XRP yet to ‘price in’ 3 bullish catalysts, Bitcoin to $80K? Trade Secrets

Bitcoin holds ground as rate cut hopes fade Bitcoin’s price is holding firm despite the market losing faith in more rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve, according to Kraken chief economist Thomas Perfumo. (Alex Thorn) “Bitcoin has remained range-bound even as rate expectations have shifted meaningfully,” Perfumo tells Magazine. Perfumo pointed out that not long ago, crypto traders were pricing in three Fed rate cuts by the end of 2026. He said that outlook has since flipped due to rising geopolitical tensions — particularly the conflict in Iran —…

Options Market Flashes Red Warning Signal

Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in over two weeks as traders adopted a more cautious stance after the year’s biggest options expiration, Bloomberg reported. At the moment of writing, BTC trades for the highs $66k. Related Reading Bitcoin Options Market Turns Defensive The drop followed the largest Bitcoin options expiry of 2026 so far, with roughly $14 billion in notional contracts rolling off on Friday. Around 30–40% of open interest in front‑month Bitcoin options was wiped out in a single session, leaving a “cleaner” positioning landscape. Spot volumes picked…

Bitcoin Slumps on Oil Fears as March Monthly Close Risks Deeper Sell-Off

Bitcoin grabbed downside liquidity as oil-supply pressure sent BTC price action below $66,500 to its lowest levels since March 9. Bitcoin (BTC) neared three-week lows into Friday’s Wall Street open amid reports of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz oil route. Key points: Bitcoin reacts badly to fresh oil-supply threats ahead of Friday’s Wall Street open. BTC price action hunts bid liquidity, continuing a week of low-time frame liquidity grabs. Another bear flag threatens to send the market below $50,000, analysis says. Bitcoin eyes range lows into monthly close Data…

Bitcoin Drops Below $68K but Long-Term Holder Buying Accelerates

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped toward $67,000 during the European trading session on Friday despite an increase in long-term buying. Exchange withdrawals also increased to 16-month highs, suggesting reduced “immediate selling pressure,” a new analysis said. Key takeaways: Bitcoin withdrawals from exchanges increases, reducing BTC available for sale. Long-term holders accelerate accumulation, adding 155,450 BTC over the past 30 days. Bitcoin analysts view $65,000–$66,000 as a potential support zone for a bounce. Bitcoin supply tightens as long-term buying accelerates CryptoQuant’s exchange flow data highlighted “renewed signs of supply tightening,” as large Bitcoin…

Trust Will Become Crypto’s Real Currency In The AI Economy

Opinion by: Kirill Avery, founder and CEO of Alien AI-generated voices are already being used in ransom scams. Synthetic agents now trade, vote and interact on blockchain networks. In this environment, the greatest threat to crypto is no longer scalability or regulation; it is the collapse of trust. As deepfakes, bots and synthetic agents saturate every corner of the internet and as scams increased by 1,400% in 2025, authenticity is becoming a scarce resource. Scarcity produces markets. Every major technological shift has centered on what becomes hard to fake and…

What Every XRP Holder Must Understand As Activity Wanes

XRP holders have spent years waiting for the kind of breakout that turns patience into confidence. But a recent message from XRP analyst Bird cuts through the usual price talk with a more uncomfortable point: tokens do not go on a price rally by themselves. Holders who do not understand this may be waiting for a rally driver that they themselves are failing to build. The Lesson Every XRP Holder Must Understand Blockchain history does not leave much room for debate on the point of price appreciation. The chains that…

JPMorgan Says Bitcoin Is Beating Gold, Silver During The Iran War

JPMorgan says the Iran war has produced an unusual market split: bitcoin is showing signs of safe-haven demand while gold and silver, the traditional geopolitical hedges, have weakened under the pressure of outflows, profit-taking and deteriorating liquidity. In a report dated March 26, Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou and his team said bitcoin has held up better than precious metals since the conflict escalated. Gold is down about 15% this month, according to the bank, while gold ETFs recorded nearly $11 billion in outflows in the first three weeks of March. Silver has…

Vietnam Arrests Suspects in ONUS Crypto Scheme Probe

Vietnamese authorities have detained multiple ONUS-linked suspects after alleging they used false promotions and manipulated token trading to misappropriate investor funds through the crypto platform. The Ministry of Public Security said Thursday that the investigation targeted a group accused of selling digital tokens through the Onus platform, using misleading promotions and coordinated trading activity to attract users. Authorities claim the group manipulated supply and demand and adjusted token prices, presenting the assets as legitimate investment opportunities while maintaining centralized control over their markets.  Investigators named several suspects in the case,…

Australia Court Fines Binance $6.9 Million over Client Onboarding Failures

An Australian court ordered Binance Australia Derivatives to pay $6.9 million after misclassifying retail clients and exposing them to high-risk crypto products. The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Oztures Trading Pty Ltd, trading as Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay a 10 million Australian dollar ($6.9 million) penalty after the company admitted to misclassifying more than 85% of its Australian client base and exposing retail investors to high-risk crypto derivatives without required protections. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the affected group included 524 retail investors who were…

Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $171M, as Investors Fear Weekend War Escalation

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged $171 million in outflows on Thursday, their biggest day of redemptions since March 3, when they posted $348 million in outflows.  BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) led the outflows with $41 million, Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) followed with $32 million, the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) sold $30.5 million, and Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) sold $24 million, according to data from Farside Investors. The outflows follow a period of demand for Bitcoin ETFs, which attracted $1.36 billion in monthly…