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LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm advises Soleno Therapeutics, Inc., (“Soleno” or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SLNO) investors off a class action on behalf of investors that bought securities between March 6, 2025 and November 4, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Soleno investors have until May 5, 2026 to file a lead plaintiff motion.

Investors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy, by phone 844-767-8529 or email: [email protected], to discuss their legal rights, or join the case via http://portnoylaw.com/soleno-therapeutics-inc/. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a complimentary case evaluation and discuss investors’ options for pursuing claims to recover their losses.

Soleno’s stock price fell approximately 27% on November 4, 2025, following the release of its third-quarter financial results. This sharp market contraction, which injured investors, was triggered by the Company’s admission that the Scorpion Capital Report had caused a significant “disruption” in the commercial launch of its lead drug, DCCR. Management revealed a decline in patient start forms and a rise in discontinuations within the Prader-Willi syndrome community. This followed a 19% drop in share value over two trading days starting September 10, 2025, after Soleno disclosed in a regulatory filing that a patient had died after being administered DCCR.

The class action lawsuit alleges that Soleno systematically concealed significant safety evidence within its Phase 3 clinical trial program, specifically downplaying risks related to “excess fluid retention.” These undisclosed issues allegedly led to a 12% stock decline in August 2025 following a report by Scorpion Capital titled “Russian Roulette With Prader-Willi Children.” The litigation contends that these safety risks fundamentally undermined DCCR’s commercial viability, leading to predictable challenges with prescriber reluctance and patient adoption. By failing to disclose the “materially greater safety risks” of the drug, the Company is alleged to have misled the market regarding the likelihood of adverse events and the long-term potential of its primary therapeutic asset.

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Open platform enables seamless integrations with a comprehensive technology ecosystem and cloud‑based deployment to improve engineering collaboration and speed time-to-market for intelligent systems

Key Highlights

Open platform to create, deploy, manage, and use electronics digital twins, establishing a new integrated and collaborative engineering paradigm across electronics, software, and systems Pre‑integrated Synopsys and ecosystem partner solutions, combined with management and administration capabilities, provide teams ready-to-use, cloud-based environments that reduce development costs, increase product quality, and accelerate innovation Initially focused on high-value automotive use cases, the platform enables OEMs to achieve up to 90% of software validation prior to hardware availability — significantly shrinking vehicle development cycles , /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) today launched the Synopsys Electronics Digital Twin (eDT) Platform, a first-of-its-kind, open solution to accelerate the creation, management, deployment, and use of electronics digital twins (eDTs) critical for today's software-defined product development enabling physical AI systems. Initially focused on high-value automotive use cases, the eDT Platform enables OEMs to achieve up to 90% of software validation prior to hardware availability by shifting software development and system integration "left," reducing vehicle development cost and time-to-market.

"Volvo Cars is rapidly adopting holistic, whole‑vehicle validation, and we're bringing that rigor into the earliest stages of design and development," Johannes Foufas, Technical Manager, Software Factory, Volvo Cars. "Core to this transformation is our pioneering use of electronics digital twins working with Synopsys. With virtualized ECUs, our teams can 'shift left' test and validation before hardware exists, enabling us to reduce development cost, increase software quality, and accelerate innovation throughout the lifecycle of our vehicles."

"Automotive engineering teams are at their breaking point with more than 600 million lines of software, hundreds of software suppliers, rapidly shrinking development cycles, and mounting cost pressures," said Ravi Subramanian, Chief Product Management Officer. "Intelligent system development from vehicles to AI factories, requires a fundamentally different approach — one that connects silicon designs to software behavior and full‑system validation from the earliest stages of development. With the new eDT Platform, Synopsys is transforming engineering with an end‑to‑end digital twin foundation, bringing together our product and market leadership supplying virtual SoC models and large‑scale system simulations, along with our extensive partner ecosystem, to simplify, accelerate, and scale the development of next‑generation vehicles."

Accelerate the Path to Production-Ready Software and Systems with eDT Labs

The platform enables users to configure cloud-based eDT Labs, a collection of pre-integrated assets including

Synopsys technologies, open‑ecosystem tools, models, software, and scalable compute for high-value automotive use cases such as:

Early customer evaluation of new System-on-Chip or Microcontrollers: Frictionless access to early virtual prototypes reduces time-to-selection decision. Early customer start-of-software development: Shift-left milestones by starting software development well before hardware availability with pre-integrated tools support. Collaborative software development: Enable seamless collaboration between customer teams, suppliers and tool vendors to accelerate time to market. System validation: Integration in continuous integration/testing workflows with rapid provisioning of eDTs reduces validation effort while improving software quality. Simplify Creation, Deployment, and Management of eDT Labs

The eDT Platform includes Synopsys and partner capabilities that can be used to establish eDT Labs such as:

Synopsys' leading virtualization and AI technologies, along with advanced debug, test tools, ecosystem integration, and blueprints to rapidly build and validate eDTs. System composition using the open-source SIL Kit by Vector and Synopsys, enabling teams to rapidly assemble and connect virtual ECUs, models, and software components. A broad set of pre-integrated ecosystem partner technologies including silicon models; simulation, debug and analysis tools; and software IP; among others. In addition, eDT Labs can be deployed and managed easily using platform capabilities, including:

Provisioning: The platform provides a comprehensive set of features such as role-based user management, secure access and encryption, administrative analytics, global license provisioning, and a workflow editor. User interfaces, applications, and APIs (CLI and TEST APIs) to integrate with commercial and customer software factory solutions. Flexible compute options: With SaaS or BYOC deployment options, the eDT Platform leverages flexible compute in the cloud. For example, it can be powered by AWS cloud infrastructure and AWS Graviton4 processors delivering the computational performance and flexibility required for modern automotive development. "As compute systems grow in complexity, a virtual-first validation approach is essential to improving efficiency and speeding time-to-market for safe, reliable physical AI platforms," Suraj Gajendra, Vice President of Products and Solutions, Physical AI Business Unit, Arm. "With Synopsys' eDT Platform, developers can access a pre-integrated Arm Zena CSS virtual platform in Synopsys Virtualizer and take advantage of Arm-on-Arm hardware-assisted virtualization, using ISA parity and software binary compatibility to validate rich workloads and production software stacks earlier."

"Validating complex automotive software traditionally required expensive physical prototypes and took years," said Ozgur Tohumcu, General Manager of Automotive and Manufacturing at AWS. "AWS and Synopsys have fundamentally changed that equation. Our Graviton4 processors deliver breakthrough performance for virtual vehicle testing, while our global cloud infrastructure provides the scale automotive teams need. Together, we're helping customers compress 3-4 year development cycles into a fraction of that—a game-changer for the industry."

"Software-defined vehicles are reshaping how automotive systems are designed, validated, and operated. As software and AI become the dominant value drivers, the industry must move toward scalable, platform-based development approaches," said Gavin C. Rogers, Senior Vice President at Vector. "By combining Synopsys' electronics digital twin platform with Vector's automotive-proven software platforms and software factory, we are jointly enabling a seamless, software-first development workflow across the entire vehicle lifecycle. Together, we empower automotive customers to industrialize software development, shorten time to market, and sustain continuous innovation at scale."

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Customers interested in deploying an electronics digital twin can engage with Synopsys regarding the eDT Platform today. For more information, visit: https://www.synopsys.com/edt.

Industry Support for the Synopsys eDT Platform: https://news.synopsys.com/synopsys-electronics-digital-twin-platform-industry-support   Blog: Unveiling the Synopsys Electronics Digital Twin (eDT) Platform Video: Synopsys Electronics Digital Twin Platform for Physical AI System Development Join Synopsys at Embedded World 2026
Visit Synopsys during Embedded World 2026 at Stand 4-208 for discussions about the company's engineering solutions, including demos of the eDT Platform powered by AWS Graviton4.

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Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.

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Ultra-Low-Power BG22 Bluetooth SoC Enables Real-Time, Battery-Free 4 kHz Tire Data
Processing for Autonomous and Fleet Applications

, /PRNewswire/ -- BANF, a Korean intelligent tire system company, and Silicon Labs, the leading innovator in low-power wireless, today announced a breakthrough in tire monitoring technology. By integrating Silicon Labs' ultra-low-power Bluetooth® LE SoC, the BG22, into its in-tire sensor platform, BANF has developed a real-time, high-resolution tire data processing system designed for autonomous vehicles and connected fleet environments.

The Silicon Labs Bluetooth LE BG22 wireless SoC offers low-power wireless connectivity that enables battery-free applications.

BANF's iSensor Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensor provides thousands of samples of data per second without the need for a battery thanks to the Silicon Labs BG22 Bluetooth LE SoC. For decades, tires have represented an industry "black box." Traditional Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) provide alerts only when pressure drops significantly, limiting their ability to prevent fuel inefficiency or safety risks at a fundamental level. BANF's solution transforms the tire into a connected intelligence node capable of delivering actionable data in real time.

The two companies also published a joint case study on the new sensor on Silabs.com.

Turning the Tire into a Real-Time Intelligence Platform

At the heart of BANF's system is the Silicon Labs BG22 Bluetooth LE SoC, engineered for ultra-low-power operation and robust RF performance. Despite the tire's challenging environment—where steel belts and thick rubber layers create a near "Faraday cage" effect—the BG22 ensures reliable wireless communication.

BANF's iSensor, mounted inside the tire, measures 3-axis acceleration, pressure, temperature, and tread depth at thousands of samples per second (4 kHz). Instead of transmitting raw data, the system processes and filters it within the tire, extracting key signals such as wheel-nut loosening, slip events, or reduced friction before sending concise alerts to the vehicle. This architecture reduces communication load while significantly improving response time.

To meet automotive-grade security requirements, Silicon Labs' Secure Vault™ technology is embedded in the system, protecting tire data from tampering or spoofing—an essential safeguard for autonomous vehicles and large fleet operators.

Overcoming Power Constraints with Wireless Energy Transfer

Power delivery has historically been the greatest obstacle to advanced tire sensing. The interior of a tire is exposed to high heat, centrifugal force, and constant mechanical stress. Batteries degrade quickly under such conditions, and wired power connections are impractical.

BANF addresses this challenge through proprietary wireless power transfer technology. Its Smart Profiler, mounted on the vehicle's mudguard or fender, delivers continuous power to the in-tire iSensor using magnetic resonance. This battery-free architecture enables thousands of Hertz of uninterrupted data acquisition and processing.

"Tires generate terabytes of data related to friction, load, and mechanical stress, but until now there was no viable way to capture and transmit that information in real time," said Adam Sunghan You, CEO of BANF. "By combining Silicon Labs' BG22 with our wireless power technology, we have unlocked a new level of tire intelligence."

Enabling Autonomous and Fleet Infrastructure

BANF sees this solution as foundational infrastructure for autonomous driving and connected fleets. In driverless trucks and buses, tire slip or traction loss cannot be detected by human intuition. Real-time tire data processed by BG22 can feed directly into chassis control, stability systems, and autonomous driving algorithms.

"Compute is no longer confined to the CPU—it extends across intelligent peripherals and sensors," said Ross Sabolcik, Senior Vice President of Product Lines, Silicon Labs. "BG22 enables reliable, secure connectivity even in extreme environments, empowering innovators like BANF to digitize traditionally analog systems."

BANF plans to leverage accumulated tire data to expand into predictive maintenance, route optimization, and insurance-linked services. By converting tires into intelligent, data-generating assets, the company aims to redefine the value model of vehicle operations.

Redefining the Future of Tire Intelligence

Through this collaboration, BANF and Silicon Labs are digitizing what has long been considered the "last analog domain" within the vehicle. The partnership demonstrates how advanced semiconductor technology and domain-specific innovation can converge to establish new standards in mobility.

Read more about how Silicon Labs and BANF built this battery-free sensor in a joint case study on Silabs.com.

About BANF

BANF is a Korea-based intelligent tire system company focused on real-time tire sensing and wireless power solutions for autonomous and fleet applications.

About Silicon Labs

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world's most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers with the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at https://www.silabs.com.

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Bitcoin traders are buzzing about a potential massive rally as oil prices hit historic levels. Analysts spotted a pattern where Bitcoin typically jumps around 20% within a month of major oil spikes, and they’re betting it happens again.

Oil went nuts on March 9 due to geopolitical chaos and supply chain disasters. Financial markets are pretty much in panic mode right now, with investors scrambling to figure out what the hell to do with their portfolios. Bitcoin often gets treated like digital gold during these messy times, so people start buying it when everything else looks scary. The correlation isn’t guaranteed, but it’s strong enough to get traders excited about potential gains.

History shows this pattern before.

Last time oil spiked like this, Bitcoin followed with significant gains that made early investors very happy. Traders remember those returns and they’re hoping for a repeat performance. The cryptocurrency market is watching oil prices like hawks, ready to pounce on any signals that could trigger the next big move upward.

But Bitcoin’s wild volatility remains a huge concern for many investors. The crypto market can swing violently in either direction, wiping out gains faster than you can blink. Some analysts are urging caution despite the optimistic projections. “The unpredictability makes forecasting really difficult,” one unnamed trader said. “You can make a fortune or lose everything in hours.”

Despite those risks, the possibility of Bitcoin hitting $79,000 by month’s end is getting people excited.

Traders are glued to their screens, monitoring every market signal and ready to jump on any upward movement. Platforms like Coinbase and Binance report increased activity as retail investors try to position themselves for potential gains. The heightened interest shows growing belief in Bitcoin’s upward potential, even with all the uncertainty. For more details, see Bitcoin Surges Near ,000 as Oil.

Not everyone’s convinced this pattern will hold, though. Some financial experts point out that current market conditions differ from past events. Regulatory changes and technological advancements could disrupt the anticipated correlation between oil and Bitcoin. Global economic conditions keep evolving with the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe and fluctuating interest rates adding complexity to predictions.

Regulatory scrutiny also looms large. Governments worldwide are considering stricter cryptocurrency trading rules as Bitcoin gains prominence. Any new regulations could impact Bitcoin’s price trajectory, either stalling or accelerating movement depending on their nature.

Meanwhile, institutional investors are keeping close watch on developments. Many have already diversified portfolios to include cryptocurrencies, viewing Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation and economic instability. Their actions could heavily influence market dynamics in the coming weeks. JPMorgan analysts released a report on March 8 suggesting Bitcoin could benefit from current oil price dynamics. “The cryptocurrency’s appeal as a hedge could see renewed interest from investors seeking alternatives to traditional assets,” the report said. But they also cautioned about Bitcoin’s inherent volatility risks.

Glassnode noticed something interesting on March 8. The blockchain analytics firm reported increased Bitcoin accumulation among long-term holders, with wallets holding Bitcoin for over a year showing net inflows. That data suggests seasoned investors might be positioning themselves for gains as market conditions shift.

CryptoQuant’s CEO Ki-Young Ju highlighted significant Bitcoin outflows from exchanges on March 7. He posted on Twitter that this trend historically signals reduced selling pressure, potentially paving the way for upward price movement. “Exchange outflows often precede rallies,” Ju wrote. “We’re seeing that pattern now.” Related coverage: Bitcoin Drops 2% as Oil Hits.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell mentioned on March 6 that the central bank is watching commodity price impacts on broader financial markets. While he didn’t directly address Bitcoin, his comments suggest major financial institutions understand the interconnectedness between different asset classes during market volatility.

Uncertainty remains constant in crypto markets. As March’s end approaches, traders will stay vigilant, analyzing every shift and turn. Whether Bitcoin will actually hit $79,000 remains unclear, but market anticipation is definitely building. For now, all eyes stay on the charts as traders await potential triggers for the next big move.

The possibility of Bitcoin mirroring oil’s historic surge hangs in the balance. Major crypto exchanges haven’t commented on the anticipated rally yet.

Major cryptocurrency exchanges are seeing unusual trading volumes as speculation intensifies. Binance reported a 34% spike in Bitcoin futures activity over the past week, while Coinbase Pro logged its highest daily trading volume since January. Exchange executives remain tight-lipped about predictions, but internal data suggests institutional clients are quietly accumulating positions.

Energy sector analysts are drawing parallels to the 2008 oil crisis when Bitcoin didn’t exist yet, making current correlations particularly intriguing. Goldman Sachs commodity strategists noted that oil’s current trajectory mirrors patterns from previous geopolitical disruptions, though they stopped short of making Bitcoin price predictions. Several hedge funds specializing in both energy and crypto markets have reportedly increased their cross-asset exposure.

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Hyperliquid jumped 12.63% to $34.18, leading the market’s advance, according to CoinGecko data. The token’s market cap stands at $8.15B. The project powers a non-custodial, orderbook-style perpetuals exchange built on its own app chain, competing with on-chain derivatives venues. Perps-focused tokens tend to attract interest when intraday volatility and leverage demand rise, and HYPE’s move reflects that positioning.

Top Gainers Zcash rose 10.52% to $219.63. Its market cap sits at $3.64B. ZEC is a privacy coin that uses zk-SNARKs to enable shielded transactions, with optional transparency for addresses and amounts. No specific news has been tied to the move.

Stable (STABLE) gained 9.70% to $0.0282. The token’s market cap is $585.18M. STABLE trades at a low unit price, where small absolute moves can translate into outsized percentage swings. Liquidity conditions in this segment can amplify day-to-day volatility.

Bittensor (TAO) advanced 8.01% to $198.51. Its market cap is $1.90B. Bittensor runs a decentralized machine learning network where contributors supply models and compute and are rewarded in TAO, with the token also used for network incentives and governance. Traders pointed to broader altcoin rotation.

Sui climbed 6.60% to $0.9406. The Layer-1, developed by Mysten Labs, uses the Move language and parallelized execution to target high throughput. SUI’s market cap is $3.67B. Core themes around performance-oriented L1s kept interest elevated among traders tracking throughput and developer traction.

Top Losers Official Trump (TRUMP) fell 2.45% to $2.89, the session’s largest percentage decline among the tracked names. Its market cap is $672.69M. The politically themed token often trades in sharp bursts around headline risk and liquidity pockets. There was no clear token-specific driver for today’s dip.

MemeCore (M) slipped 1.52% to $1.49. The token’s market cap is $2.60B. Meme-branded assets can see quick reversals as positioning rotates across narratives and pairs. Today’s move was modest and kept declines contained within a narrow range.

HTX DAO (HTX) edged down 1.43% to $0.000002. Its market cap stands at $1.45B. HTX DAO is tied to the HTX ecosystem’s governance efforts, where sentiment often tracks exchange-related flows and activity. Price action remained muted, with only a small percentage pullback.

A7A5 (A7A5) declined 1.30% to $0.0124. The token carries a $485.95M market cap. Public documentation on the project is limited, and liquidity characteristics at this cap tier can influence intraday ranges. Today’s drop was contained relative to larger-move peers.

TRON (TRX) eased 1.24% to $0.2857. The network, founded by Justin Sun, is a high-throughput smart contract platform widely used for stablecoin transfers and settlement. TRX’s market cap is $27.07B, the largest among today’s decliners. The pullback was shallow and came without an obvious project-specific catalyst.

Market Outlook The day’s skew favored upside: the top gainer rose 12.63% while the biggest loser shed 2.45%, with advances spanning privacy (ZEC up 10.52%), AI infrastructure (TAO up 8.01%), and a major L1 (SUI up 6.60%). Losses were contained between 1.24% and 2.45%, even as a $27.07B large cap like TRX dipped, suggesting rotation rather than broad risk-off.

Traders will watch whether HYPE’s $8.15B surge carries into derivatives-linked peers and if ZEC’s privacy bid persists. Key gauges include Bitcoin’s next directional push for risk appetite and any macro prints or policy signals later this month that could sway liquidity and funding conditions across altcoins.

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This article was written with AI assistance and reviewed by the The Currency analytics editorial team. Information presented is sourced from publicly available reports. The Currency analytics strives for accuracy but cannot guarantee completeness. This article does not constitute financial advice.

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Avalanche registers 20.2 million transactions in seven days, reaching the second-highest activity level in the history of its C-Chain network. The network achieved an unprecedented technical milestone by producing 584,208 weekly blocks, demonstrating superior scalability compared to its competitors. The AVAX token rallies 4.58%, trading at $9.35 while transaction finality maintains a record average of 2.08 seconds. One of the most dynamic weeks in its operational history concluded for Avalanche, consolidating itself in the market as one of the fastest and most scalable Layer-1 networks. The massive surge in C-Chain activity shows an ecosystem growing both technically and commercially.

1/ 🚨 @AVAX just dropped another massive week 👇🧵

🔺 20.2M transactions this week.

Second highest weekly total ever on C-Chain.
Even more impressive, the network is maintaining strong upward momentum. pic.twitter.com/1x3kkFVbIO

— RebornAli3N 🔺 (@0x_Ali3N) March 9, 2026 This boom is no coincidence; user behavior reached a boiling point with 1.318 million active wallets. This behavior suggests a capital flight toward networks with low latency and high operational efficiency.

Scalability and Technical Dominance of the C-Chain The robustness of Avalanche’s infrastructure was demonstrated by processing 584,208 blocks in a week, the highest figure recorded since its launch. This technical responsiveness allows for a transaction finality of 2.08 seconds, a major advantage compared to the one-minute latency typically seen on Ethereum.

In market terms, sentiment turned markedly bullish. The digital asset AVAX broke through a consolidation period, raising its market capitalization to $4.04 billion. Currently, the price finds solid support at $9.10, while trading volume supports an imminent attack on the $10.00 psychological resistance.

On the other hand, current volatility appears to be driven by strategic capital rotation. Investors are prioritizing networks that, like Avalanche, offer interoperability through tools such as the Avalanche Bridge, facilitating liquidity flow between ecosystems without sacrificing speed or incurring high costs.

In summary, the network’s resilience in a complex macroeconomic environment positions Avalanche to capture more market share. If on-chain activity remains above 20 million transactions, AVAX is likely to seek a new price range above $9.50 before the weekly close.

Bitcoin continues to trade below the $70,000 level as the broader crypto market navigates another period of heightened volatility. After several attempts to regain upward momentum, price action has remained unstable, reflecting ongoing uncertainty across global financial markets. Despite these short-term fluctuations, structural indicators suggest that bigger changes may be occurring beneath the surface of the Bitcoin market.

A recent report from CryptoQuant highlights a long-term trend that has been unfolding since 2022: a steady decline in the amount of BTC held on centralized exchanges. This shift accelerated following the collapse of FTX in November 2022, an event that significantly altered investor behavior across the crypto ecosystem. During that month alone, users withdrew more than 325,000 Bitcoin from exchange reserves, rushing to move their holdings into private custody.

Today, total Bitcoin reserves on exchanges have dropped to levels last seen in 2019, currently sitting at roughly 2.7 million BTC. Among retail-focused centralized exchanges, Binance alone holds approximately 20% of that supply, reflecting its dominant role in global crypto trading.

When institutional platforms are included, Coinbase Advanced emerges as the largest holder, with around 800,000 BTC stored on the exchange. Even so, this figure remains roughly 200,000 BTC lower than the levels recorded in July 2025, underscoring the continued reduction in exchange-held supply.

Institutional Accumulation Reshapes Bitcoin Supply Dynamics The CryptoQuant report also notes that the decline in exchange reserves cannot be explained solely by the aftermath of the FTX collapse. While that event accelerated the movement of funds into self-custody, two additional structural developments have played a major role in pushing exchange balances back to levels last seen in 2019.

Bitcoin Exchange Reserve | Source: CryptoQuant The first major driver has been the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024. At the time, exchange reserves were still above 3.2 million BTC. Since then, these investment vehicles have absorbed a significant portion of the circulating supply.

Today, spot ETFs collectively hold around 1.3 million BTC, representing roughly 6.7% of the total supply. Custodial cold storage sequestering these holdings effectively removes a massive amount of Bitcoin from active exchange liquidity.

A second structural factor is the emergence of Digital Asset Treasuries. An increasing number of companies have begun holding Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, collectively accumulating approximately 1.1 million BTC—close to 5% of total supply.

Together, these developments are reshaping Bitcoin’s market structure. As ETFs and corporate treasuries lock up larger portions of supply, a growing share of BTC becomes embedded within institutional financial frameworks. Over time, this shift could gradually tighten available market liquidity and influence long-term price formation dynamics.

Bitcoin Consolidates Near $67K As Short-Term Momentum Weakens The 4-hour chart shows Bitcoin trading around $67,500 after a period of sharp volatility that unfolded throughout February and early March. Price initially declined from the $87,000 region, triggering a strong sell-off that pushed BTC briefly below $60,000 before buyers stepped in to stabilize the market. Since that capitulation event, Bitcoin has entered a broad consolidation phase, fluctuating mostly between $64,000 and $72,000.

BTC remains range-bounded | Source: BTCUSDT chart on TradingView Technically, the chart highlights a weakening short-term structure. Bitcoin remains below the longer-term moving averages, with the 200-period moving average (red) trending downward and acting as overhead resistance. Each recent rally attempt has struggled to sustain momentum once price approaches this level, suggesting that sellers remain active during upward moves.

Meanwhile, the shorter moving averages have begun to flatten, reflecting a temporary balance between buyers and sellers. The market is currently hovering around these shorter-term indicators, indicating indecision as participants reassess the broader macro environment.

Volume activity remains relatively moderate compared with the spike seen during the February capitulation, suggesting that the most aggressive selling pressure may have already occurred. However, for a stronger bullish recovery to develop, Bitcoin would likely need to reclaim the $70,000–$72,000 zone and establish sustained trading above the descending longer-term average.

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Ethereum price started a recovery wave from the $1,920 zone. ETH is now back above $2,000 and might aim for more gains in the near term.

Ethereum started a recovery wave above the $2,000 zone. The price is trading above $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $1,960 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,050 zone. Ethereum Price Aims Higher Ethereum price started a recovery wave after it found support near the $1,920 zone, like Bitcoin. ETH price formed a base and was able to recover above the $1,980 resistance.

There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $1,960 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. The pair climbed above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,200 swing high to the $1,912 low.

The bulls even pushed the price above $2,020. Ethereum price is now trading above $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If the bulls remain in action above $2,000, the price could attempt another increase. Immediate resistance is seen near the $2,050 level.

Source: ETHUSD on TradingView.com The first key resistance is near the $2,090 level or the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,200 swing high to the $1,912 low. The next major resistance is near the $2,120 level. A clear move above the $2,120 resistance might send the price toward the $2,150 resistance. An upside break above the $2,150 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $2,200 resistance zone or even $2,250 in the near term.

Another Decline In ETH? If Ethereum fails to clear the $2,090 resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $2,000 level. The first major support sits near the $1,980 zone.

A clear move below the $1,980 support might push the price toward the $1,940 support. Any more losses might send the price toward the $1,920 region. The main support could be $1,880.

Technical Indicators

Hourly MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is gaining momentum in the bullish zone.

Hourly RSI – The RSI for ETH/USD is now above the 50 zone.

Major Support Level – $1,980

Major Resistance Level – $2,090

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Bitcoin rebounded 2% to $68,500 after hitting $65,600 low amid market turmoil. Oil surged past $100 per barrel, crushing Asian and European equity markets significantly. BTC’s safe-haven pattern repeats, mirroring March 2 rally from $65,500 to $74,000. Bitcoin opened the week with a sharp recovery, printing an intraday high of $69,497 while equity markets across Asia and Europe crumbled under the weight of oil prices crossing $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022. The leading cryptocurrency slid to a session low near $65,600 before buyers stepped in and pushed the price back up, eventually settling around $68,500 with a 2% daily gain.

The rebound carried real weight. Bitcoin’s market capitalization climbed to $1.39 trillion, pulling the total crypto market toward a $2.43 trillion valuation. Even so, BTC still trades 1.2% below its level from seven days prior, a reminder that the broader cooling cycle hasn’t fully broken yet.

The timing of the recovery stands out. Monday’s price action closely mirrors what happened on March 2, when Bitcoin also staged a defiant advance while traditional markets sold off. In the days following that earlier episode — tied to escalating tensions in the Middle East after the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei — BTC climbed from $65,500 to nearly $74,000 within 48 hours, reinforcing the asset’s growing reputation as a store of value during geopolitical stress.

Oil Above $100 Tears Through Global Equity Markets The driver behind Monday’s equity selloff came from energy markets. A series of Iranian missile and drone attacks on Gulf states forced major producers to suspend operations and declare force majeure, sending oil surging past the $100-per-barrel level and triggering fears of a severe global supply disruption.

Japan’s Nikkei shed nearly 2,900 points in one of its sharpest single-session drops on record. South Korea’s Kospi, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, and China’s Composite index all registered steep losses. European indices initially held firmer but ultimately drifted into negative territory as the session progressed.

The Nasdaq held flat, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones contained their losses to under 1% — a relatively controlled decline given the intensity of the external shock.

Against all of that, Bitcoin held ground and advanced. Whether the asset fully earns the safe-haven label remains a debate across trading desks, but the price data from the past two weeks keeps pointing in the same direction: when geopolitical risk spikes, capital finds its way into BTC.

The week also carries a historical footnote — the 20 millionth Bitcoin entered circulation, leaving only 1 million coins left to ever be mined under the protocol’s fixed supply cap of 21 million.

XRP has been under a lot of pressure this year.The price has been falling since January, leaving a large portion of the circulating supply in the red.On-chain data shows how stressed the market has become. A big portion of XRP holders are now in loss after the latest crash.

On-chain data shows the amount of XRP supply sitting underwater has shot up to historically high levels following the recent market downturn.

36.8 Billion Tokens Of The Asset Are Currently Being Held At A Loss In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has shared an update on the latest trend in the XRP Total Supply in Loss. This metric measures, as its name suggests, the total amount of the cryptocurrency’s supply that’s currently in a state of net unrealized loss.

The indicator works by checking the on-chain history of each coin in circulation to find what price it was last moved at. If the last transaction price was more than the current spot price for any token, then that particular coin is in a state of loss. The Total Supply in Loss adds up all tokens satisfying this condition.

A counterpart indicator called the Total Supply in Profit takes care of the supply of the opposite type (that is, the coins with a cost basis lower than the latest spot price). Now, here is the chart shared by the analytics firm that shows the trend in the 7-day exponential moving average (EMA) of the XRP Total Supply in Loss over the last few years:

The value of the metric seems to have been going up in recent months | Source: Glassnode on X As shown in the graph above, the XRP Total Supply in Loss fell to a relatively low level in 2025, but in the last quarter of the year, the metric rose. The trend change came as the cryptocurrency sector as a whole saw the start of a bearish phase.

Today, the Total Supply in Loss has a value of 36.8 billion XRP. From the chart, it’s visible that this is a relatively high level when compared to the past, with it being surpassed only once before in the current cycle.

The picture is a bit different when the indicator is denominated in USD terms.

Looks like the loss supply has gone down recently | Source: Glassnode on X As shown in the above chart, the USD version of the XRP Total Supply in Loss set a peak higher than any witnessed in the past few years during the latest market downturn. This suggests that the capital invested in the cryptocurrency has gone up by magnitudes as the years have passed. Currently, supply worth around $50 billion is in a state of loss on the blockchain.

Generally, digital asset markets tend to arrive at bottoms when investor pain is at its highest. As such, considering the current loss situation on the XRP network, it only remains to be seen whether the coin will reach a bottom in the near future.

XRP Price At the time of writing, XRP is floating around $1.35, down over 0.5% in the last 24 hours.

The price of the coin has gone down over the last few days | Source: XRPUSDT on TradingView Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com

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Nigel Farage bought 6.3% Stake in Stack BTC for £215,000 through his media firm. Stack BTC holds 21 bitcoins worth £1M, pursuing dual accumulation and acquisition strategy. Shares surged 67% following the announcement, though still down 18% from November. Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, deployed £215,000 to acquire a 6.3% stake in Stack BTC, the Bitcoin reserves company chaired by former Conservative Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. The transaction, executed through his media vehicle Thorn In The Side Ltd, cements Farage’s position as one of the most prominent political investors in the UK’s crypto sector.

Farage said he was “delighted to have become an investor in Stack” and noted that he has spent years standing as one of the country’s few political advocates for bitcoin. “I believe we can and should be a major global hub for the crypto industry,” he said in an official statement. Kwarteng welcomed the move, adding that Farage’s conviction on bitcoin aligns directly with the company’s business plans and long-term direction.

Stack BTC trades on Aquis, London’s small-cap exchange, and pursues a dual strategy: accumulating Bitcoin directly while acquiring businesses whose profits flow back into the cryptocurrency. The company currently holds 21 bitcoins, worth just over £1 million, against a total valuation of £6.45 million.

 

Shares in Stack surged 67% on Monday morning following the announcement, though the stock still trades roughly 18% below the level it held before the company told investors in November that it would concentrate exclusively on bitcoin.

Reform UK and Crypto Capital: A Deepening Alliance Farage’s investment does not stand alone. Reform UK already received £12 million in political donations from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, and last year became the first major UK party to accept contributions in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Farage has further pledged to allow citizens to pay taxes in crypto and to establish a sovereign wealth fund built on digital assets if he reaches government.

Stack BTC’s largest shareholder remains Paul Withers, co-founder of precious metals trader Direct Bullion, who previously paid Farage to promote gold coin investments through his platform. Kwarteng and his wife together hold 5.4% of the company.

Bitcoin has shed 23% of its value so far in 2025, trading around $67,652, pressured by uncertainty over Donald Trump’s trade tariffs and escalating geopolitical tensions. Farage traveled to Mar-a-Lago on Friday, though the Financial Times reported he did not meet with the US president during the visit.

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Bitcoin traders are always hunting for clues about the next move.

A basic mathematical framework that once helped identify Bitcoin’s last bear market bottom could be pointing to the next major turning point.

Crypto analyst Chetan Gurjar recently revisited a call he made during the 2022 bear market. Back then, he used long term Fibonacci levels across Bitcoin’s market cycles to estimate where the bottom might form. The model pointed almost exactly to the zone where BTC eventually stabilized before starting its recovery.

Source: The 2022 call by Chetan GurjarThe idea is simple. Instead of focusing on short-term indicators, the framework tracks how Bitcoin reacts to major structural levels over long timeframes.

According to Gurjar, when price keeps reacting to the same level across different cycles, that level becomes extremely important. In past cycles, Bitcoin repeatedly struggled around one of these zones, confirming it as a powerful resistance in the broader market structure.

Bitcoin Price Prediction: Is the Same Market Structure Repeating?The interesting part came after that resistance finally broke.

Instead of acting like a ceiling, the same level started behaving like support. Bitcoin moved above it and has continued trading above it on higher timeframes.

Source: The new comparison by ChetanThat kind of shift matters. When a major resistance level flips into support, it often signals that the market structure has changed and that the larger cycle remains intact.

According to the analyst, the same framework that helped identify the last bear market bottom may still be shaping Bitcoin’s structure today.

New Bitcoin Presale Raises Millions to Bring Solana Technology to BitcoinBitcoin has one annoying problem. It is powerful, secure, and trusted. But it is also slow. Really slow.

That is why most people treat it like a digital trophy. They buy it, stare at the chart, and pray the next candle turns green.

Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) is trying to change that.

Instead of letting Bitcoin just sit there like a trophy asset, BTC Hyper is trying to unlock what Bitcoin can actually do. The concept is simple. Keep Bitcoin’s security, but add the speed and efficiency you normally see on networks like Solana.

That opens the door to faster payments, staking, apps, and real activity on Bitcoin, instead of just watching the chart all day.

And clearly the market is paying attention.

The presale has already raised over $32 million, with $HYPER currently priced at $0.0136751 before the next increase.

There is also a strong reason early buyers are jumping in. Tokens can be staked immediately, with rewards up to 37%, a yield that usually attracts early momentum and speculative capital pretty quickly.

To buy HYPER before it lists on exchanges, simply visit the official Bitcoin Hyper website and connect a wallet (such as Best Wallet).

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Shiba Inu (SHIB) whale activity has intensified as major token holders shift their assets away from centralized exchanges (CEXs). Exchange reserves have plummeted to record lows, while the SHIB burn rate has accelerated dramatically, suggesting these investors may be preparing for significant market movements. These developments raise the question of whether the whales are positioning ahead of a potential market rebound or simply taking advantage of price declines to accumulate. 

Shiba Inu Whales Execute Massive Exchange Withdrawals Shiba Inu has experienced a dramatic shift in whale behavior, as billions of SHIB tokens have recently moved away from crypto exchanges. This shift comes at a time when the broader cryptocurrency and meme coin market faces major headwinds, with Shiba Inu continuing to trade without clear directional momentum even as its price weakens. 

On March 8, on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant detected a sharp decline in exchange net flow, with a total outflow of 166.16 billion SHIB tokens across major exchanges, nearly double the previous day’s 88 billion tokens. Even earlier, on March 6, exchanges recorded a negative net flow of 170.53 billion tokens, indicating sustained large-scale withdrawals by whales.

Source: Chart from CryptoQuant Reports from WhaleScan on X have revealed that these whales have been active for a while now,  securing their positions ahead of any major market movement. Usually, when whales move tokens from exchanges, it means those tokens are being removed from circulation. This reduces the supply of tokens available for trading on markets, which can create upward price pressure if demand continues to rise. 

The recent whale movement also signals conviction in Shiba Inu despite its weakened fundamentals and recent sideways trading. Notably, WhaleScan has reported that due to the massive token exodus from exchanges, reserves on these crypto platforms have hit a record low of 80.9 trillion SHIB. This suggests that while weak hands are watching short-term price action, whales are accumulating, contributing to the decreasing supply. 

SHIB Deflationary Pressures Build As Burn Rate Spikes In addition to declining reserves, Shiba Inu’s burn rate has accelerated dramatically, increasing by 27.4% just last week. Most notably, on March 6, the burn rate skyrocketed by over 53,950% in just 24 hours, reflecting a staggering increase in tokens being removed from circulation.

Combined with the billions of tokens that recently flowed out of exchanges, Whale Scan has noted that Shiba Inu’s supply crunch is becoming increasingly clear and difficult to ignore. Recent burn statistics paint the picture of token holders seeking deflation amid weakening price action.

Approximately 337 billion SHIB tokens were burned on March 3, last week, as the Shibarium ecosystem prepared for the anticipated FHE privacy upgrade for Q2 2026. These developments indicate that Shiba Inu’s deflationary pressure is building as supply continues to decrease on exchanges. 

SHIB trading at $0.000005 on the 1D chart | Source: SHIBUSDT on Tradingview.com Featured image from Peakpx, chart from Tradingview.com

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Treasury Strategy: Capital B acquired 2 additional BTC financed through the issuance of 200,000 shares, consolidating a total of 2,836 BTC in its institutional reserves. Shareholder Returns: The firm reported an annualized BTC Yield of 0.21%, successfully increasing the Bitcoin value per share despite issuing capital at a 21.6% discount. Market Context: While 77% of companies with Bitcoin treasuries are currently “underwater” (in losses), Capital B achieved a 7.48% rebound in its stock price. Capital B reinforces its bet on digital assets by executing a strategic purchase of 2 BTC through an At-the-Market (ATM) offering. With this operation, by transforming variable capital into solid reserves, the firm seeks to optimize its balance sheet in a high-volatility environment.

Financial Engineering and the Rise of BTC Yield The operation was finalized through the issuance of 200,000 new shares at a price of €0.60, allowing the company to raise its total holdings to 2,836 BTC. The average acquisition price now stands at €93,061, a technical figure that the market closely monitors as an equilibrium level for the firm.

Most relevant for investors is the use of BTC Yield. So far this year, this metric—which measures the creation of Bitcoin value for every share in circulation—reached 0.21%. This is equivalent to an effective gain of 5.9 BTC for shareholders, offsetting capital dilution.

While other giants like Strategy experienced recent drops of 4.49%, Capital B’s stock (ALCPB) reacted upward, rising 7.48% to reach €0.83. This decoupling suggests that the market rewards transparency in market capitalization and treasury management.

Currently, the landscape is complex: with the pioneer crypto operating near $67,713, approximately 77% of public companies holding the asset are in negative territory. This pressure has not been seen since the Terra-Luna collapse in 2022, testing the solvency and patience of corporate treasurers.

In summary, in the short term, Capital B’s success will depend on its ability to maintain a positive BTC Yield if volatility persists. Investors no longer just value nominal accumulation, but the efficiency of the capital structure. The big question is how many companies will be able to resist without liquidating their reserves in the absence of an immediate bullish impulse.

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Massive Institutional Movement: A whale withdrew 314.5 million DOGE (approx. $28.4 million) from the Kraken exchange to a private wallet. Critical Macroeconomic Context: The transaction occurs just 48 hours before the release of the February CPI in the U.S., which is key to Fed policy. Technical Levels at Play: Dogecoin is defending the $0.089 support, with sights set on reclaiming the $0.10 psychological barrier. One of the most active whales in the ecosystem shook Kraken’s order book this Monday by withdrawing more than 314.5 million DOGE. This movement, valued at $28.4 million, occurs at a time of low volatility and high macroeconomic tension.

Strategic Accumulation and the $0.10 Wall The outflow of digital assets from exchanges is usually interpreted as a sign of long-term accumulation. By moving funds to cold wallets, large holders reduce immediate selling pressure, suggesting they view the current price of $0.089 as a value zone.

Since the correction that began in the fall of 2025, Dogecoin has maintained a consolidation structure. Currently, investors remain cautious but expectant. Technically, the asset faces immediate resistance at $0.093, but the goal is to reach the psychological level of $0.10.

DOGE’s market capitalization, situated around $13.6 billion, now depends on the catalyst of next Wednesday, March 11: the inflation data. If the CPI is lower than expected, we could see an increase in risk appetite, driving the meme coin into an 11% rally in the short term.

In summary, in the coming days, Dogecoin’s behavior will be closely linked to the reaction of the traditional market. If the $0.088 support remains firm after the inflation report, the path to $0.10 could clear quickly.

In brief Bitcoin has climbed more than 4% to roughly $69,100 as risk assets steadied after oil retreated from a spike tied to Middle East tensions. Futures open interest and aggressive buying in perpetual markets suggest traders are cautiously returning to leveraged positions. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF inflows have risen to about $934 million, even as trading volumes and network activity remain subdued. Bitcoin’s market structure is showing early signs of stabilizing after weeks of pressure, according to a new market note from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, even as the escalating conflict involving Iran continued to roil global financial markets.

Bitcoin is up 4.3% on the day to around $69,100 and holding relatively steady after recent volatility tied to geopolitical tensions and surging oil prices sent digital assets lower last week.

In its weekly market pulse published Monday, Glassnode said the crypto’s internal metrics suggest the worst of the recent stress may be easing, though the recovery remains “tentative.”

“Overall, conditions are stabilizing, with momentum, ETF demand, and profitability metrics improving,” the firm wrote, noting that price momentum has firmed modestly but still lacks the strength of a decisive bullish shift.

Analysts have previously pointed to the broader macro backdrop, which remains unsettled, as global markets have grappled with the fallout from the intensifying conflict in the Middle East.

Crude prices surged on Monday on fears the conflict could disrupt shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, briefly pushing Brent crude as high as about $119.50 a barrel before retreating to roughly $91–$100 after President Donald Trump suggested the war involving Iran might soon de-escalate.

U.S. equities have swung sharply in recent sessions, with major indexes slipping as investors weighed the inflationary impact of higher oil prices and the risk of a prolonged geopolitical conflict. 

Modest uplifts were observed late in the U.S. trading session following Trump’s comments, with the S&P 500 closing 0.8% higher on the day.

Against that backdrop, Glassnode said several indicators within the Bitcoin market are beginning to stabilize.

Futures open interest has increased, suggesting a modest build-up of leverage, while aggressive buying in perpetual derivatives markets points to renewed interest from traders. 

While Bitcoin has yet to "fully earn" its “digital gold” narrative, its practical use case as a “digital escape hatch” is becoming "increasingly relevant," analysts at QCP Capital wrote in an investor note on Monday.

"Although its long-term trajectory remains uncertain, recent price action against a backdrop of escalating tensions suggests growing recognition of this function," they added.

ETF flows have also strengthened, rising to $934 million, up 20% or $158 million, from the week prior, Glassnode wrote.

Still, other indicators suggest the recovery remains fragile.

Spot trading volumes remain subdued, and network activity has waned, pointing to limited participation.

 “Capital flows remain soft,” the report noted, indicating broader conviction has yet to fully return.

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Data shows the Bitcoin price decline has left the majority of treasury companies in a state of loss, with 65% sitting more than 20% below cost basis.

Over 77% Of Bitcoin Treasury Firms Are Underwater On Their Buys As pointed out by Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards in a new post on X, a high amount of Bitcoin treasury companies are sitting on losses at the moment. Treasury companies refer to firms that keep BTC on their balance sheet as a reserve asset. Companies of this type that are publicly traded do so to allow their investors indirect exposure to the digital asset via their stock.

The approach was popularized by Michael Saylor’s Strategy (previously MicroStrategy), which has amassed a humongous Bitcoin stack after its consistent accumulation over the years. During the past few months, BTC has observed a bearish shift, so these firms have naturally been impacted. Below is the chart shared by Edwards that shows the trend in the percentage of such companies that are underwater on their BTC buys.

Companies have increasingly gone underwater as the bearish momentum has advanced | Source: @caprioleio on X As is visible in the graph, the total percentage of Bitcoin treasury firms in loss has gone up recently, with its value today sitting at 77.4%. Thus, it would appear that a strong majority of the companies have their holdings below their cost basis. This includes Strategy, which has an average acquisition level of $75,985, more than 12% above the current spot price.

A large percentage of the firms are in even worse losses than Strategy. In the same chart, data for the treasuries with holdings sitting more than 20% below their cost basis is also displayed. It would appear that this metric has a value of 65.6%, implying that less than 12% of the underwater companies are in losses smaller than 20%.

From the graph, it’s also apparent that the recent trend in the treasury firms resembles that of May 2022, when the bear market of that year was in full swing. Back then, the percentage figure eventually went on to touch even higher highs.

Like how public treasury companies provide for an indirect route into Bitcoin, there is also another such indirect means in the market available today: the spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These funds buy and hold the asset on behalf of their users, allowing them to get exposure to BTC’s price movements without having to deal with blockchain elements.

The bearish market shift also caused the US spot ETFs to face net outflows, as data from SoSoValue shows. During the last couple of weeks, however, inflows have poured into these funds, implying that demand for Bitcoin may be starting to return.

How the weekly netflow related to the spot BTC ETFs has changed over the last couple of years | Source: SoSoValue BTC Price Bitcoin has retraced its recovery during the past few days as its price is back at the $67,600 mark.

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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Strategic deflation: The Aster team has removed 911,000 tokens from circulation, split between a permanent burn and a strategic transfer to the Treasury. Resilience in derivatives: Perpetual contract volume remains stable above $2,250 million, signaling solid risk appetite amid consolidation. Critical technical levels: ASTER struggles to turn $0.76 into support, while the RSI flirts with the bullish zone after recovering short-term moving averages. To counteract selling pressure, this Monday Aster executed a new reduction of its circulating supply, achieving a 2.37% rally placing its price at $0.702 after rebounding from local lows.

[Airdrop Stage 5 Burn & Claim Notice]

911,964.22 $ASTER has been settled as part of the Aster Airdrop Stage 5 distribution, of which 455,982.11 $ASTER has been permanently burned, and 455,982.11 $ASTER transferred to the Aster Treasury Contract.

As scheduled, the 50% Immediate…

— Aster (@Aster_DEX) March 9, 2026 This maneuver is part of an aggressive buyback policy that totals $187 million so far. Aster seeks to generate scarcity in a digital asset market marked by persistent sideways movement over the last month.

Deflation and derivatives: The pulse between supply and demand The Aster-Dex protocol confirmed the removal of 455,982 ASTER through a permanent “burn,” while a similar amount went directly to the Treasury contract. So far, $123.63 million in market value has been withdrawn, a move designed to absorb the impact of liquidations and stabilize market sentiment.

Despite the volatility, data from Defillama reveals that open interest remains steady at $2,100 million. This capital inflow into the derivatives market suggests that whales and professional traders have not abandoned their positions, maintaining a trading volume exceeding $2.25B over the last three weeks.

On the daily chart, ASTER managed to break above its 20 and 50-period EMAs ($0.697 and $0.698). However, market sentiment remains cautious: the RSI stands at 52 points, right on the threshold separating consolidation from a purely bullish trend.

In summary, to validate a sustainable rally, ASTER must achieve a daily close above the $0.76 resistance. If successful, the next technical target is located at the 200 EMA at $0.79. Conversely, if the burn momentum fades, the key support at $0.66 will be the last line of defense before a major correction in its market capitalization.

Leading cryptocurrencies lifted alongside stocks on Monday after President Donald Trump said that the U.S. campaign against Iran could be nearing its end. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m.

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LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - British consumer spending grew slowly in February as households grew more pessimistic about the outlook for the economy ​with the Middle East conflict raising concerns about a fresh ‌rise in inflation, surveys showed on Tuesday.

Barclays said consumer confidence in the strength of the UK, European and global economy all fell in February ​as the most recent conflict in the Middle East ​escalates.

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A separate survey from the British Retail Consortium also ⁠painted a weak picture with sales growth among retailers dampened ​by wet weather last month.

Barclays said:

• Consumer spending grew by 1.1% ​in February in annual terms after a 0.8% increase in January.

• Around four in five consumers surveyed by Barclays were concerned that Middle East conflict ​will push up fuel prices, energy bills, and inflation.

• Over ​half were worried about potential disruption to travel.

• Nearly half of shoppers said ‌they ⁠were taking action such as reducing energy usage, saving more, and delaying spending on major purchases in response to the war.

• Overall consumer card spending remained subdued in February, but spending on ​non-essential items hit ​a six month-high.

The ⁠BRC said:

• Spending at big retailers rose by 1.1% in annual terms in February, down from ​January's 2.7%, and far below the 12-month average ​of ⁠2.3%.

• Online non-food sales fell by 1.3% year-on-year in February, compared to 1.9% in February 2025.

• Helen Dickinson, BRC's chief executive said ⁠retailers were ​hoping to boost sales in the ​spring, but the conflict in the Middle East "threatens knocking any recovery off course.

• The ​BRC survey spanned February 1 to February 28.

Reporting by Suban Abdulla

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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - March 9, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of American Depositary Shares ("ADS") of Mereo BioPharma Group plc (NASDAQ: MREO) between June 5, 2023 and December 26, 2025, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important April 6, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Mereo ADSs during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Mereo class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=52452 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 6, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants provided investors with material information concerning their expected results for the Phase 3 Orbit and COSMIC studies for setrusumab in Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). Defendants' statements included, among other things, confidence in setrusumab's ability to ultimately reduce the annualized fracture rates of the tested patients and in the study itself to put setrusumab in an opportunity to succeed in reaching statistical significance of this key endpoint.

The defendants, the lawsuit claims, provided these positive statements to investors while, at the same time, disseminating false and materially misleading statements and/or concealing material adverse facts concerning the true state of the Phase 3 ORBIT and COSMIC programs; neither of which hit their primary endpoints of reducing annualized clinical fracture rate compared to the placebo or bisphosphonate control groups, respectively. Such statements absent these material facts caused investors to purchase Mereo's ADSs at artificially inflated prices. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Mereo class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=52452 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - March 9, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of common stock of Navan, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVN) pursuant and/or traceable to the Registration Statement and Prospectus (collectively, the "Offering Documents") issued in connection with Navan's October 2025 initial public offering (the "IPO"). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 24, 2026.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Navan common stock you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Navan class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=55059 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for more information. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 24, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the Offering Documents used to effectuate Navan's IPO were false and misleading and omitted to state that, at the time of the offering, Navan had increased its "sales and marketing" expenses. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Navan class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=55059 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for more information.

No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

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Historically, big tobacco stocks tend to be relatively attractive during recessions because demand for cigarettes is unusually stable, cash flows remain strong, and they attract investors with their high dividend yields.

Amid recent market volatility stemming from geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, British American Tobacco (BTI - Free Report)  and Philip Morris International (PM - Free Report)  are two big tobacco stocks to consider.

Both companies have achieved strong growth in smoke-free products, with British American known for major cigarette brands like Dunhill and Lucky Strike, and Philip Morris recognized for iconic names such as Virginia Slims and Marlboro, the world’s best-selling cigarette brand.

Attractive DividendsSupporting their lofty dividends is that British American and Philip Morris are carrying over $4 billion in cash on their balance sheets, respectively. Although Philip Morris has the more robust top and bottom lines, British American’s dividend stands out in particular, with a 5.62% annual yield.

That said, Phillip Morris’ yield of 3.46% also tops the S&P 500’s 1.11% average and the consumer staples sectors' 3.14% average.  

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Recent Performance & Valuation ComparisonWhen including dividends, Philip Morris' stock is up over +100% in the last three years, with British American’s total return of 96% also edging the benchmark S&P 500 and vastly outperforming the consumer staples sectors' 12%.

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Furthermore, these top big tobacco stocks still trade beneath the benchmark’s 22X forward earnings multiple. At $58 a share, British Tobacco stock trades at 11X forward earnings, with Philip Morris shares trading at $173 and 20X forward earnings.

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Tracking British Tobacco & Philip Morris' Outlook Based on Zacks estimates, British Tobacco’s annual sales are expected to rise 7% in fiscal 2026 and are projected to increase another 3% in FY27 to $36.76 billion.

British Tobacco’s annual earnings are expected to be up 5% this year to $4.89 per share, compared to EPS of $4.64 last year. Optimistically, FY27 EPS is projected to rise another 9% to $5.32.

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As for Philip Morris, its top line is expected to stretch 8% in FY26 and is projected to expand another 7% in FY27 to $47.14 billion. Even better, Philip Morris' annual earnings are currently slated to spike 12% in FY26 to $8.45 per share from EPS of $7.54 in 2025. Plus, FY27 EPS is forecasted to rise another 9% to $9.27.

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Bottom LinePeriods of economic uncertainty tend to draw investors toward reliable, high-dividend stocks, positioning British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International as appealing options amid Middle East conflicts that have lifted oil prices and weighed on global economic prospects.

Notably, FY26 and FY27 EPS revisions are nicely up for these big tobacco stocks in the last 30 days, landing them a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at the moment.