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The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a report pointing out that DeFi governance is extremely concentrated. The report notes that in protocols such as Aave, MakerDAO, and Uniswap, the top 100 addresses hold over 80% of the stake, with a significant portion controlled by the protocols or exchanges themselves. Furthermore, delegated entities dominate voting rights, and approximately one-third of key voters remain unidentified, which creates regulatory challenges. This situation, the report argues, raises questions about the decentralization of DAOs.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse told Fox Business that cryptocurrency legislation should not be "weaponized," adding that the industry cannot afford another situation like the one with Gary Gensler.

Nouriel Roubini, an NYU professor and former White House economist known as Dr. Doom, stated there is a greater than 50% probability that U.S. President Donald Trump will expand the war with Iran. According to Bloomberg, Roubini added that such an expansion risks triggering stagflation similar to that of the 1970s. He also pointed to the upcoming leadership change at the Federal Reserve, noting that the institution nearly lost its credibility in 2022 by mistiming interest rate hikes. Roubini suggested the new Fed chair may have no choice but to raise rates to avoid damaging their reputation at the start of their term.

Iran is expected to announce its response on March 27 to a 15-point peace proposal from the United States. The proposal, delivered via Pakistan, aims to reduce hostile actions and secure negotiations. Dialogue between the U.S. and Iran is proceeding indirectly, as the two countries do not have formal diplomatic relations.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has described the digital euro not as a threat to banks, but as a strategic lifeline to compete with large tech-based payment companies and stablecoins. In a blog post, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone and Supervisory Board Vice-Chair Frank Elderson called the digital euro "an urgently needed tool to enhance the competitiveness of European banks," BeInCrypto reported. They noted that two-thirds of card transactions in the eurozone are processed by non-European companies, causing local banks to lose ground. The officials explained that the digital euro is designed to place banks at the center of its distribution model, allowing them to manage accounts and retain customer relationships and credit data. To this end, the ECB plans to test the digital euro's infrastructure in 2027.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

The number of active Bitcoin addresses has fallen by over 30% from its 2025 high, U.Today reported, citing data from CryptoQuant. As of March 25, there were 655,908 active addresses, a significant drop from the peak of 938,609 recorded on Aug. 8, 2025. The number of active addresses is a common metric for gauging network usage and is often used to forecast potential price movements.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $66,000. BTC is trading at $65,979.99 on the Binance USDT market.

Global investment bank Macquarie has forecast that oil prices could reach $200 per barrel, setting a new all-time high, if the conflict involving Iran continues through June and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index (VIX), often called Wall Street's fear gauge, has risen above 30.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened lower today. - S&P 500: -0.51% - Nasdaq: -0.61% - Dow Jones: -0.7%

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) Aster (ASTER) announced the launch of Aster Code, a modular Web3 derivatives trading infrastructure. The platform features a dual structure with a matching engine and a liquidation module, allowing developers and financial institutions to quickly deploy on-chain derivatives trading solutions and redistribute profits to users. Aster Code has formed strategic partnerships with Binance Web3 Wallet, Trust Wallet, SafePal, Genius Terminal, Polaris, NOFA, WalletV, ChimpX, and VergeX. The project also plans to establish an ecosystem fund to provide financial and technical support.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the war with Iran is likely to continue for several more weeks, Solid Intel reported.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has invested $600 million in the prediction market Polymarket as part of an existing investment commitment. Alongside this, ICE will purchase up to an additional $40 million worth of Polymarket shares from existing holders. ICE initially invested $1 billion in Polymarket last October.

Pharos, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on financial infrastructure, announced it will integrate Circle's USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) into its upcoming mainnet. The stablecoin will be utilized for tokenizing real-world assets (RWA), DeFi trading and lending, payments, and as collateral. The CCTP integration will enable cross-chain transfers between Pharos and more than 20 other blockchains. According to the announcement, this will allow developers to build lending markets, structured financial products, and global payment networks on the Pharos network. Additionally, Pharos has launched a $10 million ecosystem incubator program to support the development of dedicated applications.

As Bitcoin's price has fallen below $67,000, retail investors are selling off their holdings while large-scale investors are taking a wait-and-see approach, according to an analysis by Glassnode. The on-chain analytics firm noted that its Accumulation Trend Score shows investors holding under 10 BTC are exhibiting the strongest selling pressure. In contrast, whales holding between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC have a neutral accumulation score of 0.5, indicating they are observing the market until a clear price direction emerges.

An early Bitcoin investor has sold another 500 BTC, worth $33.28 million, after depositing the funds to Binance, EmberCN reported. The address originally acquired 5,000 BTC 13 years ago at an average price of $332. To date, the investor has deposited a total of 4,000 BTC ($365 million) to Binance, selling at an average price of $91,258 to realize a profit of approximately $363 million.

Major exchanges have seen $143 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $447 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

Cryptocurrency infrastructure firm BitGo recorded a net loss of $14.8 million last year, according to BeInCrypto. The loss is attributed to a $50 million valuation loss on its BTC holdings in the fourth quarter amid a decline in Bitcoin's price. The company's revenue grew 424% year-over-year to $16.15 billion.

Tempo, a blockchain focused on stablecoins and payments, announced it is adopting multi-sig smart accounts from the on-chain digital asset custody protocol Safe. As part of the integration, fees will be denominated in stablecoins instead of volatile network tokens, and the platform will offer account abstraction features. This will allow financial institutions, fintech platforms, and payment service providers to manage on-chain assets without needing gas tokens or external account abstraction layers.

Nasdaq-listed Bit Digital (BTBT), a company focused on Ethereum (ETH) investments, has filed a lawsuit against crypto mining firm Blockfusion, PageSix reported. The suit alleges that Blockfusion is attempting to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Blue Acquisition, without repaying a $5 million investment from Bit Digital. Bit Digital is asking the court to issue an order halting the SPAC merger and compelling Blockfusion to return the funds.

Coinbase has announced it will list KAT perpetual futures. Trading is scheduled to begin today, March 27, provided liquidity conditions are met.

Major exchanges have seen $109 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $375 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $67,000. BTC is trading at $66,882.48 on the Binance USDT market.

Web3 social platform UXLINK has announced an upgrade to its business model and tokenomics. The platform stated that it plans to upgrade its existing social growth layer into an artificial intelligence (AI) agent ecosystem. As part of this initiative, UXLINK will: - Provide AI-based tools for content creation, search, and social growth optimization. - Launch Tokenomics 2.0 to integrate AI token utility. - Protect the interests of existing holders through community voting.