Market Round Up: March 03, 2026

Rootstone's Market Round Up

╰ US-Iran tensions sent Brent crude surging 6.4% as Strait of Hormuz faces disruption. $Bitcoin initially dropped but rebounded above $68,000 as markets assessed the geopolitical fallout. Gold gained 2%.

╰ A New York federal judge dismissed the class action lawsuit against Uniswap Labs with prejudice. The ruling reaffirms that DeFi protocol developers cannot be held liable for third-party misuse of decentralized platforms.

╰ MetaMask and Mastercard launched a self-custody crypto debit card across 49 US states, including New York for the first time. The card offers up to 3% crypto cashback at 150M+ Mastercard merchants.

╰ The Ethereum Foundation released a long-term "Strawmap" outlining seven hard forks through 2029. Key targets include single-digit second finality, 10,000 TPS on L1, post-quantum cryptography, and built-in privacy via shielded ETH transfers.