Ripple said on April 1 it added native digital-asset functionality to its Ripple Treasury platform, enabling enterprises to hold, manage, and transact with XRP alongside RLUSD inside existing treasury workflows. The company said CFO and treasury teams can use Digital Asset Accounts without separate wallets, with transactions recorded using native amounts, fiat equivalents, and live exchange rates for audit-ready reporting.

Morgan Stanley filed Amendment No. 4 to its Form S-1 with the SEC on April 1 for the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, a spot bitcoin ETF proposed to list on NYSE Arca under the ticker MSBT. The filing describes a passive product tied to the Coindesk Bitcoin Benchmark and reiterates a 0.14% annualized delegated sponsor fee, while outlining custody by BNY Mellon and Coinbase Custody and updated mechanics for share creation and redemption.

On March 31, BlackRock filed Amendment No. 1 to a Form S-1 with the U.S. SEC describing the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, a product that pairs bitcoin-linked exposure with options-based income. The filing says shares would trade on Nasdaq under the ticker "BITA" and that the trust plans to seek monthly premium income primarily by selling covered calls on IBIT shares, while noting derivatives and bitcoin-related risks.

On April 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public input on how stablecoin oversight should align between state regimes and the federal framework under the GENIUS Act. The proposal says states may supervise payment stablecoin issuers with total issuance below $10 billion if their rules are deemed substantially similar to federal requirements, and comments are due within 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

Keyrock said on March 31 that its Series C round valued the Brussels-based digital asset firm at $1.1 billion. The company plans to use the funds to bolster its balance sheet, expand services, and pursue acquisitions as it scales liquidity and trading infrastructure across centralized and decentralized markets.

Flexa said it shut down its SPEDN app on March 31, 2026, ending a seven-year consumer-facing pilot for crypto payments. The company is shifting toward scalable tools for merchants and payment providers, including Flexa Payments and its SDK, while allowing users to withdraw remaining balances to external wallets.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges on March 30 against 10 people linked to four firms accused of rigging digital-asset prices through coordinated trading. Prosecutors allege the scheme inflated volume and valuations, then sold tokens to "unwitting investors," and authorities say more than $1 million in cryptocurrency has been seized.

On March 30, 2026, the Senate Banking Committee said Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a March 26 letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seeking clarity on oversight of Bitmain and its reported ties to Eric Trump's mining firm, American Bitcoin. The letter cites concerns about foreign influence, potential remote-access risks involving mining hardware used in the U.S., and a financing arrangement Warren described as unusually generous. Warren asked the department to provide records and answers by April 9, 2026.

Strategy said in an SEC Form 8-K dated March 30, 2026 that it made no bitcoin purchases and sold no shares during March 23, 2026 to March 29, 2026. The filing also lists holdings of about 762,099 BTC acquired for $57.69 billion at an average of approximately $75,694 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses. Separately, Michael Saylor shared X posts highlighting STRC’s reported 11.5% dividend yield and about 2% 30-day volatility versus bitcoin at 50%.