Traditional finance is moving deeper into DeFi. $Ondo has partnered with Franklin Templeton to bring ETFs onchain, positioning the effort as a bridge for trillions of dollars into the real-world assets (RWA) narrative. Read the full breakdown.

Franklin Templeton plans to acquire a spinoff from CoinFund as it moves to broaden its cryptocurrency investment offerings.

Bitmine, linked to Fundstrat's Tom Lee (@fundstrat), purchased an additional 45,000 ETH worth about $95.3 million.

Odaily Planet Daily cited on-chain analyst Yujin as saying that 45,000 ETH, worth about $95.3 million, has been transferred from BitGo to a Bitmine address. The move followed earlier activity in which a large whale address withdrew 25,000 ETH from a centralized exchange and sent the funds to BitGo.

According to Huo Xing Finance, Tom Lee, chairman of BitMine and the largest treasury holder of Ethereum, said on April 1 that markets remain in a "fog of war" marked by elevated uncertainty. He noted that the Chinese term for "crisis" carries both "danger" and "opportunity," arguing that investors often focus on managing the danger and overlook the opportunity. Lee said earlier today that the market has already digested more than 90% of the selling pressure, adding that equity markets typically find a bottom within the first 10% of a war's progression. Even if the ultimate low has not yet been set, he believes the U.S. economy can continue to grow with oil at $100, or even $120. BitMine disclosed that it added 71,179 ETH to its holdings last week, well above its prior weekly average purchases of 45,000 to 50,000 ETH.

ChainCatcher cited Coinglass data showing that if ETH drops below $2,015, long-position liquidations on major centralized exchanges (CEXs) could total $1.373 billion. If ETH moves above $2,224, short-position liquidations on major CEXs could reach $640 million.

Ripple has introduced Digital Asset Accounts and Unified Treasury, an enterprise-grade crypto treasury management system designed to let corporate finance teams oversee fiat and digital assets from a single platform, ChainCatcher reported. The solution supports direct management of assets including RLUSD and XRP, and is designed to plug into existing treasury processes without separate wallets, exchanges, or custodial platforms, lowering the barrier for enterprise adoption. The rollout follows Ripple's earlier acquisition of the enterprise treasury platform GTreasury, part of its push to integrate crypto functionality into established corporate financial infrastructure. With stablecoins and other digital assets seeing broader use, demand is rising for enterprise-grade onchain treasury management tools.

XRP finished the first quarter of 2026 with a 27% decline, with its market capitalization dropping by $29 billion over the period.

Ripple has introduced what it calls the first treasury management system designed with native digital asset functionality. The new platform, "Ripple Treasury," is aimed at CFOs and treasury teams, enabling them to manage traditional fiat alongside digital assets such as $XRP and RLUSD from a single interface.