The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing, "Tokenization and the Future of Securities: Modernizing Our Capital Markets," on Wednesday at 10AM ET. In the same week, the SEC approved Nasdaq's pilot to test tokenized versions of select Russell 1000 stocks and related index ETFs while reiterating that tokenized assets remain securities under federal law.

The US SEC and CFTC released new guidance on Tuesday outlining a five-part taxonomy for digital assets, including digital commodities, NFTs, digital tools, stablecoins and tokenized securities. Galaxy research head Alex Thorn said the shift to an interpretive rule could give the industry clearer expectations for about the next 30 months, while longer-term certainty would require the CLARITY market-structure bill to become law. Politico later reported a tentative White House–lawmaker deal to advance CLARITY, though details remain undisclosed.

Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet warned crypto users about relying on browsers for sensitive secrets after Google released a Chrome update addressing 26 vulnerabilities, including 4 critical issues. Separately, Binance issued an iOS alert urging immediate updates due to "DarkSword," an exploit chain affecting iOS 18.4 to 18.7 that could expose sensitive data on compromised websites.

Bitcoin hovered near $70,000 in Friday trading after failing to hold $75,000 on Tuesday, alongside two days of $254 million net outflows from US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs. Even so, options data showed heavier hedging, with put premium demand about 2.5x calls and a 30-day delta skew at 16%. Traders also pointed to weaker macro conditions and elevated oil prices as factors keeping risk appetite muted.

In a March 2026 interview segment, Grayscale Head of Product and Research Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary described the "on-chain economy" and suggested a potential Ripple-linked ETF could expand institutional exposure beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. The article says Ripple-based ETFs have attracted $1.21 billion across five products, while 21Shares is the only issuer showing nearly $24 million in outflows since launch.

Bitcoin is hovering around the $70k area as profit-taking and thin demand weigh on upside, with ETFs posting over $300 million in outflows across the past three days. A wallet dormant for 13 years moved 0.00079 BTC, drawing attention to a position that began with 2,100 BTC received when BTC traded at $6.59 and is now up about $148 million, roughly a 10,710× return. With about 41% of supply in loss, the market is watching whether a break below key levels could worsen liquidation risks.

Ether (ETH) could advance about 25% in the coming months after the largest wallets holding more than 100,000 ETH moved back into aggregate profit for the first time since early February. If past post-signal patterns repeat, ETH may aim for around $2,750 by June and potentially above $3,200 by September, while other on-chain and chart levels highlight $2,353 and $2,640 as key hurdles.

On March 21, 2026, the CFTC confirmed that BTC, ETH, and tokenized assets can be used as eligible collateral in regulated futures and swaps markets, subject to liquidity, custody, and risk-management requirements. Congress is set to follow with a House Financial Services Committee hearing on tokenization and the future of capital markets on Wednesday, March 25 at 10AM EST.