Chinese Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Issues New Regulation: State-Owned Enterprise Leaders Prohibited from Accepting Virtual Currency and Other Assets

On March 24, Tether has retained one of the "Big Four" accounting firms to conduct its first fully backed audit.

March 24 — Per official sources, the Solana Foundation today launched the Solana Developer Platform (SDP), an AI-era developer tool built for enterprises and financial institutions to easily build, deploy and launch financial products on Solana via APIs. The SDP integrates top-tier Solana ecosystem infrastructure into a unified interface, helping institutions enter the market efficiently, compliantly and at scale. It features three core API modules supporting a range of use cases: - The Issuance module enables users to issue tokenized deposits, GENIUS-standard stablecoins or tokenized real-world assets (RWA); - The Payments module supports fiat-stablecoin fund flows, including fiat on/off-ramping and on-chain stablecoin transactions, covering B2B, B2C and P2P payment scenarios; - The Trading module supports financial activities including atomic swaps and liquidity pools. As of now, the Issuance and Payments modules are officially live, while the Trading module is set to lau

March 24: Iran collecting "safe passage fees" from ships in part of the Strait of Hormuz – Golden Finance

On March 24, Bitget market data shows U.S. stock index futures continued to decline: S&P 500 E-mini futures were down 0.5%, while Nasdaq 100 futures and Dow Jones futures each fell 0.6%.

On March 24, research and brokerage firm Bernstein noted that Bitcoin has likely bottomed out and is set to extend its upward trend, while retaining its price target of $150,000 by 2026. Despite a 50% decline from its all-time high, MicroStrategy Inc. (ticker: MSTR) has shown strong resilience, currently holding roughly 3.6% of Bitcoin’s total supply—valued at around $53.5 billion as of recent market prices. Bernstein views MicroStrategy as a high-beta play on Bitcoin, with the company also boasting a relatively strong balance sheet. Instead of paring its Bitcoin holdings, MicroStrategy has continued accumulating the crypto at recent lows, having secured $7.3 billion in financing in 2026 to expand its position.

March 24, Polymarket launched a fee rebate program, where users are eligible for up to 30% of their incurred fees in rewards.