On 3 March 2026, Chainlink added support for Coinbase’s wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC), allowing users on Monad to move the asset to Ethereum Layer-2 network Base via CCIP. cbBTC has a circulating value above $5 billion and could deepen liquidity for Monad’s expanding DeFi ecosystem, while CCIP’s cumulative transfer volume has approached $15 billion across 77 chains. Despite growing protocol fees and a token accrual program that has locked 2.3 million LINK, the token’s price remains range-bound between $8 and $9.5 amid subdued institutional inflows in 2026.

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.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump used Truth Social to claim that the GENIUS Act, a U.S. stablecoin framework, is being undermined by banks amid a dispute over stablecoin yields. He urged Congress to quickly pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, arguing that Americans should earn more on their money and that the crypto market structure bill must move forward.

In a March 2 thesis, Joe Burnett, VP of Bitcoin Strategy at Strive (Nasdaq: ASST), argues that bitcoin could climb to $11 million by the first quarter of 2036 as artificial intelligence drives structural deflation while policymakers keep expanding liquidity. He projects a bitcoin network value of about $230 trillion by 2036, or roughly 12% of an estimated $1.97 quadrillion global financial asset base, with scarcity, monetary debasement and AI-led productivity gains channeling capital into BTC as a long-duration savings asset.

According to Alibaba AI, crypto markets have largely priced in earlier war-related fears and could see strong upside into 2026, with fresh highs projected for XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum. The model points to XRP potentially reaching $12 from around $1.38, Bitcoin climbing toward $150,000, and Ethereum breaking above $5,000 and possibly hitting $6,000 by year's end. It also flags early-stage meme coin Maxi Doge, built on Ethereum, as a high-risk play seeking outsized returns through its ongoing presale and staking incentives.

On Tuesday, Africa Bitcoin Corporation executive chairman Stafford Masie told the Coin Stories podcast that in some African circular economies, locals treat Bitcoin as everyday money and prefer satoshis over U.S. dollars amid rapid currency debasement. He contrasted 4%–5% annual inflation in Western markets with similar levels occurring within an afternoon in parts of Africa and likened the shift to the continent's leap from legacy systems to mobile technology and digital assets.

BitMine Immersion Technologies has revealed a staked Ether position valued at about $6.0 billion, representing roughly 3.04 million ETH and a reported 3.71% share of Ethereum’s circulating supply. The company also disclosed that its combined crypto, cash, and high-risk investments total approximately $9.9 billion, while investors weigh the implications for staking yield, liquidity, and concentration risk.

Strategy Inc. disclosed via an SEC filing that between Feb. 23 and March 1, 2026, it bought 3,015 BTC for $204 million, lifting its corporate Bitcoin reserves to 720,737 BTC at a total cost of $54.77 billion and an average entry price of $75,985. On-chain data indicates about 470 million XRP, with a netflow of $472 million from XRP Ledger to Binance, raising concerns over potential selling pressure as XRP trades around $1.36 after a modest rebound. At the same time, three Dogecoin ETFs from Grayscale, 21shares and Bitwise have repeatedly posted $0 in daily net inflows since Feb. 3, accompanied by relatively low trading volumes and prolonged weakness in Dogecoin's price performance.