U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have attracted nearly $1.5B in net inflows over the past five days, according to the original report. The products saw about $458.19M of that total arrive yesterday alone, highlighting a recent surge in capital moving into U.S. spot BTC funds.

The United States could introduce perpetual crypto futures within the next month, CFTC Chair Michael Selig said, MSB Intel reports. He noted such contracts may shift onshore after years of offshore market dominance.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have attracted $1.5B in net inflows over the past five days, including another strong intake yesterday, according to Eric Balchunas. This stretch represents their biggest aggregate inflow in months, with nearly all of the 10 original spot products reporting positive flows, pointing to broad investor participation and liquidity across the group.

Visa and Stripe are preparing to roll out their stablecoin card issuance product to over 100 countries worldwide. The initiative aims to broaden access to stablecoin-based payment cards across international markets as part of a coordinated global expansion.

U.S. equities opened lower on [date], with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 2.26%, the Nasdaq Composite declining 2.16%, and the S&P 500 losing 2.03%, msx.com data show. Crypto-linked stocks followed the broader market downturn, with MicroStrategy (MSTR) dropping 6.16%, Solana falling 6.13%, Bitmine down 5.47%, Coinbase losing 5.36%, SharpLink slipping 4.42%, and Circle declining 4.36%.

Bitcoin briefly reached $70,000 before retreating, as Chinese authorities reportedly froze accounts linked to cryptocurrency activity. Traditional banks are simultaneously pursuing digital asset custody services, reflecting divergent regulatory and institutional approaches to crypto markets.

U.S. neobank SoFi has partnered with Mastercard to integrate its USD-backed stablecoin SoFiUSD as a settlement option across Mastercard's global payments network, the companies announced on March 3. SoFiUSD will streamline settlement for card issuers and acquirers and will be supported on Mastercard's digital asset platform, the Mastercard MultiToken Network (MTN). SoFi first unveiled SoFiUSD in December as a stablecoin built on a "public, permissionless blockchain," though The Defiant reported it was unable to confirm which chain is being used. The collaboration follows SoFi's November relaunch of crypto trading services after a 2023 shutdown citing regulatory uncertainty, and Mastercard's earlier blockchain initiatives including a June partnership with Chainlink to enable onchain crypto purchases.

Onchain data indicates heightened activity on major Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges after the U.S.–Israeli airstrikes on February 28, 2026, according to Chainalysis. Approximately $10.3 million in crypto outflows from these platforms were recorded between February 28 and March 2, based on the same analysis.

Wheaton Precious Metals CEO Randy Smallwood said gold’s recent test of levels near $5,400 is not a short-lived spike but part of a structural shift in markets, citing fiscal imbalances, currency concerns and renewed demand for hard assets, according to an interview with Kitco News recorded on March 02, 2026 at @the_PDAC 2026. Smallwood said he views $5,000 as a new base for gold and described the metal as a currency that has “been a currency forever”, arguing that the traditional role of the US dollar as the primary reference currency is being reconsidered as deficits increase and geopolitical risk rises. He also highlighted a multiyear supply imbalance in silver since its production peak in 2017 and 2018, stating “we’re consuming more of it than what we’re producing” and linking the trend to industrial demand and what he characterized as a structural deficit. His remarks followed Wheaton’s completion of a $4.3 billion transaction the previous week to double its silver exposure at Antamina in Peru, a deal he said positions the streaming company for a prolonged monetary and industrial transition amid higher energy costs, mine supply constraints and evolving geopolitical risks.