March 16th, the crypto market continued to rally, with Bitcoin breaking through $74,000, up 2.9% in 24 hours. Ethereum and Solana showed larger gains, indicating capital flowing toward higher-risk crypto assets. The improving macroeconomic environment provided support for the market, with falling oil prices and a weakening dollar aiding liquidity release. The market is focused on the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, which could impact future interest rate expectations.
Ledger Asia-Pacific head Shibayama stated that if the US implements a stablecoin yield ban, international discussions will increase. Countries like Australia have already provided regulatory exemptions, and currently most stablecoins do not offer yields to users. US regulatory legislation is progressing slowly due to opposition to ban clauses supported by the banking industry. Asian financial institutions have shifted their focus toward tokenization of financial products and stablecoin issuance, rather than crypto-native products like DeFi.