Morgan Stanley filed its second amendment to an S-1 registration statement with the SEC on March 18, 2026 - a move that marks a decisive shift for the bank from merely distributing third-party crypto products to becoming a direct issuer in its own right.

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.5%–3.75% on Wednesday, confirming what markets had already priced in but were hoping to avoid: no relief in sight for risk assets.

Bitcoin is trading at $71,350, off 3.42% in the past 24 hours with its market cap sitting at $1.43 trillion with $42 billion in daily volume - numbers that reflect a market in compression, not collapse, but one that is visibly struggling to find direction.

The latest producer price data landed like a punch to the gut for anyone still hoping for rate relief this year.  The U.S. Producer Price Index jumped 0.7% in February - month-over-month - blowing past the 0.3% consensus estimate and nearly doubling January's 0.5% reading.

Bitcoin is holding its ground. Against a backdrop of Iran tensions, an FOMC meeting almost certain to deliver no rate cuts, and equity markets flashing warning signs, that alone is worth noting.

Citigroup revised its 12-month price forecasts for Bitcoin and Ethereum sharply downward - cutting BTC from $143,000 to $112,000 and ETH from $4,304 to $3,175.

Japan-based investment firm Metaplanet has raised approximately $255 million from global institutional investors through a placement of new shares, part of a broader capital strategy that could unlock as much as $531 million in total funding to expand its Bitcoin holdings.