Australian exchange BTC Markets has informed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that it plans to apply for a markets license to list regulated tokenized real-world assets alongside cryptocurrencies. CEO Lucas Dobbins said around $26.5 billion in tokenized RWAs onchain today is still only a proof of concept, while forecasts point to trillions of dollars in potential market value by 2030 and significant economic gains in Australia.

On March 9, the Seoul Central District Court is set to review a petition from Flow Foundation and Dapper Labs aimed at stopping three Korean exchanges from ending FLOW trading on March 16. The move follows a December security incident that led to $3.9 million in duplicated tokens, which were later destroyed, while major global exchanges have since reinstated full FLOW services. Despite ongoing development on the Flow blockchain by brands such as Disney, the NBA, the NFL, and Ticketmaster, the FLOW token has fallen about 75% since late December and sits far below its 2021 peak.

Since their launch in the United States in July, Solana exchange-traded funds have gathered around $1.5 billion in inflows even as SOL has dropped 57% from its launch level. Analyst Eric Balchunas notes that roughly half of these flows come from institutional investors, and that on a market-cap-adjusted basis Solana ETF demand is about double what Bitcoin ETFs saw at a comparable stage.

US Senator Chris Murphy and Representative Mike Levin are preparing legislation to tighten oversight of prediction markets after large bets were placed on the timing of Israeli and US strikes on Iran. Murphy alleges that individuals close to Donald Trump likely used inside information to make highly specific wagers, while trading on Polymarket related to potential US strikes in Iran has reached hundreds of millions of dollars in volume.

Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm is reportedly raising a fifth dedicated digital-asset fund of around $2 billion with an expected close by mid-2026, a smaller vehicle than its $4.5 billion fund from 2022. The venture firm is keeping fundraising cycles shorter during a deep market drawdown, while also signaling parallel interest in AI, robotics and other emerging technologies.

On Wednesday, South Korea's Kospi and Kosdaq indexes each sank more than 10% in morning trading, forcing the Korean Stock Exchange to trigger circuit breakers and halt trading. Regional equity markets across Japan, Hong Kong, China and Thailand also dropped sharply, while surging oil prices and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East added to investor risk aversion. Crypto markets have fallen this year but showed a milder intraday reaction compared with global stocks.

According to 10x Research on Tuesday, Bitcoin has reclaimed its 20-day moving average near $68,500, with compressed volatility, stronger ETF flows and the disappearance of the Coinbase discount suggesting selling pressure is weakening. Analysts highlighted that support around $62,500 has held multiple times and that bullish divergences in RSI and stochastic indicators point to stabilizing momentum, but they still classify Bitcoin as being in a bear market regime, implying any bullish positions should remain tactical.

On Monday, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs released the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (HR 6644), which includes an amendment to the Federal Reserve Act barring the Fed from issuing a US central bank digital currency until December 31, 2030. The measure, which preserves room for dollar-denominated open, permissionless and private stablecoins, advanced in the Senate on an 84-6 cloture vote, while similar past efforts to block a CBDC have stalled even as other countries pilot or launch their own digital currencies.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argued in a Monday blog post that prolonged and costly US efforts in Iran under President Donald Trump could push the Federal Reserve to cut rates and expand the money supply. He cited past conflicts such as the 1990 Gulf War, the post-2001 war on terror and the 2009 Afghanistan surge as examples where the Fed allegedly eased policy, and said he plans to wait for any rate cuts before heavily increasing his Bitcoin and altcoin exposure.