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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.

Two weeks into a Middle Eastern war and bitcoin is higher than where it started.

The largest cryptocurrency was trading at $71,000 on Saturday morning, down 0.7% over the past 24 hours after the U.S. bombed military targets on Kharg Island, Iran’s main crude export facility.

The reversal from Friday’s $73,838 high was sharp but contained. Bitcoin gave back 3.5% on the Kharg headlines and stopped. A month ago, a comparable escalation would have triggered a much deeper sell-off.

The weekly numbers tell the resilience story. Bitcoin is up 4.2% over seven days. Ether gained 5.5% to $2,090. Dogecoin added 5%. Solana rose 4.2% to $88. BNB climbed 4.5% to $655. Every major is green on the week despite the war intensifying, not easing.

The market is adapting to the conflict in real time. Early in the war, every headline produced an outsized reaction because nobody could price the tail risk. Now, traders have a framework, where strikes happen, oil spikes and bitcoin dips only to recover again.

The pattern has repeated enough times that the reflexive sell-the-headline impulse has faded. However, the $73,000-$74,000 resistance level stays in place, and has now rejected bitcoin four times in two weeks.

Trump’s language on Kharg Island added a new variable in the markets.

In a Truth Social post late Friday, he said he spared oil infrastructure “for reasons of decency” but would “immediately reconsider” if Iran continued blocking the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran responded that any strike on energy infrastructure would trigger retaliatory attacks on U.S.-linked facilities in the region. That’s a conditional escalation threat that didn’t exist 48 hours ago. If oil infrastructure becomes a target, the supply disruption, which the IEA already called the largest in history, gets dramatically worse.

Meanwhile, the $371 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours reflected the two-way nature of Friday’s session. Short liquidations outpaced longs at $207 million versus $163 million, meaning the initial surge to $73,800 squeezed bears before the Kharg headlines squeezed the longs who had just entered.

Attention now shifts to the Fed meeting on March 17-18. Oil above $100, the largest energy supply disruption in history, and a war entering its third week with no resolution make the stagflation case harder to dismiss.

CME FedWatch still prices a 95%+ probability of a hold at 3.5% to 3.75%, but the dot plot and Powell’s press conference will matter more than the decision itself. Any hint that rate hikes are back on the table would hit risk assets hard, including a crypto market that has spent five months pricing in cuts that keep not arriving.

The Ethereum Foundation has released a new document defining the core principles and mission of the Ethereum ecosystem. Titled “The Ethereum Foundation’s Mission Statement,” the document serves as a guide outlining the foundation’s role, decision-making principles, and the future direction of Ethereum.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated in a social media post that the document in question defends Ethereum’s goal of being a “shelter technology,” meaning a technology that protects users’ technological sovereignty. According to Buterin, Ethereum is positioned as an infrastructure that enables collaboration without coercive authorities, is resistant to censorship, and allows individuals to have control over their digital assets.

The published text specifically states that the Ethereum Foundation is not the “parent or ultimate authority” of Ethereum. It describes its role as a “custodian” rather than a manager of the ecosystem. Within this approach, the foundation aims to contribute to the growth of the open-source community rather than controlling the network’s development alone.

The document highlights ETH’s core principles as decentralization, privacy, security, and open-source development. The foundation states that Ethereum’s continued existence as a censorship-resistant, user-sovereignty-protecting, and secure infrastructure is the raison d’être of the ecosystem. It specifically adds that these features should not be sacrificed for short-term conveniences.

The statement noted that Ethereum initially began as just a protocol idea but has evolved into a global movement and ecosystem, adding that the network’s core purpose is to empower users to have complete control over their assets, identities, and decisions.

The Ethereum Foundation also described Ethereum as part of a broader technological vision, stating that it is a crucial component of an ecosystem of open, free, and resilient digital systems called the “Infinite Garden.” According to the foundation, in a world where AI-powered systems and closed digital platforms are becoming increasingly prevalent, the need for technologies that protect user sovereignty and open infrastructure is growing even stronger.

*This is not investment advice.

Flare Network cofounder Hugo Philion confirmed that the XRPFi ecosystem is on the verge of a historic breakthrough as the volume of assets in FXRP, which is wrapped $XRP on the Flare network, has already come very close to the $200 million mark.

The goal, however, according to Philion, is more ambitious, as he states that reaching the $1 billion level is a matter of the near future, which literally implies a 500% increase in liquidity within the network.

Why $1 billion milestone is within reach for $XRP: Key growth drivers

Major developers on Flare, such as Quantic, note that millions of dollars are flowing daily from the $XRP Ledger into Flare, raising the main question for builders: how to use this flow effectively.

Philion’s forecast that $1 billion will soon be locked in $XRP can be supported by several arguments. For example, the fact that FXRP is currently the only possible option for spot trading $XRP on the Hyperliquid platform — the main decentralized environment in the crypto industry.

In addition, FXRP staking integration with the Xaman wallet has been implemented. This allows $XRP Ledger users to directly route their assets into Flare for staking and receiving yield in $XRP inside the wallet. Major companies, such as VivoPower and Everything Blockchain, have already begun using Flare infrastructure to generate yield on their $XRP reserves.

Moreover, modular lending protocols Morpho and Mystic allow FXRP holders to use their tokens as collateral, while today it also became known that FXRP received integration with Base, Coinbase’s network, where the total value locked currently stands at $4.2 billion.

The numbers are on Philion’s side, and $87 billion in $XRP market cap makes this $1 billion prediction much more real than it seems from first glance.