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Foresight News reports that, according to Reuters, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Monday that it has appointed former prosecutor David Miller as its Chief Enforcement Officer. As the agency prepares to strengthen its regulation of cryptocurrencies and prediction markets, David Miller will be responsible for leading the enforcement division. David Miller previously served as a federal prosecutor and has extensive legal experience in the crypto sector.

PANews reported on March 2 that CME Group tweeted it has launched Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (XLM) futures (including large contracts, micro contracts, and cash settlement). Together with BTC/ETH/SOL/XRP products, these can cover over 75% of the crypto market capitalization. CME also stated that Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures are planned to launch on 2026-03-16, pending regulatory approval.

Foresight News reported that the bitcoin ZK-rollup project Citrea has announced the establishment of an independent non-profit organization, the Citrea Foundation, dedicated to supporting the growth and decentralization of bitcoin's programmable future. The foundation will fund cryptographic research to build trustless bitcoin bridges, and empower the open-source community and developers by providing strategic resources and running grant programs. The foundation's board consists of Chainway Labs co-founders Orkun Kilic, Murat Karademir, and an independent non-executive director based in the Cayman Islands.According to previous Foresight News reports, Citrea completed a $14 million Series A financing in October 2024, led by Founders Fund, founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, aiming to enable smart contracts on bitcoin through BitVM.