Hyperliquid’s HYPE ended Q1 2026 up 48%, while Bitcoin fell 25% and Ethereum dropped 32%, extending its relative edge into the new quarter. The platform’s non-crypto HIP-3 segment saw daily open interest top $2 billion for the first time in late March, a trend that could support buybacks if overall market sentiment improves.

Alabama has become the second US jurisdiction after Wyoming to grant decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) legal recognition under the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association (DUNA) Act. The measure (Senate Bill 277) was introduced in February, passed the Alabama House 82-7 with 16 abstentions on March 17, and has now been signed by Governor Kay Ivey.

Bitcoin (BTC) slides to $66,280 on April 2, 2026, as institutional ETF inflows clash with a hawkish macro environment. Discover if the $65,525 support can hold the channel breakdown as the 20 millionth Bitcoin is mined.

RenderCon 2026 is scheduled for April 16–17 at Hollywood's Nya Studios, with OTOY CEO Jules Urbach, Rod Roddenberry, and Refik Anadol listed to present live AI inference and 3D rendering workflows. On April 2, 2026, RENDER traded at $1.699 after a 3.58% pullback, while the network reported 71,269,082 cumulative frames processed and 552,011,095 circulating supply out of a 644,168,762 maximum.

Neo co-founder Da Hongfei released an independent Agreed-Upon Procedures review confirming seven digital asset balances held by Neo Global Development (NGD) in a Binance account as of March 30 at 6:37 a.m. UTC. The review verified the account ownership and matched Binance-reported quantities to a management-prepared list, covering assets including USDC 111,536,196.92 and BTC 1,110.34. The report provides quantities only and states it is not an audit or assurance engagement.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis called the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 the "best thing that could happen to the DeFi community," arguing it could bring legal certainty for developers, validators, and node operators. Yet Polymarket pricing still reflects hesitation, with odds at 49% at the time of writing. Separately, Better Money Company says it plans a "stablecoin clearinghouse" as stablecoin transaction volume reached $72.3 trillion over the last 12 months.

Genius Group said Tuesday it sold the rest of its Bitcoin during Q1 to help repay $8.5 million in debt, and said it may rebuild its BTC treasury when market conditions improve. The company had 84 BTC worth about $5.7 million as of March 2026 and reported Q1 revenue of $3.3 million with net profit of $2.7 million, after a loss in Q1 2025.

Plume has started a payroll pilot that lets employees take a portion of their wages in WisdomTree’s WTGXX, a regulated tokenized money market fund. Built with partners Toku and WisdomTree, the model delivers a yield-bearing asset at payday rather than paying only cash-like stablecoins. Plume will begin with its own staff while exploring whether payroll can become a broader channel for onchain financial products.