Iran rejected a U.S.-brokered 15-point ceasefire framework, helping lift Brent crude above $108 per barrel and weighing on global equities. The proposal was sent via Pakistani intermediaries on or around March 24, while President Trump said he would pause energy-plant destruction for 10 days until Monday, April 6, 2026 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. By Friday afternoon, Brent traded near $104–$106 after the spike, WTI neared $95, and U.S. indexes were sharply lower.

GameStop disclosed that it pledged 4,709 of its 4,710 Bitcoin to Coinbase as collateral for an over-the-counter covered call strategy, rather than selling the holdings. The options carried strike prices of $105,000 to $110,000 per BTC and ran through March 27, 2026, with Bitcoin around $66,000–$67,000 at the time described. The filing also reported a $0.7 million options liability and a $2.3 million unrealized gain, while reclassifying the collateralized BTC into a $368.3 million digital asset receivable as of January 31, 2026.

Ripple said it is deploying AI tools throughout the XRP Ledger development lifecycle to surface vulnerabilities earlier and improve reliability, including an AI-supported red team that has found more than 10 bugs. In derivatives, XRP open interest on Binance rose 14.8% over 24 hours to its highest level since early March, even as long liquidations hit over $2.5 million on March 18, around $2.45 million on March 21, and about $2.15 million on March 26.

Bitcoin and Ethereum have stayed in a tight range for more than 50 days, but derivatives positioning accelerated in the third week of March. On March 16, combined BTC and ETH perpetual-futures open interest rose to about $30 billion, the highest level since late January. The move included BTC open interest at $23 billion and ETH nearing $16 billion, alongside a weekly surge concentrated on Binance.

XRP is trading around $1.33 and remains boxed between roughly $1.25 support and $1.50 resistance as buyers continue to struggle to clear the upper level. Separately, t54.ai says AI-driven "agent commerce" on the XRP Ledger is expanding, while an S-4 filing indicates Evernorth Holdings holds 473 million XRP valued at about $685 million ahead of a planned Nasdaq listing.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday that immediately prohibits gubernatorial appointees from using confidential, non-public information to profit on prediction markets including Polymarket and Kalshi. The directive also bars appointees from helping spouses, family members, business partners, or associates place bets using insider details obtained through official duties.

Bitcoin spot ETF flows have started to stabilize after weeks of outflows, with cumulative inflows recovering by nearly $3 billion since late February. Even so, positioning data indicates many holders remain at a loss, as an estimated average cost basis near $82,000 sits above BTC's roughly $63,000–$69,000 trading band while price action continues to consolidate.

On Friday, March 27, XRP's perpetual futures funding rate climbed 158.19% to 0.0028, pointing to a more bullish tilt among derivatives traders. Over the same 24-hour period, open interest dipped 0.25% to $823.94 million while XRP's spot price fell 1.27% to about $1.34. The move coincided with roughly $6.69 million in liquidations, largely from long positions, as weekly losses widened to over 7%.