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Major cryptocurrency-related stocks experienced mixed trading on March 11, 2026, as escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran continued to roil financial markets.

Pi Network's native token has risen for three consecutive days to trade near $0.2325 on March 11, 2026, approaching its year-to-date high of $0.2363 as trading volume surges past $40 million.

U.S. prosecutors have urged a federal judge to reject former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's motion for a new trial, arguing that the request filed in February 2026 fails to present any legitimate newly discovered evidence that would warrant overturning his 2023 fraud conviction.

Across Protocol has proposed dissolving its decentralized autonomous organization structure and converting into a traditional U.S. C-corporation, offering token holders the choice to exchange ACX tokens for equity in a new entity or sell at a 25 percent premium to the 30-day average price.

Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante confirmed during a March 11, 2026 Twitch livestream that the exchange's Token Generation Event will occur around March 23, with an official date to be announced on March 12.

Ledger's Donjon security team has identified a critical vulnerability in MediaTek chips that allows attackers with physical access to an Android device to extract PINs and wallet seed phrases in under 60 seconds by exploiting the processor's boot ROM.

OP Labs, the development company behind the Ethereum layer-2 network Optimism, has laid off approximately 20 employees—representing about 19.6 percent of its workforce—as part of an organizational restructuring aimed at narrowing strategic priorities and streamlining decision-making.

Trading volume for crude oil-linked perpetual futures on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid reached approximately $991 million over the past 24 hours, far outpacing similar contracts on Coinbase, which recorded only about $75,000 during the same period.

Ripple has initiated a share buyback of up to $750 million through a tender offer, valuing the blockchain payments firm at approximately $50 billion, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding committing to closer coordination on oversight of financial markets, including the development of a "fit-for-purpose regulatory framework for crypto assets."

Tokyo-listed Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet has established two new wholly-owned subsidiaries—Metaplanet Ventures and Metaplanet Asset Management—as part of an expanded strategy to deepen its footprint in Japan's digital asset ecosystem.

Wells Fargo, the San Francisco-based banking giant overseeing $1.7 trillion in assets, has filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for "WFUSD," a mark that would cover services including cryptocurrency payment processing, digital asset trading, and software for tokenizing assets.

A group of anonymous traders collectively made millions of dollars on the prediction market platform Polymarket by correctly betting on the timing of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February 2026, prompting accusations of insider trading and urgent calls from U.S. lawmakers for a ban on wagering on military actions.

Fantasy.top co-founder Travis Bickle has pushed back against allegations that the onchain trading card platform engaged in a "soft rugpull" by refusing to refund angel investors and pivoting away from its core product.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Travis Hill announced that the agency plans to propose a rule clarifying that payment stablecoins subject to the GENIUS Act are not eligible for federal deposit insurance, including through "pass-through" mechanisms where financial firms obtain government protections on behalf of customers.

Dogecoin has emerged as the best-performing major cryptocurrency over the past 24 hours, jumping approximately 8 percent to nearly $0.10 following Elon Musk's March 10, 2026 announcement that X Money, the payments feature on his social media platform X, will launch next month.

Aave experienced a temporary oracle malfunction on its Ethereum Core and Prime instances on March 10, 2026, resulting in approximately $26 million worth of wstETH positions being unfairly liquidated across 34 accounts.

Netflix prohibited Bitcoin-related sponsors from appearing on professional boxer Justin Cardona's fight trunks and gear during the December 19, 2025, Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua event, forcing last-minute changes just one week before the bout despite prior approval of the sponsorships.

Hyperliquid's native token HYPE has surged to an intraday high near $35, driven by two key catalysts: a major platform upgrade to its portfolio margin system and a dramatic spike in trading volume for tokenized crude oil perpetuals, which reached $1.4 billion as traders flocked to the platform amid escalating Middle East tensions.

XRP is trading near $1.38, down approximately 61 percent from its late-2025 peak, yet three significant developments are building momentum beneath the surface that markets have not yet priced in.