On March 1, prediction market data showed Michael B. Jordan with only a 10% implied chance to win the upcoming Oscars Best Actor award, hours before he took the top male actor prize at the SAG Awards. By roughly a week before the Academy Awards ceremony on March 15, his Polymarket odds had surged to about 47%, narrowly ahead of Timothée Chalamet at 45%, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Wagner Moura and Ethan Hawke far behind. The Best Actor prediction market has recorded over $5.6 million in trading volume, while Polymarket simultaneously faces expanding U.S. regulatory scrutiny and pursues a U.S.-regulated rollout and large fundraising round alongside rival Kalshi.

On March 8, Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra argued that Bitcoin may face existential threats from artificial intelligence and quantum computing, suggesting it would be fortunate to last another five years. His comments contrasted sharply with claims from Jack Dorsey and Michael Saylor that Bitcoin could endure and gain value for centuries, as ongoing quantum-computing advances and emerging proposals like BIP 360 highlight both risks and mitigation efforts.

Pi coin has fallen about 10% in the past 24 hours to roughly $0.20 after briefly reaching $0.23 earlier in the week, as short‑term traders took profits following a more than 20% rally. The broader crypto market has also turned risk‑off, and the key level now in focus is $0.20, with Pi Day on March 14 highlighted as the next potential price catalyst.

Quantitative analyst PlanB has refreshed his Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow model, suggesting the average BTC price in the 2024‑2028 cycle could reach $500,000. Despite recent volatility around $67,000, he views the current zone as a major buying window while emphasizing that the model offers no guarantees.

Bitcoin's circulating supply has reached 19,998,888.66 BTC, or 95.23% of its 21 million cap, as of early 2026, with only 1,000,884 BTC left to be mined and block rewards cut to 3.125 BTC. Monthly issuance of roughly 13,500 BTC is now outweighed by buying from smaller and long-term holders, as well as spot ETFs holding about $86 billion in BTC, accelerating structural supply compression and reinforcing Bitcoin's scarcity narrative.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded two consecutive weeks of net inflows after shedding about $3.8 billion over five prior weeks of withdrawals. According to SoSoValue, the products attracted roughly $787 million last week and around $568 million this week, even as Bitcoin has traded well below its peak. Blockstream's Fernando Nikolić highlighted that cumulative US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows have already matched 15 years of gold ETF inflows in under two years.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have posted a second straight week of net inflows, bringing in roughly $568.45 million after a prior weekly gain of $787.31 million. The move follows a five-week outflow streak of about $3.8 billion and comes alongside renewed inflows into US spot Ether ETFs, which added around $23.56 million following $80.46 million the week before. Bitcoin ETF inflows have also drawn comparisons with gold ETFs, with industry observers noting that Bitcoin products have matched roughly 15 years of gold ETF inflows in under two years.

On Sunday, Dogecoin's spot and derivatives volumes declined while an extreme 100,456.56% futures netflow drop emerged over an eight-hour window. Futures inflows reached $72.10 million but were outweighed by $99.51 million in outflows, as DOGE traded around $0.088 after several days of price losses. Traders are now watching whether $0.088 can hold as support, with potential targets near $0.103 and $0.117 if a rebound occurs, or around $0.079 on a further breakdown.