In March 2024, CDSL crossed 11.56 crore demat accounts, reflecting a powerful rise in Indian retail participation in equities. Since the COVID-19 crash of March 2020, low fixed deposit rates and app-based brokers have drawn investors from smaller cities into systematic, long-term investing. This surge has shifted ownership from foreign to domestic investors, even as many retail traders face heavy losses in derivatives amid persistent financial literacy gaps.

Bitcoin's jump to $74,050 on Thursday quickly attracted selling as short-term holders moved more than 27,000 BTC in profit to exchanges over the past 24 hours. On-chain metrics cited by CryptoQuant contributors show that investors who bought within the last one to four weeks, around a realized price near $68,000, are realizing gains instead of holding, adding fresh supply near the range highs. Separate analysis highlights repeated failed breakouts above resistance near $71,000, where recent deviations have been followed by sharp pullbacks.

Bitcoin is trading around the $70,000 mark after rebounding from late-February lows near $63,000 and briefly touching the $74,000 area. On-chain data cited by analyst Axel Adler shows a single-day outflow of about 31,900 BTC from exchanges on March 4, alongside roughly 47,700 BTC leaving platforms over seven days. Stablecoin netflows indicate that around $1.1 billion entered exchanges in early March before flipping to about -$37.5 million, suggesting capital was rapidly deployed into spot Bitcoin purchases and moved to long-term custody.

In the early hours of 6 March, a wallet linked to Pump.fun moved 1.75 billion PUMP, worth about $3.54 million, and an additional 5,000 PUMP to the Bitget exchange. While PUMP's price slipped 1.73% and trading volume fell 21% to around $100 million, netflows and on-chain data suggest the market is still absorbing potential selling pressure. Recent spot buying averages roughly $691,000 per day and launchpad volume has climbed to $101.8 million, even as distribution trends since November 2025 point to ongoing sell pressure.

More than 157 billion Shiba Inu tokens reportedly flowed into exchanges within the last 24 hours, signaling renewed selling pressure on SHIB. The token is trading around $0.0000055 and remains below key moving averages, suggesting that recovery attempts could face strong resistance. Rising supply on exchanges may lead to further tests of lower support zones if additional sell orders emerge.

Crypto executive Austin Campbell argued that community banks and the crypto sector should align on the US CLARITY Act or risk conceding advantages to large banks. Responding to community banking leader Christopher Williston, Campbell claimed stablecoins could help address technological and regulatory challenges for smaller lenders, while critics warn the bill could draw deposits away from traditional banks. Members of the Trump family also weighed in, with Eric Trump criticizing major banks and President Donald Trump urging the market-structure bill to be passed quickly.

Altcoin rallies have stalled, allowing a whale to lock in $4.5 million in profits from short positions as Bitcoin trades near $70k and Ethereum around $2k. On-chain and technical data show ETH/BTC consolidating below 0.03 with over $500 million in stablecoin liquidity flowing into Ethereum in the past 24 hours, hinting that an Ethereum breakout could trigger rotation into altcoins and a major short squeeze.

On March 5, Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin published a long post on X urging developers to pursue much bolder, open‑minded experimentation at Ethereum’s application layer without weakening the blockchain’s core security and censorship‑resistance properties. He argues that the current stack around L2s, wallets, DeFi, oracles and emerging AI agents often recentralizes risks and should be rebuilt as AI‑native, privacy‑first applications that still inherit Ethereum’s trustless guarantees. Buterin also criticizes a short‑term, casino‑style culture around memecoins and NFTs, calling instead for "sanctuary tech" that can serve users facing real censorship, capital controls or economic stress.