Look – I don’t like the prices right now either. Sub-$2,000 ETH in 2026 is not what I thought would happen. Instead, what’s happening is a macro environment that Ethereum has explicitly built defenses against. Two things are defining this moment: Bear Market Apathy  The Quantum Threat Bear Market Irrelevance When the tide washes out, things die. Gone are the days of easy money, persistent interest in new L1s, and the speculative fervor needed to bootstrap otherwise unnecessary projects. We are n ...

The expiry alone would have been rough, but it coincided with the worst stretch of the Iran-Israel war for financial markets. Iran threatened to block the Bab el-Mandeb Strait—the Red Sea gateway that carries 12% of global seaborne oil—on top of the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed since late February. Oil pushed above $103, and the gold-to-crypto rotation that had been helping Bitcoin recover earlier in March reversed completely. Bitcoin ETF outflows hit $171 million on March 26, and Eth ...

Crypto Ends The Week In The Red As Market Volatility Continues It was a rough week for cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: $ETH) and other digital assets fell sharply amid ongoing volatility in global financial markets.  Uncertainty about the war in Iran and crude oil prices above $110 U.S. a barrel sent investors fleeing from risk assets such as crypto and stocks and into cash.  BTC fell from a high of $75,000 U.S. earlier in the week to a low of $66,000 U.S. on March 27. Ethere ...

Major crypto-related stocks fell sharply Friday, with some hitting their lowest prices in at least a month as markets reacted to continued uncertainty around the Iran war, and Bitcoin fell to its lowest price since March 2. Bitcoin was recently trading at $65,804, down more than 4% on the day. It fell as low as $65,720 earlier Friday, which is the lowest price registered since March 2, the first business day after the United States and Israel began bombing Iran, as markets reacted to the surprise weekend ...

Key Takeaways IBKR will now let clients transfer crypto into brokerage-linked accounts without selling holdings first.Feature supports assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, enabling unified portfolio management.Low trading fees and no forced conversion enhance cost efficiency and cross-asset investing access.In a decisive step toward integrating digital and traditional finance, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) has introduced a feature that allows clients to transfer existing cryptocurrency holding ...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world's most valuable cryptocurrency, has lost nearly 50% of its value since reaching its all-time high of over $126,000 last October. That pullback was caused by elevated interest rates, which drove investors toward more conservative investments, leveraged liquidations, and a lack of new near-term catalysts. Bitcoin could still have a bright future, but it might be smarter to accumulate some smaller altcoins with more upside potential as the bulls look the other way. One of tho ...

Markets opened in red on March 27 as geopolitical tensions kept investors on edge. The market reaction followed President Donald Trump's extension of a deadline tied to potential strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure to Apr. 6, signaling a temporary pause as negotiations continue. Trump said in a Truth Social post, "Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well." However, Iran has indicated that it is reluctant to enga ...

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) looks like it's in bad shape lately, with its price down more about 56% from its all-time highs set in 2025. Sentiment about the coin, as well as in the wider crypto market, is in "fear" territory, and many investors have simply moved on to greener pastures. But regardless of all of that, for Ethereum, there are three developments that could turn things around quite significantly by 2027, perhaps even leading the coin to double. Of course, there's also one uncomfortable reason a sunn ...

One Bitcoin. That’s GameStop’s entire stash. While most Bitcoin treasuries are in the business of buying and betting on the token’s upside, one company is making a very different move. The video game outlet handed over nearly its entire Bitcoin stash to Coinbase, collecting around $368 million in cash upfront in exchange for capping its gains if the token rallies above $105,000. Structured through covered call options, the trade turns what is typically a high-volatility bet on Bitcoin’s upside into som ...

Bitcoin slipped on Thursday alongside U.S. equities as investors weighed conflicting accounts regarding Iran leadership’s willingness to negotiate an end to the conflict in the Middle East. The digital asset recently changed hands around $69,170, a 2.3% decrease over the past day, according to CoinGecko. Bitcoin had dipped closer to $68,000 earlier in the afternoon before ticking back up. Meanwhile, Ethereum had fallen 4.4% to $2,070, while Solana fell 5% to $86. The drops pushed all three cryptocurrencies ...