Bitcoin ETFs snap four-week inflow streak as $296M exits amid macro pressure

Bitcoin ETFs snapped a four-week inflow streak, with over $296.18 million in outflows recorded over the last week. Summary Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $296.18 million in weekly outflows, ending a four week inflow streak that had brought in more than $2.2 billion BlackRock’s IBIT led the redemptions, with $225.5 million withdrawn on Friday, contributing to over $396 million in outflows across the final two trading days. Spot Ether ETFs also saw $206.58 million in weekly outflows, extending losses to a second consecutive week. According to data from SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin…

US Bitcoin Firm Warns of Silent Basel Capital Shift

Pierre Rochard, CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company, warned US banking regulators that their sweeping Basel III capital rewrite leaves unresolved how Bitcoin-related activities should be treated, a gap he says could create legal risk and shape how much capital banks must hold against the asset. In a formal comment submitted March 29 to the US Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Rochard said agencies cannot finalize rules that effectively determine capital treatment for Bitcoin (BTC)-related activities without clearly explaining…

8.25M XRP Exit Long-Term Holders As Whales Buy $1.20–$3

Long-term XRP investors who held their assets for more than 155 days recently pulled 8.25 million tokens out of their accounts. This move represents a 3.47% dip in “Hodler” positions, dropping the total from 238 million to close to 230 million tokens. While these veteran owners are taking some money off the table, the broader market is seeing a massive influx of capital from a different class of participant. Big Investors Set A Much Higher Floor Data shows that the largest holders, often called whales, are now aggressively buying XRP…

World Foundation Completes $65 Million Over-the-Counter Token Sale – News Bytes Bitcoin News

World Assets Limited, a subsidiary of Sam Altman’s World Foundation, has revealed it closed a series of Over-the-Counter (OTC) sales totaling $65,000,000 with four counterparties. The transactions occurred over the past week, with the initial settlement recorded on March 20, 2026. These sales facilitate project operations including Orb manufacturing, ecosystem development, and general research. The transactions involved an average price of $0.2719 per Worldcoin (WLD) token, with $25,000,000 of the total value subject to a strict six-month lockup period. Remaining settlements associated with these transactions originate from the official World…

Ethereum Could Hit $40,000 And Beat Bitcoin: Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered’s Global Head of Digital Assets Research Geoffrey Kendrick said Ethereum could climb to $40,000 by 2030 and outperform Bitcoin along the way, arguing that the next wave of tokenization, stablecoin growth, and institutional blockchain buildout is likely to land first on Ethereum. Speaking in a Milk Road interview with John Gillen, Kendrick tied his ETH thesis directly to how traditional finance is approaching on-chain infrastructure. His argument was not that Ethereum wins because of narrative momentum, but because it looks like the safest place for banks, asset managers,…

The Last Time Bitcoin Sentiment Was This Bad Was 2022, But There Was A Silver Lining

Scott Matherson is a prominent crypto writer at NewsBTC with a knack for capturing the pulse of the market, covering pivotal shifts, technological advancements, and regulatory changes with precision. Having witnessed the evolving landscape of the crypto world firsthand, Scott is able to dissect complex crypto topics and present them in an accessible and engaging manner. Scott’s dedication to clarity and accuracy has made him an indispensable asset, helping to demystify the complex world of cryptocurrency for countless readers. Scott’s experience spans a number of industries outside of crypto including…

White House App Sparks Privacy Fears Over Tracking and Data Collection

A new app from the US government has sparked concerns among users and researchers over potential location-tracking features, security vulnerabilities and data collection. The White House launched the app on Friday as a way for users to get a “direct line to the White House,” including receiving breaking news alerts on major government announcements, watching livestreams and keeping up to date on “policy breakthroughs.” However, users on X have raised concerns about the permissions required to use the app, including access to the device’s location, shared storage and network activity,…

Gnosis, Zisk, and Ethereum Foundation Launch Framework to Fix Layer 2 Fragmentation – News Bytes Bitcoin News

Gnosis, Zisk, and the Ethereum Foundation announced the launch of the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) on March 29, 2026. This collaborative initiative introduces a Layer 2 ( L2) framework designed to transform Ethereum’s fragmented constellation of networks into a single, unified system. The project features founding contributions from Jordi Baylina, the creator of Circom, and involves prominent partners including Aave, Centrifuge, and the Swiss-based EEZ Alliance. The framework is vital for restoring “synchronous composability,” allowing smart contracts on different rollups to interact within a single transaction with the same security…

Ethereum Price in Danger of Dropping to $1.2K Next, Analyst Warns

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), may decline 40% to $1,200 in the coming weeks, according to a fractal setup shared by analyst Leshka.eth. Key takeaways: Ethereum setup flashes bull trap warning Ethereum’s $1,200 downside target comes from a Supertrend setup on the daily chart, where two earlier bullish flips failed and led to steep breakdowns. The Supertrend is a simple trend-following line plotted directly on the price chart. It changes color to show the current market direction: green when the trend is rising and red when the trend is falling.…

Polymarket Trader Profits $67K on UFC Fight Mix-Up

A Polymarket trader turned $676 into $67,608 on Saturday by capitalizing on a rare mistake during a UFC heavyweight bout, where the wrong fighter was initially announced as the winner.  The trader, known as LlamaEnjoyer on Polymarket and Verrissimus on X, watched the live fight between Tyrell Fortune and Marcin Tybura and suspected that a mistake may have been made when UFC presenter Bruce Buffer announced Tybura as the winner. During that time, Polymarket shares for Fortune fell to one cent, and LlamaEnjoyer was able to place the $676 bet…