Bitrefill said it suffered a cybersecurity incident on March 1 after an employee's laptop was compromised, allowing attackers to drain funds from its hot wallets. The company said 18,500 purchase records were accessed and that the techniques resembled Lazarus Group, while it will cover the undisclosed losses using operational capital.

US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a sixth straight day of net inflows on Monday, adding $199.4 million and bringing total net inflows since March 9 to $962.8 million. Over the same period, Bitcoin rose 12.5% from $65,960 to $74,250, while sentiment gauges and commentary pointed to rising FOMO and improving market mood.

OpenSea has pushed back the launch of its SEA token, which had been planned for March 30, after CEO Devin Finzer said crypto market conditions are "challenging" and the release is not yet ready. The company said there is no revised launch date, and its Waves rewards program will end while eligible users from Waves 3–6 can request fee refunds in exchange for forfeiting Treasure Chest rewards.