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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf practically issued a trading tip on X (Twitter). He referred to Trump's pre-market announcements as a 'contrarian indicator' and urged his followers to do the opposite in the energy markets.

The publication brought a surreal layer to the week when Wall Street's popular dip-buying strategy collapsed under the weight of real geopolitical risk.

TACO shop encounters an obstacle

The Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) strategy largely defined market behavior in 2025. Traders bought every dip caused by Trump, expecting a rebound within a few days. This pattern worked reliably during customs crises with China, Canada, and the EU.

BlackRock raised CEO Larry Fink's total compensation to 37.7 million dollars for 2025, which represents an increase of about 23% from the previous year, as its Bitcoin ETF quietly became one of the company's largest revenue sources.

The authorized information states that the salary package included a base salary of 1.5 million dollars, a cash bonus of 10.6 million dollars, and approximately 24.6 million dollars in stock awards. Most of the increase came from stock awards, which grew by about 6.5 million dollars compared to 2024.

Strategy (MicroStrategy) may have skipped its weekly Bitcoin (BTC) purchase for the first time since the end of December, which may end a 13-week accumulation streak.

Executive Chair Michael Saylor did not release the usual Sunday 'Orange Dot' tracking on X (Twitter). Instead, he focused on promoting the Stretch (STRC) perpetual preferred stock. Monday's 8-K filing reveals whether the company genuinely paused or quietly increased its holdings.

YoungHoon Kim, a South Korean individual who claims to have the world's highest IQ of 276, published five bold cryptocurrency predictions on X (Twitter) and placed XRP (XRP) at the center.

Kim has a large following on social media and regularly posts about Bitcoin (BTC), XRP, and general market trends.

Kim declares himself to be the son of XRP

In a fast-paced message thread on X, Kim referred to himself as the “son of XRP,” claiming that he was “born to take XRP to 100 dollars” and that “no one can stop him.” He also stated that “crypto is about to explode.”

Binance successfully attracts institutional trading players, but the growing number of security alerts on the consumer side threatens to complicate the company's objectives.

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by market capitalization has started the year 2026 with an explosive atmosphere in its OTC trading department. Only during January and February, trading on Binance's OTC platform accounted for 25% of its total volume for the entire year of 2025.

As a result of the captcha bypass, the details of 1.5 million Binance users were exposed in a scraping attack

Bitcoin long positions on Bitfinex have risen to around 79 343 BTC, the highest level since November 2023. Analysts see this spike as a warning sign.

Historically, similar leveraged long position accumulations have coincided with local price peaks or sharp declines.

This indicator reflects the margin traders' bets on higher prices. However, when positioning becomes too one-sided, the market becomes sensitive.

Is the price of Bitcoin about to collapse significantly?

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas claims that Bitcoin (BTC) is now in a similar acceptance phase that took Facebook from 1 billion to 3 billion users.

According to this comparison, the disappearance of BTC's countercultural appeal indicates maturation, not weakening, and spot ETFs act as a catalyst for mainstream market entry.

The ETF expert compares bitcoin to Facebook's unfashionable phase; is there a bullish sentiment?

Balchunas, who is the leading ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence and the host of the Trillions podcast, compares Bitcoin's current situation to the moment when the older generation joined Facebook.

The Canadian government has officially banned political donations made with cryptocurrency.

The amendment approved on March 26 aims to permanently prevent possible untraceable foreign funding channels in connection with Bill C-25. The amendment concerns the Canada Elections Act.

Canada proposes severe penalties, up to 100,000 dollars, for insolvents.

According to the bill, cryptocurrency donations cannot be used in activities related to parties, advertising, or electoral surveys. The blacklist will also be expanded to payment orders and prepaid payment products, as there are challenges in their traceability.

On Monday, March 23, President Trump announced a five-day pause in strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure. The decision increased the value of U.S. stocks by $1.7 trillion, crashed oil prices by 15 percent, and raised Bitcoin to over $70,000. The pause has now been extended until April 6.

Tehran, however, called these claims 'fake news,' and Israel already violated Trump's pause. Almost all economic gains disappeared within a week. Did Donald Trump really have productive negotiations with Iran, or was it just a way to exploit the markets and allow major players to cash in their profits?

BNP Paribas is expanding its offering of digital assets by launching six new crypto-linked exchange-traded products (ETNs). These products provide indirect exposure to the price movements of digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

For Europe's largest bank, the launch represents a significant step in a strategy aimed at integrating the traditional financial world with the crypto ecosystem.

What investors need to know about BNP's new ETN products

World Foundation, which supports the digital identity Worldcoin (WLD) project, has completed its $65 million OTC token sale.

The Foundation's subsidiary World Assets Ltd executed larger block trades with four private counterparties last week, as stated in a release given on March 28. The initial phase of transaction settlements began on March 20, and the average price of the token was $0.2719.

World Foundation sells WLD tokens to finance the production of Orbs

Ethereum (ETH) -price maintains a 2.93% increase in March, marking the first green month since August 2025. Each month from September to February closed in red, creating a six-month losing streak and taking over 50% of ETH's value.

There are only a few days left until the end of March, and the question is whether Ethereum will stay in this uptrend or will opposing forces turn the month red, which would extend the losing streak to the seventh month.

March started strong, but the second half tells a different story

The price of XRP has risen by about 3% from the low of $1.31 on March 27, reaching the $1.35 range again. However, this move may form a bearish flag and may not indicate the beginning of a sustainable recovery – and the broader market situation does not support the rise.

After the price reached $1.60 on March 17, XRP has already dropped 18%. The intraday recovery looks positive on the surface, but both the chart, derivatives, and blockchain metrics point in the same direction.

Bitcoin advocates are questioning the new bipartisan tax bill because the legislation punishes miners with harsh taxes.

Better known as the PARITY Act, the draft was shared by U.S. Representatives Max Miller and Steven Horsford. The aim is to reform the Internal Revenue Code and clarify the taxation of digital assets in the United States.

Why are cryptocurrency industry leaders against the PARITY Act?

However, the proposal has sparked discord within the broader cryptocurrency sector.

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped by about 9% after briefly reaching $72,000 on March 25. The entire 30-day gains have now been wiped out and the monthly change is negative, -2.6%. At the time of writing, the price is moving sideways near $66,900 over the last 24 hours.

The drop caused a bearish breakout from the pattern on the 12-hour chart. However, latent bullish divergence suggests that a short-term rebound is possible. Whether the rebound is strong enough to overcome the resistance level, however, depends on the blockchain data.

P2P.me, cryptocurrency payment platform, faces questions about the $20,000 Polymarket bet related to its own fundraising campaign, after the company stated it had traded on the results before the round was opened to the public.

On March 27, P2P.me announced it had liquidated its Polymarket betting position regarding its ability to meet its $6 million fundraising target. The company stated it had placed bets 10 days before officially opening the funding round.

Bitcoin continued to decline on March 28, with its price around $66,200 as the market reacted to growing doubts about the calming of the situation between the United States and Iran. President Donald Trump's 10-day pause in energy sanctions has not reassured investors, especially as Israel was reported to have continued its attacks during that time.

The reaction is widely visible in the markets.

The S&P 500 has steadily declined throughout the week, and the index is now at its lowest level in six months.

A broad wave of selling indicates a clear shift towards risk aversion as investors pull back from stocks amid growing geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty.

The Royal Government of Bhutan has liquidated around 120 million dollars worth of Bitcoin since the beginning of this year.

This measure accelerates the divestment strategy, which has reduced the digital assets of the Kingdom of Bhutan by more than 60% from its peak.

Why is Bhutan aggressively selling its bitcoin holdings?

On March 28, the blockchain analytics service Arkham Intelligence reported that the latest transaction occurred on March 27, when the government transferred 123.7 BTC – worth about 8.5 million dollars – to an unused address.

Morgan Stanley, a $9 trillion banking giant, is preparing to enter the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF market with the lowest fee in its class.

This pricing solution indicates that the bank aims to quickly capture significant market share in one of the most competitive product categories in crypto.

Morgan Stanley sets a 0.14 percent fee for the new Bitcoin ETF

On March 27, the banking giant submitted an updated S-1 registration statement to the SEC, outlining a 0.14% fee for the upcoming ETF.

Altcoins are preparing for decisive moves over the weekend. Some altcoins experienced significant price rallies this week and are now consolidating above key support levels. Meanwhile, others are approaching critically low levels.

BeInCrypto has therefore analyzed three altcoins that investors should watch over the weekend.

Memecore (M)

Memecore started the week near $1.60 and rose to $2.53 on March 25 before sharply dropping to $1.74 on March 26. The token has since recovered to $2.09 and is currently just above the 0.618 Fibonacci level ($2.02), which is shown as a green horizontal line on the chart. That level has been tested twice after the rise and held both times.