A total of 931 BTC valued at 63,749,431 USD was transferred from Coinbase Institutional to Coinbase, according to the original report. The on-chain movement involved a single transaction of 931 BTC between the two Coinbase-related entities.

Adding Bitcoin to a traditional 60/40 portfolio improved cumulative and risk-adjusted returns through yearend 2025, a Bitwise study shows. The allocation enhanced performance in 100% of three-year periods and 93% of two-year periods over the analyzed timeframe, according to the study based on historical portfolio data.

The U.S. government transferred approximately 0.33 BTC, worth around $23,000, from a wallet labeled "Miguel Villanueva Seized Funds" in what was described as the first on-chain transfer of 2026. Federal authorities continue to hold approximately 328,372 Bitcoin with an estimated value of $22.45 billion.

BlackRock, which oversees $14 trillion in assets, released a new series of Bitcoin-focused advertisements promoting its IBIT product. The campaign highlights that "there's more to the market than stocks and bonds" and encourages investors to gain Bitcoin exposure through IBIT, positioning the product as the firm's vehicle for accessing the digital asset.

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) attracted $263 million of the $458 million in total spot Bitcoin ETF inflows on March 2, its largest single-day intake in over five months, Farside Investors and SoSoValue data show. Fidelity's FBTC recorded $94.8 million in inflows, lifting aggregate spot Bitcoin ETF net inflows above $55 billion. On the same day, MicroStrategy purchased 3,015 BTC for $204 million, bringing its total holdings to 720,737 BTC acquired for $54.7 billion, while CoinShares data showed digital asset investment products recorded $1.0 billion in weekly inflows after a prior five-week $4.0 billion outflow streak. Bitcoin briefly touched $70,000 on March 2 before retreating toward $67,000, with CoinShares noting that $881 million flowed into Bitcoin products and $3.7 million into short Bitcoin products.

Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds attracted $1.5 billion in net inflows over five days despite a roughly 50% drawdown from October 2025 highs, Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on X. Nearly all ten original spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded activity in what Balchunas described as their biggest haul in some time, with many buyers presumed to be older investors. DefiLlama data show Bitcoin ETFs now collectively hold more than $107 billion worth of Bitcoin, with institutions controlling about 12% of the network's total supply. Since October, 17 of the 25 largest Bitcoin ETF holders have increased their positions, Zac Townsend, CEO of Bitcoin insurance firm Meanwhile, said, while ETF Institute's Nate Geraci noted ETF investors "clearly aren't panicking" despite market volatility and geopolitical tensions.

Ray Dalio has reiterated a cautious stance on Bitcoin, citing concerns over user privacy, limited prospects for central bank adoption, potential quantum computing threats and the cryptocurrency's overall market size. His remarks focus on structural and technological uncertainties he views as key challenges for BTC. These criticisms mirror arguments raised when Bitcoin traded near $100, according to the summary.

Bitcoin traded near $68,512 on March 3, 2026, after meeting resistance close to $70,000, with the three-day chart showing a death cross for the first time since 2022 as the 50-period moving average moved below the 200-period average, Farside Investors and 10x Research report. Intraday price action ranged between $69,510 and $66,326, with sellers emerging around $69,500 while buyers defended support near $67,800, and traders now watch resistance between $70,000 and $72,000 on the upside and support at $66,500, $65,000 and $62,500 on the downside. Despite the longer-term bearish signal, short-term indicators show waning selling pressure as Bitcoin reclaimed its 20-day moving average, Bollinger Bands tighten and the hourly RSI improves, with analyst Michaël van de Poppe arguing that consolidation above $65,000 is building momentum for a potential bullish breakout. Farside Investors reports U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $458 million of inflows on March 2 even as miner Core Scientific said it sold most of its Bitcoin holdings to fund artificial intelligence expansion, and Bitcoin now records five straight monthly declines, a pattern last seen in the 2018–2019 bear market when a comparable losing streak was followed by a 300% rebound in the next five months.

Indiana's governor signed legislation authorizing Bitcoin as an investment option in state retirement plans. The law permits eligible state retirement funds to allocate portions of their portfolios to Bitcoin.