Stricter MiCA rules could thin crypto industry across the EU, says Swiss wealth manager

Crypto wealth manager Swissborg gets MiCA approval and prepares to move its European operations to France while targeting growth in markets including Germany, Italy and Spain.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/12/stricter-mica-rules-could-thin-crypto-industry-across-the-european-union-swissborg-says

SEC's advisory group backs tokenized securities push, outlines how to keep it safe

The committee that steers the U.S. securities regulator on investor issues voted to support a new effort to regulate stock transactions on blockchains.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/12/sec-s-advisory-group-backs-push-for-tokenized-securities-outlines-how-to-keep-it-safe

Donald Trump to hold another Mar-a-Lago lunch for his token holders

The U.S. President will be the keynote speaker at a "gala luncheon" for the top 297 holders of the $TRUMP token.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/12/donald-trump-to-hold-another-mar-a-lago-lunch-for-his-token-holders

SEC, CFTC end years of rivalry with deal that will mean combined crypto oversight

The two agencies sealed their memorandum of understanding to link the parts of their work that overlap, and coordinated crypto oversight is among the top goals.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/03/11/sec-cftc-end-years-of-rivalry-with-deal-that-will-mean-combined-crypto-oversight

Bitcoin holds $70,000, starting to show relative strength versus stocks, software sector, and gold

Bitcoin is up about 7% from the Sunday lows, even as equities and gold tread water. Analysts point to seller exhaustion, shifting gold correlation and improving ETF flows.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/11/bitcoin-holds-usd70-000-beginning-to-show-relative-strength-versus-stocks-software-sector-and-gold

Ripple's share buyback program values the firm at $50 billion: Bloomberg

Despite the bear market, today's report suggests a higher valuation than the $40 billion at which the firm raised funds in November.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/11/ripple-s-share-buyback-program-values-the-firm-at-usd50-billion-bloomberg

Circle could rally 60% more on stablecoin adoption, AI agentic finance, Bernstein says

Stablecoins are decoupling from crypto market cycles as they are increasingly used for digital payments, Bernstein analysts said, which bodes well for USDC issuer Circle.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/10/circle-could-rally-60-more-on-stablecoin-adoption-ai-agentic-finance-bernstein-says