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According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $68,000. BTC is trading at $68,096.91 on the Binance USDT market.

Bitcoin and the U.S. dollar have a de facto symbiotic relationship, the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) told Cointelegraph. Sam Lyman, the institute's director of research, said that the largest trading pairs for BTC are typically BTC/USD and BTC/USDT. Contrary to the conventional perception that BTC weakens the dollar system, it actually plays a complementary role with the dollar, he explained. Lyman compared the relationship to the petrodollar system that began in the 1970s, arguing that since Bitcoin is most frequently traded against the dollar, it generates demand for the U.S. currency. He also noted that China's ban on cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins, is a response to the threat they pose to the country's capital control system. However, Lyman suggested that activities such as BTC mining and stablecoin inflows appear to remain robust in China, with mining pools with Chinese roots still accounting for over 36% of the global hashrate.

CME Bitcoin futures opened today with a gap of approximately $590. The futures contract, which closed the previous trading session at $67,165, began trading today at $67,755. These gaps occur because the CME market is closed on weekends, while the Bitcoin spot market operates continuously. Significant price movements in the spot market during this time can lead to a disparity between Friday's closing price and Monday's opening price on the CME. Traders often watch these gaps, as futures prices have a historical tendency to revert to fill them.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) founder Michael Saylor has countered claims that Bitcoin is a poor investment compared to gold, silver, and stocks by highlighting its average annual returns, BeInCrypto reported. The comments came in response to crypto skeptic and gold bull Peter Schiff, who recently pointed out that BTC's price had risen only 12% over the past five years. Schiff noted that over the same period, which began after Bitcoin's 2021 peak, the Nasdaq rose 57.4%, the S&P 500 gained 59.4%, gold increased by 163%, and silver was up 181%. Saylor argued that Schiff's analysis was biased by its starting point. He stated that when calculated from August 2020, when MicroStrategy began acquiring BTC, the cryptocurrency's average annual return was 36%. This figure surpasses the returns for gold (16%), the Nasdaq (15%), and the S&P 500 (14%) over the same timeframe. Currently, MicroStrategy holds 762,099 BTC, valued at $57.381 billion, and is facing an unrealized loss of approximately $5.948 billion, or about 10%.

Whale Alert reported that 499,998,672 USDT has been transferred from OKX to an unknown wallet. The transaction is valued at about $500 million.

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MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor declared in a social media post that Bitcoin has won, arguing a global consensus has now formed around BTC as digital capital. He added that the four-year cycle theory is over and that prices will henceforth be determined by capital flows. Saylor also stated that banks and digital credit will determine Bitcoin's growth trajectory. The greatest risk, he noted, is iatrogenic protocol changes stemming from bad ideas.

Ripple will likely not need to forcibly sell its escrowed XRP holdings to comply with the Clarity Act, according to an analysis by The Crypto Basic. The report explains that the bill's '20% ownership limit' is a flexible guideline for determining a blockchain's maturity, not a strict cap that mandates asset disposal. The media outlet noted that the decisive factor is XRP's classification as a "digital commodity" rather than a security, which transfers regulatory oversight to the CFTC. "If the system's decentralization and utility are proven, the current holding of 38.5 billion XRP, representing about 40% of the supply, is unlikely to face a legal sell-off obligation," the analysis stated. "Consequently, concerns about a price drop due to a large-scale token release are expected to be significantly eased."

U.S. President Donald Trump warned that time is running out for Iran to meet a 10-day deadline he set for either reaching an agreement or reopening the Strait of Hormuz. He stated that Iran will face hell in 48 hours.

The mainnet launch of Midnight, Cardano's privacy-focused partner chain, has intensified internal conflict over its asset transfer mechanism. The $200 million project, which enables anonymous transactions through zero-knowledge proofs, is facing criticism because its bridge currently only allows one-way asset flows from Cardano to Midnight. Critics have pointed to this as a design flaw, warning it could drain the liquidity of ADA. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has strongly refuted these claims, asserting that Midnight will bring billions of dollars into the ecosystem and demanding apologies from his critics. While two-way asset transfers are planned for a future phased rollout, the growing rift between leadership and the community is increasing uncertainty within the ecosystem.

While institutional investors are buying Bitcoin at a record pace, the selling pressure from existing holders like whales and miners is overwhelming this demand and pushing prices down, CoinDesk reported. According to the media outlet, large institutions such as ETFs and MicroStrategy absorbed approximately 94,000 BTC in March, the fastest rate of accumulation since October 2025. However, overall Bitcoin demand contracted for the month, showing a net outflow of 63,000 BTC. Large holders, or whales, have been aggressively distributing their assets, offloading about 188,000 BTC onto the market over the past year. Wallets holding between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC have shifted from being the biggest buyers, previously accumulating 200,000 BTC annually, to the biggest sellers, now disposing of 188,000 BTC per year. This represents a 400,000 BTC turnaround in their market stance in about 18 months.

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has staked approximately $100 million (135 billion won) worth of Ethereum over the past 24 hours, according to BeInCrypto. On-chain data shows the foundation deposited a total of 45,034 ETH into the Beacon deposit contract, bringing its total staked amount to roughly $143 million.

The Israeli military has announced a new airstrike on the Iranian capital of Tehran.

A new wallet address (0x978...b67a7), suspected to belong to Bitmine, withdrew 40,000 ETH from the institutional exchange FalconX about four hours ago. The withdrawal is valued at approximately $82.07 million.

The world's largest prediction market platform, Polymarket, has forcibly closed a market that allowed users to bet on the rescue of a U.S. pilot reportedly shot down over Iran, Cointelegraph reported. The market was designed for users to bet on whether U.S. authorities would confirm the pilot's rescue by Saturday. It drew significant public outrage after more than 60% of participants wagered that the pilot would not be saved. U.S. Representative Seth Moulton strongly condemned the action, calling it a "disgusting" act to gamble on the fate of a potentially injured service member.

A Russian strike on a market in the front-line Ukrainian city of Nikopol killed five people and injured 19, Ukrainian authorities announced.

According to data from Coinglass, short positions worth $297.07 million on major centralized exchanges face liquidation if BTC surpasses $67,586. Conversely, a drop below $66,226 would trigger the liquidation of $220 million in long positions.

Top 5 Gainers (24h) - EVER: $0.0067 (+82.07%), 24h Vol: $112.8K - RLS: $0.0036 (+54.41%), 24h Vol: $7.95M - K: $0.00085 (+43.11%), 24h Vol: $68.5K - POLYX: $0.0566 (+25.22%), 24h Vol: $72.24M - HIFI: $0.0071 (+22.43%), 24h Vol: $109.57K Top 5 Losers (24h) - FRAG: $0.0018 (-12.15%), 24h Vol: $103.91K - BLESS: $0.0054 (-9.49%), 24h Vol: $2.21M - HONEY: $0.0021 (-8.70%), 24h Vol: $825.68K - IMU: $0.0025 (-8.42%), 24h Vol: $2.94M - D: $0.0109 (-8.08%), 24h Vol: $67.73M

More than 20 cryptocurrency projects, including wallets, exchanges, NFT platforms, and DeFi tools, ceased operations in the first quarter, BeInCrypto reported. The list includes the Magic Eden wallet, Leap Wallet, derivatives exchange Bit.com, and Nifty Gateway. These projects typically launched during the bull markets of 2021-2022 or early 2025, relying on market liquidity without establishing sustainable revenue models. Small and medium-sized projects have been particularly affected by a combination of declining trading volumes, a difficult fundraising environment, and the centralization of users on larger platforms.

The U.S. and Israel have carried out an airstrike on the Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Economic Zone in Iran's Khuzestan province, according to Iran's Student News Agency (ISNA). The agency reported that casualties are highly likely from the attack.

A Nevada state court has extended its ban on Kalshi's sports prediction market for an additional two weeks, ruling that the contracts are indistinguishable from gambling. The court first issued a temporary restraining order on March 20.

The Irish government has started testing a digital ID-based wallet to verify users' ages for accessing social media platforms, Bloomberg reported. The main objective is to block children and teenagers from accessing harmful online content.

As Bitcoin continues to trade within a $60,000 to $74,000 range for the second month since its February low, analysts are offering varied outlooks. Michael van de Poppe, founder of MN Trading, expects strong upward momentum if the price breaks through $71,000. In contrast, analyst Willy Woo warned of a potential further decline, citing a worsening global macroeconomic environment. Meanwhile, veteran trader Peter Brandt predicted that Bitcoin may not reach a new all-time high until after the second quarter of 2027.

Top 5 Rising Sectors 1. Binance BuildKey TGE: +12.7%, RIVER (16.4%) 2. Restaking: +12.52%, PUFFER (56.59%) 3. Perpdex Coin: +12.01%, EDGE (25.03%) 4. Play-to-Earn: +11.48%, COA (343.84%) 5. Derivatives: +8.92%, SRM (53.21%) Top 5 Falling Sectors 1. Neobank: -17.3% 2. Pump.fun Ecosystem: -14.42% 3. Arcade Gaming: -13.54% 4. Music: -11.63% 5. Binance HODLer Airdrops: -7.08%

BTC perp long/short ratios on top exchanges by open interest The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 50.12% long, 49.88% short - Binance: 50.83% long, 49.17% short - OKX: 51.05% long, 48.95% short - Bybit: 50.86% long, 49.14% short