Bitcoin's network hashrate rose back above 1 ZH/s on March 28, while hashprice slid over the prior days to $31.60 per PH/s per day. Difficulty was last adjusted down 7.76%, and the next adjustment is due April 2, 2026 with an estimated +6.43% change. Miners are earning about 3.14 BTC per block, with fees contributing 0.43% and mempool fees around 2.4 sats/vB.

Saudi Arabia’s 1,200-kilometer East-West Pipeline (Petroline) has reached its rated maximum of 7 million barrels per day, creating a partial overland alternative as Strait of Hormuz flows are estimated to be down 90% to 95%. The milestone was reported as being achieved on March 28, 2026, after Aramco’s CEO said on March 10 that full capacity was only days away. Oil prices remained elevated, with WTI closing March 27 at $99.64–$101.18 per barrel and Brent settling at $105.32–$112.57.

Since March 21, the total stablecoin market cap has declined by $1.04 billion, with seven of the top ten tokens recording net redemptions. USDC saw about $1.372 billion in outflows over the period, while USDT remained the largest stablecoin with $184.068 billion in market cap and 58.42% of the sector. A few smaller products moved the other way, including BUIDL, USYC, and USDG, which posted weekly gains.

At 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on March 28, 2026, bitcoin traded just above $66,000 while repeatedly testing the $65,500–$66,000 support area in a tight intraday range. The broader setup remained cautious, with BTC still below major moving averages and resistance clustered around $68,000–$69,000 and $70,000–$72,000. A move under $65,000 could open the way toward $62,000, while a sustained push above $67,000 may shift the short-term structure upward.

An ECB working paper analyzing Aave, MakerDAO (now Sky), Ampleforth, and Uniswap found DeFi governance power concentrated among a small set of holders and delegates, based on snapshots from November 2022 and May 2023. The study says the top 100 holders controlled more than 80% of governance tokens, while about one-third of top voters could not be identified, complicating accountability and regulatory oversight.

On March 25, a federal judge in California certified a class in a securities fraud case alleging Nvidia concealed more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency-driven GPU revenue from investors. The order allows the lawsuit to proceed on behalf of purchasers of Nvidia common stock from Aug. 10, 2017, to Nov. 15, 2018, but does not decide whether fraud occurred.

Strategy accumulated about 45,000 BTC over the past 30 days, marking its quickest 30-day buying pace in nearly a year. Over the same period, other corporate bitcoin treasury buyers collectively purchased under 1,000 BTC, as the sector’s activity and market share concentrated further around Strategy.

Kalshi received regulatory clearance to introduce margin trading after affiliate Kinetic Markets LLC was registered as a futures commission merchant with the National Futures Association on March 24, 2026. The change moves Kalshi beyond its 100% collateral model and is expected to open margin access to institutions first, with no launch date announced.

Iran rejected a U.S.-brokered 15-point ceasefire framework, helping lift Brent crude above $108 per barrel and weighing on global equities. The proposal was sent via Pakistani intermediaries on or around March 24, while President Trump said he would pause energy-plant destruction for 10 days until Monday, April 6, 2026 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. By Friday afternoon, Brent traded near $104–$106 after the spike, WTI neared $95, and U.S. indexes were sharply lower.