chances to shape crypto policy and aims to move faster to support innovation. Bitcoin was near $67,000 as investors weighed the softer regulatory tone. The SEC also granted exemptive relief to WisdomTree, allowing 24/7 trading and instant settlement for a tokenized money market fund.

On February 28, 2026, Morgan Stanley was reported to have submitted an application to the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Morgan Stanley Digital Trust as a national trust bank focused on digital asset custody. The proposed wholly owned subsidiary would manage crypto assets for clients, including trading, transfers, swaps, and fiduciary staking services, positioning the bank alongside other federally supervised digital asset custodians.

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès has outlined a draft plan for a Bitcoin hard fork to recover nearly 80,000 BTC tied to the exchange’s 2011 hack, currently valued at over $5.2 billion. The proposal would redirect coins from a long-dormant theft address to a recovery wallet for court-supervised creditor repayments, reigniting debate over whether such changes undermine Bitcoin’s immutability.

World Liberty Financial has introduced a governance proposal that requires unlocked WLFI holders to stake their tokens for at least 6 months before gaining voting rights. Participants who vote at least twice during the lock period can earn 2% annual WLFI rewards, while large holders who stake 10 million or 50 million WLFI can qualify for Node and Super Node tiers, gaining special access to USD1 stablecoin services and extra incentives. The phased rollout will proceed after token holders approve the plan and a quorum of 1 billion eligible WLFI participates over a seven-day voting window.