Global crypto funds pulled in $1.06 billion last week, marking a third straight week of inflows as bitcoin-based products dominated demand.
The bitcoin price is approaching a key technical level while PEPE and other memecoins jump more than 10% in a sign of rising appetite for risk.
Bitcoin traders demanded further support reclaims to avoid a return to fresh macro lows next, as BTC price hit six-week highs.
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The Senate Economics Legislation Committee said the proposed legislation will modernize digital assets regulatory framework.
ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees reportedly bought over $56 million worth of ETH after selling his ETH holdings a year earlier.
Volume jumped more than 250% during the move, with traders watching whether former resistance now turns into support.
Majors posted broad gains on Monday as oil eased from highs, two tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the war began, and Trump said the U.S. was talking to Iran.
Bitcoin's convincing move above its key average indicates a strengthening of the bullish momentum.
Analysts said the move reflects a relief bounce driven by ETF inflows, liquidation short squeeze, and bitcoin's position as a macro hedge.
Bitcoin is outperforming equities and gold since the Middle East conflict began, as institutional inflows return while broader market sentiment remains cautious.
Bitcoin edged toward an important weekly close above $70,000 that would include a reclaim of an important 200-week trend line.
Hougan says bitcoin could reach that milestone if it captures a larger share of the global store-of-value market, though analysts say it would likely take years of institutional adoption and macro shifts.
Each escalation in the Iran conflict has been larger than the last, but each bitcoin drawdown has been getting smaller.
The largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin would need to buy roughly 6,158 BTC per week, about $523 million, to reach the milestone by Dec. 31.
The largest cryptocurrency is up 4.2% on the week despite Friday's reversal, with attention now turning to the Fed meeting on March 17-18 and whether oil above $100 forces a shift in rate expectations.
The long-term accumulation trend among crypto ETF investors suggests a stabilizing influence on the volatile crypto market landscape.
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A Cambridge study spanning 11 years and 68 verified cable failures found that Bitcoin's physical infrastructure is far more resilient than previously understood, with TOR adoption actually strengthening the network.
Daily payments on XRPL surged to 2.7 million, AMM pools exploded to 27,000, and tokenized asset value jumped 35% in 30 days. XRP is down 26% this year.
Druckenmiller argued that stablecoins could meaningfully boost financial system productivity by making payments faster and cheaper.
Circle’s USYC tokenized U.S. Treasury fund has grown to $2.2 billion, surpassing BlackRock’s BUIDL fund as investors increasingly seek onchain yield and collateral.
Hayes said Hyperliquid’s strong revenue, real trading activity and disciplined token supply could push the token to new highs.
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Surging to a near one-month high of $74,000, bitcoin reversed back to just above $71,000 as news of U.S. military movements in the Middle East rattled risk assets.
A dormant crypto whale just bet $7 million on the Trump memecoin after a new Mar-a-Lago gala was announced, sparking a 60% rally for the struggling token.
Bitcoin's resilience amid economic uncertainty suggests a potential shift in its role as a hedge, but market sentiment remains cautious.
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Japanese investment bank Mizuho remains neutral on Circle, but lifted it price target to $120 from $100.
USDC is the more popular option when it comes to everyday, real-world applications, the research analysts said.
One trader who previously lost about $15.7M on MELANIA is sitting on a multi-million-dollar unrealized gain from a recent TRUMP purchase.
Bitcoin bulls squeezed the market toward $74,000 again as promising US inflation data buoyed risk assets, but BTC price forecasts stayed mixed.