On 3 March 2026, the HKMA, Shanghai Data Bureau, and China's National Technology Innovation Center for Blockchain signed an MoU to build shared blockchain infrastructure for cross-border cargo trade and finance. The platform will digitize electronic bills of lading, connect systems like CDI and CargoX, and target the $1.5 trillion trade finance market by cutting processing costs and settlement times, with particular benefits expected for SMEs.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said in a Tuesday speech at the FIN/SUM conference in Tokyo that the central bank will use a sandbox to test how its reserve deposits could function on blockchain-based systems. He added that the BOJ will work with external experts on use cases for domestic interbank and securities settlement and will continue its pilot for a potential retail CBDC, though no launch timeline has been set.

On March 2, 2026, U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla permanently dismissed all remaining claims in the Risley v. Universal Navigation case against Uniswap Labs and founder Hayden Adams. The ruling found that developers of Uniswap's open-source protocol cannot be held liable for scam tokens created and traded by anonymous third parties, following earlier federal securities claims that were thrown out in 2023. Together with the SEC ending a separate Uniswap investigation in early 2025, the decision marks a key moment for how courts and regulators are treating decentralized finance, even as experts caution that future rules may still focus on centralized elements such as interfaces and governance.

Cybersecurity researchers report that "ClickFix" attacks are now being used by scammers posing as venture capital firms on LinkedIn and by hijacking the QuickLens Chrome extension. The VC-themed campaign lures victims into fake video calls, while the compromised extension was updated with malware after a February 1 ownership change and reached around 7,000 users before removal.

On a Monday ruling, Manhattan federal judge Katherine Polk Failla dismissed with prejudice a class action that tried to hold Uniswap Labs and its founder Hayden Adams liable for scam tokens allegedly involved in rug pulls and pump-and-dump schemes on the protocol. The suit, originally filed in April 2022 and amended in May after an earlier dismissal, failed to show Uniswap knew of or substantially assisted fraud by third-party token issuers.

On March 2, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission appointed former federal prosecutor David Miller to head its enforcement division as the agency prepares for a larger role in cryptocurrency regulation. Lawmakers are considering measures that could broaden the CFTC's authority over digital assets and prediction markets, while questions persist about enforcement staffing at both the CFTC and the SEC.

Foom Cash, a decentralized lottery protocol using zero-knowledge proofs, suffered a $2.26 million exploit linked to a Groth16 verifier deployment error. A white hat identified the vulnerability and helped secure and return $1.84 million, with the protocol later paying a $320,000 bounty and $100,000 security fee. The incident highlights the expanding role of ethical hackers in defending Web3 projects against cross-chain attacks.

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.