Donald Trump has scheduled an exclusive Mar-a-Lago gala and conference for leading Official Trump (TRUMP) meme coin holders in April 2026, sparking a sharp market reaction. After touching a new all-time low of $2.73 on March 12, the token briefly spiked above $4.5 and later hovered near $4, marking strong short-term gains despite still being far below its January 2025 peak.

BlackRock's iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) began trading yesterday and generated about $15.5 million in first-day volume, opening with just over $100 million in assets. The fund charges a 0.25% management fee, temporarily reduced to 0.12% for its first year until assets reach $2.5 billion, and distributes staking rewards as monthly dividends rather than adding them to NAV.

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 March 11, 2026, Forbes ranked Binance founder Changpeng Zhao in 17th place on its billionaires list with an estimated net worth of $111.1B, placing him above Bill Gates at 19th with $105.7B. Zhao publicly argued that Forbes's methodology and figures are inaccurate, noting that crypto prices had dropped more than 50% in 2026 even as his reported wealth rose. Forbes said its 2026 calculations were based on stock prices, exchange rates as of March 1, and assessments of assets such as company stakes, real estate, and other investments.

Fundstrat's Tom Lee said at the Future Proof conference in Miami that Bitcoin's weekend rally while oil prices surged on Middle East tensions showed the asset passed an important stress test. He argued that October's extreme deleveraging is now behind the crypto market, allowing Bitcoin to reassert itself as a store of value even as it traded around $70,000 after briefly touching $71,600.

In a March 10 interview, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said he would not put even $1 into Bitcoin at the moment, despite expecting BTC to eventually trade above $100,000. He argued that ongoing conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran could trigger a wider market sell-off and push Bitcoin below $60,000 before central bank money printing creates a more attractive entry point.

On March 10, Charles Edwards of Capriole Investments reported that roughly 80% of companies holding Bitcoin as a treasury asset are currently in unrealized loss, with a simple average acquisition cost near $90,000 and a weighted average around $81,000. He added that institutional and ETF holders are generally underwater as well, even as renewed treasury and ETF demand and a recent multi‑billion‑dollar BTC purchase by Strategy coincide with Bitcoin trading around $71,000.

Bitcoin traded just over $70,000 after weeks of geopolitical tension involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran, showing a gain of about 4% in the past 24 hours. Analyst Markus Thielen views this resilience as a positive signal that could support a move back into the $70,000 to $80,000 band, with additional support from a deleveraged futures market and growing short interest.

The U.S. Department of Justice has requested that Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm face a new trial in October 2026 on unresolved money laundering and sanctions-related conspiracy charges. A jury previously convicted him of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money laundering business but failed to reach a verdict on two more serious counts, which together carry a possible 40-year sentence.