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Bitcoin, Altcoins Give Back March Gains As Investors Cut Risk

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Key points: Bitcoin’s fall below the $66,000 support heightens the risk of a drop to the $62,500 level. Select major altcoins have broken below their immediate support levels, opening the gates for further downside. Bitcoin (BTC) is under pressure from the bears, who are attempting to sustain the price below the $66,000 level. The uncertainty regarding the US and Israel-Iran war is capping the upside and putting downside pressure. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $171 million in outflows on Thursday, the biggest since the $348 million in redemptions on…

Ethereum Price Faces Downside Risk, Bears Prepare for Fresh Move

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Ethereum price started a recovery wave above the $2,120 zone. ETH is now consolidating above $2,140 and is struggling to clear the $2,200 resistance. Ethereum started a recovery wave above the $2,150 zone. The price is trading above $2,120 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a new bearish trend line with forming resistance at $2,175 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,205 resistance. Ethereum Price Faces Resistance Ethereum price managed to stay…

Treasury Spike, Inflation Risk, Iran War Contagion Pin Bitcoin Price

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Key takeaways: Investors dumped gold and bonds for cash as war-driven oil spikes and inflation forced a defensive market stance. Rising yields and a 20% rate hike chance signal a tight outlook, leaving Bitcoin vulnerable amid soaring US debt. Bitcoin (BTC) retested the $67,500 support level on Monday, a move that coincided with gold prices suffering their sharpest correction in over 50 years. Fears of a prolonged war in Iran and the inflationary impact of oil prices holding above $85 pushed investors to cut risk. US 5-year Treasury yields (left)…

Bitcoin Price Bounce Weakens, Recovery at Risk of Fading Again

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Bitcoin price started a recovery wave from $68,000. BTC is now back above $70,000 and might struggle to continue higher in the near term. Bitcoin started a decent recovery wave above $69,500 and $70,000. The price is trading above $70,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $69,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might start another decline if it stays below the $71,500 and $72,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Attempts…

Not All Wallets Equally Vulnerable to Quantum Risk: Galaxy

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The quantum risk to Bitcoin investors is real, but not all wallets are vulnerable, and the people best positioned to address it are working on it, says Galaxy Digital research analyst Will Owens. Owens said in a report on Thursday that, in theory, a quantum computer could derive private keys from public keys, allowing an attacker to impersonate the owner, forge a signature and steal coins.  However, he argued that not all wallets are equally vulnerable to this risk. “In fact, most wallets are not vulnerable today. Funds are at…

Hawkish Fed and sticky inflation send risk assets sliding

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The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates parked at 3.5%-3.75% this week, and the market responded with all the enthusiasm of someone finding out their flight got canceled. Risk assets across the board took a hit, with crypto leading the retreat as traders recalibrated their expectations for how long tight monetary policy sticks around. Bitcoin slipped below $69K, shedding roughly 2.5% in 24 hours. Ethereum fell near $2,100, down 2.7%. Solana dropped toward $87, and XRP settled around $1.43. The Fear & Greed Index sits at 23 — deep…

Bitcoin Bulls Risk Getting Trapped at Six-Week Highs

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Bitcoin (BTC) risks turning its rebound into a classic “bull trap” as the price rejects at strong resistance. Key points: Bitcoin faces flat Coinbase spot demand and an open interest divergence as prices rise above $75,000. This risks ending the rebound due to structural weakness, analysis warns. Any push higher toward $80,000 will be “challenging.” BTC market lacks “spot buying support” New research from onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant released on Tuesday warns that the recent BTC price rebound may collapse. “The Bitcoin market is currently exposing a critical structural vulnerability…

Bitcoin Resilience Study Reveals Targeted Attack Risk

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Nearly three-quarters of all undersea fibre optic internet cables (which carry about 99% of international internet traffic) would need to fail to have a significant impact on Bitcoin, according to a study released earlier this year. In research first published in February and last revised on March 12, researchers Wenbin Wu and Alexander Neumueller from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance said they used P2P network data from 2014 to 2025 and 68 verified cable fault events to apply a country-level cascade model to determine Bitcoin’s physical infrastructure resilience. They…

Ethereum Price Struggles Near Highs — Reversal Risk Rising

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Ethereum price started a recovery wave above the $2,020 zone. ETH is now struggling to clear $2,080 and remains at risk of another decline in the near term. Ethereum started a recovery wave above the $2,020 zone. The price is trading above $2,020 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a declining channel forming with support at $2,000 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,080 zone. Ethereum Price Faces Key Resistance Ethereum price…

Oil relief and steady inflation give risk assets a breather

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The International Energy Agency just announced its largest coordinated oil release in history, and crypto markets responded with something they haven’t shown much of lately: mild optimism. Bitcoin held steady near $71K while Ethereum pushed toward $2,070, a modest but notable move given the Fear and Greed Index is still parked at 15 — deep in “extreme fear” territory. The oil story matters more than you think The IEA agreed to release 400 million barrels of crude oil to offset supply disruptions tied to the Iran conflict. To put that…