Brent crude fell nearly 12% on Monday to around $94, and market expert Sam Daodu said Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP rallies may struggle to last unless oil slides further toward $85–$80. Bitcoin was trading just above $70,000 while XRP hovered near $1.44, with both retreating from last week’s highs amid inflation and interest-rate concerns.

Circle Internet Financial shares (CRCL) fell 22% on Tuesday to $98 after reports said a revised Senate Banking Committee draft of the CLARITY Act would restrict stablecoin-related rewards. The text would bar platforms from offering yield "directly or indirectly" for holding stablecoins or assets treated like bank deposits, potentially affecting business models tied to interest on reserves.

Analyst Ali Martinez says Bitcoin's historical four-year rhythm could set up a "golden entry" period between October 6 and October 16, 2026. He argues an on-chain fractal suggests a "final discount" phase and outlines potential buy zones at $41,500 to $45,000 versus around $70,800 at the time of his post.

Bitcoin has returned to a $65,000–$74,000 range and was trading around $69,000 after a brief move toward ~$76,000 failed earlier in the week. Several options-market indicators point to lower near-term volatility but more defensive positioning into late March, with clearer sentiment expected after the March 27 quarterly expiry.

On Thursday, BTQ Technologies released Bitcoin Quantum testnet v0.3.0, delivering the first working implementation of Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360 (BIP 360). The test network lets developers, miners, and researchers trial quantum-resistant transaction flows end to end, as BTC traded at $69,534, down 3% over the past 24 hours at the time of writing.

Citigroup analysts on Tuesday reduced their 12‑month price forecasts for Bitcoin from $143,000 to $112,000 and for Ethereum from $4,304 to $3,175, citing slow legislative progress on crypto regulation in the United States. Based on current trading levels around $74,360 for Bitcoin and $2,314 for Ethereum, the bank still projects upside of nearly 50% and about 62% respectively, but does not expect new all‑time highs this year.

Circle, issuer of the USDC stablecoin, saw its CRCL shares climb above $123 for the first time since last October, rising 7.5% on Monday and 46% year-to-date. Clear Street upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy and lifted its price target from $92 to $136, citing accelerating USDC adoption, growing use in remittances and prediction markets, and potential benefits from regulatory clarity and the CLARITY Act.

Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid's HYPE token has rallied 23% in a week and is trading around $36–$37 after a TD Sequential buy signal on March 8 preceded a 28.23% price jump. On March 13 the same indicator flashed a sell signal, and analyst Ali Martinez warned of a possible short-term pullback to about $34 that could create a fresh entry point. Research firm DCo modeled HYPE's value across multiple market capture scenarios, estimating that capturing 0.01% to 1.00% of a $1.74 trillion daily TAM via HIP-3 could justify prices between $60 and $190 by Year 3.

Bitcoin climbed 4% on Friday to retest the $74,000 resistance level before pulling back to around $72,215 near the top of its consolidation range. According to analyst Sunny Mom, on-chain indicators such as the 6–12 month holder cohort's losses, an MVRV ratio near 1.2, and a low long-term holder share of Realized Cap suggest the market remains in a stress phase without a firm structural bottom. She outlines scenarios from a sharp capitulation drop to an extended trading band between $60,000 and $80,000, with volatility expected inside the $60,000 to $70,000 zone.