Bitcoin miners have collectively sold over 15,000 BTC from their treasuries in recent months, redirected capital into AI data centers, and pushed network hashrate down more than 20% from its October 2025 peak.
On March 30, 2026, BNP Paribas begins offering six Exchange-Traded Notes linked to Bitcoin and Ethereum - the first time the institution has given retail clients direct, regulated access to digital asset performance through standard securities accounts.
Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro wrote in a client note this week that Bitcoin's decline has "approximately reached the historical peak to trough average" for this cycle.
Canada is moving to ban cryptocurrency donations to political campaigns, taking a decisive step that reflects growing concern over how digital assets intersect with democratic systems - even when the risk remains largely theoretical.
The crypto market had a rough week. After months of choppy trading, Bitcoin slipped below the $87,000 mark earlier this week - a level many traders were watching closely as short-term support.
Ethereum climbed back above $2,000 on March 28 after its worst single-session drop this week, driven by a futures leverage reading that had never been higher.
Wall Street's latest crypto product isn't just an investment vehicle - it's a signal that three competing forces are converging on the same moment.
The U.S. government's patience with Chinese crypto hardware on American soil is running thin - and Bitmain Technologies is now squarely in the crosshairs.
In the span of weeks, Congress floated a sweeping crypto tax overhaul, industry players launched a counterpunch against stablecoin restrictions buried in a major market structure bill.
Crypto markets are showing signs of weakening momentum as institutional outflows accelerate and on-chain activity continues to decline.
Bitcoin is trading at $66,436 after its worst weekly decline in months, with institutional selling at its most aggressive since February, and options markets pricing a 53% chance the price stays below $66,000 through April 24.
Ripple spent this week hardening a 14-year-old ledger with AI, lobbying Washington for the bill it says will unlock the next wave of institutional capital, and watching its CEO collect headlines from Davos to Miami predicting the most consequential year in the company's history.



