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Bitcoin showed remarkable strength throughout the week, but BTC’s correlation to tech stocks and its reactive spot ETF flows suggest the bear market isn’t over yet. Key takeaways: Bitcoin sits above $71,000 as weak US economic data and the US and Israel-Iran war drive investors toward scarce assets. Tech stocks’ correlation to BTC and rising oil prices suggest that the 5-month correction from $126,000 might not be over. Read more

Global market volatility persists, yet when Alibaba’s AI models are fed a carefully engineered prompt, they reveal strikingly optimistic forecasts for XRP, Bitcoin, and Ethereum heading into the latter part of 2026.Bolstering the broader crypto outlook, a recent agreement between the SEC and CFTC to align their regulatory strategies signals that comprehensive U.S. cryptocurrency legislation […] The post China’s Alibaba AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum by The End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The next big Bitcoin policy fight may have nothing to do with ETFs or government legislation, but with a dry Federal Reserve capital proposal that most investors will never read. The landscape is simple: will big banks continue to treat Bitcoin as a balance sheet hazard, or will US capital rules begin to leave room […] The post The Fed is readying to punish banks for holding Bitcoin as US crypto tensions boil over appeared first on CryptoSlate.

AI-driven data center demand is reviving nuclear power across the US, and Bitcoin miners were among the first to tap nuclear energy to run high-performance computing operations. Nuclear power is gaining renewed attention in the United States as artificial intelligence and data center expansion drive demand for reliable, large-scale electricity. According to the latest Miner Weekly newsletter from TheEnergyMag, recent annual filings suggest that major utilities and power producers believe the United States may be entering a “nuclear renaissance.” The publication cited recent annual filings showing that utilities are linking the revival to long-term power contracts with AI hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Amazon and Meta Platforms. Read more

Bitcoin bulls squeezed the market toward $74,000 again as promising US inflation data buoyed risk assets, but BTC price forecasts stayed mixed. Bitcoin (BTC) aimed for five-week highs at Thursday’s Wall Street open as US inflation trends stayed on track. Key points: US inflation data keeps crypto and stocks higher as BTC price action tests $74,000 again. Read more

Bitcoin hit by macro in the absence of a strong narrative, Ethereum down for now, but AI and CLARITY Act make it unstoppable. Trade Secrets

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 7.3% since the conflict began and even rallied to a […] The post Bitcoin surges over $72k to outperform gold and stocks since Iran strikes, but one brutal sell wall is looming appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin price analysis saw conditions slowly "building” to support a breakout as BTC emerged as the strongest macro performer since the US and Israel-Iran war began. Bitcoin (BTC) hit eight-day highs into Friday’s Wall Street open as markets awaited key US inflation cues. Key points: Bitcoin shows resilience despite macro market uncertainty with another push beyond $72,000. Read more

Miners who treat their Bitcoin holdings as a working asset rather than a passive reserve “will carry a structural edge into the next halving,” says Wintermute. Many Bitcoin miners are struggling to turn a profit this market cycle due to diminishing returns, so they may need to pivot to artificial intelligence hosting or put their holdings to work to generate yields, says market maker Wintermute. Wintermute said in a blog post on Thursday that Bitcoin (BTC) miners have spent years building large-scale power infrastructure in low-cost energy markets, and they now find themselves “sitting on exactly what the AI industry needs most urgently and cannot easily replicate.” It said that Bitcoin mining is a “structurally rigid business model,” and while the AI pivot is a compelling one, it is also a “drastic and capital-intensive step.” Read more

Bitcoin held near $70,000 despite oil price briefly trading around $100 a barrel, a move that would once have pushed crypto sharply lower under the usual macro playbook. According to CryptoSlate's data, the flagship digital asset climbed a modest 0.3% over the last 24 hours, reaching as high as $71,337 before retracing to $69,803 as […] The post Bitcoin set up for rip to $80,000 even as oil prices surge and Iran threatens $200 a barrel appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The price of crypto king Bitcoin continues to trade above $70,000 despite ongoing war-related inflation fears.At the same time, the SEC and CFTC are now harmonizing their crypto approach in a sign that the U.S. CLARITY Act could pass the Senate soon.When that happens, the US is likely to have the most comprehensive crypto approach […] The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 12 March – XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum appeared first on Cryptonews.

Retail traders are selling Bitcoin at losses while long-term holders remain inactive, a split analysts say could tighten supply conditions.

While geopolitical tension and weak labor data are hurting market sentiment, institutional buying below $75,000 may soon exhaust sellers and spark a bull run. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to break beyond $71,000 on Thursday, partially driven by the decline in the US stock market, with BTC funding rates dropping deeper into negative territory. Key takeaways: Bitcoin bears show high conviction as funding rates drop, but steady institutional buying keeps sellers in check. Read more

US lawmakers are eyeing tax exemptions for US dollar stablecoins, which are pegged and do not change in value, but not other cryptocurrencies. Executives at Coinbase have denied allegations that the crypto exchange is blocking a de minimis tax exemption for Bitcoin (BTC) transactions below a certain threshold to push for stablecoin tax exemptions. Several Bitcoin advocates speculated on social media that the exchange told US lawmakers that a BTC tax exemption is not needed because BTC is not widely used as a medium of exchange. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded by calling the allegations “totally false” and a form of misinformation. Read more

Bitcoin is beating gold and stocks since the crisis began—and institutions are taking notice.

A looming private credit crisis risked triggering liquidity crunches that could initially suppress Bitcoin prices, but Fed interventions may ignite a major BTC rally. There is a growing risk that a looming crisis in the private credit market, fueled by rising redemptions and defaults, could spill over into Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets, according to analysts. Key takeaways: The $2 trillion private credit sector faces a crisis from defaults, redemptions, and limited oversight. Read more

The United States spent in the first six days of its war with Iran an amount equal to nearly half the current market value of the Bitcoin held by the federal government. The administration told lawmakers this week that the war cost at least $11.3 billion through its first six days, Reuters reported on March […] The post White House admits Iran war burned equivalent of half the US Bitcoin reserve in 6 Days appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Research shows that only 8% to 10% of global Bitcoin hashrate runs in oil-sensitive power markets, suggesting that geopolitical shocks may affect BTC prices more than mining costs.

Bitcoin showed early signs of overtaking gold in the market as new data outlined an opportunity based on historical returns around the US midterm elections. Bitcoin’s (BTC) long-term price trend against gold shows a bullish shift after retracing to a level previously seen in 2017, 2022, and 2023. The potential trend change appears alongside what analysts describe as an “opportunity within risk.” MN Capital founder Michaël van de Poppe noted that the Bitcoin-to-gold ratio is showing strength after forming a bullish divergence with the relative strength index (RSI) on the daily chart. A bullish divergence occurs when the price forms lower lows while momentum indicators such as the RSI form higher lows. The setup signals fading selling pressure. Read more

Ark and Unchained say about one-third of the Bitcoin supply remains exposed to future quantum threats, though the risk is still years away. US investment manager Ark Invest claims that the lion’s share of the Bitcoin supply is already safe from the quantum computing breakthrough, leaving ample warning signals for builders to quantum-proof the rest of the supply. Around 65.4% of the Bitcoin (BTC) supply is not vulnerable to the threat of a quantum computing breakthrough, but about 34.6% of the BTC supply remains at risk, according to a Wednesday white paper published by Ark Invest and Bitcoin-focused financial services company Unchained. This includes around 5 million BTC, or 25% of the total supply, assumed migratable due to address re-use, and 1.7 million BTC, or 8.6% of the supply, assumed lost in P2PK (Pay To Public Key) addresses, the earliest form of transaction script on the Bitcoin blockchain, which locked funds directly to public keys. Another 200,000 BTC (around 1%) is assumed to be migratable due to...