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Polkadot (DOT +14.84%) is one of the best-performing large-cap tokens in the cryptocurrency market today, surging 15.3% over the past 24 hours as of 5:30 p.m. ET.

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This move comes amid both a resurgence of investor interest in digital assets more broadly (given the marketwide recovery seen in the crypto sector today) and several significant catalysts I think investors should be paying attention to.

Here's what's moving the needle for Pokadot today, and why this is a top-40 token with an investment thesis worth considering right now.

Why the big move in Polkadot today?

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Polkadot's status as a leading multi-chain blockchain network focused on interoperability has set it apart from other projects. Focusing on security and cross-chain data sharing, Polkadot's platform is widely used by developers looking to capture more on-chain market share, and its fundamentals appear to be confirming this shift.

That said, the key driver of today's move in Polkadot appears to be a cluster of both tokenomic factors and protocol changes taking effect this month, which market participants are repricing in real time. Most importantly, an announcement from the Polkadot team on March 14 that a new issuance model is now live, which will cut the number of DOT tokens issued from 120 million to 55 million, has investors more bullish on the token's supply and-demand fundamentals. In addition to this announcement, the Polkadot team outlined a longer-term plan to work toward a maximum supply of 2.1 billion tokens, which could reduce the token's inflation rate faster and give today's investors a larger share of Polkadot's future growth.

At the end of the day, scarcity matters in the crypto sector, and investors generally don't want to own assets that can get inflated to zero over a long period of time. In improving its core issuance schedules and working toward a supply cap, Polkadot now looks like a much more viable investment for a broader investor set. That's good news for investors, and I think that could mean today's rally is just the start of something much bigger to come.

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Man accuses wife of using CCTV cameras to steal $172 million bitcoin from his hardware walletThe alleged theft of 2,323 bitcoin has triggered a High Court dispute testing how English property law applies to digital assets. Mar 16, 2026, 9:57 p.m.

Bizarre case of spouses secretly recording each other, one to steal bitcoin, the other to prove the theft took place, lands in a U.K. court. (Credit: Mahosadha Ong-Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)What to know: A U.K. High Court judge has allowed a lawsuit over the alleged theft of 2,323 bitcoin, now worth about $172 million, to proceed to trial.The husband, Ping Fai Yuen, claims his estranged wife secretly obtained his hardware wallet recovery phrase via home CCTV and transferred the bitcoin without his permission in 2023.While the judge rejected his primary claim of conversion on the grounds that it traditionally applies only to physical property, the case will continue under alternative legal claims that could still enable recovery of the bitcoin.A U.K. High Court judge allowed a lawsuit over the alleged theft of more than 2,323 bitcoin to move forward last week, in a case that highlights how the country’s legal system is still adapting traditional property law to cryptocurrency.

U.K. resident Ping Fai Yuen claimed in court filings in last week that his estranged wife, Fun Yung Li, used CCTV cameras in their home to secretly obtain the recovery phrase to his hardware wallet and transferred 2,323 bitcoin BTC$74,667.67 without his permission in August 2023, according to the docket in the High Court of England and Wales.

The bitcoin was worth just under $60 million at the time of the alleged theft 30 months ago, but is now worth roughly $172 million at the current price of just over $74,000.

The stolen crypto was stored in a Trezor cold wallet secured by a PIN. But anyone with the wallet’s 24-word recovery phrase could recreate the wallet and move the funds, the court noted. It was then transferred through several transactions and now sits across 71 blockchain addresses not held at exchanges. The funds have not moved since Dec. 21, 2023, according to the court.

Yuen said he later installed audio recording devices in the home after his daughter warned him Li was trying to take the bitcoin. After discovering the transfer, Yuen confronted Li and assaulted her. He later pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of common assault in 2024. Officers seized several hardware wallets and recovery seeds during a search of her home, though authorities later took no further action pending new evidence.

Earlier, according to the filings, the wife asked the court to throw out the case, arguing that because the husband’s main claim was conversion, which in England is a legal term traditionally used when someone takes physical property, it could not apply to digital assets, such as bitcoin.

The judged agreed with the wife, but ruled the case can still proceed under different legal claims that could allow the husband to recover the bitcoin if his allegations are proven. The case will now proceed to trial, the judge said.

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OpenSea delays highly anticipated token launch, citing challenging crypto market conditions

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The platform will end its rewards waves, offer optional fee refunds for certain traders and introduce 0% token trading fees for 60 days starting March 31 as it promotes its revamped marketplace.

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OpenSea co-founder Devin Finzer said the SEA token launch timeline is being pushed back from its originally planned March 30 kickoff, with the foundation opting to wait until conditions and preparations are stronger.The platform will end its rewards waves, offer optional fee refunds for certain traders and introduce 0% token trading fees for 60 days starting March 31 as it promotes its revamped marketplace.Top Stories

Ethereum has reclaimed the $2,200 level as the broader cryptocurrency market shows signs of short-term strength following several weeks of volatility and uncertain momentum. The move higher suggests that buyers are attempting to regain control after a prolonged corrective phase, even as macroeconomic conditions continue to weigh on risk assets.

However, a recent CryptoQuant report highlights that the broader environment remains fragile. According to the analysis, escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran have contributed to a sharp surge in global oil prices. Rising energy costs are adding new pressure to an already sensitive macroeconomic landscape.

Recent US inflation data underscores this challenge. Core CPI came in at 2.5% year-over-year, while the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, core PCE, registered 3.1% year-over-year, suggesting that inflationary pressures remain persistent.

Higher oil prices could complicate the outlook further. If energy costs continue rising, inflation data for the coming months—particularly March and April—may reflect additional upward pressure.

As a result, many institutional investors have begun rotating away from risk assets. The shift has coincided with a strengthening US dollar and rising long-term bond yields, both of which typically reduce liquidity available for speculative markets.

Within the crypto sector, altcoins appear particularly vulnerable, with Ethereum often acting as the primary barometer of broader altcoin sentiment.

Futures Dominance Signals Weakness in Ethereum’s Spot Market A recent CryptoQuant analysis by Darkfost highlights notable structural shifts in Ethereum’s market activity, particularly within the derivatives sector. According to the report, ETH open interest on Binance has declined significantly since January, falling by roughly 400,000 ETH, which represents nearly $4 billion in futures positions leaving the market.

Ethereum Annual Difference spot to future volume ratio | Source: CryptoQuant Such a reduction typically reflects a cooling of speculative leverage as traders close positions or reduce exposure following periods of volatility. However, the report notes that the derivatives market continues to dominate Ethereum’s trading activity despite the drop in open interest.

One of the most striking signals appears in the spot-to-futures volume ratio on Binance, which has now fallen to its lowest level since 2023, near the end of the previous bear market cycle. Currently, futures trading volume on the platform exceeds spot trading volume by more than six times.

This imbalance suggests that Ethereum’s spot market remains relatively weak, with fewer participants actively purchasing the asset outright. Instead, trading activity appears concentrated in leveraged derivatives markets.

Darkfost also points to a potential factor influencing market caution. Continued sales from major ecosystem entities—such as the Ethereum Foundation or even wallets associated with Vitalik Buterin—may be contributing to investor hesitation and limiting stronger spot demand in the current environment.

Ethereum Approaches Key Resistance After Short-Term Breakout The 4-hour chart shows Ethereum gaining momentum after a period of prolonged consolidation that dominated price action throughout February and early March. During that phase, ETH repeatedly tested the $1,900–$2,050 range, forming a broad accumulation structure as volatility gradually declined.

ETH setting a fresh high | Source: ETHUSDT chart on TradingView In recent sessions, however, buyers have regained control of the short-term trend. Ethereum has now broken above the cluster of moving averages that previously acted as dynamic resistance, including the short-term and mid-term trend indicators visible on the chart. This shift suggests improving bullish momentum and a potential transition from consolidation to recovery.

Price is currently trading around the $2,260 area, which represents the next immediate resistance zone. This level previously acted as a supply region during earlier rebounds, meaning sellers may attempt to defend it again.

Volume has also increased during the latest upward move, indicating stronger market participation compared to earlier attempts to push higher. Rising volume during breakouts often signals stronger conviction among buyers.

From a structural perspective, the market now faces a critical test. If Ethereum manages to hold above the $2,100–$2,150 support zone, the bullish momentum could extend toward the $2,300–$2,400 region.

Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com 

Lido’s new IDVTC design lets verified solo stakers form DVT clusters, slashing collateral needs while hardening Ethereum validator risk and sustaining staking yields.

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IDVTC groups four verified community stakers into one DVT-backed validator cluster, reducing single-operator failure risk.​ Lower collateral becomes viable as DVT makes slashing and downtime tail events instead of structural threats. Launch with CSM v3 in Q2–Q3 2026 positions Lido against rival restaking and LST platforms on resilience instead of raw TVL. Lido’s community staking module is about to stop pretending this is still a game for whales only. A new proposal to introduce an “Identified DVT Cluster” (IDVTC) operator type would let verified independent stakers pool into distributed validator clusters, cutting collateral requirements while hardening the protocol’s weakest link: operational risk.

Under the plan, each IDVTC cluster consists of four independent community stakers, all running validators via Obol or SSV with keys created through distributed key generation (DKG). In practice, that means no single operator can take a validator down, mis‑configure a client, or disappear without the rest of the cluster absorbing the shock. Distributed validator technology (DVT) spreads duties and key shares across multiple nodes, so slashing and downtime events become outliers instead of structural risk.​

Because the risk profile improves, Lido can justify lowering collateral requirements for these operators. That is the capital-efficiency play: you move from over‑collateralized, quasi‑professional setups to leaner independent operators whose main constraint is competence, not balance sheet size. For Lido, this broadens the operator base without opening the door to pure anon fly‑by‑night nodes, since IDVTC membership is restricted to verified Independent Community Stakers (ICS) who pass onboarding checks.​

Timing matters. The IDVTC feature is targeted for launch with CSM v3 in Q2–Q3 2026, squarely into the next phase of Ethereum’s staking cycle and a more competitive liquid staking market. Restaking, AVSs and competing LSTs are already bidding for the same underlying validator set. Bring down collateral, keep slashing risk contained, and you have a better story for decentralization and yield sustainability than “more TVL, same handful of operators.”​

If executed, IDVTC pushes Lido closer to a model where independent stakers look more like a distributed credit book: risk‑tiered, clustered, and modular. For investors, the signal is simple: Lido is trying to buy resilience and decentralization with better engineering instead of higher issuance. In a market where basis trades and ETF flows are already compressing staking spreads, that is the only credible way to keep the yield machine running without blowing up the tail risk.

Shiba Inu (SHIB +5.07%) just posted another green day, climbing more than 5% in the last 24 hours as of 5:58 p.m. ET on Monday. The S&P 500 was up 1% today as stocks recovered some of last week's losses.

Shiba Inu tends to follow Bitcoin

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The broader crypto market is rallying as geopolitical anxiety around the Middle East conflict has, to the surprise of many, been good for digital assets. Crypto has spent the past two weeks behaving less like a speculative bet and more like the hedge against global uncertainty it has often been touted to be. Bitcoin is up more than 13% since the War in Iran began, even as stocks have fallen.

While hardly anyone would look to Shiba Inu for security, as one of the most liquid meme tokens, it tends to amplify whatever Bitcoin does.

Shiba Inu is extremely risky

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Shiba Inu's value depends on the hype that surrounds it -- it is a meme coin. That makes it extremely sensitive to general sentiment and is liable to drop like a rock at any moment. Despite its recent gains, it is not a serious investment, and I would not own it.

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Devin Finzer, CEO of OpenSea, confirmed the delay of the SEA token TGE beyond the first quarter of 2026 due to current market volatility and adverse conditions. The platform will conclude its “Treasure” rewards campaign and offer optional fee refunds to users who participated in waves 3 through 6 of the program. Starting March 31, OpenSea will reduce token exchange fees to 0%, seeking to maintain competitiveness against other NFT marketplaces and DeFi protocols. The NFT giant, OpenSea, has postponed the launch of its native currency, SEA token, apparently due to the current complex macroeconomic scenario. Devin Finzer, CEO of the firm, assured that the priority is to guarantee a solid and successful technical deployment for its community.

an update on $SEA.

the team has been building at full speed, and the foundation had planned to kick off the first steps as part of our march 30th event. but @openseafdn is pushing back the timeline.

a delay is a delay. i’m not going to dress it up, and i know how it lands.

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— dfinzer.eth | opensea (@dfinzer) March 16, 2026 OpenSea’s decision occurs during a time of reconfiguration for the collectible assets segment. Despite the delay, the firm seeks to mitigate the impact on its user base by eliminating exchange fees at the end of March. This is a strategy to retain trading volume, which is already showing signs of stagnation compared to the sector’s historical capitalization highs.

Restructuring of rewards and user benefits To compensate for the delay of the token generation event (TGE), OpenSea management reported that the current “Treasure” rewards phase will be the last. Accumulated points will be taken into account “significantly” by the OpenSea Foundation once the asset finally reaches the market.

On the other hand, the company will enable a refund system for those users who operated under the promise of a first-quarter launch. This transparency measure seeks to restore trust following the schedule change originally announced last October.

In summary, OpenSea prioritizes long-term stability over immediate market excitement. With the elimination of fees and a refund policy, the platform attempts to consolidate its position as a leader in the NFT ecosystem while waiting for a more favorable window of opportunity for the debut of its governance ecosystem.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies has accelerated the pace of its Ether purchases in recent weeks, chairman Tom Lee said Monday, following the company’s over-the-counter purchase of 5,000 ETH directly from the Ethereum Foundation.

Lee said Bitmine added 60,999 Ether (ETH) over the past week, up from a recent weekly average of about 45,000 to 50,000 ETH.

The purchases bring the publicly traded company’s Ethereum treasury to 4.596 million ETH, giving Bitmine control of about 3.81% of the token’s total supply. The company said its combined crypto holdings, cash and other investments total about $11.5 billion.

Bitmine said that 3,040,515 ETH, about 66% of its holdings, are currently staked, valued at roughly $6.6 billion at an Ether price of $2,185.

The company estimates its staking operations generate about $180 million in annualized revenue. It plans to expand staking through its Made in America Validator Network (MAVAN), expected to launch in the coming months.

Bitmine said the 5,000 ETH purchase from the Ethereum Foundation was structured to allow the foundation to fund its operations without selling Ether on the open market.

Shares of Bitmine (BMNR) closed Monday trading up almost 14% to $23.39, according to Yahoo Finance data.

Today’s announcement from the Ethereum treasury company coincided with a disclosure by Strategy, the world’s largest Bitcoin treasury company, that it purchased 22,337 BTC for $1.57 billion, bringing its total holdings to more than 760,000 Bitcoin.

Source: Yahoo FinanceCorporate treasuries control over 5% of Ether supplyPublic companies holding Ether have largely slowed accumulation over the past month, even as Bitmine continues to rapidly expand its position.

Data from CoinGecko shows that among the 20 largest corporate Ether treasuries, only four companies increased their holdings over the last 30 days. Bitmine added 269,824 ETH during that period, far outpacing SharpLink, which added 3,859 ETH, and Eightco, which added 11,068 ETH.

Top 10 largest Ethereum treasury companies. Source: CoinGeckoEightco also raised $125 million last week to expand investments in blockchain and artificial intelligence. Bitmine led the round with a $75 million investment, while ARK Invest and Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, each invested $25 million. As part of the deal, Bitmine chairman Lee joined Eightco’s board.

Across the market, 30 public entities across seven countries collectively hold about 6.6 million ETH valued at around $15.4 billion, representing about 5.47% of Ether’s total supply, according to CoinGecko.

At the time of writing, Ether was trading at around $2,342, up nearly 11% over the past 24 hours, a year-to-date decline at around 21%. The cryptocurrency currently has a market capitalization of about $282 billion, with around 120.7 million ETH in circulation.

Source: CoinGeckoMagazine: All 21 million Bitcoin is at risk from quantum computers

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 Over 53 million SHIB tokens were removed from circulation in 24 hours, sent to “dead addresses” to increase asset scarcity.  The price responded with a single-digit rally, trading in a sideways range as traders monitor the $0.0000053 support level.  The Shiba Inu community seeks to strengthen its deflationary case by utilizing the Shibarium network to reduce the coin’s massive circulating supply. The Shiba Inu ecosystem experienced an explosion in token burning activity, incinerating tens of millions of units from the active supply. This action aims to trigger bullish pressure in a sluggish market currently characterized by risk aversion.

Despite the renewed optimism, supply remains a technical challenge, with hundreds of trillions of tokens still in circulation. Currently, the market is observing a capitalization that is struggling to maintain momentum, while sentiment indicators like the “extreme fear” index contrast with neutral momentum readings on SHIB’s daily chart.

Technical Challenges and Resistance Levels On the other hand, technical analysis suggests that the coin is in a critical consolidation phase. Immediate support is located between $0.0000053 and $0.0000055; a break below this level could invalidate the recent recovery and drive the price toward lower demand zones.

Additionally, investors face persistent resistance in the $0.0000062 to $0.0000065 range. For the trend to truly shift, SHIB must overcome the Smoothed Moving Average (SMA) at $0.00000772, which acts as the main barrier for a structural repair of the chart.

In summary, while the spike in the burn rate provides a short-term narrative catalyst, the sustainability of the movement depends on global liquidity. The Shiba Inu market remains at a crossroads between community burning and the broader macroeconomic pressure of the crypto sector.

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TLDRRipple and i-payout Target Faster North American SettlementsRipple Expands Licensing Efforts and Launches $750 Million BuybackGet 3 Free Stock Ebooks Ripple partnered with i-payout to enhance cross-border payouts into the United States and Canada. i-payout integrated Ripple Payments to accelerate settlement and improve payment transparency. The collaboration aims to reduce settlement delays and lower working capital requirements for global platforms. i-payout stated that cross-border payments into North America previously took several days to complete. Ripple recently outlined plans to secure an Australian Financial Services License to expand its payments offering. Ripple has entered a new partnership to accelerate cross-border payouts into the United States and Canada. The company confirmed that i-payout has integrated Ripple Payments into its global payout platform. The collaboration targets faster settlement times and improved transparency for high-volume transactions.

i-payout announced the integration in a statement titled “real-time cross-border payouts into the US and Canada.” The company stated that it aims to enable “fast, transparent cross-border payouts” into both markets. It also seeks to reduce settlement delays and minimize working capital requirements for global platforms.

The partnership allows i-payout to use Ripple’s enterprise-grade digital asset infrastructure. As a result, the platform can accelerate settlement and improve payment visibility. The companies confirmed that they will focus on high-volume cross-border payout flows.

Ripple and i-payout Target Faster North American Settlements i-payout said it operates as an API-first payout platform serving businesses worldwide. The company has worked in the payments sector for nearly two decades. It provides compliant payouts to workers, merchants, and partners across multiple regions.

"The digital marketplace is important to the future, and Ripple is the right partner to take us there." — Eddie Gonzalez, President, i-payout

Ripple Payments helps i-payout deliver real-time payouts into the U.S. & Canada, from days to seconds. 🌎

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Before this integration, cross-border payments into North America often took several days to settle. Those delays tied up working capital for global platforms. As a result, companies could not deliver funds to users quickly.

i-payout stated that integrating Ripple Payments addresses those settlement bottlenecks. The company said the collaboration will “accelerate settlement, improve payment transparency, and support high-volume cross-border payout flows.” It confirmed that the solution supports real-time payout capabilities into the United States and Canada.

The platform expects the new setup to reduce reliance on traditional correspondent banking networks. It also plans to streamline liquidity management for enterprise clients. Both companies confirmed that they will focus on operational efficiency and compliance.

Ripple Expands Licensing Efforts and Launches $750 Million Buyback Last week, Ripple outlined plans to secure an Australian Financial Services License. The license would allow the company to expand its payment offering in Australia. It aims to serve financial institutions, fintech firms, and enterprises in the country.

The company confirmed that it wants to strengthen its regulated presence in the region. It stated that the license would support broader payment services. Ripple continues to pursue regulatory approvals in multiple jurisdictions.

Separately, Ripple launched a share buyback program valued at up to $750 million. The company will repurchase shares from employees and investors. Bloomberg reported that the transaction values Ripple at $50 billion.

Ripple confirmed that it structured the buyback as a tender offer. The program reflects internal capital management decisions. The company continues to expand its payments infrastructure across global markets.

Few people are as close to the center of the Bitcoin industry as Jack Maller. A young, tech-savvy CEO of a major Bitcoin exchange in the United States, partnered with Tether, the most profitable company in recent history, the son of Chicago traders, Jack, is plugged in. In his podcast, BLABLA, he has been ringing the bell over the past few weeks, “It’s time to turn on your DCA”. 

Nobody knows where price is going to go, but according to historical data, now is a good time to turn on your DCAs if you believe bitcoin is not going to zero.

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— Jack Mallers (@jackmallers) February 10, 2026 But what does DCA even mean? An acronym for “dollar cost average,” it is an investment strategy ported into Bitcoin that has become the gold standard recommendation to Bitcoin fans across the industry. Turning on your DCA means buying bitcoin on a regular basis, regardless of the price. Why does this work? Well its quite simple actually. If you buy regardless of the price on a weekly basis for example, you will buy as much of the lower prices as you will the higher ones. In fact, bitcoin tends to spend significant portions of time in ‘consolidation’, which is another word for neither going up nor down, but rather going sideways. This is a great opportunity to accumulate sats. 

Every time you buy bitcoin at a price lower than you bought before, you are lowering your ‘dollar cost average’ or rather, the average cost of your total bitcoin in dollar terms. Eventually, because of Bitcoin’s unmatched and inelastic scarcity, combined with its network-like growth, the price tends to go up, and when it goes up, it does so quickly. Most people miss the opportunity to buy at the perfect time, right before a major move up. But Bitcoiners doing DCA will already have an optimal average price, perfectly set up to profit from a large move up. As a result, you can end up with an average purchase price curve that looks something like this, right before a major bull run. 

There are other profound benefits to the Bitcoin DCA strategy. Because it involves small, manageable investments over a long period of time, the amount risked at any single point in the investment journey is relatively small. Investing, for example, 10% of your disposable income a month in Bitcoin would not be a heavy burden, making bear markets not just tolerable but actually turning them into incredible investment opportunities.

Multiple exchanges have also implemented automated Bitcoin DCA features, such as Kraken, Strike, Swan, and Bull Bitcoin, which cover many countries throughout the world. The automated aspect of this strategy can not be overstated. Compared to the high stress, intense cognitive load of a professional trader, automated Bitcoin DCA is a walk in the park, and it yields comparable results!

Books like The Art of Execution cover long-term studies done on professional traders on Wall Street, demonstrating that most lose money, and of those that do earn money, lose for 10 years straight before becoming good enough to make it. The human capital required to become a good trader is not cheap, but Bitcoin DCA is set it and forget it; you can go do something else with your life while your Bitcoin stack grows.

You can calculate the long-term value of the Bitcoin DCA strategy with a variety of tools online, such as this BM Pro calculator which lets you see what would have happened if you had started buying say $100 of Bitcoin every two weeks, back in 2017. Needless to say, the results are incredible. 

In recent years, Gold has started performing very well with DCA as well, but those calculations are mostly dwarfed by its meteoric rise in 2025. Historically, Gold has much longer cycles than Bitcoin, and can easily stay still for many years after a big move, being the giant that it is. Whereas Bitcoin has a lot more upside overall and its cycles are much shorter, arguably leading to better returns if played right. 

Now Is The Time To Start Your DCA Why now, you might ask? Isn’t it always good to have your Bitcoin DCA on? Well, there’s a great question, and implicit in Jack Maller’s quote, the answer is no. Technically, you can start your DCA at the top of a bull market and end up with a great average down purchase price by the time the next bull market takes off. But you certainly would be better off not buying the top. 

The following is not investment advice and does not represent the opinion of Bitcoin Magazine or BTC Inc. They are the opinions of the author alone.

The problem, of course, is that no one knows where the top of the market is; if they did, they’d be rich! Their strategy would get discovered, replicated by others, removing its competitive advantage over time. That’s the nature of markets; secret knowledge only works while it is secret. When it becomes public, the rest of the market adapts.

Since Bitcoin DCA does not attempt to price the top, it avoids the issue entirely. But many people turn off DCA when they feel the market is nearing a top, and tops historically only happen after crossing the previous all-time high price from a previous cycle. So, despite the math, some do turn off their DCA, only to turn it back on when a clear bear market has begun.

So is Bitcoin in a bear market? Sort of. The price is down 50%From the top, but it also dropped very quickly, suggesting a reaction to larger macro events, which in turn means that most of the pain is likely behind us. There’s also a variety of technical price indicators that are flashing green, suggesting we are far closer to the bottom than we are to the top. In other words, it is time to get in.

Weekly RSI, a momentum indicator, is in oversold territory historically for Bitcoin. You can go back a decade in Bitcoin, and every time the weekly RSI reaches levels this low, it signals a bottom. The Mayer multiple, which compares Bitcoin to the 200-day moving average, is also in the buy zone territory. 

The fear and greed index for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market has been at extreme fear for a while now, and you know what they say. If there’s blood on the streets, it’s time to buy. 

There’s also a historical analysis that looks at percentage-based corrections in Bitcoin from the top of the market to the bottom. These corrections tend to be smaller over time, with the last bear market drawdown going as far down as 77%. We are currently at about 51% correction, if we were to go down 70%, it would mean we are already more than half way down. So closer to the bottom than we are to the top. 

Notice we are already halfway through the Bitcoin halving cycle as well, with the next halving expected in early 2028. The last halving was anticipated with bitcoin making all-time highs near the halving, as the metric has become widely known, for the same reasons, we might see an anticipation of the halving again this cycle. Historically speaking, we are not likely to see a correction deeper than 70% from the top, an extreme scenario that would push Bitcoin to $40,000 temporarily.

Dips of the sort are also less likely given the institutional adoption of Bitcoin, which has massively expanded the liquidity of this market. If we did go that far down, those prepared to buy would find an incredible opportunity, but it would be speculation and a trading mindset to try to catch the absolute bottom, hence why low-risk, consistent DCA is so great. 

Finally, we have the death cross and colden cross combo. Pitting off the 50-day moving average versus the 200-day moving average leads to a fairly predictable dynamic. Markets sell before the 50-day crosses below the 200-day. And they pump before the 50-day crosses above the 200-day. Bitcoin has now crossed above the 50 day moving average, if it can stay there or continue to consolidate around the $70,000 mark, it will be very well positioned for a run up deeper into 2026 as the golden cross occurs, probably signaling the beginning of a new bull market.  

Macro Economic Trends  AI stonks have been soaking up a lot of liquidity and investment this cycle, with roughly a trillion dollars invested in AI infrastructure in the past handful of years. The market is broadly bullish on AI continuing its disruption path. I don’t think it takes a genius to say that an “AI fear and greed index” would be way over on the greed side right now. It may be that AI has brought us to a new paradigm of only up for AI stocks and tech, but that kind of thinking is usually a sell sign. If there is some sort of event in the next year or two akin to the dot-com crash that leads to a serious AI correction, we may see speculative and investment capital look for other options beyond AI, bringing liquidity back to Bitcoin. Though it is arguably still early to call this. 

Meanwhile, U.S. debt yield, or the interest on the debt of the U.S. Government, has stalled out with signs from the FED that lower rates are coming. Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve back in January, and his confirmation — while stuck in the Senate — is likely to go through soon, signaling a looser monetary policy, aligned with Trump’s broader economic strategy, which favours lower interest rates and more money printing, coupled with aggressive growth and deregulation. 

The Fed funds’ effective fund rate is also trending down, signaling cheaper money coming into the market, likely in part due to more money printing by the Fed, since U.S. bonds are not particularly attractive to foreign investors during this time of geopolitical tension. 

Fundamental Analysis As far as fundamental trends or changes to Bitcoin, the only question that has emerged is in relation to quantum computing and whether it can break Bitcoin’s cryptography. This fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD), while new to many investors, is not new to Bitcoin technologists. Broad consensus within the Bitcoin industry remains that quantum computing advancements remain mostly hype and have a long way to go before they become a threat to Bitcoin.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin core developers have been actively discussing long-term solutions to quantum for at least a couple of years now, though as far back as the Satoshi era. Formal improvement proposals have already been drafted, and software is well on its way to reach maturity, should it be needed to deal with a quantum threat. So overall, investors who sold due to quantum FUD might find themselves on the wrong side of the trade. 

The Barrier To Entry Into Bitcoin So yes, most signs suggest that it is time to turn on your Bitcoin DCA. And the good news is, there are only a couple of things people need to really understand about Bitcoin to benefit from it. Why is its supply limited, and how does it remain limited? And how to protect it long term via good self-custody. These essential skills in Bitcoin are not trivial to acquire; they do demand some study and interest from investors, but they are simple hobbies compared to the knowledge requirements of becoming a professional trader or investor who can survive the volatility and unpredictability of the market.

In terms of understanding Bitcoin’s economics, Bitcoin Magazine has a premium selection of books on the topic, any of which is likely to give you the fundamentals and much more in an eloquent and enjoyable way. And when it comes to self-custody, Bitcoin Magazine also has a fresh review of excellent tools, written by yours truly, for the year 2026.

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Project Milestone: Pi Network celebrates its 7th anniversary (Pi Day) with the launch of new developer tools and smart contract infrastructure. Price Dynamics: The asset has shown recent volatility, retracing from a high near $0.29 to consolidate at the critical support level of $0.20. Mainnet Migration: The team is intensifying the migration of verified users to the mainnet, aiming to transform mobile mining into a real digital economy. Pi Network is celebrating its anniversary and, to mark the occasion, has boosted optimism within its global community. This Monday—the 7th anniversary known as Pi Day—was filled with new technical updates designed to consolidate the platform’s utility beyond traditional mobile mining.

In market terms, Pi Coin is facing a technical correction following its most recent rally. Resistance for the asset was located in the $0.29 zone, causing it to retrace toward the $0.20 support level. Currently, indicators suggest neutral-to-bullish sentiment, conditioned by its correlation with Bitcoin and the ability to maintain the technical floor situated at $0.1588.

Technical Advancements and Pi Coin Projections This year’s focus centers on the expansion of decentralized applications (dApps). Thanks to the implementation of smart contracts, developers can now build financial tools and digital marketplaces directly on the network, granting intrinsic value to a token that was previously purely speculative.

Furthermore, the mass migration to the Mainnet is the definitive step for the project’s liquidity. By moving mined tokens to a live blockchain environment, Pi Network seeks to foster genuine economic activity, supported by a real user base that has successfully passed Identity Verification (KYC) processes.

Regarding price projections, a decisive breakout above $0.21 could trigger the value toward the next resistance target at $0.2588. If this momentum holds, analysts do not rule out a test of the $0.3426 levels and, eventually, the psychological barrier of $0.4077 in the medium term.

In summary, Pi Network’s 7th anniversary not only celebrates the project’s longevity but also establishes a clear roadmap toward real utility and financial stability within the crypto market.

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Bitcoin derivatives remain bearish as traders hedge against a price drop despite BTC reclaiming the $74,000 level.

Fears of a global energy shortage mount as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, forcing investors into safe-haven Treasury assets.

Bitcoin (BTC) climbed above $74,000 on Monday, following gains on the Nasdaq Index as investors await a keynote from Nvidia (NVDA US) CEO Jensen Huang at the chipmaker’s biggest event of the year, the Nvidia GTC 2026 global AI conference. A drop in oil prices and growth in the US manufacturing sector also helped support risk-on assets.

Despite this bullish background, Bitcoin derivatives suggest professional traders were unfazed by the rally that pushed prices to a 40-day high.

Bitcoin 2-month futures basis rate. Source: Laevitas.chThe annualized Bitcoin monthly futures premium relative to spot markets stood at a meager 2% on Monday, well below the neutral 4% to 8% range. This lack of enthusiasm has been the norm for the past 30 days, likely reflecting traders’ discomfort as Bitcoin traded down 31% in six months while gold gained 18% and the Nasdaq 100 Index stayed flat.

While it is difficult to pin down the exact drivers behind the price weakness, it can be partially attributed to a handful of events, including the absence of a clear execution timeline for the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Meanwhile, the historic $19 billion liquidation event on Oct. 10, 2025, flushed out over-leveraged long positions and hit market makers’ risk appetite. 

Furthermore, fears over quantum computing vulnerabilities emerged while Bitcoin decoupled from gold and silver as capital sought safety from the US and Israel-Iran war and signs of weakness in the US job market.

Bitcoin options signal fear despite institutional buying streakBitcoin 30-day options delta skew (put-call) at Deribit. Source: Laevitas.chThe Bitcoin options delta skew on Deribit remained at 13% on Monday, signaling persistent fear that have dominated the market for five weeks. When whales and market makers avoid downside exposure, put (sell) options tend to trade at a 6% or higher premium relative to call (buy) instruments. The recent rally to $74,500 was unable to change traders’ sentiment.

USD stablecoin premium/discount relative to USD/CNY rate. Source: OKXUSD stablecoins traded at a 0.5% premium relative to the official US dollar to yuan exchange rate on Monday, suggesting a balanced inflow and outflow in the region. Heightened demand for Bitcoin usually pushes the indicator above the 1.5% neutral threshold. At the same time, periods of stress typically cause stablecoins to trade at a discount when trades rush to exit cryptocurrency markets.

Regardless of the outcome of the Nvidia GTC 2026 event, investors are closely tracking the development of the war in Iran. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate oil prices held near $95 per barrel after the US struck Iranian military assets late Friday night, while drone strikes reportedly halted oil loadings at the key port Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, according to Yahoo Finance.

WTI oil (left) vs. US 5-year Treasury yield (right). Source: TradingViewThe Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important shipping lane for oil, reportedly remains “essentially closed,” causing analysts to reassess the risk of a “prolonged global energy shock.” Yields in the US 5-year Treasury dropped to 3.82% after peaking at 3.87% on Thursday, indicating that investors sought protection in government-backed assets amid the increasing uncertainty.

Bitcoin’s bullish momentum has been supported by Strategy buying 22,337 BTC during the previous week alone, while US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs netted 11,117 BTC in inflows. Despite institutional appetite, the lack of confidence in Bitcoin derivatives is strong evidence that bear-market sentiment is not over.

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Hyperliquid (HYPE) has climbed to fresh highs for the first time since November, bringing the market’s focus to the next potential price target. Recent chart analysis shared by @ArdinNSC on X points to a developing continuation structure built on a local accumulation trend. With multiple upside levels already cleared, the technical framework now centers on whether the market can extend the move toward the next target.

Accumulation Curve Structure Drives Breakout Momentum The chart posted by Ardin highlights a clear local accumulation curve that developed over several weeks. Instead of reversing sharply, Hyperliquid (HYPE) formed a rounded structure where price gradually transitioned from decline into recovery. This curved formation reflected a prolonged phase where buyers steadily absorbed supply, allowing the market to stabilize before advancing.

As the accumulation process matured, HYPE’s price began pushing into higher levels that had previously acted as resistance. The first notable level sat near $36.50. Once this barrier was cleared, the upward move accelerated toward the next target positioned around $38.50.

Both levels were taken out within a short period, confirming that the earlier consolidation phase had evolved into a stronger expansion move. The breakout also coincided with price following the upward arc of the accumulation curve, reinforcing the idea that the structure served as a base for continuation rather than a temporary rebound.

With these resistance levels now behind the market, the chart shows Hyperliquid (HYPE) trading above them, effectively transforming former barriers into areas that could now support price during any short-term pullbacks.

Hyperliquid (HYPE) Retest Zone Holds Key To $40 Target With the initial targets already reached, attention has shifted to whether Hyperliquid (HYPE) can sustain its position above newly reclaimed levels. The chart outlines a highlighted retest zone slightly below the current price, marking an area where the market may revisit if momentum cools.

Source: X This region sits around the mid $34 range and represents the zone where earlier resistance could now act as support. In technical market behavior, such retests often serve as confirmation that a breakout is structurally sound.

If the market maintains stability above this support area, Hyperliquid’s (HYPE) accumulation curve suggests the trend may still have room to extend higher. Under this scenario, the next feasible upside objective identified in the analysis appears near the $40 level and potentially beyond.

At the same time, the chart outlines a secondary path for Hyperliquid (HYPE) if the market weakens. Losing the $36.50 level could trigger a move back toward a support zone around $34 to $35, where the chart suggests price may return for a structural retest if $36.50 fails.

For now, the structure remains centered on whether price can hold above recently reclaimed levels. Maintaining that footing keeps Hyperliquid’s (HYPE) pathway toward a $40 target aligned with the continuation structure that emerged from the earlier accumulation trend.

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Canadian bank VersaBank just disclosed to the SEC that they successfully did a pilot for tokenized, federal-grade bank deposits on Algorand.

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An Algorand-focused analyst highlighted a notable regulatory filing this week: Canadian digital bank VersaBank has told the U.S. SEC it successfully completed a pilot for tokenized bank deposits on Algorand, Ethereum and Stellar.

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For a public, regulated bank to name Algorand alongside Ethereum in an SEC document is a concrete signal that the chain is being tested inside traditional banking infrastructure, not just in experimental DeFi.

VersaBank’s “Alternative To Stablecoins” Runs on Algorand RailsAccording to the filing, VersaBank says it is the first bank to complete such a pilot, with its “RBDTs” representing tokenized, federally regulated bank deposits on the three chains.

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VersaBank is the 1st bank to have successfully completed a pilot program with the Blockchain based RBTD where the Bank provided a secure representation of federally regulated bank deposits on Algorand, Ethereum and 🌞 STELLAR Blockchains🌞

— LightWarrior (@jose_jjmonty34) March 16, 2026 FrugalBC underscored one passage where VersaBank argues these RBDTs are “the next step in the evolution of digital assets” and a “superior alternative to stablecoins.”

The bank expects these deposit tokens could be eligible for conventional federal deposit insurance, subject to regulatory sign-off, and would have the legal ability to pay interest.

The analyst contrasted that with “non-bank issued stablecoins are not allowed to provide” interest, framing the move as another sign that “blockchain rails like Algorand are definitely moving closer to traditional banking.”

Tokenized Solar Panels In Italy Expand Algorand’s ToolingThe video then shifted to a separate example of real-world tokenization: an initiative by Italian power giant Enel to tokenize solar panels on the Algorand blockchain.

As described in the segment, Enel proposes installing solar fields in sunny areas, tokenizing the panels, and letting apartment dwellers “own your piece of the solar panel” and offset their electricity bill through those tokens.

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— GuavyInc (@GuavySentiment) March 13, 2026 Further on, FrugalBC noted prior experience with a non-blockchain “community solar” style program that turned out to be poor value, and admitted some skepticism about whether this new model delivers genuine additional benefit versus utilities already deploying cheap solar.

Still, the choice of Algorand as the tokenization layer was called “good for Algorand holders,” bringing more on-chain transactions and potential future revenue to the ecosystem.

On the developer side, the analyst highlighted Vybkit as “one of the coolest things created on Algorand lately,” describing it as an intelligent ecosystem directory that also lets builders add smart contract capabilities into tools like Cloud Code and Codex.

GoPlausible was cited as another important infrastructure piece “for agents and Algorand.”

Investor Experiments: On-Chain Gold & Tax FrictionsTo ground the news in portfolio behavior, the host briefly shared a personal “Meld Gold” experiment: buying $5 per week of a gold-backed asset on Algorand for a couple of months.

The position was “currently up 7.98%” and had been as high as 20%, framed as a hedge against dollar debasement similar to the long-term thesis for bitcoin.

The video also touched on the practical frictions of using Algorand for day-to-day spending in the U.S., including Coinbase reporting some wallet transfers as zero-cost-basis events, forcing manual tax corrections.

FrugalBC also suggested that using stablecoins would have been simpler and urged viewers to “be really careful” with how exchanges report basis data.

Other quick hits included Haystack’s new Launch feature, which allows users to spin up new tokens and earn a share of fees once bonded, and Diversifi’s USDC bridging to 13 chains, including Algorand, via Allbridge.

Together, the developments sketch a picture of Algorand slowly deepening its footprint: from bank-issued deposits and tokenized infrastructure projects to developer tooling, cross-chain liquidity, and niche assets like tokenized gold.

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People Also Ask:What did VersaBank actually test on Algorand?

In its SEC filing, VersaBank says it completed a pilot where its RBDTs, or tokenized bank deposits, were issued and operated on Algorand, Ethereum, and Stellar.

How is this different from a normal stablecoin?

The bank positions RBDTs as regulated bank deposits that may qualify for federal deposit insurance and can legally pay interest, unlike most non-bank stablecoins.

Is tokenized solar on Algorand live?

Levi described Enel’s project as an example presented at a conference, not as a fully verified, live consumer product, and expressed some caution based on past experiences.

Why does this matter for Algorand holders?

If these pilots and tokenization projects scale, they could drive more transactions, real-world use cases, and potentially higher demand for Algorand’s infrastructure over time.

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Dogecoin (DOGE +6.50%) is best known as the largest meme token in the world, focused on building community and driving engagement among its very loyal and dedicated investor base. In times of clear sentiment shifts in the market, Dogecoin can provide amplified volatility. The good news is that when there's a broad-based market recovery (as we're seeing today), it can mean Dogecoin will appreciate more than the overall cryptocurrency market, which is up 3.6% over the past 24 hours at the time of writing.

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That is indeed the case today, with Dogecoin surging 6.6% over the past 24 hours, as of 4:45 p.m. ET. Let's dive into the key factors taking this token on a nice ride higher.

Why is Dogecoin surging today?

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Over the past week, sentiment across the cryptocurrency sector has broadly improved, driving a wave of investment interest in several top tokens. And while Dogecoin is highly sensitive to some shifts, I think it's also true that investor capital is most likely to flow to the top-5 tokens by market capitalization in this sector. That's been the case thus far.

That said, amplified interest in projects that can both benefit from such swings in speculative sentiment (which Dogecoin is an obvious beneficiary) and have token-specific catalysts (as is also the case today) can spur outsized moves such as these.

An announcement from Elon Musk that he may launch his "X Money" platform on the social media site X by April has sparked speculation that Dogecoin's use case as a currency for online transactions will come full circle. This is the announcement many in the Dogecoin community have long awaited, and could be the catalyst that folks in the meme coin community latch onto as a core reason to hold this token long-term.

Now, I'm still on the fence about whether Dogecoin will ultimately see the kind of dollars (or, in this case, DOGE tokens) change hands at the pace many bulls believe is possible. But if we do see a viable use case for this digital asset prop up demand for Dogecoin over a meaningful period of time, anything's possible. We've certainly seen that with Dogecoin's price action in the past.

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The platform will end its rewards waves, offer optional fee refunds for certain traders and introduce 0% token trading fees for 60 days starting March 31 as it promotes its revamped marketplace. Mar 16, 2026, 9:17 p.m.

OpenSea co-founder Devin Finzer said Monday that the timeline for the launch of the highly anticipated SEA token is being pushed back, as the company seeks to ensure the rollout is fully prepared rather than forcing a debut amid difficult crypto market conditions.

In a post on X, Finzer said the OpenSea Foundation originally planned to take the first steps toward the launch during a March 30 event but has decided to delay the timeline for the NFT trading platform's token. “A delay is a delay. I’m not going to dress it up, and I know how it lands,” he wrote.

Finzer said the foundation weighed moving forward with the previously planned date but ultimately concluded that SEA “only launches once,” and that taking additional time would help ensure the debut meets the expectations of the platform’s community.

As part of the update, Finzer said OpenSea will wind down its current rewards campaign structure, confirming that the ongoing rewards wave will be the last. Users who traded during rewards waves three through six will be able to opt in to refunds for the platform fees OpenSea retained during that period. If users choose to receive the refund, the “Treasure” rewards tied to those waves will be removed from their accounts, while those who keep their Treasures will still have them considered for allocations at the token generation event.

The team also said the OpenSea platform will reduce its own token trading fees to 0% for 60 days starting March 31, a move aimed at encouraging users to try the company’s revamped platform.

Finzer added that the foundation will wait to announce a new SEA launch timeline until it can provide a clear and deliberate schedule.

“We have huge ambitions as a company, and we’re here for the long game. Making all of non-custodial crypto delightful on mobile is just the beginning,” Finzer wrote. “That means we have to set a very high bar for everything we do, and it’s why I’m so protective of delivering a launch that’s worthy of this community and everything we’re putting into this.”

Read more: OpenSea Confirms Q1 Launch for SEA Token With Half of Supply Allocated to Community

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The transaction is expected to deliver as much as $300 million in cash, which will be used to expand the company's institutional crypto lending, yield and custody offerings.

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Crypto wealth platform Abra said it plans to public on Nasdaq through a $750 million SPAC merger with New Providence to expand its services.The transaction is expected to deliver as much as $300 million in cash, which will be used to add to its institutional crypto lending, yield and custody offerings.Following settlements with U.S. regulators over past offerings, Abra shut down its retail operations and now exclusively serves institutional and high-net-worth clients.

Ethereum has posted two fresh bullish signals on the daily chart, as price closed above the long-watched $2,350 pivot and the SuperTrend indicator flipped to Buy for the first time since September. Together, the moves suggest Ethereum may be leaving its multi-month downtrend behind as traders watch whether the breakout can hold.

Ethereum Breaks Above $2,350 as Multi-Year Pivot Comes Back Into FocusEthereum closed above the $2,350 zone on the daily chart, moving through a level analyst Cheds described on X as a critical pivot stretching back more than four years.

The chart shows ETH pushing above a resistance block near $2,100 to $2,150 after weeks of recovery from its February drop. That daily close matters because the zone had capped recent price action. Now, it becomes the first support area to watch.

Ethereum Daily Breakout Above $2,150. Source: Cheds

Momentum also improved with the move. ETH climbed above short-term moving averages, while the breakout candle came with stronger volume. In turn, that points to firmer buyer participation around the breakout.

Earlier, Ethereum fell sharply from the $3,000 area and later stabilized around $1,900 to $2,000. Since then, the chart has shown a steadier base and a series of higher lows, which helped set up the latest move higher.

If ETH holds above $2,150, the next area on the chart sits near $2,600 to $2,700, where a higher resistance zone appears. However, the immediate test remains simple: whether Ethereum can keep this multi-year pivot as support after the breakout.

Ethereum SuperTrend Buy Signal Ends Multi-Month DowntrendMeanwhile, Ethereum has flashed a new Buy signal on the daily chart, marking the first SuperTrend reversal since September, according to chart analyst Ali Charts on X. The signal points to a possible trend shift after months of weakness and range-bound trading. In his post, Ali Charts said the indicator previously preceded gains of 52% and 174% in earlier cycles.

Ethereum Daily SuperTrend Buy Signal. Source: Ali Charts

The chart shows Ethereum moving out of a prolonged downtrend that lasted from late 2025 into March 2026. During that stretch, the SuperTrend indicator stayed in Sell mode as price continued to trade below a descending trend structure. Now, that setup has flipped, suggesting bearish momentum has weakened and a new directional move may be starting.

Ali Charts also said Ethereum reclaimed the $2,200 area as support after spending 39 days below that level. That recovery matters because regaining a lost support zone often changes short-term market structure. In addition, he pointed to stronger institutional demand, noting that exchange-traded funds accumulated 83,000 ETH over the last three weeks, worth about $193 million.

The chart also highlights how previous Buy signals aligned with strong upside follow-through. One earlier signal was followed by a 52.20% move, while another led to a 174.25% rally. Although past performance does not guarantee a similar result, the comparison shows why traders are watching this technical change closely.

Looking ahead, Ali Charts identified $2,400 and $2,600 as the next levels to watch if the breakout continues. For now, the main signal is the trend reversal itself. After months of downside pressure, Ethereum has produced a daily SuperTrend Buy signal that may mark the end of the latest downtrend phase.

Solana (SOL +7.60%) has become an integral part of the overall cryptocurrency sector, providing underlying infrastructure that's among the most efficient and cost-effective for users and developers. As such, the network's native hybrid proof-of-stake and proof-of-history design is one I think should continue to drive solid investment over the long term as the crypto market develops.

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Why is Solana on a tear today?

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A 7.7% move over any 24 hours is significant. And while around half of this return can be attributed to broad-based market factors (the overall crypto market has appreciated by around 3.6% over the past day), it's also true that Solana is among the best-performing top-10 digital assets today.

There are good reasons for this outperformance. For one, capital inflows into spot ETFs and the Solana ecosystem more broadly have been noted over recent weeks, with Solana's total value locked (TVL), a key measure of liquidity within a blockchain network, surging 25% month over the past month. That's an impressive move and suggests that speculative interest in this token is returning.

I think the recent daily volatility in Solana's token price reflects market participants repricing an already-busy network, where usage, developer activity, and decentralized application launches remain robust. So long as we see this market-based sentiment continue to improve, Solana is a top token and could have among the most upside in this sector. It's a core holding of mine, and I'm not selling.

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In brief A now-estranged wife is alleged to have stolen $172 million in Bitcoin from her husband. A court filing alleges that she used CCTV footage to obtain the seed phrase for a hardware wallet containing the Bitcoin. After being warned of the potential theft, the husband set up audio equipment to try and capture evidence against his wife. The wife of a UK resident is alleged to have stolen around $172 million in Bitcoin from her husband, according to court documents filed in the UK’s High Court of Justice last week.

The individual, Ping Fai Yuen, had more than 2,323 Bitcoin securely stored on his Trezor hardware wallet in 2023. But on August 2 of that year, unbeknownst to Ping, 2,323 Bitcoin was transferred from his wallet, and after multiple transactions, was dispersed across 71 different Bitcoin addresses. No transactions have taken place since December 21, 2023. 

Warned by his daughter that July that his now-estranged wife, Fun Yung Li, was trying to take his Bitcoin, Ping installed audio equipment in his residence. That led to recordings which allegedly implicate Fun, who potentially with the help of her sister, a second named defendant, Lai Yung Li, secretly recorded him and stole his seed phrase. 

“A recording of July 29, 2023 has been described on behalf of [Ping Fai Yuen] as capturing [Fun Yung Li] discussing CCTV which has been set up in the house, where the claimant sat and hid the password, using the wallet,” the court documents say. The filing further alleges that the wife was "covertly recording" him in an effort to gain access to his Bitcoin holdings.

Excerpts from the audio recordings contain phrases like “The Bitcoin has transferred to me” and “take all of it,” according to the filing. 

Upon discovering his Bitcoin had moved, Ping confronted his wife and assaulted her, leading to his arrest and later guilty plea on counts of “assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two offenses of common assault.”

He also reported the theft of his Bitcoin to the police, which led to the arrest of Fun in 2023. Police found and seized 10 crypto cold wallets, at least three with names attributable to Ping, but ultimately released Fun after she provided a no comment interview and made bail. 

“The police have since confirmed they would take no further action pending new evidence,” the court doc says.

In November 2025, Ping applied for a “proprietary asset preservation injunction,” seeking a declaration of ownership of the BTC, a freezing of Fun’s crypto assets, and a return of the Bitcoin or an equivalent amount of GBP—the United Kingdom’s fiat currency. 

In a judgement following a March 2 hearing, Justice Cotter said he thinks Ping has a high chance of succeeding in the claim. 

“In my judgment the claimant has demonstrated a very high probability of success,” he wrote. “The evidence is that he was warned of what the First Defendant was seeking to do, the transcripts are damning; and when the First Defendant’s property was searched, the necessary equipment to exfiltrate the Bitcoin was found.” 

“Twenty-four years as a first instance judge have repeatedly highlighted the wisdom of applying Occam’s razor,” he added, noting the principle which suggests that the simplest explanation is likely the best explanation. 

Cotter also noted that Fun has had an opportunity to share her record of the events, but has opted not to do so. In his final remarks, the judge noted that given Bitcoin’s volatility, “an early trial is necessary.”

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ALK-Abelló A/S (AKBLF) Shareholder/Analyst Call March 16, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

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Anders Hedegaard
Peter Halling - President & CEO

Conference Call Participants

Niels Kornerup
Claus Berner Moller

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Anders Hedegaard

Dear shareholders, welcome to the Annual General Meeting of ALK. Thank you for taking the time to be with us, both those of you who are here in Horsholm and those who are following via the webcast. I am Anders Hedegaard. I'm Chair of ALK's Board. I'm sorry, I failed to mention that initially. Anyway, the Board has been looking forward to telling you about our development and how we see the future.

We also look forward to have a dialogue with you insofar as you have any questions or comments that you wish to put to us. But before we get to that point, there are some formalities that need to be dealt with. According to the Articles of Association, it's the Board that appoints the Chair of the General Meeting. And once again, we have asked Mr. Niels Kornerup from law firm Bech-Bruun to act in that capacity. You have the floor.

Niels Kornerup

Thank you very much for appointing me Chair of the AGM of ALK-Abello. I hope we'll have a good AGM and a good debate. My first task is to ensure that the AGM has been legally convened and is competent for the transaction of the business of the agenda. Prior to the AGM, I made sure that the notice convening the AGM complies with the legislation and the Articles of Association. And I want to ask if anybody disagrees with me. Otherwise, I will add this to the minutes. It's legally been convened.

Before we started, at the entrance point, we could see there are 74 people here, 39 have voting rights and the

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SummaryThe Buckle, Inc. delivered strong Q4 and FY25 results, driven by robust women's jeans sales and positive comps.BKE's operating leverage was limited, with gross margin flat despite higher AUR and SG&A flat as a percentage of sales.Capital allocation is shifting toward growth, with plans for 12–14 new stores and remodels, while maintaining a 100%+ dividend payout.At 10.5x earnings (ex-cash), BKE stock is rated Buy for speculative exposure to the ongoing jeans trend, but position sizing should remain small. Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) reported a great Q4 '25 and FY25.

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March 16, 2026 16:45 ET  | Source: Globus Maritime Limited

GLYFADA, Greece, March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globus Maritime Limited ("Globus," the “Company," “we,” or “our”), (NASDAQ: GLBS), a dry bulk shipping company, announced today that the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F that contains the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, was filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and may be found on the Company’s website at www.globusmaritime.gr under Investor Relations.

Alternatively, shareholders may receive a hard copy of the 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F, free of charge, by request to Globus’ Investor Relations Advisor at:

Capital Link Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540
New York, NY 10169 USA
Tel: (+) 1 212 661 7566
Email: [email protected]

About Globus Maritime Limited
Globus is an integrated dry bulk shipping company that provides marine transportation services worldwide. The Company’s operating fleet consists of nine dry bulk vessels that transport iron ore, coal, grain, steel products, cement, alumina and other dry bulk cargoes internationally, with a total carrying capacity of 680,622 dead weight tons and a weighted average age of 8.3 years as at March 16, 2026.

For further information please contact:

Globus Maritime Limited+30 210 960 8300Athanasios [email protected]  Capital Link – New York+1 212 661 7566Nicolas [email protected]  

NEW YORK, March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lowey Dannenberg P.C., a preeminent law firm in obtaining redress for consumers and investors, is investigating OneMain Holdings (“OneMain” or the “Company”) (NYSE: OMF) for potential violations of the federal securities laws.

On March 16, 2026, New York Attorney General Lititia James, along with a coalition of 12 other AGs, filed a lawsuit against the OneMain and its units for allegedly misleading customers and trapping borrowers in expensive loans with hidden costs. Shares of OneMain fell as much as 12% following the news.

If you suffered a loss in the Company securities, and wish to participate, learn more, or discuss the issues surrounding the investigation, please contact our attorneys Andrea Farah at (914) 733-7256 or via email to [email protected] or Vincent R. Cappucci Jr. at (914) 733-7278 or via email at [email protected].

About Lowey Dannenberg

Lowey Dannenberg is a national firm representing institutional and individual investors, who suffered financial losses resulting from corporate fraud and malfeasance in violation of federal securities and antitrust laws. The firm has significant experience in prosecuting multi-million-dollar lawsuits and has previously recovered billions of dollars on behalf of investors.

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