Bhutan Trims Bitcoin Treasury to 4,452 BTC After Latest $36M Transfer – Crypto News Bitcoin News

Bhutan Sovereign Bitcoin Wallet Moves $36.75 Million to QCP Capital Onchain analytics account @Onchainlens flagged the transaction first, with Arkham Intelligence labeling the source wallet address 3QkQz739oPCen7HfNQzaNyV6DwDx4JB7iS as a known Bhutan government-controlled address. The funds were split across two new wallets in a single transaction, one of which carries a QCP Capital association consistent with prior moves. Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), the royal government’s strategic development arm, oversees Bhutan’s bitcoin mining operations and the resulting treasury. The country began accumulating BTC around 2019–2020, using cheap hydropower to mine at…

XRP Could Be Building A Major Short Squeeze, Analyst Says

XRP may be setting up for a large upside liquidation event even as price action remains fragile in the short term, according to Cryptoinsightuk analyst Will Taylor, who argued in a March 24 video that leverage positioning, funding data, and broader market structure still point to a higher move later in the cycle. Taylor’s core claim is not that XRP has bottomed cleanly or that downside risk has disappeared. It is that the balance of leverage, sentiment, and liquidity remains skewed in a way that could eventually force price higher,…

Bitcoin Price Action Tightens With Neutral Oscillators, Bullish Bias in Averages – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

Bitcoin Chart Outlook on March 25 Price action on bitcoin‘s daily chart reflected a market lacking directional conviction but not surrendering structure. Bitcoin held within a 24-hour range of $68,969 to $72,026, maintaining a position above key psychological support near $70,000. The absence of a decisive breakout or breakdown reinforces the interpretation of consolidation rather than reversal. Historical volume concentration below $70,000, extending toward $65,000, suggests underlying demand remains intact, acting as a buffer against sharper downside extensions. BTC/USD 1-day chart via Bitstamp on March 25, 2026. On the four-hour…

Bitwise and Lombard Partner to Launch Institutional Bitcoin Smart Accounts – News Bytes Bitcoin News

Lombard and Bitwise Asset Management announced a strategic partnership on March 24, 2026, to integrate Bitwise into the Bitcoin Smart Accounts (BSA) ecosystem. Scheduled for a Q2 2026 launch, this collaboration allows institutional holders to earn yield and borrow stablecoins through Morpho without moving assets from regulated custody. The initiative targets a market of $500 billion in idle institutional bitcoin by providing a programmatic way to recognize collateral through cryptographic receipts. Bitwise will manage yield strategies combining decentralized finance lending with real-world assets, while the infrastructure maintains existing security and…

Bhutan moves more Bitcoin as state wallet outflows rise in March

Bhutan transferred more Bitcoin from a state-linked wallet on Wednesday, continuing a series of March outflows tied to its sovereign holdings.  Summary Bhutan moved 519.7 BTC on Wednesday, marking its third large sovereign wallet transfer this month. Arkham data showed Bhutan still held 4,453 BTC after the latest state-linked outflow this month. Bhutan continues expanding mining and reserve plans while trimming Bitcoin holdings through repeated March transfers. Meanwhile, the latest move came as the country kept building its broader Bitcoin strategy through mining, infrastructure, and reserve planning. Arkham data showed…

Bhutan Moves 519 Bitcoin as Sovereign Wallet Drawdown Continues

Bhutan moved more Bitcoin from its state-linked wallet on Wednesday, extending a March drawdown in its sovereign holdings. Arkham data showed a Bhutan government-linked wallet transferred about 519.7 BTC, worth roughly $36.7 million, to two wallets on Wednesday. Onchain Lens said one of the destination wallets was linked to trading firm QCP Capital. The move marked the Bhutan-tagged wallet’s third large Bitcoin transfer in March, following the $72 million moved in six separate transactions in the 24 hours leading up to March 18, and the $11.8 million moved on March…

Solana Foundation Launches New AI-Ready Developer Platform for Global Financial Institutions – News Bytes Bitcoin News

The Solana Foundation announced the launch of the Solana Developer Platform (SDP) on March 24, 2026. This artificial intelligence (AI)-ready infrastructure aggregates best-in-class ecosystem tools into a unified interface, allowing institutions like Mastercard and Western Union to deploy tokenized assets and payment flows. The platform currently features live issuance and payment modules, with a dedicated trading module scheduled for release later in 2026. By integrating over 20 infrastructure partners, SDP simplifies complex blockchain operations such as KYC compliance and node management for professional jurisdictions. Current integrations include support for AI…

Bitcoin Mirrors The 30% Crash Setup But Order Flow Is Different

Bitcoin traders are again staring at a chart structure that resembles the setup that preceded the market’s roughly 30% drop from late January into early February. But several order-flow analysts argue the comparison is incomplete, because the underlying spot-book picture looks materially stronger this time. Will The 30% Bitcoin Crash Repeat? That debate picked up on March 24 after analyst Exitpump (@exitpumpBTC) posted a chart comparing the current range with the earlier breakdown zone. The visual similarity is hard to miss: in both cases, BTC traded inside a defined consolidation…

Bitcoin returns to $71K as SIREN rebounds and XLM tops majors now

Bitcoin (BTC) rose back to around $71,000 on March 25 after falling below $69,000 a day earlier, as traders reacted to fresh uncertainty linked to the Middle East conflict.  Summary Bitcoin rebounded to $71,000 after renewed conflict reports pushed prices below $69,000, unsettling broader markets. XLM and HYPE outperformed major tokens, while Ethereum, BNB, XRP, and Solana recorded smaller gains. SIREN rebounded above $2 after a sharp plunge, extending volatility and drawing fresh community scrutiny. The recovery added to a mixed market session in which most large-cap altcoins posted limited…

European Central Bank Outlines Roadmap for Integrated European Digital Asset Ecosystem – News Bytes Bitcoin News

Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone of the European Central Bank (ECB) addressed the House of the Euro in Brussels on 23 March 2026 regarding the future of tokenized finance. He detailed the transition of digital markets from exploration to production, noting that European issuers have placed nearly €4 billion in distributed ledger technology (DLT) instruments since 2021. The speech emphasizes that the Eurosystem is building the necessary “rails” to overcome platform fragmentation and provide a secure public settlement anchor. The initiative introduces Pontes, a bridging solution scheduled for launch in…