Bitcoin traded sideways on Tuesday after a broader market pullback, while still posting a roughly 6% gain over the past week. On-chain data show about 32,060 BTC leaving centralized exchanges in the last 30 days and the balance on trading platforms dropping to 2.44 million BTC, the lowest in years. Several analysts highlight rising accumulation, a six‑year high in the exchange whale ratio and Bitcoin’s improving performance versus gold as factors that could underpin a push toward the $80,000 level, with spot price near $74,169 at press time.

Ethereum has climbed from support near $1,800 to challenge a key resistance band around $2,300–$2,400 after weeks of base-building above the February lows. While the daily chart shows ETH still below its 100-day and 200-day moving averages, the 4-hour structure features an ascending channel and a brief breakout, with momentum entering overbought territory. On-chain data indicate network activity remains relatively strong and suggest the recent rebound may be better supported than a purely speculative rally.

Cango Inc. reported a $452.8 million net loss for 2025, its first full year focused on Bitcoin mining, after generating $688.1 million in revenue and producing 6,594.6 BTC. The company rapidly scaled hash rate to around 50 EH/s, but impairment losses of $338.3 million on mining equipment and high operating costs outweighed income. Cango and other major miners are increasingly diversifying into AI and high-performance computing to reduce dependence on Bitcoin mining revenues.

On 17 March 2026, analytics data from Santiment highlighted the ten most active privacy-focused crypto projects based on developer commits over the prior 30 days. Chainlink topped the list with 243.7 units of activity, followed by Aztec at 175.17 and Zama at 61.97, while Zcash advanced smart contract plans after regulatory relief. NYM and HOPR rounded out the group with activity in the low 30s as they built network-level metadata privacy tools alongside other emerging infrastructures.

Over the last 24 hours, XRP broke through key resistance levels while on-chain metrics showed record network engagement, including more than 7.7 million non-empty wallets over its 13-year history. Daily active addresses climbed to 46,767, and the token briefly traded above $1.60 after a roughly 14% gain in 48 hours before pulling back to around $1.51.

Citigroup has reduced its 12-month Bitcoin price target from $143,000 to $112,000 and cut its Ethereum forecast from $4,304 to $3,175, citing a shrinking window for US crypto legislation in 2025. Strategist Alex Saunders argues that delayed regulatory frameworks for market structure and stablecoins could push major ETF-driven inflows and broader institutional adoption out toward late 2026.

Bitcoin is trading near its all-time high after a strong rally from December 2023 to August 2025, with monthly Bollinger Bands now at their tightest levels and hinting at imminent volatility. A breakout above a symmetrical triangle pattern points to an upside target around $84,500, while onchain cost-basis clusters between $83,000 and $85,000 suggest strong resistance near $84,000 that could limit further gains.

OpenSea has postponed the long-anticipated launch of its $SEA token, with CEO Devin Finzer citing difficult crypto market conditions and the need to avoid a rushed rollout. From 31 March, the platform will introduce 0% trading fees for 60 days, refund fees for users in Rewards Waves 3–6 in exchange for their "Treasures" points, and retire its Waves rewards system in favor of a clearer roadmap. The decision comes as the NFT market cap hovers near $1.75 billion with modest trading volumes and liquidity concentrated in a few leading collections.