On 4 March 2026, White House Digital Asset Advisor Patrick Witt publicly rejected JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's claim that yield-bearing stablecoins operate like bank deposits, pointing to strict reserve rules under the 2025 GENIUS Act. The clash has complicated negotiations over the CLARITY Act, while Coinbase offers a 3.5% return on USDC that traditional banks struggle to match.

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio stated on the All-In Podcast published on March 3 that Bitcoin is unlikely to replace gold as the leading alternative form of money. He argued that gold’s long-standing role in monetary history, its central bank reserves, and its scale make it structurally different from Bitcoin, which he sees as smaller and more exposed to technological, regulatory, and market risks. Dalio also noted Bitcoin’s high correlation with technology stocks and maintained that gold remains the most established non-debt-based form of money.

Between March 3 and March 4, Bitcoin rebounded from recent weakness and climbed back to about $71,000 after repeatedly failing to hold above $67,000 and nearly dropping below $60,000. Veteran economist Peter Schiff called the move a "head fake" and urged traders to sell BTC in favor of gold and silver, even as major institutions maintain long-term price targets of $100,000 to $150,000 for 2026. At the same time, gold and silver themselves have seen sharp swings, and some market participants expect both Bitcoin and precious metals to face heightened volatility.

Dycom Industries, Bath & Body Works, and Abercrombie & Fitch all posted fourth‑quarter results that came in ahead of analyst expectations, with revenue and EPS generally beating forecasts. Dycom reported record contract revenue and EPS, Bath & Body Works delivered higher‑than‑guided profitability despite slightly lower sales, and Abercrombie achieved record quarterly and full‑year net sales. Each company also issued full‑year outlooks, with Dycom and Abercrombie projecting continued growth and Bath & Body Works guiding to lower sales but resilient earnings.

Research and brokerage firm K33 said bitcoin has become deeply oversold after six consecutive weekly declines and five straight down months, with its weekly relative strength index dropping to one of the lowest readings on record. Head of Research Vetle Lunde argued that extreme bearish positioning in derivatives and heavy de-risking by long-term and institutional holders have created a risk-reward profile that favors accumulation, adding the firm sees no compelling reason to sell BTC at current prices.

Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1042, titled Regulation and Investment of Cryptocurrency, authorizing certain state-run retirement plans to add a brokerage window with at least one cryptocurrency investment option. The law defines digital assets as cryptographically secured currencies outside central control, introduces tax protections for legitimate crypto use, and coincides with Bitcoin trading around $71,522 after rising nearly 8% in the past 24 hours. The state legislature also advanced House Bill 1116 to prohibit crypto ATMs, which awaits the governor's signature.

On 3 March 2026, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he believes there is a 90% chance the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act will be approved by the end of April 2026 and argued the bill is primarily aimed at protecting U.S. consumers. The legislation, which cleared the House in July 2025 but is stalled in the Senate over stablecoin yield provisions opposed by major banks, would reassign regulatory authority between the SEC and CFTC and introduce a new "maturity test" for digital assets. Market projections for XRP tied to the bill's passage range from a conservative $2.80 to bullish scenarios of $15–$30, while prediction markets currently assign lower odds of enactment than Garlinghouse.

In the first days of March 2026, US spot Bitcoin ETFs and MicroStrategy together absorbed more than $1.7 billion worth of BTC, with ETFs alone seeing $1.1 billion in net inflows over three trading sessions and MicroStrategy adding 3,015 BTC for about $155 million. Bitcoin has climbed roughly 8.5% to around $71,000, while traders now focus on the key $64,000 resistance and a critical support zone between $50,000 and $55,000 as institutional demand outpaces new supply.