Ethereum's futures open interest has surged by more than 18% while ETH has risen for seven straight days since March 9 and is attempting an eighth green close. With ETH trading around $2,299 and open interest near $33.37 billion, leveraged bullish positioning and relatively expensive put options on Deribit highlight a divided market. Analysts note that holding above $2,036 could open the way toward $2,600–$2,800, while a failure may keep ETH range-bound between $1,750 and $2,200.

Stellar’s XLM token advanced about 14.9% in the latest week of trading, climbing from $0.149 on March 9 to $0.171 on March 16 and beating XRP’s 8% rise. The move coincided with a March 13 integration with the Bitget wallet and a broader crypto market rebound of nearly $250 billion, while XLM’s RSI around 58 suggests neutral momentum near key support and resistance levels.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading in the high $73,000 area after briefly moving above $74,000 on Monday morning, while Ethereum changes hands around $2,700. A QCP Market Colour note links the move to rising tensions around Iran, surging stablecoin supply above $81 billion and a cluster of roughly 8,000 call option contracts near $75,000, with key spot support highlighted at $70,000–$71,000.

In a Monday client note, Bernstein analysts said bitcoin's investor base is becoming more resilient as spot ETFs and corporate treasuries, including Strategy, increase long-term holdings. The firm likened Strategy's aggressive accumulation and financing model to a "bitcoin central bank of last resort," noting its more than 761,000 BTC stash and the growing share of supply held by institutional vehicles.

Metaplanet announced on Monday that it raised $255 million in a private placement and introduced new warrant structures to support further Bitcoin purchases. The company priced new shares at a 2% premium and attached warrants at a 10% premium, which could add hundreds of millions of dollars toward its 210,000 BTC treasury target. Metaplanet, which currently holds 35,102 BTC and trades above its key mNAV threshold, also launched Moving Strike Warrants that may bring in an additional $234 million for its accumulation strategy.

Ethereum advanced roughly 8% over the last 24 hours to approach $2,300 on Monday, while on-chain data showed renewed large-scale buying. Erik Voorhees spent 49.08 million USDT to acquire 23,393 ETH, alongside additional whale and ETF inflows, even as Vitalik Buterin's earlier sales this year totaled about 18,684 ETH.

On 16 March 2026, business intelligence firm Strategy disclosed the purchase of 22,337 BTC for about $1.57 billion at an average price near $70,194 per coin, bringing its total stash to 761,068 BTC as of 15 March 2026. The company's cumulative Bitcoin investment now amounts to roughly $57.61 billion at an average acquisition cost of $75,696 per BTC, while Bitcoin trades close to $74,000 and the wider crypto market cap stands above $2.5 trillion. Strategy's continued large-scale accumulation has strengthened its role as the biggest corporate Bitcoin holder and a key institutional player shaping market sentiment.

Between March 9 and March 15, 2026, Strategy Inc. acquired 22,337 Bitcoin for about $1.57 billion, funded through its at-the-market stock offering. By March 15, the firm held 761,068 BTC at a total cost of $57.61 billion, while its MSTR shares climbed more than 4% in pre-market trading as Bitcoin's price recovered.