OpenFX said on March 31, 2026, that it raised $94 million in a Series A round to broaden its real-time stablecoin settlement infrastructure for cross-border payments. The New York-based firm said it supports institutional liquidity across more than 40 trading pairs and has increased annualized payment volume from $4 billion to over $45 billion. The company plans to use the new funding to enter Southeast Asian markets and further develop Latin American corridors.

PeckShield said crypto hacks and exploits led to $52 million in losses across 20 major incidents in March. The firm noted the total was up 96% from $26.5 million in February, with the largest share tied to a Resolv Labs exploit that drained over $25 million in USR stablecoins. It also warned that knock-on effects can spread to connected DeFi venues when a compromised asset sharply devalues.

Australia's parliament has passed the "Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025," which would require crypto exchanges and custody providers to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence. The Treasury introduced the bill in November 2025, and it passed the Senate on Wednesday, clearing both houses. The framework is expected to start 12 months after Royal Assent, with a transition period for businesses.

Google published a quantum-cryptography whitepaper on March 31, 2026, prompting renewed discussion over whether advances could one day expose Bitcoin private keys from public keys. A co-author, Justin Drake, suggested on X that such a scenario could arrive as soon as 2032, while an old Bitcointalk post shows Satoshi Nakamoto believed Bitcoin could migrate to stronger signatures if progress is gradual. On April 1, BTC traded at $68,726, up 2.28% on the day, with year-to-date losses still at 21.48% and nearly 45% off a late-2025 peak.

XRP is showing signs of a larger move as exchange balances fell by about 7.03 billion XRP in February and spot buying strengthened while perpetual traders increased short exposure. On April 1, 2026 at 11:47, XRP traded near $1.3561 with a tight $1.3585–$1.3523 range and 2.02 million XRP hourly volume, while price remained below key moving averages that frame the trend as bearish.

Bitgo Prime said it launched an integrated digital asset financing platform in New York on March 31, 2026, aiming to simplify collateralized borrowing and lending for institutional clients. The setup combines borrowing, lending, and collateral management in one workflow and supports liquid assets, locked tokens, and staked positions. It also enables crypto-backed loans against BTC, ETH, SOL, and various stablecoins through Bitgo's interface.

Ethereum is trading around $2,000, a level that appears supportive on price but may be masking weaker risk-reward conditions. A CryptoQuant report on Binance data shows ETH's Sharpe-like ratio near -0.0012 and a 30-day average return of -0.00039, suggesting risk is outweighing returns at this range.

Interactive Brokers said it will roll out crypto-asset trading for eligible individual investors across the European Economic Area on March 31, 2026. Through Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited, clients can trade 11 major cryptocurrencies with commissions of 0.12% to 0.18% and no custody fees. The broker said the service runs 24/7 across its mobile and desktop platforms.