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Bitcoin's brief rally above $73,000 during the past day has the feel of a price performance that could still fade, fast, noisy, and familiar to anyone who has watched bear-market rebounds fail.

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DOT price moves near $1.47 as 21Shares launches the first US spot Polkadot ETF with an $11 million seed and a 0.30% fee.

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TL;DR: Bitfinex published an analysis on why Lightning Network is the native payment infrastructure for artificial intelligence agents. A Bitcoin Policy Institute study evaluated 36 AI models across more than 9,000 decisions and found that 79% chose Bitcoin as a store of value.

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Bitcoin surrendered its $70,000 support level, triggering a broader crypto market retreat that wiped out $329 million in leveraged positions. This downturn was fueled by a perfect storm of geopolitical and macroeconomic pressures. Wiping out the ‘War Gains' Bitcoin's midweek resilience crumbled Friday, March 6, as the cryptocurrency surrendered the psychological $70,000 stronghold.

 

Bitcoin bounced back this week as stablecoin inflows surged, and DeFi faced fresh pressure from Aave governance strife, exploits and exchange security moves.

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On Wednesday, March 4, nearly 32,000 bitcoins abruptly left the trading platforms, for a value exceeding 2.26 billion dollars. A movement described as "abnormal" by onchain analysts, who see it as the sign of massive spot purchases.

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TL;DR Ripple nears final authorization for its national trust bank after conditional OCC approval. RNTB will offer institutional custody, settlement, and support RLUSD stablecoin reserves. Ripple minted 98 million RLUSD across Ethereum and XRP Ledger since March.

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Bitcoin's recent break above $70,000 is leading to questions of whether this is the start of a new impulsive leg higher or just another stop in a longer bottoming process. Crypto analyst CrypFlow, posting on X, laid out a technical case for why Bitcoin may be in the early stages of forming a major cycle bottom and why October 2026 could mark the launchpad for the next full-scale bull run.

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Bitcoin outflows from exchanges continued during the Hormuz crisis, signaling holders are moving coins into cold storage rather than selling.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down to $68,000, with the recent rally only a relief bounce within a broader bearish market structure, according to a prominent analyst. Competing Market Narratives Trader Mayne said on Thursday Bitcoin's rebound from the Iran conflict lows has created two opposing narratives in the market.

 

Samson Mow challenges Michael Saylor's claim that Bitcoin supply is insufficient, offering a numerical breakdown of global distribution.

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TL;DR AI agents need autonomous payment systems, which only crypto networks can provide. Coinbase launches AI wallets, and Circle offers ultra-small micropayments for automated systems. SpaceX holds Bitcoin, and xAI hires blockchain specialists to build payment systems.

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Solana price has confirmed a range-high deviation near the $90.89 resistance level, signaling weakening bullish momentum.

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Spot CVD hits -137M as perp liquidity outpaces spot fourfold, putting $70K in the hot seat.

 

Ripple moves 200M XRP between internal wallets after its March escrow release, according to on-chain data.

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Cardano price remains under pressure as it struggles to break above a descending trendline near $0.25. The ADA price trades around $0.25 after briefly testing the upper boundary of a downward channel.

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TDOT debuts as the first US spot Polkadot ETF, offering regulated DOT exposure through Nasdaq with a 0.3% expense ratio.

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is down 4% while Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) dropped 10% over seven days as meme coins struggle — with PENGU (CRYPTO: PENGU) the only exception. DOGE And SHIB Bleeding Dogecoin is down 87% from its $0.74 all-time high reached May 8, 2021.

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Other companies having BitLicenses in New York comprise MoonPay, Coinbase, eToro, Robinhood and Circle, as per the NYDFS records. A BitLicense permits firms to do digital currency business with New York natives but doesn't by itself authorise nationwide operations.

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Culper Research is shorting Ether, citing falling network fees. The firm says some Ethereum activity may be inflated by spam transactions.

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Oil surges above $90 as geopolitical tensions rise. Are global markets entering a liquidity shock that could drive volatility in Bitcoin and crypto?

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Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) co-led a $7.5 million seed round in Utexo to enable native USDT settlement on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Lightning Network as CEO Paolo Ardoino said “Bitcoin has always been central to Tether's long-term vision for USDT.” The $7.5M Utexo Investment Tether co-led the round with Big Brain Holdings and Portal Ventures.

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The world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, has capped investor withdrawals from one of its flagship private credit funds. This move follows a surge in redemption requests that exceeded internal limits.

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This dispute highlights the need for clear licensing in DeFi, potentially impacting collaboration and innovation in the crypto space. Curve Finance accuses PancakeSwap of copying stableswap code without permission.

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The Solana price chart suggests weakness at first glance. The token remains down roughly 10% month-on-month, reflecting the broader cooling in the crypto market.