Bitcoin finished Q1 2026 at $68,200, down 22% for the quarter and its weakest first-quarter performance since 2018. After opening the year just above $87,000 and briefly nearing $95,000, it slid to about $60,000 on February 6 and ended the quarter after another dip toward $63,000.

McLaren Racing has taken a seat on Hedera’s governing council as HBAR trades around $0.08. HBAR rose 1.40% in the past 24 hours but remained down 6% over the last week, reflecting mixed near-term sentiment. Traders are also watching whether price can break out of a tight range while volume cools.

Bitcoin finished March up 2%, ending five straight months of declines, and opened April near $68,250. Analysts are watching a heavy supply zone at $70,000–$72,000, where about 650,000 BTC were accumulated and may be sold if holders reach break-even. Key downside reference levels cited include the 200-week EMA near $68,300, the 200-week SMA at $59,400, and realized price around $54,000.

On-chain analysts say Bitcoin falling below its Realized Price near $54,000 would historically align with a strong accumulation area, though BTC is still roughly 20% above that mark. Bitcoin was trading around $67,250 and is down about 20% year-to-date, while some watchers warn weakness could persist as exchange and derivatives signals turn cautious.

US Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced the Mined in America Act, which would create a certification for data centers that avoid equipment from “foreign adversaries.” The proposal seeks to shift chip and mining-rig production to the US and would also link a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to coins mined at certified facilities.

World Foundation said on March 28, 2026 that World Assets completed an over-the-counter sale of $65 million in WLD across four buyers, with the first settlement on March 20. WLD briefly fell to $0.24 after the disclosure and later traded near $0.27, while a community unlock scheduled for July 23 is set to cover about 52% of the 10 billion total supply.

Since the rollout of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, about $56 billion has entered BTC-focused products, a shift Bitmine CEO Tom Lee says is reshaping how large investors think about preserving wealth. At the Futu Investment Exhibition, Lee challenged gold’s inflation-hedge reputation and said historical data shows gold has lagged inflation roughly 48% of the time over the past 55 years.

Analysts say Bitcoin is forming a bear-flag setup on price charts, a pattern that could extend downside if it confirms. With BTC trading around $66,000 and cited as down 47% from its peak, reports point to an initial target near $50,000 and a deeper level around $41,000 if selling pressure builds.

BlackRock's staked Ethereum fund attracted $155 million on its first trading day, while ETH remained down more than 55% from its roughly $4,953 high in August 2025. In February 2026, daily active Ethereum addresses rose toward 2 million and smart contract interactions exceeded 40 million per day, even as the token fell about 30% over the past six months.