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NEW YORK, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:DRVN) and certain of the Company’s senior executives for securities fraud after the Company disclosed widespread accounting errors and internal control failures, causing its stock to drop nearly 40%.

If you invested in Driven Brands, you are encouraged to obtain additional information by visiting: https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/driven-brands-class-action-lawsuit.

Key Details of the Driven Brands ($DRVN) Class Action:

Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 8, 2026Alleged Misconduct: Securities fraud relating to Driven Brands’ financial restatements due to material accounting errors from 2023 to 2025Stock Decline: February 25, 2026 – 39.8% Stock DropCourt: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkAction: Contact BFA Law to discuss your rights Investors have until May 8, 2026, to ask the Court to be appointed to lead the case. The complaint asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of investors in Driven Brands common stock. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and is captioned Clark v. Driven Brands Holdings Inc., et al., 1:26-cv-01902.

Why is Driven Brands Being Sued for Securities Fraud?

Driven Brands is an automotive aftermarket services company that owns, operates, and franchises vehicle maintenance, repair, collision, glass, and car wash brands. Throughout the relevant period, Driven Brands assured investors that its financial reporting was accurate and that its internal controls were effective.

As alleged, these statements were materially false and misleading because Driven Brands suffered from pervasive accounting errors, including lease accounting issues, unreconciled cash balances, improperly classified expenses, and improperly recognized revenue, spanning fiscal years 2023 through 2025.

Why Did Driven Brands’ Stock Drop?

On February 25, 2026, Driven Brands disclosed that it would restate its financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, as well as quarterly and year-to-date financials for 2025, after identifying numerous material accounting errors. The Company also revealed material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting and delayed the filing of its 2025 Form 10-K.

On this news, Driven Brands’ stock dropped from $16.61 per share on February 24, 2026, to open at $9.99 per share on February 25, 2026, a decline of nearly 40%.

What Can You Do?

If you invested in Driven Brands, you may have legal options. All representation is on a contingency fee basis, with no cost or obligation to you.

Why Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP?

BFA is a leading international law firm representing plaintiffs in securities class actions and shareholder litigation. It has been named a top plaintiff law firm by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, and ISS SCAS, and its attorneys have been named “Elite Trial Lawyers” by the National Law Journal, “Litigation Stars” by Benchmark Litigation, among the top “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” by Lawdragon, “Titans of the Plaintiffs’ Bar” by Law360 and “SuperLawyers” by Thomson Reuters. Among its recent notable successes, BFA recovered over $900 million in value from Tesla, Inc.’s Board of Directors, as well as $420 million from Teva Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd.

For more information about BFA and its attorneys, please visit https://www.bfalaw.com.

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Summary: As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, oil and gas prices are already witnessing a surge. This has EV companies like Tesla in a prime position financially as consumers seek alternative options.

Two of our 24/7 Wall St. Analysts, Doug McIntyre and Lee Jackson, recently discussed the impact the conflict with Iran will have on the market as it pertains to automobiles, and the irony of how many car companies recently scaled back their EV efforts.

“I wanna tell you, one of the greatest ironies in American industry in the last few decades is that if oil goes up to 150 and it stays there for a while and gas goes to seven bucks, that GM and Ford will have gotten out the EV, you know, all of a sudden,” says McIntyre. “You spend all those billions to get into the EV business, you couldn’t sell a single car. And then suddenly everybody in the United States is rushing to dealers to buy EVs.”

McIntyre suggests that geopolitical tensions could keep gasoline prices elevated for a long period, especially if disruptions hit key oil infrastructure. In that scenario, companies such as Tesla could become one of the biggest winners because it never abandoned its commitment to electric vehicles.

“They’re the only people who stayed in the EV vehicle. They never got out of it. I’d be buying some Tesla right now, just so everybody knows. I think it’s overvalued because I hate the robotics play. I think I would buy some Tesla today on the gas play.”

Transcript: Doug McIntyre: I wanna tell you, one of the greatest ironies in American industry in the last few decades is that if oil goes up to 150 and it stays there for a while and gas goes to seven bucks, that GM and Ford will have gotten out the EV, you know, all of a sudden. You spend all those billions to get into the EV business, you couldn’t sell a single car. And then suddenly everybody in the United States is rushing to dealers to buy EVs. No, listen, you and I have seen this before, back when Carter was president and you had the Arab oil embargo. Oh, absolutely. You had people, there’s nobody watching us who’s old enough to remember this. You had people in lines and gas stations with cups coming up to get their ration of gasoline for the equivalent of the payment for their mortgage every month. And listen. It’s like this. Go to an airport right now and there are no, there’s nobody to check your luggage and look at the line. That’s what you had at gasoline station.

Lee Jackson: That’s exactly what you had. And the funny thing is gas, I think it went from like I don’t know, in 73 it was 20 cents. It went to 35 cents and people were just stunned. They were absolutely stunned. And then there was only certain days you could get it. And there I worked it. I was a kid in high school, I worked at a gas station and the people were down Woodward Avenue and you know you probably know where this Marathon station was back then.

Doug McIntyre: Well. It would just be such an awful twist of fate. If after all of this decision to make huge investments in EVs, then walk away from them, that there’s a circumstance and listen, just so people know. There’s a case to be made that gasoline could be at five or $6, it could stay there for a year. I don’t want people to think that all of a sudden the war’s gonna be over and everybody’s gonna have as much oil as they used to. You know those LNG locations they’ve got over in Kuwait. Imagine that one of those things gets, they’re, they’re

Lee Jackson: Just, they’re not doing anything.

Doug McIntyre: No, but I’m just saying they’re

Lee Jackson: Doing absolutely nothing.

Doug McIntyre: All of a sudden Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) | TSLA Price Prediction becomes the fastest growing car company in the world by far.

Lee Jackson: Yep.

Doug McIntyre: Because they’re the only people who stayed in the EV vehicle. They never got out of it. But I’d be buying some Tesla right now, just so everybody knows. I think it’s overvalued because I hate the robotics play. I think I would buy some Tesla today on the gas play.

Lee Jackson: And maybe I think there’s a way to buy BYD (OTC: BYDDY) too. You buy that it’s cheaper.

Doug McIntyre: You buy BYD, but you know they used to say that the EV was as dead as Julius Caesar. I don’t think that’s right anymore.

Lee Jackson: No, you’re right though. The sheer irony of this, after it especially after they all threw in the towel and then it comes back. But the thing is that being noted there’s elections in about nine months and eight months and this just can’t drag on. This can’t drag on or the Republicans will lose their house majority, which is slim anyway. And they just can’t drag on. So I’d be surprised.

Doug McIntyre: I would too. But if you think about all the wars that we’ve been in that did drag on, I’m not exactly willing to say.

Lee Jackson: Yeah.

Doug McIntyre: Well, I’m willing to throw in the towel on that either. I understand your point.

Lee Jackson: Yeah. Between Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam you got about close to 40 years combined. So yeah. Well I guess consider a little Tesla, consider a little BYD, and just pray that nothing gets too out of hand. I think Iran is severely damaged and I don’t think they can mount much, but their proxies are the ones causing trouble as well. And Hezbollah is not in Iran, they’re mostly in Lebanon. And the Houthis are in another location. So it’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out.

Doug McIntyre: Well the Houthis are apparently the people who guard the Strait of Hormuz, which is at this point if you’re on the side of the bad guys that’s a good job if you’re on the side of the bad guys.

Lee Jackson: Yeah, it is.

SummaryCompaniesSinopec to cut runs by 600,000 to 700,000 bpd -sourcesBuys roughly 2.4 mln bpd of Middle East crudeSinopec prioritises fuel over petchems, sources sayBeijing takes steps to cushion against tightening oil supplySINGAPORE, March 13 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec, the world's ​biggest refiner by capacity, aims to cut throughput this month by more than 10% from its original plan ‌in response to a crude supply gap caused by the war in the Middle East, two sources familiar with its operations said.

The cuts by state-owned Sinopec, which accounts for a third of China's refinery output, are part of Beijing's widening measures to curb oil supply disruptions due to Iran's ​blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for 20% of the world's oil.

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Throughput is likely to fall by ​600,000 to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) on average in March, the two sources estimated, adding that ⁠the cuts exclude losses from plant maintenance planned before the Israel-U.S. war on Iran began on February 28.

A Sinopec representative said the ​company does not comment on operational matters.

Sinopec imports roughly 4 million bpd of crude oil, of which 2.4 million bpd come from ​the Middle East, including regular shipments under yearly contracts from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar.

China, the world's biggest oil importer, brought in 11.55 million bpd last year, roughly half from the Middle East.

BEIJING TAKES MEASURES ON SUPPLY SQUEEZEThis week, Beijing ordered an immediate ban on exports of diesel, gasoline ​and aviation fuel to prioritise domestic supply. It also rejected Sinopec's request to tap a government-controlled oil reserve, Reuters reported.

The planned cuts ​represent a decline of 11% to 13% from an initial plan to process 5.2 million bpd in March, one of the sources said.

"Sinopec has ‌little option ⁠other than cutting runs, and immediately," said the second person.

In Asia, which buys 60% of its oil from the Middle East, refiners had already shut at least 1 million barrels of capacity since the start of the war, Reuters has reported.

Nearly 1.9 million bpd of Gulf refining capacity has been shut due to the war, consultancy IIR said on Tuesday.

FUELS PRIORITISED OVER PETCHEMSIn a further step to ​avert a shortage of domestic ​fuel, Sinopec will focus on ⁠maximising fuel output at the expense of petrochemicals production, which garners weaker margins, four people familiar with the matter said.

Sinopec's run cuts include last week's shutdown of an 80,000-bpd crude unit at its ​Fujian Refining & Petrochemical Corp unit.

That facility also cut operations by 20% to 30% at its 1.1 ​million ton-per-year steam ⁠cracker, two people said this week.

Separately, Sinopec's Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Corp also slashed operation rates at both of its steam crackers to around 70-80% of their combined capacity of 2.2 million tpy, one of the sources said.

On Monday, Sinopec-invested Fujian Gulei Petrochemical shut down ⁠its full ​complex, comprising a 1.1-million-tpy steam cracker, for maintenance through April, the company ​said in a notice.

Asia's naphtha market is grappling with a lack of supplies, as the region takes about 60% of the petrochemical feedstock from the Middle East, with ​steam crackers cutting runs and declaring force majeure since last week.

Reporting by Trixie Yap, Chen Aizhu; Editing by Tony Munroe and Clarence Fernandez

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NEW YORK, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:EOSE) and certain of the Company’s senior executives for securities fraud after the Company’s stock dropped approximately 39%.

If you invested in Eos Energy, you are encouraged to obtain additional information by visiting: https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/eos-energy-class-action-lawsuit.

Key Details of the Eos Energy ($EOSE) Class Action:

Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 5, 2026Alleged Misconduct: Securities fraud related to Eos’s representations regarding near-term revenue growth and the timing, execution, and feasibility of its manufacturing initiativesStock Decline: February 26, 2026 – 39.4%Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyAction: Contact BFA Law to discuss your rights Investors have until May 5, 2026, to ask the Court to be appointed to lead the case. The complaint asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of investors in Eos Energy securities. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and is captioned Yung v. Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc., et al., 2:26-cv-02372.

Why is Eos Energy Being Sued for Securities Fraud?

Eos Energy manufactures zinc-based long-duration battery energy storage systems used to store renewable power and support grid reliability.

Throughout the relevant period, Eos repeatedly touted manufacturing progress driven by a transition to a highly automated battery manufacturing line and issued revenue guidance of $150 million to $160 million for fiscal year 2025. 

As alleged, these statements were materially false and misleading because Eos was experiencing significant production inefficiencies, excessive battery line downtime, and delays in achieving quality targets, which undermined its ability to meet its stated guidance.

Why Did Eos Energy’s Stock Drop?

On February 26, 2026, before the market opened, Eos reported a substantial net loss of approximately $970 million for fiscal year 2025 and disclosed full‑year 2025 revenue that fell short of the guidance the company had repeatedly reaffirmed due to heavy spending to scale its manufacturing operations, including ramp‑up inefficiencies, automation‑related costs, and large non‑cash financing and asset write‑down charges. Eos also issued weaker‑than‑expected 2026 revenue guidance due to slower‑than‑anticipated production progress and heightened execution risk.

Following these disclosures, Eos Energy’s stock price fell $4.39 per share, or approximately 39.4%, to close at $6.74 on unusually heavy trading volume.

What Can You Do?

If you invested in Eos Energy, you may have legal options. All representation is on a contingency fee basis, with no cost or obligation to you. The firm will seek court approval for any potential fees and expenses.

Why Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP?

BFA is a leading international law firm representing plaintiffs in securities class actions and shareholder litigation. It has been named a top plaintiff law firm by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, and ISS SCAS, and its attorneys have been named “Elite Trial Lawyers” by the National Law Journal, “Litigation Stars” by Benchmark Litigation, among the top “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” by Lawdragon, “Titans of the Plaintiffs’ Bar” by Law360 and “SuperLawyers” by Thomson Reuters. Among its recent notable successes, BFA recovered over $900 million in value from Tesla, Inc.’s Board of Directors, as well as $420 million from Teva Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd.

For more information about BFA and its attorneys, please visit https://www.bfalaw.com.

https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/eos-energy-class-action-lawsuit

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NEW YORK, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces an investigation into Hub Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HUBG) for potential violations of the federal securities laws.

If you invested in Hub Group, you are encouraged to obtain additional information by visiting: https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/hub-group-class-action-lawsuit.

Why is Hub Group Being Investigated for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws?

Hub Group is a supply chain solutions provider that offers transportation and logistics management services. Hub Group is one of the largest freight transportation providers in North America.

BFA is investigating whether Hub Group misrepresented its purchased transportation costs and accounts payable for the first nine months of 2025.

Why did Hub Group’s Stock Drop?

On February 5, 2026, after market close, Hub Group announced that it would delay the full release of its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results and will restate its financial statements for the first three quarters of 2025 due to an error that understated purchased transportation costs and accounts payable. Hub Group did not estimate what the financial impact would be nor did it provide a date for when it would restate its financial statements.

On this news, the price of Hub Group stock dropped over 24% during the course of trading on February 6, 2026.

Click here for more information: https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/hub-group-class-action-lawsuit.

What Can You Do?

If you invested in Hub Group, you may have legal options and are encouraged to submit your information to the firm.

All representation is on a contingency fee basis, there is no cost to you. Shareholders are not responsible for any court costs or expenses of litigation. The firm will seek court approval for any potential fees and expenses.

Submit your information by visiting:

https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/hub-group-class-action-lawsuit

Or contact:
Adam McCall
[email protected]
212.789.3619

Why Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP?

BFA is a leading international law firm representing plaintiffs in securities class actions and shareholder litigation. It has been named a top plaintiff law firm by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, and ISS SCAS, and its attorneys have been named “Elite Trial Lawyers” by the National Law Journal, “Litigation Stars” by Benchmark Litigation, among the top “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” by Lawdragon, “Titans of the Plaintiffs’ Bar” by Law360 and “SuperLawyers” by Thomson Reuters. Among its recent notable successes, BFA recovered over $900 million in value from Tesla, Inc.’s Board of Directors, as well as $420 million from Teva Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd.

For more information about BFA and its attorneys, please visit https://www.bfalaw.com.

https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/hub-group-class-action-lawsuit

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NEW YORK, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) and certain of the Company’s senior executives for securities fraud after significant stock drops resulting from the potential violations of the federal securities laws.

If you invested in Plug Power, you are encouraged to obtain additional information by visiting: https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/plug-power-class-action-lawsuit.

Key Details of the Plug Power ($PLUG) Class Action:

Lead Plaintiff Deadline: April 3, 2026Alleged Misconduct: Misstatements regarding the likelihood of accessing U.S. Department of Energy loan funds and constructing hydrogen production facilitiesLargest Alleged Stock Decline: November 14, 2025 – 17% Stock DropCourt: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New YorkAction: Contact BFA Law to discuss your rights Investors have until April 3, 2026, to ask the Court to be appointed to lead the case. The complaint asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of investors in Plug Power securities. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York and is captioned Ortolani v. Plug Power Inc., et al., No. 1:26-cv-00165.

Why is Plug Power Being Sued for Securities Fraud?

Plug Power provides hydrogen fuel cell turnkey solutions for the electric mobility and stationary power markets and develops infrastructure such as hydrogen production plants. During the relevant period, Plug Power announced it had “closed a $1.66 billion loan guarantee” from the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Loan Program Office to “help finance the construction of up to six projects to produce and liquefy zero- or low-carbon hydrogen at scale throughout the United States.”

As alleged, in truth, Plug Power materially overstated the likelihood that DOE loan funds would ultimately become available to Plug Power, and that Plug Power would ultimately construct the hydrogen production facilities necessary to receive those funds.

Why did Plug Power’s Stock Drop?

On October 7, 2025, Plug Power announced the abrupt departure of its CEO, Andrew Marsh, and its President, Sanjay Shrestha. This news caused the price of Plug Power stock to drop $0.26 per share, or 6.3%, from a closing price of $4.13 per share on October 6, 2025, to $3.87 per share on October 7, 2025.

A month later, on November 10, 2025, Plug Power announced that it “suspended activities under the DOE loan program,” which purportedly allowed the Company to “redeploy capital” to pursue an agreement with a U.S. data center developer to monetize electricity rights. This news caused the price of Plug Power stock to drop $0.09 per share, or 3.4%, from a closing price of $2.65 per share on November 7, 2025, to $2.56 per share on November 10, 2025, the next trading day.

Then, on November 13, 2025, The Washington Examiner reported that Plug Power “confirmed . . . that it suspended activities” on “its plans to construct six facilities to produce and liquefy zero or low-carbon hydrogen, putting at risk” the $1.66 billion DOE loan it closed in January. This news caused the price of Plug Power stock to drop $0.48 per share, or 17.6%, from a closing price of $2.49 per share on November 13, 2025, to $2.25 per share on November 14, 2025.

Click here for more information: https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/plug-power-class-action-lawsuit.

What Can You Do?

If you invested in Plug Power, you may have legal options and are encouraged to submit your information to the firm.

All representation is on a contingency fee basis, there is no cost to you. Shareholders are not responsible for any court costs or expenses of litigation. The firm will seek court approval for any potential fees and expenses.

Submit your information by visiting:

https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/plug-power-class-action-lawsuit

Or contact:
Adam McCall
[email protected]
212.789.3619

Why Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP?

BFA is a leading international law firm representing plaintiffs in securities class actions and shareholder litigation. It has been named a top plaintiff law firm by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, and ISS SCAS, and its attorneys have been named “Elite Trial Lawyers” by the National Law Journal, “Litigation Stars” by Benchmark Litigation, among the top “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” by Lawdragon, “Titans of the Plaintiffs’ Bar” by Law360 and “SuperLawyers” by Thomson Reuters. Among its recent notable successes, BFA recovered over $900 million in value from Tesla, Inc.’s Board of Directors, as well as $420 million from Teva Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd.

For more information about BFA and its attorneys, please visit https://www.bfalaw.com.

https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/plug-power-class-action-lawsuit

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Here are five stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List today:

Taboola.com Ltd. (TBLA - Free Report) : This company which operates as an artificial intelligence-based algorithmic engine platform has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 22.5% over the last 60 days.

Mercury General Corporation (MCY - Free Report) : This automobile-focused property and casualty insurer from the United States has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.1% over the last 60 days.

DXP Enterprises, Inc. (DXPE - Free Report) : This distributor of maintenance, repair, and operating products, equipment, and services to energy and industrial customers has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 17.2% over the last 60 days.

Cable One, Inc. (CABO - Free Report) : This data, video, and voice services company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing nearly 10% over the last 60 days.

Q32 Bio Inc. (QTTB - Free Report) : This biotechnology company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 22.9% over the last 60 days.

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

NEW YORK, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces an investigation into Mister Car Wash, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: MCW) board of directors and its controlling stockholder, LGP, for potential breaches of their fiduciary duties to shareholders in connection with a potential take-private sale of Mister Car Wash that would cash out every public stockholder for $7 per share.

If you are a current shareholder of Mister Car Wash, you are encouraged to obtain additional information by visiting: https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/mister-car-wash-investigation.

Key Details of the Mister Car Wash ($MCW) Investigation:

Acquiring Company: Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (“LGP”)Offer Price: $7.00 per share in cashAlleged Misconduct: Potential breaches of fiduciary duties by the board of directors and LGP, including possible conflicts of interest and an unfairly low buyout price for public shareholdersAction: Contact BFA Law to discuss your rights Why is Mister Car Wash being Investigated?

On February 18, 2026, Mister Car Wash announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (“LGP”) for $7.00 per share. This price may represent an unfairly low price being paid to Mister Car Wash’s stockholders and may be the result of conflicts of interest between Mister Car Wash’s board of directors and LGP.

LGP is the largest owner of Mister Car Wash stock, owning over 66% of the company’s common stock. As Mister Car Wash noted in its most recent annual report (SEC Form 10-K) “[f]or as long as LGP owns more than 50% of [Mister Car Wash’s] common stock it will be able to exert a controlling influence over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the nomination and election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions, such as a merger or other sale of our Company or its assets.” As the controlling stockholder of Mister Car Wash, LGP owes fiduciary duties to the public stockholders of Mister Car Wash.

LGP has already used its shares to give stockholder approval to the take-private sale, and the company does not plan to solicit any further votes from public stockholders. With the ability to approve the sale of Mister Car Wash to itself, needing only its own votes, LGP is incentivized to execute the deal as cheaply as possible.

BFA Law is investigating Mister Car Wash’s board of directors and LGP to ascertain whether they have breached fiduciary duties to Mister Car Wash’s stockholders in connection with the contemplated transaction.

Click here for more information: https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/mister-car-wash-investigation

What Can You Do?

If you are a current holder of Mister Car Wash stock you may have legal options and are encouraged to submit your information to the firm.

All representation is on a contingency fee basis, there is no cost to you. Shareholders are not responsible for any court costs or expenses of litigation. The firm will seek court approval for any potential fees and expenses.

Submit your information by visiting:

https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/mister-car-wash-investigation

Or contact:
Adam McCall
[email protected]
212.789.3619

Why Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP?

BFA is a leading international law firm representing plaintiffs in securities class actions and shareholder litigation. It has been named a top plaintiff law firm by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, and ISS SCAS, and its attorneys have been named “Elite Trial Lawyers” by the National Law Journal, “Litigation Stars” by Benchmark Litigation, among the top “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” by Lawdragon, “Titans of the Plaintiffs’ Bar” by Law360 and “SuperLawyers” by Thomson Reuters. Among its recent notable successes, BFA recovered over $900 million in value from Tesla, Inc.’s Board of Directors, as well as $420 million from Teva Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd.

For more information about BFA and its attorneys, please visit https://www.bfalaw.com.

https://www.bfalaw.com/cases/mister-car-wash-investigation

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March 13, 2026 06:30 ET  | Source: eGain Corporation

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eGain (NASDAQ: EGAN), a leading provider of AI-powered knowledge management and customer experience solutions, today announced that eGain management will host meetings with investors on March 23, 2026, at the 38th Annual Roth Conference, scheduled from March 22–24, 2026, in Dana Point, California.

eGain continues to see increasing adoption of its AI Knowledge Hub, which helps enterprises provide trusted answers, enhance customer experiences, and lower service costs.

“We are experiencing strong momentum with our AI Knowledge Hub as enterprises increasingly prioritize trusted AI for customer service,” said Ashu Roy, CEO of eGain. “We look forward to meeting with investors at the Roth Conference to discuss our strategy and growth opportunities.”

Investors interested in scheduling a meeting with eGain management at the conference should contact their Roth representative or Pondel Wilkinson, eGain’s investor relations firm, at [email protected].

About eGain
eGain is a leading provider of AI-powered knowledge management and customer experience solutions. With over 25 years of expertise, eGain helps enterprises integrate siloed content, automate trusted knowledge workflows, and deliver measurable AI-ROI through proven frameworks and methods. Global 2000 companies across industries rely on eGain’s solutions to transform customer service, reduce costs, and achieve successful AI implementations at scale.

Visit www.egain.com for more info.

eGain, the eGain logo, and all other eGain product names and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of eGain Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. All other company names and products mentioned in this release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.

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Q4: 2026-03-12 Earnings SummaryEPS of $0.88 beats by $0.34

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Revenue of

$158.33M

(-3.52% Y/Y)

beats by $6.72M

American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call March 12, 2026 5:00 PM EDT

Company Participants

Angela Selden - President, CEO & Director
Edward Codispoti - Executive VP & CFO
Gary Janson - Senior Vice President of Growth, Financial Planning & Analysis

Conference Call Participants

Shannon Devine
Griffin Boss - B. Riley Securities, Inc., Research Division
Lucas John Horton - Northland Capital Markets, Research Division
Eric Martinuzzi - Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division
Jasper Bibb - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division
Rajiv Sharma - Texas Capital Securities, Research Division
Matthew Filek - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division
Alexander Paris - Barrington Research Associates, Inc., Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Thank you for standing by. My name is Tiffany, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the APEI 4Q 2025 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Shannon Devine, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Shannon Devine

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Terrill Dicki Mar 13, 2026 09:21

PEPE shows oversold conditions with RSI at 43.13 and analyst targets of $0.0000070-$0.0000072. Current technical setup suggests potential 30% recovery ahead.

Pepe (PEPE) has been navigating choppy waters in recent sessions, but emerging technical indicators suggest the meme coin may be positioning for a significant recovery move. With current oversold conditions and analyst projections pointing toward higher levels, this PEPE price prediction examines the key factors that could drive the token's next major move.

PEPE Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): $0.0000065-$0.0000070
• Medium-term forecast (1 month): $0.0000070-$0.0000072 range
• Bullish breakout level: $0.0000072
• Critical support: Current technical support levels

What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About Pepe According to recent market analysis, Terrill Dicki provided insights on March 9, 2026, noting that "PEPE technical indicators show oversold conditions with RSI at 35.90 and Bollinger Band positioning suggesting potential bounce to $0.0000070-$0.0000072 range over coming weeks." This prediction suggests a potential 30% recovery for PEPE by April 2026.

While specific analyst predictions from major Key Opinion Leaders remain limited in recent sessions, on-chain metrics from platforms like Glassnode and CryptoQuant continue to provide valuable insights into PEPE's market structure and potential price movements.

PEPE Technical Analysis Breakdown The current technical landscape for PEPE presents a mixed but potentially bullish setup. With an RSI reading of 43.13, the token sits in neutral territory, avoiding both overbought and oversold extremes that often signal major reversals.

The MACD histogram currently shows bearish momentum at 0.0000, but this flat reading suggests the selling pressure may be waning. More encouragingly, the Stochastic indicators show %K at 50.75 and %D at 40.60, indicating potential for upward momentum building.

PEPE's Bollinger Band position at 0.4037 places the token closer to the lower band, historically a zone where buyers often emerge. The 24-hour trading volume of $40,885,908 on Binance demonstrates continued market interest despite recent price consolidation.

The Pepe forecast becomes more optimistic when considering that the token has shown a 5.81% gain in the past 24 hours, suggesting early signs of the anticipated technical bounce.

Pepe Price Targets: Bull vs Bear Case Bullish Scenario In the bullish case for this PEPE price prediction, the token could target the $0.0000070-$0.0000072 range as suggested by recent analyst projections. This represents approximately 30% upside potential from current levels.

Key technical confirmation would come from: - RSI breaking above 50 and maintaining momentum - MACD histogram turning positive - Volume expansion on any breakout attempts - Bollinger Band position moving toward the middle band

Bearish Scenario The bearish scenario would see PEPE failing to maintain current support levels, potentially leading to further downside. Risk factors include: - Broader crypto market weakness - Continued MACD bearish momentum - Loss of key technical support levels - Declining trading volumes

Should You Buy PEPE? Entry Strategy Based on current technical analysis, potential entry strategies for PEPE include:

Conservative Approach: Wait for RSI to confirm bullish divergence and MACD to show positive momentum before entering positions.

Aggressive Approach: Consider accumulating near current levels given the oversold technical conditions and analyst price targets.

Risk Management: Any positions should include appropriate stop-loss levels below key technical support zones, with position sizing reflecting the volatile nature of meme coin investments.

Conclusion This PEPE price prediction suggests cautious optimism for the coming weeks. With technical indicators showing potential oversold bounce conditions and analyst targets pointing to 30% upside potential, PEPE may be setting up for a significant recovery move toward the $0.0000070-$0.0000072 range by April 2026.

However, the Pepe forecast remains dependent on broader market conditions and the token's ability to maintain key technical support levels. The neutral RSI reading and recent 24-hour gains provide encouraging signs, but investors should remain vigilant of the inherent volatility in meme coin markets.

Disclaimer: Cryptocurrency price predictions are speculative and involve significant risk. This analysis is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Always conduct your own research and consider your risk tolerance before making investment decisions.

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Luisa Crawford Mar 13, 2026 09:33

Hedera (HBAR) faces critical resistance at $0.10 with neutral RSI at 49.87. Analysts target $0.116 within 30 days despite bearish MACD momentum suggesting potential downside to $0.09 support.

HBAR Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): $0.095-$0.102 • Medium-term forecast (1 month): $0.09-$0.116 range
• Bullish breakout level: $0.10 (immediate resistance) • Critical support: $0.09

What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About Hedera While specific analyst predictions from major KOLs are limited in recent weeks, available market analysis shows mixed sentiment for HBAR's near-term outlook. According to recent forecasts from January 2026, MEXC analysts projected HBAR price prediction showing potential 5.5% upside to $0.1160 within 30 days, citing oversold RSI conditions at that time suggesting a bounce from $0.11 levels despite bearish momentum.

Unusual Whales had previously noted analyst optimism for Hedera's price trajectory, with technical analysis indicating positive momentum through improved MACD signals, though current data shows this momentum has since shifted.

On-chain data from major platforms suggests mixed institutional sentiment, with trading volume remaining relatively stable at $7.5 million on Binance spot markets over the past 24 hours.

HBAR Technical Analysis Breakdown Hedera's current technical picture presents a neutral-to-bearish setup that requires careful analysis for any HBAR price prediction. The token is trading at $0.097174, showing minimal movement with just 0.03% daily gains.

RSI Analysis: The 14-period RSI sits at 49.87, positioning HBAR in neutral territory. This suggests the token is neither oversold nor overbought, providing limited directional bias for traders.

MACD Momentum: The MACD histogram reading of 0.0000 indicates bearish momentum for HBAR, with both the MACD line (-0.0010) and signal line (-0.0010) in negative territory. This technical divergence suggests potential downward pressure in the near term.

Bollinger Bands Position: HBAR's position at 0.4906 within the Bollinger Bands indicates the price is slightly below the middle band (SMA 20 at $0.10), suggesting mild bearish bias. The upper band resistance sits at $0.10, while lower band support holds at $0.09.

Moving Average Analysis: All short-term moving averages (SMA 7, 20, 50, EMA 12, 26) converge around the $0.10 level, creating a critical decision point. However, the SMA 200 at $0.15 shows HBAR trading significantly below its long-term average, indicating the broader trend remains bearish.

Hedera Price Targets: Bull vs Bear Case Bullish Scenario In an optimistic Hedera forecast, HBAR could target the $0.116 level projected by earlier analyst predictions. This scenario would require:

Break above immediate resistance at $0.10 RSI pushing above 60 to confirm bullish momentum MACD histogram turning positive Sustained trading volume above current $7.5M levels A successful breakout above $0.10 could initially target the upper Bollinger Band resistance, with further upside toward the $0.116 level representing approximately 19% gains from current levels.

Bearish Scenario The bearish case for this HBAR price prediction centers on the current technical weakness shown by the MACD momentum indicators. Key downside targets include:

Initial support at $0.09 (lower Bollinger Band) Critical support around $0.093444 (recent intraday low) Extended decline toward $0.085 if broader crypto markets weaken Risk factors include the significant gap between current price and the SMA 200 at $0.15, suggesting HBAR remains in a longer-term downtrend that could reassert itself.

Should You Buy HBAR? Entry Strategy For traders considering HBAR positions, the current neutral RSI provides flexibility for both bullish and bearish strategies:

Wait for break above $0.10 with increased volume Confirmation through RSI moving above 55 Stop-loss below $0.095 Target initial resistance at $0.105

Consider accumulation near $0.09 support

Use dollar-cost averaging between $0.09-$0.095 Stop-loss below $0.085 Take profits at $0.10-$0.105 resistance zone Risk Management: Given the neutral technical setup, position sizing should remain conservative. The narrow trading range between $0.09-$0.10 suggests limited volatility, making this suitable for range-trading strategies rather than aggressive directional bets.

Conclusion This HBAR price prediction suggests a consolidation phase around current levels, with the $0.09-$0.10 range likely to contain price action in the near term. While analyst targets of $0.116 remain possible, the bearish MACD momentum and neutral RSI indicate limited conviction for immediate upside moves.

The Hedera forecast for the next 30 days leans toward range-bound trading, with potential for modest gains toward $0.116 if broader crypto market conditions improve. However, traders should remain cautious of downside risks toward $0.09 support.

Confidence Level: Moderate (60%) for range-bound scenario between $0.09-$0.116

Disclaimer: Cryptocurrency price predictions carry significant risk. This analysis is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Always conduct your own research and consider your risk tolerance before making investment decisions.

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XRP, the fifth-ranked cryptocurrency asset by market capitalization, has made a significant price break in the last 24 hours. CoinMarketCap data reveals that XRP breached the $1.40 resistance level after its volume spiked by over 10% following renewed interest in the coin.

XRP volume spike drives break above key resistanceNotably, XRP’s trading volume climbed by 12.92% to $2.63 billion, pushing the price from a low of $1.37 past the resistance level. XRP had stagnated below this resistance for some days now, and the current breakout has volume support that could sustain it.

If the interest from market participants lingers, XRP could continue its upward momentum. As of this writing, XRP exchanges hands at $1.41, which represents a 3.02% increase in the last 24 hours. The coin previously hit a peak of $1.42 before settling at the current level.

It is likely that the renewed interest, which pushed the volume up, was because of the recent partnership with Mastercard, the global payment giant.

As reported by U.Today, Ripple and Mastercard are collaborating on the Crypto Partner program, which aims to connect blockchain companies with banks and payment networks. 

The move is expected to accelerate the adoption of digital assets like XRP and Ripple’s USD (RLUSD) stablecoin.

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Can XRP rally toward $1.50 or higher?With XRP’s volume up and bullish sentiment high in the community, the coin has the potential to retest the $1.50 price level. 

The current outlook suggests that if XRP finds support at the $1.40 to $1.42 area, it could soar to $2 if volume stays green.

The coin currently has strong on-chain fundamentals and recently formed a golden cross on its hourly chart. Should investors and traders in the XRP space continue to engage the coin, it might prove sufficient to catalyze the price above $1.50 and edge it toward $2.

However, if XRP closes below $1.39, this could nullify the breakout projection on the asset.

Given its extraordinary long-term price appreciation, you've decided that perhaps it's time to consider adding exposure to Bitcoin (BTC +2.95%) in your portfolio. The smartest investors are looking at ways to upgrade performance. Now might be as good a time as any, since the leading digital asset is 44% off its all-time high from October 2025 (as of March 10).

There are different ways to play the game. You can choose to buy Bitcoin directly. Or maybe it's worth taking a closer look at the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT 0.30%), the biggest spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with assets of $57 billion.

What is the better investment choice in 2026 and beyond?

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Investing in Bitcoin in the purest way Bitcoin's biggest supporters believe owning the asset directly is the best course of action, as it plays to this being a digital bearer asset that should have zero counterparty risk and that lives outside of the traditional financial system. In the same way that a physical dollar bill is yours if it's in your possession, Bitcoin is handled the same way.

Unlike with having dollars bills in your pocket, there is a learning curve for holding Bitcoin. You must be comfortable managing a crypto wallet and self-custody, like a cold storage solution not accessible to anyone else. In this way, you act as your own personal banker. That doesn't appeal to everybody. But remember that if you lose your private keys, then there is no way to recover the Bitcoin.

But the Bitcoin can be spent and traded. It can earn yield. And it can be pledged as collateral for a loan. When it comes time to pay taxes, though, things can get complicated. It will be important to maintain records that keep track of your cost basis and transaction fees, which can require more effort.

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Some investors only want price exposure The iShares Bitcoin Trust, along with other similar ETFs, was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2024 in what was a breakthrough moment for Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency had finally arrived on Wall Street. And it was accepted by regulators.

This has been an extremely successful product launch in the world of financial markets, which clearly indicates the amount of pent-up demand for a compliance-friendly investment vehicle that owns and tracks the price movement of Bitcoin and that trades on a regular stock exchange. There could be investors who control large pensions or endowments, for example, that have strict mandates forbidding them from holding Bitcoin directly.

BlackRock doesn't offer all of this for free. To benefit from this convenience, the iShares Bitcoin Trust carries an annual expense ratio of 0.25%. A hypothetical $10,000 investment would result in $25 in fees. Over time, this can add up. Direct Bitcoin owners avoid this.

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Conviction and effort The better investment opportunity between these two depends on your situation. If you're extremely bullish on Bitcoin becoming a global reserve currency one day, achieving and evolving from a store of value to a widely accepted medium of exchange, then you will want to own the crypto directly. This way, you can actually use it. You can't spend shares in an ETF to buy a cup of coffee.

To add fuel to the argument that owning Bitcoin directly is the best path, think about when President Franklin D. Roosevelt forced people to surrender their private gold holdings to the government to stabilize the economy in 1933. Confiscation is much harder to enforce when you hold the private keys of a purely digital asset yourself, instead of relying on a large financial institution that might be forced to comply with possible government overreach if macro conditions deteriorate to that point.

That type of scenario, while possible, is hard to predict from today's vantage point. So, there are some market participants who simply want price exposure. It's hard to argue with the iShares Bitcoin Trust in this instance.

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On-chain data shows the Bitcoin spot volume has shown resilience recently while the rest of the cryptocurrency sector has seen a slump.

Altcoins Have Noted A Decline In Spot Activity Since Late January As highlighted by on-chain analytics firm Glassnode in a new post on X, Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market have diverged in terms of the spot trading volume.

The “spot trading volume” is a metric that measures, as its name suggests, the total amount of a given asset that’s becoming involved in trading activities in spot markets.

When the value of this indicator rises, it means more of the cryptocurrency is being shifted around on spot exchanges. Such a trend can be a sign that trading interest in the coin is going up.

On the other hand, the metric observing a decline suggests investor attention may be moving away from the asset as the amount of spot trades is trending down.

Now, here is the chart shared by Glassnode that shows the trend in the 7-day rolling mean value of the spot trading volume for Bitcoin, as well as combined that of the top 500 digital assets:

The two metrics appear to have diverged in recent months | Source: Glassnode on X As is visible in the above graph, the aggregated spot volume for the top 500 cryptocurrencies has been on the way down since October of last year. This decline in trading activity has coincided with a drawdown for the market. Generally, periods with consolidation or bearish action tend to scare investors away, so the recent trend may not be surprising.

What’s interesting, however, is the trend followed by the spot volume of just Bitcoin. From the chart, it’s apparent that initially, the original cryptocurrency followed suit with the rest of the sector, but in February, its volume saw an uplift, including a huge spike that occurred alongside the sharp move down in the asset’s price.

The fact that BTC has diverged recently would suggest that the altcoins have been the ones behind the continued decline in the aggregated spot volume of the top 500 cryptocurrencies.

In some other news, the US Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen a demand impulse recently, as Glassnode has discussed in its latest weekly report.

How the netflows of the US spot ETFs have fluctuated over the past year | Source: Glassnode's The Week Onchain - Week 10, 2026 As displayed in the chart, the US Bitcoin spot ETFs have seen their weekly netflow turn positive after a period of net outflows. The analytics firm explained:

While it remains early to confirm a structural shift in demand, a continuation of positive ETF flows would signal improving institutional sentiment and could re-establish ETFs as an important source of spot-side support for the market.

BTC Price Bitcoin has slowed down since returning back above the $70,000 level as its price is still trading around $70,400.

The trend in the price of the coin over the last five days | Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has clarified the circumstances surrounding his massive 2021 crypto donation to the Future of Life Institute, while distancing himself from some of the group’s more recent policy approaches toward artificial intelligence.

Summary

Vitalik Buterin clarified that his massive donation to the Future of Life Institute came from SHIB tokens sent to him during the 2021 memecoin boom. The institute reportedly converted roughly $500 million worth of SHIB despite Buterin expecting only a small portion could be sold. Buterin warned that centralized AI safety policies and large-scale lobbying efforts could create geopolitical tensions and unintended consequences. Vitalik Buterin: AI safety risks losing trust if it becomes geopolitical power play In a detailed post on X, Buterin explained that the funds originated from large quantities of dog-themed tokens, including Shiba Inu, which had been sent to his wallet by developers hoping to use his holdings as a marketing tactic.

According to Buterin, the tokens surged in value during the 2021 memecoin boom, with their peak “book value” exceeding $1 billion. Believing the rally was likely a bubble, he moved quickly to access the funds from cold storage, sold part of the holdings for Ether, and donated to several causes.

Buterin said he contributed roughly half of the remaining SHIB to India’s COVID-19 relief effort through CryptoRelief, while the other half went to the Future of Life Institute, an organization focused on existential risks such as artificial intelligence, nuclear threats and biotechnology.

He initially assumed the institute would only be able to liquidate between $10 million and $25 million worth of the tokens due to limited market liquidity. Instead, both CryptoRelief and the institute managed to convert around $500 million worth of SHIB.

However, Buterin said the organization later shifted its strategy toward cultural and political advocacy aimed at accelerating AI regulation in response to the perceived rapid arrival of artificial general intelligence.

While acknowledging their concerns, Buterin warned that large-scale coordinated political campaigns backed by substantial funding could produce unintended consequences and backlash.

“My worry is that large-scale coordinated political action with big money pools can easily lead to unintended outcomes,” he said.

Instead, Buterin said his preferred approach focuses on developing open-source technologies that improve resilience to high-risk scenarios, including stronger cybersecurity systems, secure hardware and pandemic detection tools.

He also cautioned that AI safety efforts could lose credibility globally if they become associated with attempts by specific companies or countries to dominate the technology.

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A recent whitepaper by Ark Invest and the crypto financial services company Uchained argues that more than two-thirds of the total BTC supply is already safe from quantum attacks. The looming threat is back in the discussion among crypto users and development circles due to the rapid growth of the quantum sector and its perceived ability to overwhelm BTC’s SHA-256 algorithm.

However, the extensive research piece by ARK Invest and Unchained proves that a lion’s share of the entire supply (65%) is already quantum-proof, and there is ample time left to upgrade the system to secure the remaining amount (34.6%) from the next generation of computing.

Breaking Down the Quantum Threat The paper identifies five stages of quantum impact:

Image Source: ARK Invest Currently, the quantum threat remains between Stages 0 and 1, indicating it is too early to cause mass panic in the digital currency economy. The shift to quantum computing will involve multiple intermediate warning levels and inflection points, giving developers plenty of time to deploy the necessary updates.

The paper also breaks down Bitcoin’s supply and its vulnerability to incoming quantum computing threats:

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Early P2PK (Pay-to-Public-Key) Addresses (8.6%) of the total supply, where the public key is visible. They are the most vulnerable.  Address Reuse (~5M BTC): This is another vulnerable area, but it can be addressed over time. This is when an address sends and receives BTC; the public key becomes visible.  P2TR (Taproot) Addresses (~200k BTC): The whitepaper shows that the current taproot implementation, in which the address is migratable, can be exploited.  Secure Supply (65.4%): Most modern Bitcoin addresses (P2PKH, P2SH, and P2WPKH) only reveal a hash of the public key. A quantum computer, despite its overwhelming advantages, cannot retrieve a public key from its hash.  The pie chart shows that the majority of the supply is either already safe from quantum threats or can be safeguarded with the necessary upgrades. The issue of P2PK-era BTC is a more challenging part of the puzzle that will require further deliberation among developers. 

The Future Although quantum computing poses no imminent threat to a significant portion of the BTC supply, the network needs to adopt quantum-safe protocols to boost user confidence and ensure long-term viability. 

A new upgrade, BIP 3160, is already under discussion to quantum-proof the network, but it is likely only a temporary fix in the grand scheme of things.

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Vitalik Buterin, one of the Ethereum founders and the platform’s frontman, has posted a tweet about his donations over the past five years, including a large number of SHIB meme coins. In 2021, the mysterious founder of Shiba Inu, Ryoshi, sent Vitalik half of the initial quadrillion SHIB supply as a sign of respect and acknowledgement.

Vitalik chose not to keep those coins, though. Here’s what he did with them.

There are often posts mentioning that I donated a very large amount of funds to @FLI_org years ago and connecting me to various policy actions that they take. I thought I would make clear the record both on the nature of my connection to them, and on similarities and differences…

— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) March 13, 2026 Vitalik Buterin and 500 trillion SHIB + other "next DOGE" coinsBy publishing his tweet, Vitalik reacted to numerous X posts, saying that he allegedly donated a lot of funds to the Future of Life Institute several years ago, which also connects him to “various policy actions that they take.”

Buterin decided to “clear the record” regarding his connection to the aforementioned organization, sharing the details of how he disposed of half a quadrillion SHIB, as well as other meme coins he received from various sources in 2021.

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In early 2021, Vitalik received substantial amounts of Shiba Inu and other dog-themed coins. He believes he received those “presents” because the creators of those coins wanted to use the “Vitalik owns half of our supply” scheme as a marketing gimmick and thus turn their coins into “the next Dogecoin.”

Vitalik also stressed that back then, the market value of those tokens quickly surged and their cumulative “book value” surpassed one billion dollars.

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Vitalik gets rid of SHIB and other meme coinsVitalik then expected those coins to be a bubble that would “pop quickly” with a massive price drop to follow. Therefore, he sold what he could for ETH and used the proceeds to make donations. In particular, he sent some SHIB to the Crypto Relief initiative in India and to Sandeep.

He also transferred some coins to the Future of Life Institute. He pointed out that he expected to cash those SHIB coins for a maximum of $10- $25 million. Instead, he managed to convert it into half a billion dollars.

However, it is known that Vitalik also burned around 410 trillion Shiba Inu, thus sending roughly half of the meme coin’s supply out of circulation for good. Since then, the SHIB community, together with the team, continues burning SHIB coins regularly to increase the coin’s scarcity.  

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Every smart contract platform has a fee asset baked in. For example, Ethereum (ETH) has ETH, Solana (SOL) has SOL, but with Bitcoin (BTC), however, things get messy. If you want expressive apps, you usually end up adopting a second network’s economics. 

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Bitcoin doesn’t price computation, only block space. Unlike Ethereum or Solana, BTC’s fee market is built around sat/vB for transaction inclusion, not metering smart contract execution. Execution can move off-chain while settlement stays on Bitcoin. Systems like OpNet run contract logic in a Wasm VM while anchoring payments and final state changes through normal BTC transactions. BTC can function as the gas asset without a new token. By pricing execution costs in satoshis and settling interactions through Bitcoin transactions, apps avoid creating a second fee economy. On Stacks, for example, you pay fees in STX. On EVM-style Bitcoin layers, you might be told that BTC is the gas token, but it’s typically an L2-native representation with EVM-like conventions (including 18 decimals), and you’re still operating inside that L2 environment. Bitcoin itself, meanwhile, already has a clean fee market, where users bid for block space in sat/vB, and miners prioritize higher fee rates.

With this in mind, what if a smart contract interaction could be initiated and paid for as a normal Bitcoin transaction, with fees in BTC terms (no extra gas token or fork) while the smart part runs elsewhere and stays provably tied back to Bitcoin? OpNet is setting out to provide an answer. 

Bitcoin doesn’t meter compute (that’s a problem) Bitcoin’s fee market is excellent at one thing: pricing block space. You compete in sat/vB, miners pick the highest fee rates, and the network stays simple and adversarially robust. What Bitcoin does not do is run a general-purpose execution environment where the chain can measure and charge for arbitrary computation. Bitcoin Script is deliberately stateless and not Turing-complete, specifically lacking loops or gotos, so every node can validate scripts predictably without opening the door to unbounded computation.

That’s why most Bitcoin smart contract approaches end up placing execution on a separate system that can meter compute and run a fee market of its own. Once you have that separate execution layer, it usually comes with a separate fee asset (Stacks, for instance, charges fees in STX).

This isn’t ideal, and a system where you could keep payment within Bitcoin’s native fee market while moving execution elsewhere would be preferable.

Execution isn’t what Bitcoin needs to do Once you accept that Bitcoin Script is intentionally limited (stateless and not designed for unbounded computation), you start thinking about how to make Bitcoin settle the results and the payments.

Indeed, execution can happen in a dedicated virtual machine that’s built to run smart contract logic deterministically, while Bitcoin remains the base layer that timestamps, orders, and prices the interactions through its existing fee market.  In OpNet’s design, contract logic is evaluated by a Wasm-oriented VM (OP-VM), while the broader node stack is explicitly built to manage and execute smart contracts using Bitcoin’s existing transaction and UTXO mechanics.

Crucially, this isn’t paired with a new fee asset. Bitcoin doesn’t need to meter computation to be the gas currency. It needs to be the final settlement layer that everything ultimately pays into and anchors to.

What a BTC-paid contract call looks like Our interaction model follows a simulate-then-spend flow rather than a conventional smart contract execution pattern, with the final execution step taking place as an actual Bitcoin transaction. First, your app calls a contract method in simulation mode. That request goes through a provider to an OPNet node, which executes the contract in its VM and returns a CallResult (including gas/fee estimates) without broadcasting anything to Bitcoin.

If the call is state-changing, you take that CallResult and send it as an execution. At this point, the library builds a Bitcoin transaction, signs it, and broadcasts it to the Bitcoin network. Two points are worth remembering:

Miner fees are Bitcoin-native. You choose a feeRate in sat/vB, optionally add a priorityFee in sats, and set a hard cap on fee spending via maximumAllowedSatToSpend (the parameter is literally named maximumAllowedSatToSpend). The contract target is expressed as a P2OP-style contract address. The contract instance exposes its p2op address format, and transactions reference a “p2op contract address” as the contract destination. Meanwhile, OpNet’s own compute metering still exists. But it’s priced in satoshis (estimated SATS Gas, refunds in SATS, etc.), so the unit never drifts into a separate token economy. 

Less friction, cleaner incentives Users no longer have to adopt a second fee economy just to interact with apps. On Bitcoin, fees are already an auction for block space, priced per byte and paid to miners. When contract calls are just Bitcoin transactions, you’re back on familiar ground (with sat/vB fees, mempool churn, and miner incentives), without having to learn a separate gas token market.

Also, the tooling leans into standard Bitcoin workflows such as UTXO handling, provider connections, and even offline/cold signing. Contracts live in a Wasm runtime and are written in AssemblyScript, aiming for Solidity-like expressiveness without pretending Bitcoin Script suddenly became a VM.

Bitcoin as gas, without a second token The claim that BTC cannot function as gas usually rests on the assumption that the base layer must meter computation to price it. Bitcoin does not meter computation; it meters block space and settles value. 

The solution is to let a virtual machine handle execution deterministically, and then route every state-changing interaction through a standard Bitcoin transaction, where fees are expressed in familiar terms such as sat/vB and capped in satoshis. In our case, this is implemented at the client level through parameters like feeRate and maximumAllowedSatToSpend.

So maybe BTC-as-gas is truly plausible. Fees stay BTC-native from end to end, while the contract runtime stays WebAssembly-based (AssemblyScript → Wasm), which keeps the logic expressive without changing the fee currency.

Frederic Fosco, also known as Danny Plainview, is a co-founder of OP_NET and has been involved in Bitcoin since 2013. He launched OP_NET to make Bitcoin natively programmable, unlocking smart contracts and DeFi primitives directly on layer-1. His focus is building real on-chain functionality without bridges, custodians, wrapping, or synthetic Bitcoin, keeping self-custody and decentralization non-negotiable.

Felix Pinkston Mar 13, 2026 08:28

SUI trades at $1.02 with bullish momentum building. Technical analysis points to $1.15 target if resistance breaks, though $0.92 support remains critical for uptrend continuation.

SUI Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): $1.06 • Medium-term forecast (1 month): $1.10-$1.15 range
• Bullish breakout level: $1.10 • Critical support: $0.92

What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About Sui Recent analyst predictions from the past week show consistent bullish sentiment for SUI. Tony Kim noted on March 7 that "SUI trades at $0.91 with RSI neutral at 41.73. Technical analysis suggests potential recovery to $1.10-$1.15 range by mid-March if key resistance at $0.96 breaks, though downside risk to $0.86 remains."

Iris Coleman followed up on March 8, stating "Sui (SUI) trades at $0.89 with neutral RSI at 40.38, targeting $1.10-$1.15 breakout by mid-March if key resistance at $0.93 breaks, though support at $0.87 remains critical."

Most recently, Lawrence Jengar observed on March 10 that "SUI trades at $0.97 with neutral RSI signaling recovery potential. Analysts target $1.10-$1.15 breakout if resistance at $1.01 breaks, though $0.87 support remains critical."

The consensus among analysts points to the $1.10-$1.15 range as a key target zone, with multiple resistance levels already broken since these predictions were made.

SUI Technical Analysis Breakdown SUI's current technical setup presents a mixed but increasingly bullish picture. Trading at $1.02, SUI has gained 4.62% in the past 24 hours and broken above several analyst-predicted resistance levels.

The RSI reading of 56.51 indicates neutral momentum with room for upward movement before reaching overbought conditions. This aligns with analyst predictions that suggested recovery potential when RSI was in the 40s just days ago.

SUI's position relative to the Bollinger Bands is particularly noteworthy, with a %B reading of 1.0775 indicating the price is trading above the upper band at $1.01. This suggests strong momentum but also potential for near-term consolidation.

The moving average structure shows mixed signals. While SUI trades above shorter-term SMAs (7-day at $0.95 and 20-day at $0.93), it remains well below the 50-day SMA at $1.03 and significantly below the 200-day SMA at $2.01, indicating the longer-term trend remains bearish despite recent recovery.

Key resistance levels stand at $1.06 (immediate) and $1.10 (strong), while support levels are established at $0.97 (immediate) and $0.92 (strong).

Sui Price Targets: Bull vs Bear Case Bullish Scenario If SUI maintains momentum above the $1.01 pivot point, the next logical targets align with analyst predictions. The immediate resistance at $1.06 represents the first hurdle, followed by the critical $1.10 level that multiple analysts have identified as a breakout point.

A sustained break above $1.10 with volume confirmation could propel SUI toward the $1.15 target zone by month-end. The bullish case is supported by SUI's current position above key short-term moving averages and the neutral RSI providing room for further gains.

Bearish Scenario The primary risk for this SUI price prediction lies in the failure to hold above current support levels. A break below $0.97 could trigger selling pressure toward the $0.92 strong support level.

More concerning would be a breakdown below $0.92, which could invalidate the bullish Sui forecast and potentially lead to a retest of the $0.86-$0.87 support zone that analysts identified as critical during their March predictions.

Should You Buy SUI? Entry Strategy For those considering SUI positions, the current price of $1.02 presents a reasonable entry point if accompanied by proper risk management. A more conservative approach would involve waiting for a pullback to the $0.97-$1.00 range for better risk-reward ratios.

Stop-loss levels should be placed below $0.92 to limit downside risk, representing approximately 10% from current levels. Profit-taking could be considered at $1.06 (first target) and $1.10-$1.15 (primary target zone).

Given SUI's daily ATR of $0.07, traders should expect normal volatility and size positions accordingly.

Conclusion This SUI price prediction suggests a cautiously optimistic outlook for the remainder of March 2026. The alignment between recent analyst forecasts and current technical indicators supports the $1.10-$1.15 target range, representing potential upside of 7-12% from current levels.

However, the mixed longer-term technical picture and SUI's position well below major moving averages warrant careful risk management. The Sui forecast remains contingent on maintaining support above $0.92 and successfully breaking through the $1.06-$1.10 resistance zone.

Disclaimer: Cryptocurrency price predictions are highly speculative and subject to extreme volatility. This analysis is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Always conduct your own research and consider your risk tolerance before making investment decisions.

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The Middle East conflict is driving up oil prices, raising US inflation risk, and placing Bitcoin (BTC) in a macroeconomic stress test.

The key question that arises is: how will the largest cryptocurrency fare amid war tensions and a potential recession?

Bloomberg Maps Three Oil Price ScenariosAbout a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Its effective closure following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February has already sent oil prices surging.

According to WSJ, Brent crude futures closed at $100.46 per barrel on Thursday. This marked the first time the benchmark settled above the $100 threshold during regular trading hours since August 2022.

Amid this, Bloomberg has modeled several scenarios based on the duration of the waterway’s closure. According to the projection, a one-month shutdown could send oil to around $105 per barrel.

If the disruption lasts two months, prices could jump to around $140. Lastly, a three-month closure is projected to drive oil to roughly $165.

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Projected Oil Prices Under Different Hormuz Closure Scenarios Source: X/StockMKTNewzAnalysts at Milk Road Macro outlined what sustained high prices would mean for the global economy. As noted in a recent post, Brent between $80 and $90 per barrel is manageable. Yet, when prices reach $90 to $100, this would mark a headwind zone.

“Growth starts to take a visible hit if prices sustain here. Goldman Sachs said a temporary move to $100 could shave about 0.4 percentage points off global growth,” the post read.

The $100 to $120 range marks the stagflation zone, pairing slow growth with sticky inflation. The $120 to $150 window is the “danger zone.”

“This is the level where commentary typically shifts from ‘macro drag’ to ‘heightened recession risk.” Economists generally believe the US economy likely remains mostly resilient unless oil sustains at $125 or above,” Milk Road Macro wrote.

Economic Zones Showing Impact of Rising Oil Prices. Source: X/MilkRoadMacroLastly, if oil surpasses $150 per barrel, it would be what they describe as a “global shock regime.” At that level, surging transportation, manufacturing, food, and energy costs function as a broad tax on economic activity.

Household spending contracts and corporate profit margins compress simultaneously. According to Milk Road Macro,

“Sustaining at this level, the conversation turns to a global recession…And it tightens financial conditions and makes central banks less willing to cut rates, just as growth is slowing.”

Inflation Threatens to Stall Fed Rate CutsSustained high oil prices create inflation risks, complicating central bank decisions. Adam Kobeissi, founder of The Kobeissi Letter, citing a Fed study, noted that every $10 rally in oil increases inflation by approximately 20 basis points.

“As US oil prices rise above $95/barrel, our models indicate that if current levels are sustained for 3 months, US CPI inflation would rise to ~3.2%. This would put US inflation at its highest level since May 2024,” The Kobeissi Letter posted.

If inflation expectations continue to rise, the Federal Reserve may be forced to delay or scale back anticipated rate cuts. Markets currently price in a 99.1% probability that rates will remain unchanged at the upcoming FOMC meeting, according to CME FedWatch data.

Fed Rate Cut Odds. Source: CME FedWatchTighter financial conditions usually hurt riskier assets. As Treasury yields rise, liquidity tightens, and support withdraws from speculative markets. The combination of stubborn inflation and fewer rate cuts creates a tough climate for risk assets, including Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Outperforms Major Assets Amid TensionDespite the economic challenges, recent market data shows Bitcoin’s surprising resilience. Since the late February strikes on Iran, Bitcoin is up 7.3%, beating out traditional safe havens and stock markets.

As market analysis shows, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq dropped 1% to 2% in the same span, while gold lost 3.7% and silver tumbled over 10%.

Bitcoin is the best-performing major asset since last month's strikes on Iran.

BTC is up 7.3%, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 1-2%, gold is down 3.7%, and silver is down over 10%.

Passing the geopolitical stress test. pic.twitter.com/vg2RvEh9OM

— Joe Consorti (@JoeConsorti) March 12, 2026 Bitcoin’s recent strength amid ongoing uncertainty is notable. Still, if liquidity dries up, cascades of liquidations could hit leveraged crypto derivative trades. Because crypto markets run 24/7, both rapid gains and sudden losses can be amplified during global shocks.

In the near future, Bitcoin’s durability will likely be tested if oil stays high and central banks hold firm on tight policy. If tension in Hormuz cools, risk appetite could return. But continued disruption will challenge Bitcoin’s ability to withstand the pressure.

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Key Takeaways The PI token from Pi Network experienced approximately 30% gains on Friday following Kraken’s listing announcement. The listing on Kraken, a tier-1 cryptocurrency exchange, represents significant legitimacy for the controversial project. Rather than conventional mining operations, Pi Network employs a mobile application-based approach with approximately 19 million verified users. Bybit’s leadership has previously declined to list PI, labeling it fraudulent based on a Chinese authorities’ 2023 alert. The token currently trades on OKX, Gate, Bitget, and various smaller trading platforms. The PI token from Pi Network experienced a notable price increase during Friday’s Asian trading session. This upward movement followed a listing announcement from major cryptocurrency exchange Kraken.

PI Network (PI) Price Data from CoinGecko indicates that PI emerged as a market leader, registering approximately 30% gains within a compressed timeframe.

Kraken maintains its reputation as a premier cryptocurrency trading platform. The exchange’s decision to list PI represents perhaps the most significant endorsement the Pi Network initiative has secured from an external entity.

The token already maintains trading availability across multiple platforms, including OKX, Gate, and Bitget, in addition to various smaller exchanges.

Pi Network distinguishes itself through an unconventional approach to cryptocurrency operations. The project eschews traditional proof-of-work mining in favor of a mobile-centric trust network where participants interact with an application daily to accumulate tokens.

This architecture creates identity-authenticated security networks that integrate with a consensus framework adapted from Stellar’s protocol.

Transition to Unrestricted Mainnet The initiative activated its externally accessible mainnet during February 2025. At that juncture, the project documented approximately 19 million identity-verified participants and roughly 10 million successfully migrated wallets.

Prior to the February 2025 deployment, Pi Network functioned within an isolated environment for multiple years, prohibiting external connectivity and exchange integration.

Kraken’s listing remains conditional upon Pi Network finalizing its Open Mainnet transition. This milestone would enable PI to trade freely beyond the project’s controlled environment.

$PI surged 31% today. Here's why:

🟢 Kraken just listed the token.
🟢 Pi Mainnet is undergoing a protocol upgrade for Step 3 node migration.

Will PI Day drive it even higher? pic.twitter.com/ypTxtfKWfD

— CoinGecko (@coingecko) March 13, 2026

The Pi Core Team established three requirements for Open Mainnet activation: verifying identity for a substantial portion of its 35 million-plus user base, developing practical utility applications, and encountering advantageous market circumstances.

Tokens presently exchanging under the PI designation on certain platforms represent IOUs rather than official tokens endorsed by the Pi Core Team. A Kraken listing would feature authentic PI.

Token Supply Questions Remain Pi Network maintains a complete token allocation of 100 billion units. This substantial supply represents a consideration that analysts frequently emphasize when evaluating the token’s valuation potential.

Despite the positive listing development, the project remains subject to ongoing scrutiny. Bybit’s CEO Ben Zhou openly declined to list PI during February 2025, characterizing it as fraudulent.

Zhou referenced a 2023 advisory from Chinese law enforcement, which claimed that Pi Network exploited elderly individuals, harvested personal data, and resulted in some participants losing retirement funds.

Pi Network has not issued comprehensive public statements addressing these particular accusations.

Friday’s 30% price increase positioned PI among the day’s strongest performing digital assets, based on CoinGecko analytics.

Kraken has yet to specify a definitive listing date beyond its preliminary March 2026 projection.

TLDR SOL is hovering between $88 and $90 following a weekly increase of approximately 10% Daily chart reveals a Bollinger Bands compression pattern indicating an impending volatility breakout The crucial $95 price point represents a critical resistance that may determine the next major trend direction Thursday witnessed $3.92 million flowing into spot SOL ETFs, marking the fifth consecutive week of positive capital inflows Long positions in the derivatives market have reached their highest point in a month, reflecting optimistic trader sentiment As of March 13, 2026, Solana (SOL) is changing hands around the $90 mark, registering nearly 10% gains across the previous seven-day period. The digital asset has been consolidating within a downward-sloping channel that has confined price action between approximately $77 and $92 over recent weeks.

Solana (SOL) Price Technical analysis of the daily timeframe reveals the Bollinger Bands are contracting significantly, indicating diminishing volatility following the sharp decline from levels above $130. Such compression patterns frequently precede substantial price movements, although the breakout direction remains uncertain at this stage.

Recent hourly chart activity shows SOL successfully breached a narrowing triangle formation, overcoming the $87 resistance barrier. The token surged to an intraday peak of $91.12 before experiencing a modest retracement. Currently, SOL maintains support above the $88 level and the 100-hour simple moving average.

Critical $95 Threshold Emerges as Decisive Battle Zone Market technicians have pinpointed $95 as Solana’s most significant price barrier in the current environment. This zone represents the convergence of a descending trend line and a historically significant horizontal resistance area.

Call me crazy but I still believe in 1.2K $SOL -> Weekly RSI is at bear lows & everyone is calling for $20!

Time is impossible to predict but based on my macro view + fib times; best guess would be 2027-2028!

Not financial advice! #SOL pic.twitter.com/kIlqpqppak

— Vuori Trading (@VuoriTrading) March 9, 2026

A decisive close above $95 with sustained follow-through could transform the prevailing technical structure from bearish to bullish. Successfully clearing this obstacle would likely expose the $98–$100 zone to testing, with $102 representing the subsequent upside target.

Should SOL lose the $88 support level, the initial cushion exists at $87.40. A more pronounced breakdown beneath $85 would likely trigger a retreat toward the $77 region, which forms the lower boundary of the established channel pattern.

Institutional Capital and Futures Markets Reinforce Optimistic Outlook Institutional appetite for Solana continues expanding. Spot SOL ETFs attracted $3.92 million in net inflows on Thursday, building on the $1.66 million recorded the previous session. Cumulative weekly flows reached $3.10 million, extending the positive inflow streak to five consecutive weeks dating back to February 13.

Source: SoSoValue Funding rates transitioned to positive territory on Thursday, registering 0.0079%. This metric indicates that traders maintaining long positions are compensating short sellers, demonstrating prevailing bullish market sentiment.

Friday saw SOL’s long-to-short ratio climb to 1.07, marking the most elevated reading in more than 30 days. Ratios exceeding 1.0 signal that more market participants are positioning for upward price movement than downward action.

The Relative Strength Index on the daily chart has advanced beyond the 50 midpoint, indicating strengthening upward momentum. Meanwhile, the MACD indicator remains in positive territory with the signal line validating renewed bullish pressure.

Data from SoSoValue confirms that Solana’s spot exchange-traded funds have maintained an unbroken streak of positive weekly inflows spanning five weeks since mid-February.

Avalanche has staged a gradual recovery over the past week, adding 13% and pushing toward a critical price barrier. The timing coincided with a major institutional product launch, raising expectations of a significant rally. 

Those expectations went unfulfilled. Understanding why requires a closer look at the demand dynamics quietly undermining AVAX’s price momentum.

Can Grayscale Help AVAX?Grayscale launched its Avalanche Staking ETF, ticker GAVA, on March 12 with a 0% fee structure. The zero-fee offering was designed to attract institutional capital and was widely anticipated as a potential price catalyst for AVAX. However, the launch failed to generate the momentum many market participants had expected.

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Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF (Ticker: $GAVA) is now trading — with 0% fees¹ and staking.

Why Avalanche²
• Built for real businesses – over 10.5 billion transactions since 2020.
• Capable of processing 4,500+ transactions per second
• Powers blockchain infrastructure for… pic.twitter.com/1ON3jI7nxC

— Grayscale (@Grayscale) March 12, 2026 The reason lies in persistently weak demand within traditional financial markets. Since the VanEck Avalanche spot ETF launched in late January, it has accumulated just $9.89 million in total inflows. Most trading days recorded zero activity, reflecting near-complete disinterest from macro-oriented investors.

This absence of sustained institutional engagement meant the GAVA launch landed in an already cold demand environment, neutralizing its potential impact on price.

Spot Avalanche ETF. Source: SoSoValue AVAX Holders Are Pulling BackThe Chaikin Money Flow indicator reveals the deeper structural problem behind AVAX’s sluggish price response. CMF, which tracks the flow of capital into and out of an asset, has been forming a bearish divergence with the AVAX price for nearly a month. This divergence is a technically significant warning signal that the market has largely ignored.

While AVAX price has been printing higher highs over the past several weeks, CMF has been recording lower highs simultaneously. This disconnect confirms that outflows have been quietly dominating the asset despite the surface-level price appreciation.

The price gains have not been supported by genuine capital inflows, meaning the rally lacks the foundational strength needed to sustain itself through key resistance levels.

Avalanche CMF. Source: TradingViewAVAX Price Could Face CorrectionAVAX is trading at $9.98, hovering just above the $9.92 support level. The altcoin has added 13% this week through slow, incremental gains rather than a decisive breakout. External catalysts, including the Grayscale ETF launch, have failed to meaningfully shift price direction, leaving technical levels as the primary guide for near-term movement.

Should the ongoing outflows begin pricing into the market more aggressively, AVAX could slide toward the $9.36 support level, marked by the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement line. Losing that floor would expose the altcoin to a steeper decline toward $8.67, aligned with the 23.6% Fibonacci level widely regarded as the bear market support floor. A breakdown below that threshold would trigger significant losses across investor portfolios.

Avalanche Price Analysis. Source: TradingViewFor a genuine rally to materialize, AVAX must flip the $10.48 resistance into a confirmed support level. This level corresponds with the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement line, making it a technically critical zone. A successful reclaim of that level would position AVAX for a push toward $11.28, representing a 13% gain from current prices that mirrors this week’s recovery and would invalidate the prevailing bearish thesis.