Bitcoin is trading close to $70,000 while on-chain data shows exchange reserves have fallen by about 204,000 BTC since the start of the year and long-term whales are barely moving coins. Short-term holders are selling at a loss and newer whales remain underwater, a divergence analysts say could tighten supply and influence whether the next phase is bullish or bearish.

On 12 March 2026, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York asked the court to deny Sam Bankman-Fried's latest request for a new trial, describing his arguments as "incoherent" and "fanciful". The motion, filed on his behalf by his mother, claims political targeting and new witnesses, while the FTX bankruptcy estate has recovered over $16 billion and now projects 118–119% payouts on allowed claims by March 31, 2026.

A federal court in the Middle District of Alabama has granted a motion by former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to dismiss significant portions of a February 2024 complaint alleging Binance, Binance.US and Zhao violated the Anti-Terrorism Act by facilitating transfers to Hamas. The judge ordered the plaintiffs to file a second amended complaint by April 10 or face the risk of total or partial dismissal, while Binance later characterized the ruling as a “full and complete legal victory.”

On March 12, 2026, blockchain intelligence platform NOMINIS reported that crypto-related incidents led to about $49.3 million in losses in February, down sharply from roughly $385 million in January. Researchers say the drop does not mean the ecosystem is safer, as attackers are shifting from complex smart contract exploits to techniques that manipulate user behavior and transaction authorizations. A major Solana-based DeFi breach at Step Finance accounted for about $30 million, while multiple smaller cases involved phishing approvals, malicious signatures and address poisoning.

On March 12, 2026, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared his observations from the Real World Crypto conference about how developers are using blockchains. He pointed to public bulletin boards, payment systems, and smart contracts as key real-world applications that can benefit from Ethereum’s low Layer 1 gas fees and scaling roadmap. He argued that these conditions may place the crypto industry close to a new wave of real-world adoption.

Crypto analyst CW has highlighted a new green candlestick on the XRP/USD three-week chart, arguing it could mark the beginning of a broader upside cycle from around $1.38–$1.4. His chart-based roadmap envisions a retest of XRP’s previous $3.65 all-time high as the first target, followed by a potential extension to $21.5 if the multi-phase pattern and Fibonacci projections play out.

Executives at Coinbase have publicly denied accusations that the exchange lobbied against a de minimis tax exemption for small Bitcoin transactions while supporting tax relief for US dollar-pegged stablecoins. Brian Armstrong and other senior leaders said they have backed efforts to secure a BTC exemption, even as current proposals in Congress would limit such relief to stablecoins.

Cryptio, a digital asset accounting and data platform, has secured $45 million in a Series B round co-led by BlackFin Capital Partners and Sentinel Global. The company reports serving more than 400 enterprise customers and processing over $3 trillion in transaction volume as institutions adopt tokenized assets and seek systems to reconcile blockchain activity with traditional financial reporting.