Bitcoin Stumbles Hard: The Worst Q1 In Years Raises Big Questions
Bitcoin ended the first quarter of 2026 at $68,200 after falling 22% over the period, its weakest opening three months since 2018. The slide erased an early push higher that had briefly carried the cryptocurrency close to $95,000 before the market turned lower. Related Reading: XRP Could Soon Enter Arizona’s Treasury — Here’s What’s Happening A Sharp Turn After A Strong Start The quarter did not begin quietly. Bitcoin opened the year at a little past $87,000 and moved higher in the early stretch, showing enough strength to reach nearly $95,000. That momentum did not last. The price later....
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Ethereum could outpace Bitcoin by a wide margin over the next four years — at least according to one of the most bullish forecasts to come out of traditional banking. That is the view from Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Assets Research at Standard Chartered, who laid out the projection in a recent podcast appearance. Ethereum’s Potential Gain Towers Over Bitcoin’s While Bitcoin grabs the bigger headline number, the math actually favors Ethereum. Kendrick’s base case puts Bitcoin at $500,000 by 2030 — roughly 7.5 times its current price of $66,400. Ethereum,....
West Texas Intermediate crude has hit $115 a barrel, gasoline prices in the US are up nearly 40% since late February, and Bitcoin is still trying to break through a wall it has failed to climb six times now. That is the world Bitcoin finds itself in on Monday as it briefly touched $69,550 — a modest 3.30% gain that nevertheless sent shockwaves through the derivatives market. Related Reading: Bitcoin Stumbles Hard: The Worst Q1 In Years Raises Big Questions Short Sellers Take The Hardest Hit Over $276 million in leveraged positions were wiped out in 24 hours, hitting 80,200 traders across....
Long-term Bitcoin holders are selling at a loss — and the numbers show it’s becoming a pattern, not an anomaly. Related Reading: Bitcoin Stumbles Hard: The Worst Q1 In Years Raises Big Questions US Buyers Stay On The Sidelines Bitcoin’s Coinbase Premium Index has stayed negative in recent weeks, a sign that American investors have largely pulled back from the market. According to CryptoQuant, the gap between BTC pricing on Coinbase and Binance reflects a broader reluctance among US buyers to step back in at current levels. That hesitation is showing up across multiple data....
Circle’s USDC added roughly $2 billion in supply during the first quarter of 2026, pulling ahead of rival Tether at a moment when the broader crypto market was contracting. It marked the sharpest divergence between the two largest stablecoin issuers since the bear market of mid-2022. Related Reading: Bitcoin Stumbles Hard: The Worst Q1 In Years Raises Big Questions USDC Gains As Tether Loses Ground While USDC grew, Tether’s USDT shed approximately $3 billion over the same period. Reports indicate USDC has been gaining traction in trading and on-chain transactions, with transfer....
The Ethereum community has voiced its concerns about the legitimacy and functionality of ride sharing app Arcade City in an AMA with its founder, Christopher David. The AMA follows a medium post from one of his previous associates accusing David of being a fraudster that has since been taken down, and the AMA seems to be doing little to address concerns surrounding the fraud accusations, and raises more questions as to the future and legitimacy of Arcade City. Arcade City CEO Fails to Address Community Backlash. The Medium post, an archived version of which can be found here, details....