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The Pentagon has asked the White House for $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war, an amount that translates to 2,915,451 BTC at a Bitcoin price of about $68,600. The comparison is presented as a sizing tool rather than a claim that the US would fund military spending with crypto. The article also contrasts the implied BTC figure with holdings reported for the US government, major funds, corporates, and Binance, plus Bitcoin's remaining issuance.

On March 22, 2026, Michael Saylor posted on X that the "Orange March" is continuing, alongside a chart showing MicroStrategy's Bitcoin reserves valued at more than $52 billion. The company holds over 761,000 BTC, with an average purchase price around $75,696, while Bitcoin was trading near $68,800 after nearly a 3% drop in the prior 24 hours.

Bitcoin's 20-week rolling correlation with the S&P 500 has moved back into positive territory, a setup that has previously coincided with deep BTC drawdowns. BTC/USD was down 5.65% week-to-date to about $68,700 as of Sunday, while the S&P 500 finished the week 1.90% lower.

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.

Bitcoin fell nearly 5% after a strong start to the week, moving lower alongside major US equity indexes and gold as the US and Israel–Iran war entered a fourth week. Over the past three months, outflows from S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 ETFs hit $64 billion, while spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $253 million leave over the past two days. Analysts cited weaker liquidity and geopolitical uncertainty as factors weighing on demand, with some flagging downside levels such as $55,000–$60,000.

Bitcoin ETFs recently shifted from seven days of inflows to roughly $250 million in outflows over the past two days, and BTC fell about 5.5% to around $70k in the same window. The move was framed as macro-driven, following an inflation report that reduced expectations for a near-term rate cut, while Morgan Stanley's latest spot Bitcoin ETF filing with the SEC adds another potential catalyst amid risk-off conditions.

Coinbase has launched stock perpetual futures for eligible users outside the U.S., offering 24/7 synthetic, leveraged exposure to selected U.S.-listed equities and some ETF products. The initial lineup includes Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta and Tesla, with certain ETF-linked perps also available depending on jurisdiction. Contracts are settled in USDC and can be traded via Coinbase Advanced and Coinbase International Exchange.

Gemini is facing a New York class-action that claims the company misled investors about its business strategy in documents tied to its September 2025 IPO and later disclosures. The complaint seeks damages for investors who bought shares from the IPO through mid-February 2026, as the stock fell from a $32 first-day close to $6.01 on Thursday. The case follows Gemini's "Gemini 2.0" pivot toward a prediction market product and workforce cuts disclosed in early February.

Forward Industries said Thursday it will repurchase 6,164,324 common shares from an unnamed institutional investor for about $27.4 million, cutting shares outstanding to 76,977,809. The buyback is financed by a $40 million loan from Galaxy Digital LLC at 3.4% interest, secured by 7,013,536 SOL worth roughly $613 million at current market prices.

On March 18, Bitwise research head André Dragosch said institutions accumulated over 81,200 BTC over the past month, versus just over 13,300 BTC of newly issued supply. The total included more than 34,400 BTC via Bitcoin ETPs and over 46,800 BTC by treasury companies, with Strategy accounting for 46,400+ BTC. Bitcoin last traded at $69,216.06, down 3.1% on the day and 1% on the week, while up 3.5% over the past month.