On 2 March, Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York dismissed with prejudice a case that sought to hold Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams and Uniswap Labs liable for scam tokens traded on the platform. The ruling found that open-source smart contract developers cannot be held responsible for alleged rug pulls and pump-and-dump schemes executed by unidentified third-party token issuers, and Uniswap's UNI token rose about 5% following the decision.

According to aggregated 13F regulatory filings, institutional investors reduced their U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF exposure from 532K BTC in Q3 2025 to 513K BTC in Q4 2025, a decline of about 3.5%. This modest cutback came as BTC fell 23% and slipped below the reported $84.1K average ETF entry price, leaving the average ETF holder roughly 20% in loss at a BTC price of $68K.

Bitcoin has been trading in a consolidation range above $65K for more than a week after a 46% decline from $126K to $60K over the last three months, with realized losses exceeding $22 billion. VanEck analysts said 1–2 year holders, who largely bought near $72K, have sharply cut their selling as many are now underwater, while Bitcoin’s hash rate has fallen 14% over 90 days, a pattern that previously preceded stronger near-term returns.

Google Trends data showed that searches for "Bitcoin going to zero" hit an all-time high in January and February 2026, as BTC traded around $60k. Historical episodes in 2021, 2022 and 2025 suggest such spikes have coincided with local or cycle bottoms and were followed by major rebounds. The Bitcoin Rainbow chart currently places price in the "Bitcoin is dead" band, which has previously aligned with market low zones, though upcoming macro events could still influence whether a durable bottom forms.

An analyst said Aster had only six daily active addresses, 51 weekly, and 346 monthly, prompting scrutiny of the perpetual DEX. Aster disputed the figure, citing a mislinked contract, while metrics show fees rising from a $5 million weekly average in January to over $8 million in early February and 91k new users in the past seven days.

David Bailey, Chairman and CEO of Bitcoin treasury firm Nakamoto (Nasdaq: NAKA), has rejected scam accusations after the company’s stock plunged 99% from its May peak. Following a merger with KindlyMD and subsequent acquisitions of BTC Inc. and UTXO Management, critics have raised concerns over preferential share pricing, opaque transactions, and overcollateralized loans tied to 5,765 BTC, while broader Bitcoin treasury demand has also weakened after a brief January recovery.

Wintermute said it has enabled OTC trading for tokenized gold products Tether Gold and Paxos Gold for institutional clients. The firm reported $126 billion in tokenized gold volume in Q4 2025 and, per CEO Evgeny Gaevoy, projects the market could reach $15 billion in 2026, amid debate over what this means for Bitcoin.

Metaplanet reported a $619 million net loss for Q4 2025, attributing it to a devaluation of Bitcoin holdings rather than operating cash flow pressure. BTC fell from $126K to $80K after the October crash, and the firm says its unrealized loss later expanded to over $1.2 billion as prices slipped below $70K in 2026. Metaplanet still targets 100K BTC by year-end and 210K by 2027, backed by a $500 million credit line.

In a Friday statement, Morpho said Apollo secured rights to acquire 90 million MORPHO over the next two years, a stake valued around $115.2 million at prevailing prices. The market reaction was constructive, with MORPHO up 12% in the last 24 hours and recovery gains at 24%, while exchange supply stayed stable and derivatives interest ticked higher.