Market Volatility and Geopolitical Catalysts On the final day of March, bitcoin navigated another volatile session, oscillating between $66,200 and a peak just around $68,500 before retracing to sub-$66,000 levels during the morning session. As has been the case recently, bitcoin’s price action remains tethered to geopolitical developments in the Middle East; headlines suggesting a potential ceasefire have fueled intermittent rallies, while threats of escalation continue to exert downward pressure. Since Monday of last week, market sentiment has been particularly sensitive to President Donald Trump’s rhetoric regarding negotiations between Washington…
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Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Hit by $503 Million Exodus as Selling Intensifies – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
Crypto ETFs Slide as Bitcoin, Ether Post Heavy Weekly Losses The last full trading week of March began with promise, but it did not end that way. What started as a brief recovery in bitcoin ETFs quickly gave way to sustained selling pressure, setting the tone for a week defined by caution, rotation, and selective conviction. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded net outflows of $296.18 million for the week, reversing recent momentum. The early inflow on Monday, March 23, driven by strong allocations into Blackrock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC, proved short-lived.…
Bitcoin Stalls as Geopolitical Realities Overpower Early Morning Gains – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
Geopolitical Headwinds Bitcoin’s Monday rally hit a wall of geopolitical reality. After an aggressive morning ascent that saw the premier digital asset climb from the $65,000 floor to a peak above $68,000, momentum evaporated. Prices retreated to the $66,000 level as the absence of a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East fueled concerns of a protracted, multiyear conflict. By 1:40 p.m. EST, bitcoin was hovering near $66,800, clinging to a modest 0.9% 24-hour gain. Despite the rebound, bitcoin remained nearly 6% lower over the past seven days and about 12%…
Bitcoin Jumps on Trump Iran ‘Regime’ Talk, Runs Into Technical Wall – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
Bitcoin Chart Outlook The daily bitcoin chart continues to reflect a market stuck between recovery and fatigue, with BTC hovering in a broader $65,000 to $70,000 band following rejection near the $76,000 region. Lower highs remain intact, suggesting lingering downward pressure despite recent stabilization. Price action shows a cooling phase rather than a decisive breakdown, with support holding near $65,000 and resistance layered at $70,000 and above. In other words, the market is pausing, not panicking, but it has yet to prove it can regain sustained upside momentum. BTC/USD 1-day…
Bitcoin’s Price Coils Near Support With Indicators Flashing Mixed Signals – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
Bitcoin Chart Outlook On the daily timeframe, bitcoin showed a weakening structure following a rejection near the $76,000 region and a subsequent sequence of lower highs. Price stabilized in the $66,000–$67,000 zone, sitting just above a soft support band. Elevated volume during the decline suggested distribution rather than a shallow pullback, reinforcing a bearish-neutral bias. A move back toward $70,000 would be required to shift the structure meaningfully, while downside exposure remains toward $65,000 and potentially $62,500. BTC/USD 1-day chart via Bitstamp on March 29, 2026. On the 1-hour bitcoin…
Bitcoin ETFs Cap Week With $225 Million Outflow as Ether Hits 8-Day Slide – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Deepen Losses as Weekly Selling Peaks The week did not end quietly. Instead, it closed with conviction, and not the kind bulls would have hoped for. Bitcoin ETFs recorded a steep $225.48 million in net outflows, marking one of the largest single-day withdrawals of the week. The selling was concentrated, but decisive. Blackrock’s IBIT accounted for the overwhelming majority, shedding $201.53 million alone. Bitwise’s BITB followed with $18.60 million in outflows, while Ark & 21Shares’ ARKB posted a smaller $5.35 million exit. There were no inflows to…
How AI Agents Can Reshape Arbitrage in Prediction Markets
Prediction markets aggregate human judgment in theory, but some of their consistent trading opportunities may end up captured by systems that move faster than any person can. Arbitrage opportunities can show up as brief mispricings, from outcomes that temporarily fail to sum up to 100%, to short delays in how quickly markets react to new information. Rodrigo Coelho, CEO of Edge & Node, said bots are already scanning hundreds of markets per second, a role that increasingly overlaps with more advanced AI-driven agents. “Capturing those opportunities requires monitoring thousands of…
Is Bitcoin About to Drop Again? BTC Tests Critical $65.5K Support Level – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
Is Bitcoin About to Drop Again? BTC Tests Critical $65.5K Support Level Price action on bitcoin‘s daily chart reflected a continuation of a broader downtrend that followed a lower high near the $76,000 region. The current zone around $66,000 to $67,000 has emerged as tentative support, but the inability to reclaim higher levels underscores persistent weakness. A break below $65,000 would expose downside toward $62,000, while resistance remains stacked between $70,000 and $72,000, leaving bitcoin in a structurally vulnerable position despite short-term stabilization. BTC/USD 1-day chart via Bitstamp on March…
Kalshi Approved for Margin Trading After Affiliate Kinetic Markets Gets FCM Registration – Bitcoin News
Kalshi Margin Trading Approved The NFA filing lists Kinetic Markets as both an FCM and swap firm. Bloomberg was the first to report on the NFA filing. Kalshi Inc. holds a 10% or greater financial interest in the entity. Co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara are named as indirect owners, with Lior Samuel Hirschfeld serving as CEO of Kinetic, Sam Rosner as CFO, and Joshua Andrew Beardsley as chief compliance officer. Until now, Kalshi operated on a fully collateralized model, requiring traders to post 100% of a contract’s value…
Detroit Set to Enter Michigan‘s Battle against Coinbase Prediction Markets
Lawyers representing the US city of Detroit plan to file an amicus brief in Coinbase’s lawsuit against Michigan, which argues that federal regulators should have authority in overseeing prediction markets and not states. In a Thursday filing in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan related to state officials’ motion for a preliminary injunction, District Judge Shalina Kumar approved an order which will allow Detroit to file a brief supporting state authorities in their lawsuit against Coinbase. Kumar gave Detroit’s lawyers until April 3 to make the…