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A long-term Bitcoin bull is imploring investors to stay measured and strategic in the middle of brutal short-term challenges for the market. In a detailed thread posted on X, market analyst Caleb Franzen made it clear that being bullish over the long run does not mean ignoring the realities of the current price structure. He outlined a framework built around bear market behavior, moving average breakdowns, and predefined invalidation levels. Recognizing The Breakdown Below Key Moving Averages Franzen pointed to Bitcoin’s breakdown below the 2-day 200 moving average cloud in November 2025, around $97,000, as the important turning point. According to him, every major Bitcoin bear market has begun with a decisive break below this level. The chart accompanying his post shows Bitcoin’s multi-year price action alongside long-term moving average clouds. The red and blue bands illustrate how price tends to trade above these moving averages during uptrends and below them during extended ...

As Monday drew to a close, the Solana price witnessed a bounce, bringing it closer to the $90 mark, which has ignited bullish sentiment among investors. The SOL’s price rebound coincides with a significant uptick in the network’s activity and performance, with SOL emerging as the No. 1 blockchain among all major chains. Daily Transaction Count Puts Solana On Top Solana ’s price action and network performance appear to be moving in a similar direction, with the price briefly bouncing as network activity explodes. Once again, the network has proven its position as a leader in the blockchain sector, becoming the most go-to chain in the sector on a daily basis. Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sensei Holding and Namaste Group, Solana Sensei, shared on X that the SOL network has surged ahead of competition in terms of transaction volume. The report shows that SOL tops the charts in daily on-chain transactions count across all major blockchain networks. Fueled by its high-s...

The ongoing volatility has capped Bitcoin ’s most recent upward attempts after retesting the $68,000 level, which has flipped into resistance once again. With the price of BTC still trading in a downward trajectory, many Bitcoin holders, especially those who recently bought the asset, are in the loss. Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Hold Losing Positions Bitcoin’s price performance continues to exert pressure on traders and investors across the leading network. During this bearish action in the price of BTC, Darkfost, a market expert and verified author at CryptoQuant, reported that short-term holders are still holding at a loss even with the cryptocurrency trading at around $66,000. This implies that despite several attempts to stabilize the market, it has been on edge due to bearish pressure, and momentum is still poor. The absence of a clear rebound has led to a greater emphasis on short-term investors, many of whom still have unrealized losses . According to the expert, these inve...

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently commented on ongoing tensions between the crypto industry and traditional banking groups following public comments surrounding stablecoin yield negotiations at the White House.  His response came after a series of posts on X involving journalist Eleanor Terrett and White House adviser David Sacks, ultimately resulting in Garlinghouse sending a message to banks, urging them to act in good faith. Stablecoin Yield Talks Spark Online Debate The latest chapter in the crypto-vs-banks saga unfolded on social media platform X, where journalist Eleanor Terrett reported on the fallout from a contentious White House meeting over stablecoin yield regulations. Interestingly, Patrick Witt, the White House digital asset advisor, was aiming to pass the legislation by March 1, but that timeline has not been met. According to Terrett, an unnamed source who claimed direct involvement in the talks painted a bleak picture of the negotiations, a characterizati...

Crypto heads into the week of March 2 with five clear catalysts on deck: a worsening US-Iran conflict under President Donald Trump, a privacy-focused Bitcoin wrapper from Starknet, Polygon’s March 4 agentic-payments gas upgrade, Avalanche’s new incentive round, and Friday’s US jobs report. Crypto Watchlist For This Week Bitcoin is still the biggest macro watch this week, but the setup has already changed. The initial war shock over the weekend pushed BTC down toward $63,000, yet that move did not hold. The token rebounded as high as $68,196 on Sunday and was back around $65,807 by European Monday morning, while broader reporting showed traders were already reassessing whether the conflict would become a lasting macro shock or a violent but temporary headline event. Oil followed a similar pattern: Brent briefly surged to $82.37 before giving back part of the move and easing back into the upper-$70s, which matters because crypto traders are now watching inflation risk and rate expect...

Iran and the Middle East are on fire again. US and Israeli forces launched a series of airstrikes on Iran over the weekend, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — a development that sent shockwaves through global markets and sparked fresh debate about what comes next for the US economy. And amid all the chaos, one prominent voice in the crypto world is already drawing a straight line from the bombing runs to Bitcoin prices. Arthur Hayes Makes His Case Arthur Hayes, co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, published a blog post this week arguing that US military action in the Middle East has a historical pattern — and that pattern tends to be good for crypto. His reasoning goes back decades. According to Hayes, every sitting US president since 1985 has sent forces into the Middle East. Each time, the Federal Reserve followed by cutting interest rates or pumping more money into the financial system to help cover the costs. The Gulf War in 1990. The aftermath of the September 11 attack...

Arthur Hayes argues that a deeper US conflict with Iran could ultimately become a bullish macro setup for Bitcoin, not because war is constructive for markets, but because it may push the Federal Reserve toward cheaper and more abundant money. Why Bitcoin Could Surge In his March 2 essay iOS Warfare, the BitMEX co-founder laid out a simple thesis: if President Donald Trump commits the US to a prolonged and expensive campaign tied to Iran , the political and fiscal strain could raise the odds of monetary easing. For Hayes, that matters more than the conflict itself. “The longer Trump engages in the extremely costly activity of Iranian nation-building,” he wrote, “the higher the likelihood the Fed lowers the price and increases the quantity of money to support Pax Americana’s latest bout of Middle Eastern adventurism.” Hayes’ argument rests on a historical pattern rather than a direct forecast on oil, geopolitics or battlefield outcomes. He points to prior US military engagements in ...