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Bitcoin rebounded to $66,500 after weekend strikes on Iran triggered $300 million in liquidations. Oil jumped, equities slid and select DeFi tokens outperformed.

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Ethereum price nears five year macro support as CryptoQuant data shows whales holding unrealized losses near $2,000.

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Analysts argue that geopolitical shocks have failed to invalidate the existing bullish short-term and bearish mid-term outlooks.

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Arthur Hayes, a co-founder of BitMEX, is using geopolitical flashpoints as a crypto macroplay once more.

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Crypto analyst Pure has indicated that the blood moon could be having an impact on the trajectory of the Bitcoin price. The analyst drew attention to historical trends, suggesting this might be the case and that a rally above $100,000 may be on the cards.

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Approximately 9.09 million BTC, or 46% of the Bitcoin supply, is currently sitting at a loss.

 

Magic Eden just cut ties. The NFT marketplace said goodbye to Bitcoin and Ethereum services on March 2, when CEO Jack Lu dropped the news on X that pretty much shocked nobody who's been watching their moves lately.

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XRP long traders might witness harsh liquidations as prices continue to decline amid a general $358 million loss on the market. CoinGlass data shows that in the last 24 hours, total liquidation of the crypto market amounts to $358 million as prices continue to experience volatility.

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The Bitcoin market is currently navigating a high-stakes “defensive liquidity” environment as global markets reel from the sudden escalation of the US-Iran conflict.

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Bitcoin Price Prediction: $120K Forecasts vs $60K-$70K Accumulation

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There is no respite for the Bitcoin price as the Middle Eastern conflict enters day 3. Bitcoin is holding up for now, but if the strikes continue for the next few days a potential pulling out of liquidity could force the king of cryptocurrencies into the next leg down of the bear market.

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Five straight weeks of net redemptions from crypto investment products are enough to raise the alarm, as they point to a choice that keeps getting made, with the same logic, on the same cadence, by the same kinds of committees.

 

A new proposal from a former exchange executive is reviving debate over mt gox recovery and how far the Bitcoin community should go to address historical hacks. Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles has published a draft bitcoin hard fork proposal that would enable the recovery of roughly 79,956 BTC, valued at more than $5.2 billion at current prices, from a long-dormant address tied to the exchange‘s 2011 hack.

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In a major step for blockchain in banking, Deutsche Bank is preparing to deploy the ripple xrp ledger across several core operations to modernize settlements. Deutsche Bank is integrating Ripple technology to accelerate global payments, foreign exchange (FX) settlements, and asset custody processes. Reports published in February 2026 by Der Aktionär and MEXC confirm the bank's plan to embed the XRP Ledger into key workflows.

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Global markets woke to breaking geopolitical news as the bitcoin price snapped back sharply while traders reassessed the risks around Iran and the wider Middle East. Bitcoin rebounded to about $68,000 on Sunday, erasing most of its recent war-driven losses after Iranian state media reported that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. The move came within hours of the confirmation and before traditional markets had a chance to react.

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Institutional sentiment toward crypto has deteriorated sharply, with bitcoin etfs emerging as the clearest gauge of risk-off behavior among large investors. US-listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have registered more than $9 billion in combined outflows over the past four months, marking the most severe institutional pullback since these products debuted in early 2024. According to data provider SoSoValue , the selling has been both persistent and broad-based across leading issuers.

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In recent days, some very negative forecasts about Bitcoin have been circulating. To be honest, there are also slightly positive forecasts circulating, but that's usually the case. In fact, both positive and negative forecasts almost always circulate simultaneously, it's just that at this moment the latter prevail.

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Bitcoin trades 66% below its gold trend as gold rebounds to $5,400, signaling a rare setup that could spark a major rally.

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Magic Eden is narrowing its focus to the Solana blockchain and its Dicey gambling platform while sunsetting various Bitcoin and Ethereum services. CEO Jack Lu announced on X that Magic Eden will streamline its marketplace to focus exclusively on Packs and Solana while doubling down on Dicey, its crypto casino and sportsbetting project.

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XRP has fallen behind BNB in cryptocurrency market capitalization rankings following a sharp decline in its value.

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Bitcoin avoided an Iran sell-off to start March, but traders still expected BTC price support to give way in bearish market conditions.

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Binance Coin took the lead today by surpassing its XRP rival.

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An analyst known for making timely crypto calls believes one Ethereum (ETH) rival is flashing bullish signals. Pseudonymous analyst Bluntz tells his 339,000 followers on X that Solana (SOL) may be setting the stage for a breakout after posting a bullish divergence on the four hour chart.

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Bitcoin ETF Shield vs Geopolitical Risk: $65K Support Tested