BTC fell 3% Thursday as Pentagon escalation reports hit markets. Trump’s 10-day extension trimmed losses — but the market is no longer moving on the headline. A conflict that has been reshaping crypto price action for four weeks added another chapter Thursday night.
The S&P 500 closed up 2.4%, the Nasdaq gained 3.3%, and bitcoin reached $68,500 intraday on March 31 as ceasefire signals from both Washington and Tehran reset risk appetite. The session recovered some ground from Q1's worst quarter since 2022. Whether it holds depends on oil, the Strait of Hormuz, and a ceasefire that hasn't been signed yet.
$143 million now locked in validators. Annual staking yield is projected between $3.9 million and $5.4 million. The foundation that spent years avoiding staking on neutrality grounds has now completed its entry into Ethereum's consensus layer.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana spot ETFs recorded simultaneous net outflows on March 26-27, 2026, with Bitcoin seeing $171 million and Ethereum $175 million in daily redemptions as geopolitical tensions and risk-off sentiment weighed on institutional flows.
MicroStrategy's chairman says halving events no longer drive Bitcoin's price path. Capital flows, bank credit, and institutional adoption have taken over as the primary drivers, he argues.
The company controls 3.98% of all ether in circulation. Its staking network generates $196 million in annualized revenue. Chairman Tom Lee calls this the final stages of a mini-crypto winter. The company bought 71,252 ETH last week — its fastest pace since December.
