On March 1, prediction market data showed Michael B. Jordan with only a 10% implied chance to win the upcoming Oscars Best Actor award, hours before he took the top male actor prize at the SAG Awards. By roughly a week before the Academy Awards ceremony on March 15, his Polymarket odds had surged to about 47%, narrowly ahead of Timothée Chalamet at 45%, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Wagner Moura and Ethan Hawke far behind. The Best Actor prediction market has recorded over $5.6 million in trading volume, while Polymarket simultaneously faces expanding U.S. regulatory scrutiny and pursues a U.S.-regulated rollout and large fundraising round alongside rival Kalshi.

South Korea's Financial Services Commission is reportedly planning to keep USD-based stablecoins like USDT and USDC out of upcoming corporate virtual currency trading guidelines. Under the draft rules, eligible companies could allocate up to 5% of their capital into leading crypto assets via regulated exchanges, while authorities continue to favor KRW-denominated stablecoins over U.S. dollar alternatives. Stablecoin use in Asia remains strong, with regional activity heavily concentrated in markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan.

In a guest post, Renesis founder and CEO Thomas Pratter argues that many liquid crypto funds pursuing DeFi strategies still rely on spreadsheets, scripts, and manual reconciliation to manage portfolios across exchanges and chains. He contends that DeFi’s complex positions, combined with growing institutional reporting demands, expose a tooling gap that legacy portfolio systems cannot handle. Pratter says AI-driven categorization and unified CeFi/DeFi infrastructure are essential to deliver accurate portfolio views and LP-grade reporting for institutional DeFi funds.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, has voiced support for a CLARITY Act version that preserves stablecoin rewards through intermediaries. His stance comes as Polymarket markets put the probability of the bill becoming law in 2026 at around 71%, even while banking groups and some lawmakers continue to push for tighter limits on rewards and stronger safeguards.

On 7 March 2026, the Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill creating what state lawmakers describe as the first comprehensive state-level regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers in the United States. The measure, approved by a 37–0 vote, now awaits a decision from Governor Ron DeSantis, who has up to 30 days to sign or veto it, potentially positioning Florida as an early leader in U.S. digital asset regulation.

Google's security teams identified "Coruna", a sophisticated iOS hacking toolkit that compromises iPhones through a zero-click exploit and harvests seed phrases from 18 cryptocurrency apps such as MetaMask, Exodus, Phantom, Trust Wallet and Uniswap. The malware affects devices running iOS 17.2.1 or earlier and abuses previously known espionage exploits, while Apple's iOS 17.3 update released in January 2024 and Lockdown Mode can fully block the attack. Coruna has allegedly been used by both a suspected Russian espionage group and a financially motivated group in China, illustrating a thriving secondary market for high-end cyber tools.

The White House has released President Trump's latest cyber strategy, designating cryptocurrency and blockchain as strategic technologies within U.S. critical infrastructure. The framework sets out six policy pillars focused on securing networks, protecting technological leadership, and building a skilled cyber workforce, while aiming to safeguard crypto systems and support innovation.

On March 6, 2026, former Washington CFO Nevin Shetty received a two-year federal prison sentence for secretly diverting $35 million in company funds into a DeFi investment tied to his side project HighTower Treasury. The crypto strategy, launched after he learned his job would be terminated in April 2022, collapsed during the 2022 downturn, nearly wiping out the entire investment and forcing layoffs of about 60 employees. Shetty was also ordered to pay $35,000,100 in restitution and will face three years of supervised release with restrictions on future corporate officer roles.