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Michael Saylor has fueled speculation in the market about a possible new buy signal by reposting data from his company’s “Saylor Tracker,” which monitors Bitcoin holdings.

Strategy founder Saylor, in a social media post, used the phrase “extend the orange dot,” which investors interpreted as a sign that the company may soon announce a new Bitcoin purchase. In the chart shared by Saylor, the orange dots represent $BTC purchases.

In the past, the company is known to announce Bitcoin purchases shortly after similar announcements.

According to the data, Strategy’s Bitcoin reserves are worth approximately $53 billion. The company’s total holdings are calculated at 738,731 $BTC, with an average purchase cost of $75,863. Based on current market prices, the company’s portfolio shows an unrealized loss of approximately 5.42%, indicating a loss in value of approximately $3.04 billion.

Strategy has recorded a total of 102 Bitcoin purchases to date. The most recent transaction took place last Monday, when the company bought 17,994 $BTC at an average price of $70,946, totaling approximately $1.28 billion. Following this transaction, the company’s total Bitcoin holdings rose to 738,731 $BTC.

*This is not investment advice.

Bitcoin is on track to close its strongest week since September 2025, rising about 8.5% and trading above $71,000.

The move stands out relative to other major assets.

Over the past week, bitcoin has begun to diverge slightly from the broader market. Using BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as a five-day proxy, IBIT is up roughly 3.5% and approached a one-month high on Friday.

In contrast, iShares Expanded Tech Software ETF (IGV), gold and U.S. equities all trended lower as the week progressed. This suggests bitcoin is starting to lose its strong correlation with software and tech, at least in the short term.

BTC divergence versus IGV, QQQ and Gold. (TradingView)

The divergence comes as bitcoin started to diverge from its traditional counterparts. Since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, over two weeks ago, bitcoin has gained roughly 13%, outperforming traditional risk assets and safe havens alike. Over the same period, IGV has risen about 3%, while gold has fallen around 6%, and U.S. equities have also posted losses.

On a monthly basis, the asset is up about 7% so far in March, which would mark its first positive month since September. That rebound follows five consecutive negative months in which bitcoin declined as much as 50% from its October all-time high.

The buyers of the largest digital asset appear to be U.S., as institutional demand from the region appears to be gradually returning. US spot bitcoin ETFs have recorded approximately $1.3 billion in net inflows so far in March, putting them on track for their first month of net inflows since October.

However, the divergence doesn’t mean that bitcoin is completely out of the woods yet.

The market sentiment remains extremely cautious. The crypto fear and greed index has stayed in “extreme fear” territory. At the same time, perpetual futures funding rates remain negative. Funding rates are periodic payments exchanged between traders in perpetual futures markets to keep contract prices aligned with the spot market. When funding rates are negative, short sellers pay long positions, indicating that bearish positioning is dominant and traders are willing to pay to maintain short exposure.

While it may not mean bitcoin is all-clear to take off, it does show that investors aren’t pricing it as a purely risk asset anymore.

As CoinDesk analysis showed, the move might just mean bitcoin has potentially become a 24/7 leading indicator of how the overall market might trade in response to a macro event. The Middle East conflict is the perfect example of this, as the price moved before any other asset classes when the war first started. And now, it seems everything else is following its price action, while bitcoin remains steady.

Read more: Bitcoin’s recent crash to $60,000 warned stocks first – now they’re following

Large Bitcoin wallets are increasing their holdings again as the asset’s price holds around $71,000, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment.

“Their recent shift to accumulation is a bullish signal,” Santiment said in a report on Saturday, referring to wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 Bitcoin ($BTC).

“This is a positive reversal,” Santiment added. Santiment data shows wallets holding 10 to 10,000 Bitcoin ($BTC) now control 68.17% of Bitcoin’s total supply, up from 68.07% seven days earlier.

Santiment eyeing retail investor activity

Santiment said that a potential local bottom in Bitcoin could be forming if whales continue accumulating while retail investors’ share of holdings begins to decline.

“Ideally, we want to see small wallets (retail) drop while this group rises, signaling a transfer of coins from weak hands to strong hands,” Santiment said.

An increase in retail buying suggests over-optimism, since Bitcoin’s price has historically bottomed when everyday investors start losing hope and selling.

At the same time, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index stayed in “Extreme Fear” on Sunday at 16, signaling investors are still cautious.

Bitcoin is trading at $71,350 at the time of publication, up 6.30% over the past seven days.

Bitcoin is up 7.55% over the past 30 days. Source: CoinMarketCap

Just over a week ago, Bitcoin whale activity was vastly different. Santiment reported on Mar. 6 that, in the two days prior, whales had sold 66% of the Bitcoin they bought between Feb. 23 and Mar. 3, just as Bitcoin surged past $70,000 and briefly touched $74,000.

Market bottom still uncertain

However, Santiment said that if retail investors keep buying Bitcoin, it could mean more downside ahead.

“Historically, markets tend to bottom when the ‘crowd’ loses hope. The persistence of retail optimism is currently the biggest argument against a confirmed bottom,” Santiment said.

“Markets rarely reward the majority consensus immediately,” Santiment added.

Bitcoin onchain analyst Willy Woo echoed a similar view, recently saying that Bitcoin is “solidly in the middle of its bear market through a lens of long-range liquidity.”

It comes as US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged their first five-day inflow streak of 2026, bringing in roughly $767.32 million this week.

A new research report suggests quantum computing poses a long-term risk to bitcoin but is unlikely to threaten the network anytime soon. Experts say advances will occur gradually, giving developers and investors time to implement post-quantum security upgrades.

New Research Says Quantum Risk to Bitcoin Is Real but Not Immediate

A new research report by Ark Invest and bitcoin-focused financial services company Unchained, examining the intersection of quantum computing and bitcoin security, concluded that while quantum technology could eventually challenge the network’s cryptography, the threat remains far from imminent.

According to the study, current quantum systems operate in what researchers call the “Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum” (NISQ) era, where machines typically run with fewer than 100 logical qubits and limited computational depth. Breaking bitcoin’s elliptic curve cryptography would require at least 2,330 logical qubits and millions to billions of quantum operations, far beyond today’s capabilities.

Instead of a sudden “Q-day” where bitcoin security collapses, researchers argue that quantum progress will likely unfold through a series of gradual technological milestones. These stages range from early scientific applications, such as materials simulation and chemistry, to the eventual ability to attack weak cryptographic systems.

Only in later stages could quantum computers begin to threaten bitcoin’s elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA), which secures private keys and transactions.

Even then, attacks would likely be slow and costly, requiring significant computational resources. The report estimates that electricity costs alone could reach around $100,000 to break a single bitcoin key in early quantum attack scenarios.

Vulnerable Bitcoin Supply

Researchers estimate that roughly 35% of the total Bitcoin supply could theoretically be exposed to future quantum risks. This includes about 1.7 million $BTC stored in older address types believed to be lost and roughly 5.2 million $BTC in reusable addresses that could be migrated to safer formats.

However, the majority of bitcoin remains stored in quantum-resistant address formats, and developers already have potential solutions in motion.

Several initiatives are underway across the crypto ecosystem. Exchanges like Coinbase have established quantum advisory boards, while developers are discussing proposals such as Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 360, which explores new address types designed to withstand quantum attacks.

Preparing Before the Threat Arrives

Security researchers emphasize that the broader internet, including banking systems, government communications, and cloud infrastructure, would face disruption long before bitcoin itself becomes vulnerable.

In parallel, post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards are already being developed and deployed across the internet infrastructure. If necessary, bitcoin could eventually integrate similar cryptographic upgrades through protocol changes.

For investors and network participants, the takeaway is clear: quantum computing represents a long-term technological challenge rather than an urgent security crisis.

As with most transformative technologies, progress will likely unfold over decades, providing the bitcoin ecosystem ample time to adapt.

The Bitcoin price has not particularly impressed over the past two weeks, but it appears to have steadied its movement within a clear consolidation range. In its latest attempt to shine, the premier cryptocurrency faced fierce resistance around $74,000 on Friday, March 13.

Interestingly, the latest on-chain data suggests that the $74,000 resistance might not be the barrier it appears to be. According to a prominent crypto analyst on the social media platform X, the Bitcoin price seems to have a free runway to return to above the $80,000 mark.

$BTC Price Has Free Runway To $82,000: Analyst

Market pundit Ali Martinez took to the X platform to share an on-chain insight into the Bitcoin price movement over the coming weeks, with a return to around $82,000 looking more likely with no obstacles. This on-chain observation is based on the UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD) metric, which shows the next relevant levels for $BTC.

The URPD metric shows how critical a price level is by tracking the volume of cryptocurrency purchased at a specific level. This is because the capacity for a Bitcoin price level to function as a support or resistance zone usually depends on the number of $BTC investors who have their cost basis at the given level.

Typically, price levels below the current spot value with substantial buying activity are often considered major support regions. Meanwhile, levels above the current price with significant investor cost bases usually function as major resistance areas.

According to Martinez, the Bitcoin price has entered a low-resistance region, with barely any obstacles in its way until around $82,045. This puts into question the rejection recently faced around the $74,000 mark, which has insignificant investor activity per the UTXO Realized Price Distribution metric.

A move to this next major on-chain resistance would mean an over 17% surge from the current price point, with an upward movement of that magnitude not seen so far this year. However, if the Bitcoin price doesn’t find the bullish momentum necessary to spur a rally toward the $82,000 mark, the next major support cushion sits at around $66,898.

Ultimately, it appears that Bitcoin price might be looking to expand its consolidation range, with $82,000 as the potential upper boundary.

Bitcoin Price Overview

As of this writing, the price of $BTC stands at around $70,820, reflecting a mere 0.5% jump in the past 24 hours. According to data from CoinGecko, the flagship cryptocurrency is up by more than 3% in the past seven days.

Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView

The Ethereum Foundation announced today it executed an OTC sale of 5,000 $ETH to Bitmine, the largest Ethereum treasury firm led by Thomas “Tom” Lee.

0/ Today, the Ethereum Foundation finalized the terms of a 5,000 $ETH sale at an average price of $2,042.96 via OTC.

For this sale, our OTC counterparty was @BitMNR.

— Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn) March 14, 2026

The EF plans to use proceeds from the sale to support its ongoing activities, including protocol research and development, ecosystem growth initiatives, and community grant programs.

The Foundation still holds approximately 170,000 $ETH worth around $356 million, according to Arkham Intelligence data. The entity has begun staking its treasury $ETH, starting with 2,016 in February and planning to stake about 70,000 $ETH in total.

Bitmine has steadily accumulated $ETH since launching its treasury strategy last June. The company’s holdings have exceeded 4.5 million units, valued at $9.5 billion at current market prices.

Over 3 million $ETH is currently staked, producing annualized staking revenues of roughly $174 million, with potential to reach $259 million when fully deployed through its upcoming MAVAN validator network.

Ethereum Foundation outlines mission and principles in new EF Mandate

The sale follows the Foundation’s recent release of the EF Mandate, a document defining its role and guiding philosophy in supporting the development of Ethereum.

The foundation said its primary responsibility is safeguarding Ethereum’s commitment to user self-sovereignty.

The mandate says the network must remain censorship-resistant, open source, private, and secure, while emphasizing that the foundation is one steward among many, not the network’s authority.

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The Basel III rules, which govern bank capital requirements, are set to be updated in 2026, and if Bitcoin ($BTC) receives a lower risk rating in the revised rules, it could potentially trigger a “huge” influx of liquidity into $BTC, according to market analyst Nic Puckrin.

Under the current Basel rules, $BTC and similar digital assets are given a 1,250% risk weight, meaning banks must hold reserve assets at a 1:1 ratio to back any Bitcoin held on their balance sheets, Puckrin said.

These restrictive capital requirements make it “almost impossible” for banks to hold $BTC or offer $BTC-related services, he added. He said:

“The Fed just announced a proposal on how these rules will be implemented in the US, with a 90-day public comment window. If $BTC’s treatment improves even slightly, it could open the door for banks to finally integrate $BTC into the financial system.”

Source: Nic Puckrin

In February, several crypto treasury company executives called for reform of the Basel rules to implement more accommodating risk weights for digital assets that would allow banks to participate in the blockchain economy.

Basel rules create a different kind of chokepoint

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) proposed the current capital requirements for cryptocurrencies in 2021, which placed crypto in the highest risk category.

While $BTC and crypto carry a 1,250% risk weight under the current rules, investment-grade corporate bonds carry a risk weight of up to 75%, according to Jeff Walton, chief risk officer at Bitcoin treasury company Strive.

Gold, government bonds and physical cash have a 0% risk weight, Walton said, adding that “risk is mispriced.”

Risk weights for different asset classes under the Basel III framework. Source: Jeff Walton

The Basel capital requirements are a covert form of choking off the crypto industry, and are more subtle than efforts to debank crypto companies under Operation Chokepoint 2.0, Chris Perkins, president of investment company CoinFund, told Cointelegraph.

“It’s a very nuanced way of suppressing activity by making it so expensive for the bank to do those activities,” Perkins said.

The Contentos (COS) coin is drawing fresh attention across the cryptocurrency market as the altcoin records strong gains in its latest trading session, according to market analyst PumpDumpAlert. The asset is showing signs of massive strength as its price surged from $0.0015 and reached a high of $0.00168 earlier today, an impressive 11.98% rise, noticed by the analyst.

Contentos (COS) is the native cryptocurrency of Contentos, a decentralized content ecosystem that aims to enable digital creators and ordinary customers to achieve their potential through blockchain technology. This public blockchain network runs a decentralized digital content ecosystem that empowers users (such as creators, advertisers, and consumers) to receive fair income rewards through content creation, distribution, transaction/trading, and rewards.

COS Breakout Forms Further Rally

Charts shared today by the analyst show that Contentos has witnessed notable surges over the past few weeks, indicating an extraordinary, stronger upward momentum driven by renewed interest among strategic crypto traders. Today, COS trades at $0.001821, following a massive 89.2% increase recorded over the past 24 hours. Also, its price has been up 115.6% and 67.7% over the past week and month, respectively, a sign of strong, stable appetite among buyers.

Amid the surges noted above, a promising bullish indicator is clear in the charts shared by the analyst, pointing out that the asset has formed an ascending flag pattern since mid-last month. This traditional structure often happens before huge upside price moves, signaling that Contentos is still preparing to push for a stronger breakout in the coming weeks, potentially another 110%-315% rise from its current price.

The current price of Contentos is $0.001932.

Contentos Building Momentum And Market Drivers

Supporting this technical analysis, Contentos’ trading volume rose today by 3566.87% (as indicated by the CoinMarketCap data), and also its market capitalization surged by 100.77%, revealing significant increases in buying pressure, further showcasing the rising demand for the COS coin. This connection between the technical structure and on-chain metrics supports the optimistic forecast, pointing out imminent, upcoming price gains.

These substantial upticks in trading volume and market cap are linked to rapid token accumulations by whales who are looking to invest in tokens with strong growth capability.

The increase in whale trading activity during this period indicates a strategic accumulation phase when big investors are capitalizing on the opportunity to purchase COS at what they consider to be lower prices, setting the ground for further surges ahead.