Bitcoin (BTC) climbed more than 4% on March 23, 2026 after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran had held talks and he ordered a five-day postponement of strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure. BTC moved from around $68,250 to above $71,000, while Ethereum (ETH) rose from about $2,050 to $2,180, a gain of more than 6%. The broader crypto market cap was up 2.4% on Monday at the time of writing.

CoinShares reported that institutional crypto products recorded $230 million of net inflows over the week, following a burst to $635 million in the first two days. After the FOMC meeting, flows swung to $405 million of outflows before easing by Friday, while Bitcoin led with $219 million and Ethereum posted $27.5 million in outflows.

On March 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions targeting a North Korea-linked network accused of using data-extortion tactics against businesses. The action covers six individuals and two companies tied to an alleged $800,000,000 fraud haul in 2024, including a Vietnam-based entity said to have converted illicit proceeds into crypto assets.

On March 21, 2026, analyst Benjamin Cowen said Bitcoin remains in a bearish market structure despite a March rally. He pointed to prior bear markets where BTC made February lows (2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026) and argued the trend would only improve with a convincing close above $83,000. Cowen also warned a lower-high setup could be followed by a selloff into a lower low.

On March 18, 2026, pseudonymous trader Bluntz told his 338,800 followers on X that Solana appears to be starting a strong five-wave advance after regaining the $90 price area. Applying Elliott Wave analysis, he argues SOL has exited a five-week accumulation between $70 and $80 and could rise above $200 later this year and reach $450 in 2027, while also noting Ethereum has turned higher after clearing $2,129.

On March 17, 2026, Morgan Stanley CIO and Chief U.S. Equity Strategist Mike Wilson said U.S. stocks may be approaching the final phase of their current correction after months of mounting economic and geopolitical risks. He noted that about 50% of Russell 3000 constituents are already down 20% from their 52‑week highs and argued the sell-off started well before recent headlines. Wilson expects the present downturn to be milder than last year's due to stronger growth, better earnings and more supportive fiscal and monetary policy, and he sees a final wave of selling as a potential buying opportunity.

On March 15, 2026, Michael Saylor's company Strategy reported purchasing 22,337 BTC for about $1.57 billion, lifting its total Bitcoin holdings to 761,068 BTC. Bitmine, associated with Tom Lee, recently acquired 5,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation and now holds 3,040,515 ETH in staked positions, valued near $6.6 billion. Bitmine says its broader crypto treasury reaches roughly $11.5 billion in assets, including ETH, cash and other digital holdings.

On March 16, 2026, Bitwise Asset Management chief investment officer Matt Hougan published a memo arguing that Bitcoin could eventually trade at $1,000,000 per coin under what he calls "reasonably conservative assumptions." He analyzes Bitcoin as a digital store-of-value rival to gold and projects that, if the global store-of-value market grows to about $121 trillion within the next decade and Bitcoin secures around 17% of it, the price target becomes plausible. Hougan also notes that slower market expansion or weaker Bitcoin adoption would pose risks to this outlook.

On March 12, 2026, blockchain intelligence platform NOMINIS reported that crypto-related incidents led to about $49.3 million in losses in February, down sharply from roughly $385 million in January. Researchers say the drop does not mean the ecosystem is safer, as attackers are shifting from complex smart contract exploits to techniques that manipulate user behavior and transaction authorizations. A major Solana-based DeFi breach at Step Finance accounted for about $30 million, while multiple smaller cases involved phishing approvals, malicious signatures and address poisoning.