The crypto market's recent recovery faded on Friday as a sharp sell-off erased nearly all weekly gains. Investors turned cautious amid concerns over President Trump's upcoming tariffs scheduled for April 2 along with stronger-than-expected core PCE data.
Data compiled Friday revealed a striking reversal for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, which snapped a ten-session inflow streak with a $93.16 million exodus—marking their first day of negative movement. Bitcoin ETFs Drain While Ether ETFs Gain The abrupt shift punctuated a previously unbroken stretch of positive momentum for U.S. bitcoin ETFs, culminating in a $93.
Bitcoin ETFs have seen ten straight days of inflows, totaling $1.06 billion.
The price of Bitcoin extended its fall on March 29, falling for a fifth consecutive day to register an intraday low of $81,769. The ugly price action was further exacerbated by U.S. President Donald Trump's newly levied reciprocal tariffs, which applied a 25% tariff to all vehicles manufactured outside America.
While several media outlets report that Bitcoin's dominance has reached a peak of 58.8% on March 28, 2025 – a record since April 2021 – a more nuanced reality emerges. According to our data, BTC hit a dominance peak of 61.2% two weeks earlier.
Popular CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn reports that 8,000 Bitcoin (BTC) which have been dormant for five to seven years have been moved suddenly, adding to current bearish concerns in the crypto.
The release of U.S. inflation data triggered an immediate decline in the Cryptocurrencies price trends. All digital assets experienced a market correction because of this recent development across the crypto market.
Bitcoin's (BTC) 7% decline saw the price drop from $88,060 on March 26 to $82,036 on March 29 and led to $158 million in long liquidations. This drop was particularly concerning for bulls, as gold surged to a record high at the same time, undermining Bitcoin's “digital gold” narrative.
The company, which has the second-largest bitcoin stash among publicly-traded companies, could use the funds to finance further BTC acquisitions.
Nasdaq is deep in red again, down 2.7% as the US president Donald Trump goes deeper into what has to be called the allies trade war.
Bitcoin critic and Renowned economist Peter Schiff has again aimed a dig at the flagship crypto. This time, Schiff stated that Bitcoin's status as digital gold is being exposed and suggested that the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve plans may not work out as planned.
Samson Mow claims Bitcoin's breakdown is a bear trap. Is BTC's dip below $83K a buying opportunity or the start of a deeper correction? The post Samson Mow Says Bitcoin Bear Trap: What's Next at $82,516.97? appeared first on Cryptonews.
Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency, is failing to conquer $90,000 for five consecutive days. As such, its recent upsurge looks like a "dead cat bounce" before another leg down, says cryptocurrency trader and researcher Koroush AK.
Bitcoin could lose value during the week, but is there more to the story?
Meanwhile, spot Ethereum ETFs logged a rare day of net positive inflows, only their second for the month of March, taking in $4.68 million.
The Bitcoin price put in one of its strongest performances in recent times over the past week, rallying to above the $88,000 level early on. However, the premier cryptocurrency experienced a steep correction on Friday, March 28, following the latest February core inflation data.
Bitcoin was flying high earlier this week amid GameStop's reserve moves, but inflation and trade war fears torpedoed the optimism.
The storm is rumbling in the crypto market. This Saturday, the charts display an alarming red: bitcoin plunges below $84,000, Ethereum wavers around $1,880, and XRP crashes by 5%.
Opinion by: Alisia Painter, chief operating officer of Botanix Labs Without Ethereum, the industry wouldn't be where it is today in terms of bringing decentralized finance (DeFi) to life, making programmability a key feature of blockchains and proving the value of smart contracts at scale. The Ethereum Virtual Machine has become the go-to platform for developers, with the largest ecosystem and tooling.
Over the last 16 years, Bitcoin has become a formidable challenger to traditional assets like gold. While gold has long served humanity as a reliable store of value and a hedge against economic uncertainty, Bitcoin's rise as a modern-day store of value has triggered debates about Bitcoin potentially overtaking the lustrous metal.
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Bitcoin (BTC) price has been unable to continue its uptrend since it was halted at the $88,000 resistance.
Bitcoin dominance reaches 62.18%, up from 53% in December. The growing number of new tokens weakens capital flow to altcoins.
As Bitcoin finds itself consolidating below the $90,000 mark and gold continues to climb toward new highs, early-stage investors are beginning to refocus. Instead of chasing assets that may already be near their short-term peaks, attention is turning to undervalued projects with strong fundamentals and room to grow.
Bitcoin and top altcoin prices suffered a harsh reversal toward the end of the week as the crypto fear and greed index remained in the fear zone.
Crypto markets see over $300M in liquidations as investors flee risk ahead of April policy changes and over concerning macroeconomic data.
Institutional adoption of Bitcoin in the European Union remains sluggish, even as the United States moves forward with landmark cryptocurrency regulations that seek to establish BTC as a national reserve asset.More than three weeks after President Donald Trump's March 7 executive order outlined plans to use cryptocurrency seized in criminal cases to create a federal Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, European companies have largely remained silent on the issue. The stagnation may stem from Europe's complex regulatory regime, according to Elisenda Fabrega, general counsel at Brickken, a European real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform.
Bitcoin is once again under pressure as sellers continue to defend the $90,000 level, preventing a breakout and halting recent bullish momentum. Over the past few days, renewed selling pressure has capped upside potential and dragged BTC into a period of consolidation below key resistance.
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) continues to fall — that would be enough to describe the current situation in the cryptocurrency market. However, and fortunately, it's a place where things rarely stay the same for long, and the upcoming month of April has a great chance to prove this point.
The crypto market has already been influenced by high volatility with the introduction of Donald Trump's tariff, but the U.S. PCE inflation report has stretched it further. With the US Personal Consumption Expenditures releasing the inflation number, the BTC price and rest market is in complete turmoil, but is this just momentary or long lasting?
Westlake police have reported a rise in the menace of Bitcoin ATM scams in the Ohio area, noting that criminals are now targeting residents. In its report, the Westlake police mentioned that a couple was saved by a bank manager from Chase Bank, preventing them from being scammed out of $17,000.
Financial author Robert Kiyosaki has issued a warning about traditional currencies while advising his followers to earn and save in alternative assets like precious metals and cryptocurrencies.
We're already looking for the best altcoins to buy after Vertical Research Advisory partner Kip Herriage pushed for GameStop to pour $2.5B into Bitcoin. Kip Herriage made his statement on Fox News, where he advised GameStop's Ryan Cohen to invest at least half of their $5B into Bitcoin: ‘At least $2.
The volatility of Bitcoin is resurfacing. After a peak above $84,000, the cryptocurrency fell by 3.5% within a few hours.
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BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes says that Bitcoin (BTC) will likely hit a massive value before the current market cycle peaks. In a new interview with Master Ventures founder Kyle Chasse, Hayes says that Bitcoin is likely to print a series of rallies this cycle amid an expansion of the monetary supply.
Bitcoin price stands at $82,193, with a market cap of $1.64 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $25.35 billion, as it navigates a volatile intraday range of $82,140 to $85,503, reflecting bearish momentum across multiple timeframes. Bitcoin On the 1-hour chart, bitcoin is in a clear downtrend, falling from a recent high of $87,481.
Bitcoin's market dominance has surged to 62%, the highest it's been since Feb. 2021.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has hinted at an upcoming visit to US President Donald Trump at the White House. The move has fueled speculation about closer cooperation between the two pro-Bitcoin leaders.
The coming days will test whether Bitcoin's March uptrend can hold or if we're entering a deeper corrective phase.
Crypto analyst Rekt Capital recently discussed the Bitcoin price action and provided insights into the flagship crypto's future trajectory. Specifically, he alluded to BTC's RSI, which is showing a similar pattern to last year, just before the rally to new highs.
The Bitcoin price seemed to be breaking out of its consolidation range early on in the week, rising to as high as $88,500 on Monday, March 24. However, the flagship cryptocurrency appears to be back to ground zero, retracing to around $84,000 on Friday, March 28.
GameStop Corp., the struggling video-game retailer that became a favorite of retail traders during the meme stock frenzy in 2021, said its board has approved a plan to add Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset. The Grapevine, Texas-based firm is joining a growing list of public companies experimenting with using corporate cash or borrowed money to buy the digital asset in a bid to capitalize on the surge in Bitcoin.
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Australia has surprisingly snubbed Bitcoin and other tech in its budget as the whole excitement came crashing down disappointingly. While most countries are gravitating towards Bitcoin and other technologies, the lack of a mention left Australians with dismay.
Bitcoin price crumbled amidst market concerns, CRO, BERA, FORM lead weekly gains.
Bitcoin is trading below a crucial demand zone as bears regain control of the market, ending a brief period of optimism and minor upward movement. Selling pressure has resumed after several days of calm, highlighting the ongoing uncertainty surrounding risk assets.