Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and President Monica Long recently visited Ripple's offices in London, Dublin, Singapore and Sydney over five days to meet teams from newly acquired firms. Garlinghouse highlighted 2026 as a pivotal year, stressing XRP's role in custody, on-demand liquidity and treasury services, and pointing to a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity supported by ETFs that have attracted $1.26 billion since launch.

According to a detailed account by reporter Emanuel Fabian, he received death threats after writing that an Iranian missile hit an open area near Beit Shemesh on March 10, in coverage of the conflict involving Israel, the U.S. and Iran. The messages appeared tied to a Polymarket prediction market that had more than $14 million wagered on whether Iran struck Israel on that date, while U.S. lawmakers are moving to restrict betting on war, deaths and government actions.

Digital asset wealth manager Abra has signed a definitive agreement for a reverse merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp. III, valuing the company at a pre-money equity figure of $750 million. After the transaction closes, the combined entity is expected to list on Nasdaq under the ticker ABRX, with existing backers rolling their stakes into the new public company.

South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit imposed a 36.8 billion won ($25 million) fine and ordered a six-month partial business suspension against Bithumb after finding about 6.65 million compliance breaches. The violations mainly involved failures to properly verify customer identities and restrict certain transactions, while KRW trading pairs continue to dominate activity with roughly $724 million in 24-hour volume.

Bitcoin briefly climbed to nearly $74,400, its highest level since early February, while derivatives and ETF data point to shifting market dynamics. Some analysts see negative funding rates and a six-year low in exchange balances as signs of a potential rally toward $78,000 or even $80,000, whereas others warn of a possible reversal toward $40,000. The $72,000–$74,000 zone is highlighted as a critical resistance area for the cryptocurrency’s short-term direction.

Shiba Inu has staged a steady rebound after hitting a multi‑year low of $0.00000507 in February, with its price recently hovering around the $0.000006 region. Analysts highlight $0.00000590 as a critical support area and $0.00000725 as key resistance that could confirm a shift away from the recent bearish structure.

Bitcoin climbed to around $74,600 during Monday's Wall Street open as US equities advanced and oil and gold prices declined. Despite reclaiming key trend levels and printing six-week highs, several traders argued the move was only a relief bounce within an ongoing broader downtrend. Some analysts also highlighted a CME futures gap near $71,500 and warned that the current rally could still reverse lower.

Bitcoin briefly traded above $74,000 on Monday, extending a roughly 7% weekly gain while ether climbed about 13%. Institutional inflows, stablecoin expansion, and heavy options positioning around the $75,000 strike are shaping price action as macro and energy market risks intensify. Analysts note that bitcoin has diverged from equities during recent wartime volatility, with rising oil prices and shifting Federal Reserve expectations keeping conditions fragile.