On 14 March, the Ethereum Foundation transferred 5,000 ETH, worth about $10.38 million, from its treasury to a new wallet before confirming an OTC sale to BitMine Immersion Technologies at roughly $2,042 per ETH. This move reflects a broader transition from exchange-based liquidations to direct institutional deals, with corporate treasuries now holding over 5.15 million ETH compared with the Foundation's remaining 169,863 ETH.

Blockchain security firm CertiK reports that crypto ATM scams in the United States led to about $333.5 million in losses in 2025 as criminals exploited fast cash-to-crypto conversions with minimal verification. Older adults bore roughly 86% of these losses, while the FBI received over 12,000 related complaints from January to November 2025, a 33% increase from 2024. Organized criminal groups, including Asian syndicates, allegedly used social engineering, AI-enhanced scams, and large-scale laundering operations to move illicit funds.

Nasdaq is designing a tokenized stock framework in which issuers back tokens that are recorded directly in official shareholder registries, aiming to keep full legal parity with conventional shares while using blockchain for settlement. In parallel, Hong Kong plans to grant its first stablecoin licenses to major banks such as HSBC and Standard Chartered, while the SEC studies exemptions for tokenized securities and global institutions explore broader real‑world asset tokenization.

Between March 2 and March 8, MicroStrategy boosted its Bitcoin treasury by purchasing 17,994 BTC for about $1.28 billion, lifting its total holdings to 738,731 BTC. Ripple deepened its role in central bank digital currency projects through a collaboration highlighted by Mastercard, while Japan's SBI Holdings broadened its XRP-based shareholder reward program. In parallel, XRP price indicators suggested a potential breakout and Coinbase executives rejected claims they lobbied against a Bitcoin tax exemption.

Dogecoin climbed about 2% to $0.096 over the last 24 hours, triggering $470,140 in liquidations equal to 4,897,291 DOGE from mostly short positions. After rebounding from a March 8 low of $0.086 and touching $0.101 on March 13, the meme coin is now consolidating in a narrow range around $0.094 to $0.097, with traders watching resistance near $0.12 and support around $0.09. Possible future moves include a push toward $0.16 on a decisive break above $0.12 or a slide toward $0.0799 if the $0.09 floor fails, while an upcoming payments feature on X is also being monitored as a potential catalyst.

Gnosis co-founder Dr. Friederike Ernst argues that the US Digital Asset Market Structure Clarity Act risks pushing crypto activity back through large, licensed financial intermediaries. She acknowledges the bill's attempt to divide oversight between the SEC and CFTC and to safeguard peer-to-peer transactions and self-custody, but warns it may undermine open, permissionless blockchain infrastructure and DeFi while debate in Congress continues.

In early 2026, Zcash is undergoing a transition marked by Foundry Digital's launch of an institutional-grade mining pool and a $25 million seed round for the Zcash Open Development Lab. ZEC is trading near $226, with technical indicators such as the MACD and Parabolic SAR hinting at fading bearish momentum and a possible recovery if price clears the $250 resistance. On-chain, more than 30% of all ZEC now sits in shielded pools, signaling rising demand for its privacy features.

Zcash's price rebounded from the $197 support level and has since moved within a narrow $200–$230 corridor, recently changing hands around $226 with a notable daily gain. Derivatives metrics showed a strong pickup in activity, with Futures Netflows climbing 544% to $16.5 million and Open Interest rising to $371 million, while a Long/Short Ratio of 1.23 reflected a tilt toward bullish positioning despite ongoing whale selling below $220.