On Wednesday, a House of Lords committee urged the UK to advance stablecoin oversight while avoiding measures that could suppress the nascent market for pound sterling-pegged tokens. The panel warned that overly restrictive requirements—such as proposed caps on wallet holdings and forcing issuers into zero-interest central bank deposits—could undermine competitiveness and leave the UK trailing the US and EU.

Robinhood Markets has completed its acquisition of Canadian crypto firm WonderFi, using the deal to expand further into Canada as part of its international rollout. The company said the move takes its worldwide funded customer count to above 1 million and brings WonderFi’s Bitbuy and Coinsquare into the Robinhood ecosystem. Robinhood also introduced Agentic Trading and an Agentic Credit Card, enabling approved AI agents to execute transactions within set limits.

Toncoin climbed more than 13% in 24 hours after Telegram said its TON token will revert to the original name “Gram,” with the rollout expected to take about three weeks. The move pushed TON to $2.26 before it eased to around $2.09, while the token is up roughly 58% over the past 30 days but remains well below its 2024 peak of $8.25.

President Donald Trump said he wants Congress to codify a “future-proof” U.S. digital asset market structure that would be difficult for future administrations to reverse. The push comes as the CLARITY Act advances after a May 14, 2026 Senate Banking Committee markup vote, following the House’s July 17, 2025 passage, with the White House publicly eyeing July 4, 2026 for a signing date.

Spot Solana ETFs drew about $39.23 million in net inflows over the past week, led by Bitwise's BSOL at roughly $36 million and Fidelity's FSOL at over $1.8 million. SOL rose about 15% in seven days to near $97 as futures positioning strengthened, with open interest climbing to $6.4 billion from $4.94 billion on May 1. Traders are monitoring the $120 level, while some analysts flag $89-$91 as a nearby support zone if prices pull back.

Hyperliquid, Pump.fun, and EdgeX distributed about $96.3 million to token holders over the past 30 days. The payouts highlight a market tilt toward protocols that generate measurable revenue and return cash flow to users instead of relying on hype or usage metrics.

On March 6, Florida's Senate passed SB 314, moving the state toward its own regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers and related licensing and consumer protections. The measure, aligned with the federal GENIUS Act, also updates anti‑money‑laundering rules and clarifies the treatment of certain stablecoins, while a companion bill tightens confidentiality around digital asset supervisory data. The push comes amid criticism in Washington over federal crypto oversight, including objections to the SEC's settlement with Tron founder Justin Sun.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said in a recent interview that the era of broad altcoin seasons, where nearly all tokens rally together, is likely ending as the market pivots toward assets with real-world use. Citing Santiment data, he noted that altcoin social dominance and Google searches have fallen sharply while Bitcoin trades around $70,604 and captures most attention. Hougan added that any future altcoin season will likely be more selective, favoring projects with genuine adoption and business activity.

On March 6, 2026, crypto YouTuber Zach Humphries criticized viral claims that XRP could surge to $245 or even $350, warning such price targets are detached from market realities. He calculated XRP would need roughly a 173x increase to reach a $15 trillion valuation, far beyond the current $2.5 trillion crypto market, even as XRP ETFs saw nearly $19 million in inflows last week while the token trades around $1.40.