Aave has rolled out V4 on Ethereum mainnet, introducing a hub-and-spoke structure aimed at supporting real-world-asset collateral and fixed-rate credit products while keeping liquidity centralized. The update adds governance-controlled "spoke" markets with separate collateral rules and risk parameters, and launches with partners including Lido, EtherFi, Kelp, Ethena, and Lombard. Chainlink is the exclusive oracle provider, and Aave Labs also introduced Aave Pro as the primary interface for V4 markets at launch.

Kenya's crypto industry groups say the Draft Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Regulations 2026 could price startups out of licensing and concentrate the market among well-funded firms. The proposal sets paid-up capital requirements including up to $3.86 million (500 million Kenyan shillings) for stablecoin issuers, with public feedback open until April 10, 2026.

Lido DAO approved a $60 million operating budget for 2026 and set a three-year plan to expand beyond liquid staking into yield vaults, institutional wrappers, and "real-business DeFi." The strategy follows staking yield compression, with base APRs cited at 3–5%, and includes Ethereum mainnet launches such as Lido V3 stVaults (Jan. 30, 2026) plus Lido Earn products EarnETH and EarnUSD.

BNP Paribas said it will start offering six Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) tied to Bitcoin and Ethereum on March 30, 2026, giving eligible retail and private banking clients in France access via standard securities accounts. The bank is also piloting a tokenized money market fund share class on the public Ethereum network and is backing the 12-bank Qivalis consortium targeting a euro-backed stablecoin launch in the second half of 2026.

Canada introduced the proposed Strong and Free Elections Act on March 26, 2026, seeking to amend the Canada Elections Act and limit how federal parties, third parties, candidates, and donors can finance political activity. The draft would block "hard-to-trace" contributions including cryptocurrency, money orders, and prepaid cards, and raise administrative penalties to as much as $25,000 for individuals and $100,000 for organizations.

On March 27, 2026, Kraken's tokenized equities platform xStocks and Fundrise said they will tokenize the newly launched Fundrise Innovation Fund (NYSE: VCX) into a single onchain asset, VCXx. The product is designed to give eligible investors outside the U.S. access to a portfolio that includes exposure to late-stage private companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic and Databricks. VCXx is set to list on xStocks in the coming days, with geo-restrictions and eligibility rules applying.

Tezos is set to host Tezdev 2026 on March 30 in Cannes, France, bringing together developers and creators for a free, global ecosystem event. The agenda spotlights Tezos X scalability work, Etherlink confirmation-time improvements from about 500 milliseconds to under 50 milliseconds, and deeper AI tooling in the development workflow, alongside interactive experiences such as the XP Zone and Tezquest with a $7,000 prize pool.

Canada’s federal government introduced the Strong and Free Elections Act on Thursday, proposing to ban political parties and election-related third parties from accepting donations in cryptocurrency, money orders and prepaid cards. The proposal cites concerns that these payment methods can enable anonymous or difficult-to-trace contributions and could be exploited for foreign interference. The bill also outlines penalties that could reach twice the contributed amount, plus $25,000 for individuals and $100,000 for corporate entities.