On March 17, the U.S. SEC released new guidance explaining how federal securities laws apply to different crypto assets and activities. The framework outlines categories such as digital commodities, stablecoins, digital collectibles, digital tools, and digital securities, and also addresses airdrops, staking, protocol mining, and token wrapping. Issued in coordination with the CFTC, officials said the interpretation is intended to reduce long-standing classification uncertainty and support clearer oversight.

On March 15, Robert Kiyosaki said liquidity can be valuable during sell-offs, arguing "cash is not trash in a crash." He also said he recently used millions of dollars in cash to buy more oil wells, gold, silver, and Bitcoin, positioning for volatility and potential dislocations.