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Bitcoin hits three-week low as $14B options expiry shakes bulls

Bitcoin (BTC) extended its decline on Friday as traders reacted to the year’s largest options expiry and continued caution in crypto ETF flows.  Summary Bitcoin fell below $66,000 after $14 billion in options expired and ETF outflows persisted Friday. Whale and retail wallets added Bitcoin in March even as price dropped and sentiment weakened. Analyst XO said a drop toward $55,000 to $60,000 could set up longs in April. Consequently, the drop pushed the asset to its lowest level in more than three weeks, even as some market signals pointed…

Senator Warren is Probing Bitmain over US Security Risks: Report

Senator Elizabeth Warren has reportedly asked the US Commerce Department to explain how it is handling potential national security risks tied to Chinese crypto mining giant Bitmain, following previous reports that the firm has been under federal scrutiny. In a letter sent Thursday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Warren requested documents and communications related to Bitmain, which manufactures a large share of the world’s Bitcoin mining equipment, Bloomberg reported on Friday. In November last year, it was reported that US authorities had launched an investigation into Bitmain over potential national…

Crypto Trader Predicts Bitcoin Price Will Hit $100,000 Again When This Happens

The Bitcoin price has been trading below $100,000 for months now, and there has been no attempt to reclaim this level. Even now, the price continues to trade more than 40% below its all-time high, as massive sell-offs continue to push the price down. Amid this widespread selling and negative macroeconomic factors, a crypto analyst has revealed when they expect the Bitcoin price to reach the $100,000 mark again before attempting a new all-time high. End Of Iran War Will Drive Bitcoin Price Back in February, the United States had…

Goldman Calls Bitcoin Bottom, Coinbase Provides Crypto Mortgages, and More – Week In Review – News Bitcoin News

WEEK IN REVIEW VIX Jumps to 27 as $1 Trillion Leaves US Stock Markets on Iran Oil Shock U.S. markets sold off sharply on Thursday as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions sent oil prices higher and pushed investors away from equities, crypto, and even gold… read more Editor’s comment: The “buy the dip” mantra that has worked for equities bulls is going to be challenged. The VIX is quickly approaching “Liberation Day” and COVID levels, but this time, there’s no end in sight. Big legs down look imminent. Crypto Czar No More,…

Bitcoin Recovery Time Extends If Selloff Deepens Below $60K

Bitcoin (BTC) has shed all its March gains, currently down 1.40% on the monthly chart and 24.6% for the first quarter of 2026. Bitcoin’s longer-term performance aligns with a deep drawdown cycle for BTC, which may extend until the end of 2026 and many analysts expect another 40% drop in price. This scenario pushes Bitcoin’s recovery into Q2 2027, as a deeper BTC price drop tends to take longer to recover from. Bitcoin drawdown depth extends the recovery timeline Ecoinometrics data shows a clear link between the drawdown depth and…

Bitcoin Weekly Close On Sight As It Falls To $65K

The latest Bitcoin (BTC) price drop has raised concerns about the cryptocurrency’s upcoming performance, with some analysts warning that BTC’s next key closes could signal the start of another major correction. Related Reading Bitcoin Risks Another Major Crash On Friday, Bitcoin plunged over 7% intraday to a three-week low of $65,700, raising concerns about the flagship crypto’s short- to mid-term performance. The cryptocurrency has been trading between the $65,000-$72,000 levels since the early February crash. After its latest drop, analyst Altcoin Sherpa noted that holding the current levels is crucial,…

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Break 4-Week Inflow Streak with $296M Outflows

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) snapped a four-week inflow streak, posting $296.18 million in net outflows for the week ending Friday. The reversal follows a sustained run of inflows totaling more than $2.2 billion across four consecutive weeks, including $787.31 million, $568.45 million and $767.33 million in early March, before slowing to $95.18 million in the prior week, according to SoSoValue data. The weekly outflow followed back-to-back daily withdrawals on Thursday and Friday totaling more than $396 million, including a $225.48 million outflow on Friday alone, their biggest day of…

A16z Is Uniswap’s Top Voter, One-Third of Voters Unidentifiable – Bitcoin News

Top 100 Holders Control 80% of DeFi Governance Tokens, ECB Study Finds The working paper, ECB Working Paper No. 3208, examined governance data from four protocols, Aave, MakerDAO (now rebranded as Sky), Ampleforth, and Uniswap, across two snapshots in time: November 2022 and May 2023. The protocols were selected for their size and representation of different decentralized finance (DeFi) activity categories, collectively holding roughly 32% of total value locked on Ethereum at the time of data collection. Token concentration figures were stark. ECB researchers state that the top 100 holders…

3 Reasons XRP Rallies Stall — What Must Change For A Sustained Recovery

After failing to push past the critical short‑term resistance at $1.60 last week, XRP has slid about 8%, settling back into the $1.35–$1.40 trading range. Market analyst Sam Daodu says three connected problems explain why recent rallies have fizzled and what must change for a sustainable recovery. XRP Faces Resistance Until Bitcoin Clears $75,000 First, Bitcoin (BTC) dominance remains high. Daodu notes Bitcoin’s share of the crypto market has hovered around 58.6% for much of 2026 and stayed above 58% most of the time. Historically, broad altcoin rallies tend to…