Bitcoin rose 3.19% in 24 hours on Monday to $69,320, its highest level in more than a week, as a 45-day ceasefire proposal shifted risk appetite and forced short covering. Futures liquidations hit $273.8 million across 81,819 traders, with $196.7 million in shorts versus $77.1 million in longs, while BTC traded between $66,634 and $69,350. Prediction-market pricing remained cautious, with Polymarket’s April 7 ceasefire contract at 4% YES, down from 12% a week earlier.

Nium has introduced a stablecoin-funded card issuance platform that allows businesses to launch physical or virtual spending cards on both Visa and Mastercard via one API. The product converts stablecoins to fiat at the point of sale and relies on Nium's 40+ regulatory licences spanning 190+ countries to support compliance. The rollout comes as onchain crypto card spending reportedly rose from about $10 million per month in early 2024 to more than $100 million per month by early 2026.

After roughly ten weeks of negative readings that coincided with Bitcoin's slide from about $95,000 to below $65,000 in February, the U.S.-focused Coinbase Premium Gap has moved back above zero, signaling renewed buying interest. At the same time, analysis around the 300-week exponential moving average near $57,100 implies Bitcoin could still retreat toward roughly $50,000 before a lasting bottom forms, while broader technical indicators remain mixed over the coming weeks.

Broadridge's integration of Crypto.com into its NYFIX network allows institutional brokers to route crypto orders over the same FIX infrastructure used for equities and bonds, while Ripple's $1.25 billion purchase of prime broker Hidden Road in April 2025 further embeds digital assets into traditional finance. Parallel regulatory moves in the US, EU, Japan, South Korea, Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong, alongside rapid growth in tokenisation and record Bitcoin ETF inflows, indicate that major institutions are now focused on implementation rather than debating crypto's legitimacy.

On Tuesday, major U.S. equity benchmarks recovered from steep intraday declines, with the S&P 500 ending 0.9% lower after an earlier 2.5% plunge as conflict involving Iran and a spike in oil prices unnerved investors. Bitcoin traded around $68,000 after briefly touching $70,000 on Monday, while Brent crude surged above $87 per barrel and rate-cut expectations were pushed further out.

Circle's stock jumped almost 50% in under two sessions after the USDC issuer reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and revenue. The rally triggered an estimated $500 million in losses for short sellers and followed a prior 80% drawdown, but analysts said the move was driven mainly by crowded bearish positioning rather than a fundamental turnaround.

Bitcoin fell more than 4% on Monday to a low of $64,300, triggering $458 million in liquidations, with 92% coming from leveraged long positions. The pullback drove the Crypto Fear and Greed Index down to 5 out of 100, a level reached only three times since 2018, while on-chain and technical signals indicate ongoing investor stress and a cautious outlook.

Bitcoin is consolidating around $70,000 after reclaiming $68,800 and moving above the 100‑hour SMA, but the medium‑term bias remains negative. InvestTech highlights a falling channel and says bulls need to retake the 200‑day EMA near $95,700, with $72,000–$72,500 a key cap and $69,400–$65,000 the main support band.

On Friday morning in Asia, Bitcoin briefly touched $60,000 before stabilizing near $64,000, a roughly 10% daily decline after a near $10,000 move and $1.39 billion in leveraged liquidations. CoinMarketCap's sentiment index fell to a record 5, while Strategy posted a $12.4 billion fourth-quarter net loss as its 713,000-plus BTC holdings traded below a $76,052 cost basis.