SWIFT says it is building a working version of a shared-ledger system that lets banks coordinate cross-border payments around the clock using tokenized deposits. The organization expects an MVP to process real transactions later this year while keeping existing banking rules and compliance frameworks in place.

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced the “Mined in America Act” to expand domestic Bitcoin mining and increase U.S.-made mining hardware. The proposal would add a voluntary certification program, limit equipment linked to foreign adversaries, and place a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve under Treasury policy. The U.S. currently accounts for about 38% of global mining power while roughly 97% of mining hardware comes from China.

Bitcoin security researcher Justin Drake said on March 31 that two new quantum-computing papers increased his estimate of a "Q-day" to a 10% chance by 2032, a point when widely used cryptography could be broken. He argued the work reduces the resources needed for attacks based on Shor's algorithm and could, in best cases, shrink key-cracking time to minutes, though the threat remains theoretical for now.

On March 27 in Miami, U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States should become the world’s "undisputed crypto capital" and a "Bitcoin superpower," casting digital assets as part of U.S. competitiveness. He also said he signed the GENIUS Act into law to create a "clear and simple" framework for dollar-backed stablecoins, while arguing against what he described as unnecessary restrictions.

Canada's federal government introduced Bill C-25 on March 26, a proposal that would ban cryptocurrency donations across the political system as part of a wider election reform package. The measure would bar crypto contributions to parties, candidates, riding associations, leadership contestants, and third-party advertisers, citing traceability and foreign-interference risks. The bill has passed first reading and still needs to clear additional legislative steps to become law.

CoinShares said public Bitcoin miners faced a tougher profit backdrop after the April 2024 halving, with the weighted average cash cost to produce 1 BTC rising to about $79,995 in Q4 2025. The firm added that hash price slipped to roughly $29 per PH/s/day in Q1 2026, widening the gap between miners staying purely BTC-focused and those building AI infrastructure.

Bitcoin (BTC) discussion has turned notably bearish on social media, with retail chatter increasingly focused on downside narratives. BTC was trading at $66,020.38 at press time, down 4.8% in 24 hours, 6.1% over seven days, and 0.3% over the month. The shift echoes a pattern where extreme crowd fear has sometimes appeared near market turning points.

Morgan Stanley is nearing the debut of its first spot Bitcoin product after the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust received an NYSE Arca listing under the ticker MSBT. The fund is marked "pending listing," a status that typically appears shortly before trading begins. Market focus is now on when an effective date will be set and whether the launch draws meaningful inflows.

Bitcoin (BTC) treasury buying has become heavily concentrated, with Strategy accounting for most recent corporate accumulation. Over the past 30 days, Strategy bought roughly 45,000 BTC, while all other treasury companies combined added only around 1,000 BTC. The shift suggests corporate participation has weakened, leaving market support more dependent on a single buyer.