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Friday morning brought relief to US equity markets as stock futures posted modest gains after Thursday's bruising session pushed all three primary indices to their 2026 lows. Futures contracts for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 each advanced between 0.3% and 0.4% during early trading hours.

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XRP price edged higher today, gaining around 2%,as analyst points to a massive breakout structure forming on the monthly chart. After weeks of downward pressure, the modest rebound has caught traders' attention as new derivatives data suggests demand may slowly be returning to the XRP market. At press time, XRP price was trading near $1.

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JPMorgan analysts have flagged a sharp divergence between Bitcoin (BTC) and gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows since the Iran conflict erupted. Meanwhile, a separate report reveals stablecoins are now embedded in the illicit gold trade.

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Most traders are still waiting for Bitcoin to drop further. But the on-chain data is telling a very different story from what most people read during the crash. According to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin's long-term holders did not sell as aggressively as the charts suggested. In the 2025 cycle, LTHs spent 15.

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Address poisoning attacks, a kind of fraud intended to fool people into transferring money to the incorrect wallet, are becoming more common among Ethereum users. Although the technique has been around for a while, new data indicates that these attacks are now much more automated and pervasive, transforming what was previously sporadic spam into a massive operation.

 

In a recent X discussion, Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz addresses speculation on the impact of a large XRP burn on its price.

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Bitcoin climbed to $72,000 on Friday, with Bitcoin ETFs seeing $53.9 million in net inflows on Thursday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $72.4 million in net inflows. Cryptocurrency Ticke Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $72,320.38 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,123.98 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $90.15 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.42 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09978 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.056156 Meme coin market capitalization spiked 10.1% to $34.8 billion over the past 24 hours.

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After sliding in value for months, Bitcoin has reversed course as a result of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Just one year ago, Bitcoin was widely viewed as a potential safe asset.

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Solana price has climbed about 5% in the past 24 hours, drawing fresh optimism across the market. The move follows a bullish momentum signal and a sharp increase in accumulation by mid-term holders.

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BlackRock Launches Staked Ethereum ETF ETHB with 50% Fee Cut

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Bitcoin has outperformed gold, silver, and major US equity indexes since the US-Israeli attack on Iran began, recovering to over $72,000 even as oil surged above $100 a barrel and traders cut expectations for near-term Federal Reserve easing. According to CryptoSlate data, Bitcoin is up 7.

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Bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to four straight days with $54 million in new capital. Ether funds also remained strong with a third day of inflows, while solana ETFs posted gains and XRP ETFs slipped into outflows.

 

Hashrate Index found that about 90% of global Bitcoin hashrate operates in electricity markets largely insulated from oil prices.

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The first week of America's war with Iran already cost taxpayers more than $11 billion, about half the total value of the government's Bitcoin holdings, according to figures provided to Congress behind closed doors. To put that in context, the US government has 328,372 Bitcoins, worth around $23.13 billion, as of March 13.

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Litecoin (LTC) founder Charlie Lee warns that Satoshi Nakamoto's estimated 1.1 million Bitcoins (BTC) are vulnerable to quantum-computing attacks.

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Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards says Bitcoin has moved into a historically attractive accumulation area, but not yet the kind of deep-discount zone that defined the best buying opportunities of prior cycles. In his view, the setup is constructive for long-term holders, though still lacking the confirmation needed to call a durable bottom.

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Bitcoin's price held on steady as derivative flows hinted at a potential volatility spike.

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Polkadot (DOT) is in the red while other major cryptocurrencies are rallying. The coin is down by less than 1% in the last 24 hours and now trades at $1.524. It is approaching a key resistance zone, where a breakout could trigger a rally. The rally could be fueled by growing institutional demand for Polkadot ETFs. Furthermore, improving derivatives metrics supports a bullish sentiment, hinting at a potential breakout in the upcoming days. Polkadot ETFs record first inflow DOT is down by less than 1% in the last 24 hours despite positive news from the Polkadot ecosystem. Crypto asset manager 21Shares recently launched the first spot Polkadot ETF in the US on March 6.

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TL;DR Market Momentum: Crypto market cap hit $2.46T after a 2.6% daily rise, with Bitcoin leading near $72K. Macro Watch: Traders await the PCE inflation report as Bitcoin shows resilience despite Middle East tensions and shifting energy prices.

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Bitcoin trades near $72K as analysts warn a 2022-style bearish fractal could send BTC toward $50K if key resistance levels fail.

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A popular crypto analyst believes Bitcoin's (BTC) price will plummet in a matter of weeks. In a new market update, Benjamin Cowen tells his 986,000 YouTube subscribers that Bitcoin remains in a bear market and could drop below $60,000 by the end of March based on historical precedence. “Look at the bear market structure.

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Bitcoin price hit $72K today, surging more than 3% over the last 24 hours. This comes despite today's crypto options expiry and the US PCE inflation data release.

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Bitcoin may have formed a cycle bottom as RSI recovery and key support levels align, with charts hinting a new bullish phase could be starting.

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The new staked Ethereum ETF (ETHB) from BlackRock recorded about $15.5M in trading volume on its first day.

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Cardano Midnight (NIGHT) has attained a significant milestone in the number of unique users. In an update shared by Cexplorer.io, the total holder count for NIGHT has reached 57,079.