Bitcoin (BTC) hovered around the $68,000 level on Sunday UTC, extending a deep pullback that has left the market grappling with a key technical break and a deteriorating macro backdrop. The price is down roughly 46% from its record high of $126,080 set in October last year, a decline that analysts say is testing investor conviction far more than recent routine corrections. The latest caution flag comes from on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, which said BTC has slipped below its 365-day moving average for the first time since March 2022. In its recent commentary, the firm argued that the...

The World Gold Council has unveiled a proposed legal and operational standard for ‘tokenized’ gold ownership that aims to fix a long-standing weakness in the bullion market: traders must typically choose between the safety of title to specific bars and the liquidity of a credit-based claim. Developed with global law firm Linklaters, the framework introduces a new ownership construct designed to make gold usable as high-grade collateral without forcing bars to move between vaults. The proposal, published as a white paper, centers on a concept called ‘Pooled Gold Interests’ (PGI). Rather than...

Bitcoin (BTC) markets turned risk-off as a surge in energy prices and escalating Middle East tensions raised fresh concerns about miner profitability, while U.S. regulators unveiled new guidance for crypto-related market activity. The combination of macro uncertainty, geopolitical headlines, and growing demand for downside protection in derivatives has added to short-term volatility across digital assets. The immediate pressure point is mining. With power costs rising alongside energy benchmarks amid heightened regional instability, Bitcoin miners are facing a tighter margin environment....

Roughly $245.55 million in leveraged crypto positions were wiped out over the past 24 hours, underscoring how quickly risk can cascade when prices drift lower and liquidity thins. The latest wave of forced closures was dominated by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), highlighting that even the deepest markets are not immune to sharp derisking. According to liquidation data compiled by CoinGlass, Bitcoin-linked positions accounted for the largest share of the total, with about $123.12 million liquidated in the past day. BTC slid 2.25% over the same period to $69,144, reflecting a broader...

U.S. regulators moved to sharpen the rules of the road for crypto markets this week, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly filed interpretive guidance that could take effect immediately—an unusual step that may quickly influence how exchanges, brokers, and token issuers handle compliance. According to Forbes, the SEC and CFTC submitted their combined crypto-asset interpretation and regulatory guidance to the Federal Register on March 20 (local time). The document is scheduled for official publication on Monday, March 23,...

Akash Network (AKT) surged to the top of Korea’s crypto sentiment rankings with a Fear Greed score of 86—classified as ‘extreme greed’—even as the token posted a modest daily decline, highlighting a market split between aggressive dip-buying and short-term profit-taking. In Tuesday ET, AKT/KRW was last quoted at 881 won, down 1.45% (13 won) from the previous session. The token traded between an intraday high of 924 won and a low of 866 won. Over the past 24 hours, volume reached 54,809,486 AKT, with turnover totaling roughly 48.96 billion won (about $33 million), according to local market...

Wealthy crypto investors are rotating into large-cap tokens—Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and XRP (XRP)—as choppy price action reinforces a preference for assets with deeper 'liquidity' and broader market recognition. At the same time, a handful of smaller tokens are flashing 'extreme oversold' readings on the Relative Strength Index (RSI), a technical gauge that often draws bargain-hunting attention but can also signal persistent downside risk. As of Saturday ET, allocation data for top investors showed the strongest concentration in Bitcoin (BTC), with an 82% weighting, followed by...

Solana (SOL) is showing renewed signs of stability after reclaiming the psychologically important $90 level, even as a large stake unlock raised questions about near-term supply pressure. A mix of improving on-chain fundamentals and supportive technical signals is helping bulls argue that the recent consolidation could be setting the stage for another leg higher. SOL traded in a tight band between $90.16 and $90.76 over the March 21–22 window, posting a 1.06% gain over 24 hours and a 3.71% increase over the past week. The move back above $90 comes despite lingering uncertainty over what...

Ripple (XRP) is slipping back into a consolidation phase after a brief rebound, with major AI models broadly agreeing the token is stuck in a 'bearish-to-neutral balance'—but diverging on what comes next in the near term. XRP was trading around $1.41 on Saturday ET, recovering in a sharp V-shaped move from a recent low near $1.34. The bounce, however, has struggled to build sustained momentum. From a higher-timeframe perspective, the structure remains heavy: XRP is still well below its 200-day moving average at roughly $2.10, keeping the broader downtrend intact. Momentum indicators reflect...

Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) are increasingly being compared as two competing economic systems—one positioned as a 'network of value' anchored in high-value settlement, the other as a 'transaction factory' optimized for high-volume activity. New fee data suggests that the gap between them is narrowing quickly, raising fresh questions about where on-chain profits are being generated and who ultimately captures them. According to figures cited as of Saturday, March 22 (UTC), Ethereum recorded $7.30 million in daily fees, down 28.71% from the prior day. Solana, by contrast, generated $5.88...