Bitcoin has been stuck below $70,000 for most of the first quarter of 2026. Prices look weak on the surface, and many traders have turned bearish on the short-term outlook. But a new analysis from XWIN Research, published on CryptoQuant Insights, argues the real story lies beneath the price chart. The Bitcoin market is not
In brief Caltech researchers say quantum computers may require just 10,000–20,000 qubits to crack modern cryptography. The work outlines a new error-correction approach for neutral-atom quantum computers. The advance could accelerate timelines for machines capable of running Shor’s algorithm, which threatens widely used cryptography. Quantum computers capable of breaking modern cryptography may require far fewer
Shiba Inu completes hourly golden cross Shiba Inu reverses negative price trend as golden cross emerges on chart. According to CoinMarketCap data, $SHIB is currently trading at $0.0000060, following a 4.7% increase in price within 24 hours. Alongside the price rebound, the daily trading volume also increased by 43.8%, as investors renewed their commitment. Furthermore,
Markets are already reacting to rising geopolitical risk. Several Polymarket insiders who successfully bet on the start date of the Iran war are now betting heavily on US boots on the ground in Iran. Now, investors are asking a sharper question: what happens to financial markets if the Iran war transforms into a situation similar
Bitcoin has accumulated five consecutive months of declines since October 2025, matching the historic negative streak of 2018-2019 if March closes in the red. The Long-Term Holder SOPR indicator has fallen below the 1.0 threshold, confirming that investors holding for more than 155 days are selling at a loss. Analysts project a potential bottom between
Bitcoin’s short-term correlation with the S&P 500 has turned negative recently, but on-chain analyst Axel Adler Jr. warned in his March 31 Morning Brief that this is not the bullish signal it might appear to be. The more telling metric, the $BTC/S&P price ratio, has been declining since the start of the year and continues
XWIN Research Japan, a Japan-based research firm, pointed to a notable supply structure in the Bitcoin ($BTC) market, indicating a clear divergence between large investors and institutional buyers. According to the company, while the Bitcoin price appears stuck around the $70,000 level, a weak market structure is evident on the surface. In particular, the Exchange
A first-of-its-kind municipal bond backed by bitcoin is moving closer to issuance after receiving a sub-investment-grade rating from Moody’s Investors Service, marking a major step in the convergence of digital assets and traditional public finance. The proposed $100 million issuance, structured by the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (BFA), earned a Ba2 rating — two
S&P Dow Jones Indices has tokenized its iBoxx US Treasuries Index on the Canton Network, making a major fixed-income benchmark available as a digital asset and signaling a shift toward onchain data infrastructure in traditional finance. In a Tuesday announcement, S&P said the index was brought onchain together with Kaiko, a provider of digital asset
Bitcoin trades in a tight mid‑$60k range beneath stacked moving‑average resistance, with extreme fear and weak momentum keeping any breakout on a short leash. Bitcoin ($BTC) hovered around $66,597 on March 31, 2026, as the largest cryptocurrency by market value remained trapped in a narrow range and “technically constrained” beneath a wall of moving averages.