Ethereum recently climbed above $2,000 and briefly touched the $2,089 area before reversing lower. The price is now below $1,950 and the 100-hour Simple Moving Average, with key support seen between $1,960 and $1,932 and major resistance around $2,050 to $2,080. If ETH stays under $2,050, analysts warn it could revisit $1,895 or even the $1,850–$1,820 region.

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 Tuesday, Ark Invest led by Cathie Wood purchased about $4.09 million in Coinbase shares and roughly $12.06 million in Robinhood shares through its ETFs. The trades came as both COIN and HOOD declined alongside broader U.S. equity indices amid heightened geopolitical tensions.

Bitcoin recently climbed from a base above $66,500 and briefly pushed past $68,800 before sellers capped the move around $70,100. The price is now trading above $68,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average, with a contracting triangle resistance near $68,400 suggesting a possible attempt to reclaim $69,550 and $70,000. If BTC drops below $67,400 and $66,550, it could revisit supports at $65,000 and $63,000.

Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1042 into law on March 3 after the measure cleared both chambers on Feb. 25, authorizing specific state retirement and savings plans to include at least one crypto investment product via a self-directed brokerage option. The law mandates that plan administrators provide access to crypto-linked offerings by July 1, 2027, while also prohibiting special state and local taxes or fees on lawful crypto payments and self-custodied assets.

At the Bitcoin Investor Week Conference in New York in February, former Trump crypto advisor David Bailey argued that the U.S. government must go further than simply supporting Bitcoin in words. He highlighted that, despite Trump signing an executive order for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in March 2025 and the U.S. holding 378,372 BTC worth about $22.48 billion, meaningful policy action has lagged. Bailey added that Bitcoin will ultimately succeed with or without U.S. help, but real progress requires political capital and broader voter ownership of BTC.

Analyst Anndy Lian has questioned whether wrapping real-world assets into tokens delivers true crypto benefits or simply introduces extra intermediaries and expenses. Despite these concerns, the tokenized RWA market has reached $26 billion with 657K asset holders, supported by firms such as BlackRock and platforms including Robinhood and Hyperliquid. The sector's resilience during broader crypto weakness suggests continued demand even as critics warn of higher operational friction.

Bitcoin is trading with elevated volatility around the $66,000–$66,800 zone as geopolitical tensions weigh on global risk sentiment. On-chain data indicates roughly 13,500 BTC have flowed out of Binance since February 21, pointing to possible large-holder accumulation while price remains capped below $69,000. Exchange-wide outflows have stayed negative for several days, even as BTC consolidates between resistance at $68,000–$69,000 and support in the $63,000–$64,000 range.