Tempo has completed integration with Safe{Wallet} to launch a programmable multi-signature account, supporting financial institutions and payment service providers in managing transaction fees with stablecoins, reducing transfer costs to below $0.001, and enhancing blockchain payment efficiency.

On March 27, the crypto market continued to slide. Bitcoin fell below $70,000, and Ethereum and other major assets also generally pulled back. Rising geopolitical risks and higher oil prices weighed on the market. Funds flowed into traditional safe-haven assets, causing investor sentiment to turn cautious. Whether Bitcoin can rebound in the future will depend on changes in the macroeconomic environment.

Gate News reports that on March 26, the options market analysis firm QCP released a Bitcoin options market observation report. The data shows that implied volatility has slightly declined, the curve remains mildly in contango, downward hedging demand still exists but has not reached extreme levels, and geopolitical premiums continue to be reflected in volatility pricing. QCP pointed out that BTC is currently neither fully following the high-beta logic of the stock market nor has it formed stable safe-haven demand; market movements are still primarily driven by news. QCP stated that in the short term, a trending market awaits clearer macroeconomic or geopolitical developments.

In March 2026, gold experienced its largest decline in nearly a century, dropping from $5,193 to $4,098, reflecting a reassessment of its safe-haven properties by investors. Meanwhile, Bitcoin performed relatively stably, becoming a new store of value for some investors. The correlation between gold and Bitcoin has fallen to -0.31, indicating diverging trends. Market opinions on gold's outlook are divided, and future movements will be influenced by geopolitical and monetary policy developments.

Gate News, on March 25, Payy, a stablecoin startup, completed a $6 million seed round of financing in December last year, led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures and DBA Crypto. This round of financing was conducted using a SAFE agreement format with attached token warrants. To date, Payy has accumulated a total of $8 million in financing.

Recent geopolitical tensions have prompted investors to sell gold and shift toward Bitcoin, which offers price stability and attracts substantial capital inflows. Data shows gold ETFs experienced outflows of $3.8 billion, while Bitcoin ETFs absorbed $2 billion. Analysts point out that despite short-term changes in capital flows reshaping market dynamics, both Bitcoin and gold retain their characteristics as store-of-value instruments, and their performance requires long-term evaluation.

The Ethereum Foundation released a quantum-safe roadmap, planning to introduce quantum-resistant mechanisms through a hard fork before 2029 to address the threat quantum computing poses to blockchain encryption. This upgrade includes optimizing public key support and enhancing layer 2 network security to ensure long-term security. The risk of quantum computing breaking existing encryption algorithms has already drawn attention from the Bitcoin ecosystem and institutions.

Gate News reported on March 25 that JPMorgan Chase pointed out in its latest report that although gold (a traditional safe-haven asset) has declined approximately 17% from its January peak amid a stronger US dollar and widespread market risk aversion, historical experience suggests such pullbacks typically represent temporary buying opportunities. The institution stated that the longer geopolitical conflicts persist, the more compelling the case for bullish gold becomes.

Ethereum Foundation releases new roadmap, planning to address quantum computing threats through four hard forks by 2029. Upgrades include providing quantum-safe public keys, reducing Gas fees for related signatures, and protecting Layer 2 networks. Testing of quantum-safe features launched in March.

Singapore's OCBC strategist Christopher Wong points out that safe-haven demand for gold is re-emerging due to market expectations of de-escalation in Middle East tensions and a weaker US dollar. He believes that in the short term, gold prices will be influenced by Federal Reserve policy, US dollar trends, and geopolitical factors, but price declines may find support.