Bitcoin rose back above $70,000 on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran had held "very good and productive conversations" and indicated a five-day pause on potential strikes tied to progress in talks. BTC jumped about 4.4% from roughly $68,500 to nearly $71,500 and later traded around $70,700, while ETH gained 7.2% from about $2,048 to $2,196 before hovering near $2,160.

Solana (SOL) is consolidating just above the $90 area after falling nearly 69% from its January 2025 high of $295.91, while DEX volume dropped from $118 billion to just under $50 billion in a week. The analysis flags $80 as a key support level, with $93, $96 and $105 marked as nearby resistance if momentum returns. It also highlights a possible move toward $59–64 if $80 breaks, alongside speculation that attention is shifting toward the Maxi Doge ($MAXI) presale.

Bitcoin moved back toward $71,000 on March 23 after President Donald Trump said U.S.-Iran talks were “very good and productive” and suggested a pause in military action could help end the war. Prices later hovered around $68,600-$68,900, while a rapid liquidation wave saw about $265 million in crypto short positions closed within 15 minutes. The move highlighted how quickly leveraged markets can reprice on geopolitical headlines.

Mt. Gox has made a small Bitcoin transfer for the first time since December 2025, moving 0,0071 BTC worth about $500. The exchange-linked wallet still holds over $2 billion in BTC, while Bitcoin traded back above $70,000 after briefly dipping below $68,000.

On Tuesday, the SEC and CFTC issued joint guidance that reclassifies most digital assets as commodities or "digital tools," narrowing the SEC's enforcement-heavy role. The shift has prompted conflict-of-interest concerns tied to World Liberty Financial, a DeFi project described as being controlled by the Trump family, as the new framework could reduce disclosure and registration burdens.

The House Financial Services Committee will meet Wednesday at 10:00 AM ET to examine how securities could be moved onto blockchain-based rails and whether current securities laws impede tokenized assets. Lawmakers are set to question witnesses from Nasdaq, DTCC, SIFMA, and the Blockchain Association while reviewing two draft bills tied to SEC-CFTC coordination and blockchain record-keeping for regulated firms.

XRP hovered around $1.40 after slipping over the past 24 hours, even as U.S. regulators clarified its status as a digital commodity. Macro pressure remained in focus, with the Federal Reserve keeping rates at 3.50%–3.75% and oil spiking above $100 per barrel before falling under $90. Separately, Maxi Doge ($MAXI) said its presale has raised more than $4.6 million at $0.000281 per token with a 66% staking bonus.

XRP is showing early rebound signals after failing to stay above $1.50, with whales adding roughly 40 million XRP over the past week. On March 22, analyst Ali Martinez said Santiment data showed large-wallet balances rising from about 3.72 billion XRP to nearly 3.80 billion as the TD Sequential printed a buy signal on the 12-hour chart. At press time, XRP traded at $1.37, down about 1.3% in 24 hours and over 6% on the week.