Elvira Nabiullina, the head of the Central Bank of Russia, has declared that first-wave banks were finalizing their preparations to support the digital ruble on day one. She also clarified that the bank was on schedule for the launch expected by September.

Robert Wright, an American author and journalist, has hinted at the involvement of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the massacre of at least 165 schoolgirls bombed in Iran. He alleges that Claude, integrated in Maven, was likely used in the facilitation of the first wave of military targets.

Coinbase has launched regulated crypto futures trading across 26 European countries, including Germany, France, and the Netherlands, through its Coinbase Advanced platform.

More than 95% of bitcoin’s total supply has now been mined, leaving just 1 million coins to be produced over the next century as the network’s programmed scarcity tightens and issuance slows through future halving cycles.

Tokenized equities are moving closer to mainstream finance as Nasdaq and Payward team up to build a gateway linking regulated stock markets with open blockchain networks, potentially allowing programmable shares to circulate across institutional and decentralized ecosystems.

The crypto industry is examining what President Donald Trump’s newly released National Cyber Strategy signals about the future of blockchain and digital asset policy. The document highlights support for emerging technologies, including cryptocurrencies, AI security, and post-quantum cryptography, suggesting potential long-term backing for crypto infrastructure.

British opposition leader Nigel Farage has established himself as a leading crypto advocate by investing $288,000 in Stack BTC Plc, a bitcoin treasury firm chaired by former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.

Cboe Global Markets is bringing Wall Street’s favorite volatility playbook to bitcoin, announcing plans to launch a new index designed to track the market’s expected price swings using options tied to the popular Ishares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

On Monday, with bitcoin changing hands at $68,600 a coin, the Royal Government of Bhutan quietly nudged 175 bitcoin—about $12 million—across the ledger. Bhutan’s latest maneuver follows its previous transfer in mid-February 2026.

Anthropic has taken the extraordinary step of suing the U.S. government after the Pentagon labeled the artificial intelligence (AI) firm a “supply chain risk to national security,” igniting a legal clash that could reshape how Washington controls artificial intelligence vendors working with the military.

Bitcoin rallied at the start of the week, reaching an intraday high of $69,497 despite broader market declines driven by rising oil prices, now exceeding $100 per barrel.

U.S. stocks slid Monday afternoon as rising tensions in the Middle East rattled markets and sent energy prices climbing, pushing investors toward caution and leaving most major indexes in the red.

The Trump Family-linked World Liberty Financial is reportedly gaining strong support for a proposal that could alter voting power significantly.

Onchain data indicates that the Bitcoin network has now recorded the mining of its 20th million bitcoin, leaving fewer than one million coins still waiting to be brought into existence.

Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) delivered a mixed but largely positive performance during the week of March 2–6. Bitcoin, ether, and solana funds finished with net inflows, while XRP ETFs ended the week slightly in the red.