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BlockBeats News, March 29, according to HTX market data, Bitcoin has dropped by 1.02% in the past 24 hours, currently priced at $66,362. Strategy's Bitcoin holdings are currently at a unrealized loss of 12.3%, equivalent to around $7.1 billion.As of March 22, 2026, Strategy holds a total of 762,099 bitcoins, with a total cost of approximately $57.69 billion, and an average holding cost of around $75,694 per bitcoin.

BlockBeats News, March 29th, according to The Block, Gnosis co-founder Friederike Ernst and ZkSync founder Jordi Baylina jointly announced the "Ethereum Economic Zone" (EEZ) plan at the Cannes EthCC conference on Sunday, a project co-funded by the Ethereum Foundation.The EEZ aims to provide a framework for Rollups to enable smart contracts on connected Rollups to interact with the Ethereum mainnet and other EEZ Rollups in a synchronized and composable manner, with security guarantees mirroring those of contracts deployed directly on Ethereum. The framework defaults to using ETH as the Gas token, without the need for additional cross-chain bridge infrastructure. Ernst stated: "Ethereum doesn't have a scalability issue, it has a fragmentation issue. Every new L2 that comes online has its own liquidity pool and bridge, it's another isolated walled garden."EEZ founding alliance members include DeFi lending protocol Aave, blockchain builders Titan and Beaver Build, RWA platform Centrifuge, and tokenized stocks project xStocks. The project will operate in the form of a Swiss non-profit organization, all software will be released in an open-source manner, aiming to minimize governance and ultimately achieve immutability. Technical specifications and performance benchmarks are expected to be released in the coming weeks.

BlockBeats News, March 29th, Fox News Channel in the United States recently released a poll result showing that nearly two-thirds of surveyed American voters are dissatisfied with President Trump's administration, marking the highest dissatisfaction rate of his two terms in office. This conservative media outlet's poll of 1001 registered voters revealed that 59% of respondents are dissatisfied with Trump's administration, an 8 percentage point increase from a year ago, representing not only the highest since the beginning of his second term but also surpassing the record of his first term; the approval rating has dropped from 49% a year ago to 41%.The poll randomly sampled respondents from the U.S. voter registration rolls. Among Republican supporters, the satisfaction rate with Trump is 84%, an 8 percentage point decrease from the same period last year, marking the lowest since the beginning of his second term. His dissatisfaction rates among Democratic voters and independent voters are 95% and 75%, respectively. (Xinhua News Agency)

BlockBeats News, March 29th, according to HyperInsight monitoring, as Ethereum fell below $2,000, "Brother Ma" Huang Licheng's total position held long exceeded $15 million, currently experiencing a floating loss of over $300,000. Among them, the ETH long position is worth $10.87 million, with an opening price of $2,040.64, a liquidation price of $1,950.33, or facing liquidation risk again.

BlockBeats News, March 29th, Inside trades that were strategically positioned before the announcement of major policies during Trump's second term may have already brought in millions of dollars in profits for some traders. Several legal experts suggest that these trades should be investigated to maintain market fairness and uncover any potential insider trading. According to Reuters, suspicious pre-positioned trades appeared in the market before the Trump administration made a series of key decisions regarding tariffs, Venezuela, and Iran. These trades involved various market types and assets such as options, commodity futures, and prediction markets.Andrew Vollmer, an insider trading expert at the UCLA School of Law, stated that these trades look highly suspicious. While the number of cases is limited, these patterns align with expectations—if government officials and their associates traded based on informational advantages, this situation would arise. Eitan Goldman, former CFTC enforcement division head and federal prosecutor, mentioned that such trades typically draw regulatory scrutiny. However, insider trading laws in the commodity markets are more complex, and this area still lacks sufficient precedents. (Golden Finance)

BlockBeats News, March 29th, according to Cointelegraph, Polymarket data shows that the probability of Ethereum falling out of the top two cryptocurrencies by market cap in 2026 has increased from 17% at the beginning of the year to 59%, with its main competitor being the Tether stablecoin USDT. Over the past five years, Ethereum's market cap has increased by about 11.75% to around $240 billion; meanwhile, USDT has grown by 622.50% during the same period, with a market cap exceeding $184 billion. The growth rates of XRP and USDC have also surpassed Ethereum.The growth logic between Ethereum and Tether is completely different: Ethereum's market cap relies on the rise in ETH price, while macro headwinds in 2026—including US tariffs, a potential US-Israel war, and the fading expectation of US interest rate cuts—continue to suppress the ETH price. On the institutional demand side, the assets under management of the US Ethereum spot ETF have dropped from $31.86 billion in October last year to $11.76 billion in March this year, a decrease of about 65%. Tether has benefited from investors seeking stability and liquidity in market volatility—a defensive capital flow in a risk-averse environment. The total market cap of stablecoins has now reached $310 billion, a significant increase from about $5 billion in 2020, with Tether accounting for 58% of it.Technically, Ethereum's current trend presents a "bear flag" pattern, and if the price effectively breaks below the lower trend line, the ETH price could drop to around $1,250 by June or further.

BlockBeats News, March 29th, according to Coinglass data, Bitcoin's March return rate is currently -0.76% for the year, potentially marking the 6th consecutive monthly decline.In history, Bitcoin has only experienced a similar situation once: from August 2018 to January 2019, with a cumulative 6-month decline of about 54.8%. Subsequently, Bitcoin saw 5 consecutive months of growth (from February 2019 to June 2019), with a cumulative increase of up to 208%.

BlockBeats News, March 29th, "BTC OG Insider Whale" agent Garrett Jin posted, stating, "The Easter weekend (April 5th to 6th) is considered the most likely time window for the US to comprehensively upgrade its action against Iran. The timetable, political factors, and military deployments all point to this juncture. If not then, it's only a matter of time. If conflict escalates: the US and Israel will launch air-land joint strikes; Congress will adjourn, European markets will close, and by the time London opens on Tuesday, the world order may have changed."Once the chain reaction of war begins: the Strait of Hormuz will effectively close (shipping halted due to insurance failure); Brent crude oil will surpass $120 per barrel; US 10-year Treasury yields will rise above 4.6%; within weeks, the global bond market may see a $2.5 trillion evaporation; banking systems could face losses close to the 2022 crisis level; and there will be no clear ceasefire path.The Federal Reserve will face a dilemma, balancing controlling inflation (requiring rate hikes), guarding against a banking crisis (requiring rate cuts), and financing the war effort (requiring low rates), all of which are incompatible. Historical experience shows that inflation targets are often sacrificed during wartime. The Fed will maintain rates around 3.5%-3.75%, implementing "financial repression" through implicit liquidity and regulatory tools to make real rates negative, eroding debt.Nominally, the stock market may rise, but real purchasing power will decline. Energy, defense, and commodities will outperform; the tech and consumer sectors will face reassessment. War is not a solution to the debt problem but an expression of it. The true risk is not on the battlefield but in the bond market—when demand weakens in government bond auctions, the system will face fundamental change."

BlockBeats News, March 29th, Iranian Navy Commander Shahram Irani said on the 29th local time that Iran is actively monitoring the location, movements, and requests made by the U.S. "Lincoln" aircraft carrier strike group to countries in the region. Once the "Lincoln" aircraft carrier strike group enters Iran's range, Iran will launch missiles. (CCTV News)

BlockBeats News, March 29th, starting today (March 29th), several European countries have begun daylight saving time, and the trading hours of the European financial markets will be one hour earlier than during standard time; starting next Monday, the European stock market trading hours will be from Beijing Time 15:00 to 23:30; the release time of economic data in various European countries will also be one hour earlier than during standard time, please take note. (FX678)

BlockBeats News, March 29th, according to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $65,000, the cumulative long liquidation strength of mainstream CEX will reach $743 million.Conversely, if Bitcoin exceeds $68,000, the cumulative short liquidation strength of mainstream CEX will reach $621 million.BlockBeats Note: The liquidation chart does not show the exact number of contracts to be liquidated or the exact value of the liquidated contracts. The bars on the liquidation chart actually show the importance of each liquidation cluster relative to neighboring liquidation clusters, i.e., the strength.Therefore, the liquidation chart shows to what extent the price of the underlying asset will be affected when it reaches a certain level. A higher "liquidation bar" indicates that the price will experience a stronger reaction due to a liquidity cascade once it reaches that level.

BlockBeats News, March 29th: According to information on a related page, the probability on Polymarket of the "Democratic Party sweeping the 2026 midterm elections (i.e., simultaneously controlling both the House and the Senate)" has risen to 49%. Since the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict on February 28th, the probability of a Democratic sweep has increased by 9%. The current probability of a Republican sweep is only 15%.With the recent US-Iran conflict outbreak, as well as the strategic hesitation exposed by the United States in responding to the Middle East crisis, the significant decline in its influence over allies, and the economic fragility triggered by the oil inflation, voters' collective anxiety about the crisis management capability of the current government has already been reflected on the prediction market Polymarket. If the Democratic Party simultaneously controls both the House and the Senate by then, Trump will be forced to heavily rely on executive orders to implement policies, and the Democratic Party with both houses working together can even launch impeachment through the House of Representatives, followed by a high-intensity trial in the Senate.BlockBeats Note: If a political party wins a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, that party is considered to control the House. If a political party has more than half of the seats in the Senate, or half the seats with the Vice President belonging to that party (having a deciding vote), that party is considered to control the Senate. The US midterm elections do not elect the President or Vice President but rather Congress and some state governors, etc. It is seen as a "referendum" or "barometer" on the performance of the incumbent President and their party. If the President's approval rating is low, their party often loses seats in the midterm elections.

BlockBeats News, March 29th. According to Iranian sources on March 29th, Ali Larijani, Speaker of the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly, pointed out that the United States is publicly talking about negotiations, but secretly planning a ground attack. Larijani stated that the Iranian armed forces are "waiting" for a US ground attack and will "punish" its regional allies. Earlier, there were reports from the US indicating that the Pentagon was preparing for "weeks-long ground operations" in Iran. It is currently unclear to what extent US President Trump will approve the Pentagon's action plan. (CCTV News)

BlockBeats News, March 29th, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted, stating, "BTC has still not been able to reclaim the realized price excluding long-term inactive supply. Exclude Bitcoin supply held for over 7 years to more accurately reflect the actual chips in circulation. Filter out lost bitcoins and holdings of 'diamond hands' that have been inactive for a long time. Under this adjustment, Bitcoin's realized price is approximately $72,500, currently forming a resistance level."BTC has been below this price for about two months. In each previous bear market cycle, BTC has remained below this cost basis for 6 to 10 months, and has not been able to effectively recover this level during that time. If this pattern repeats, BTC may continue to face pressure in the coming months, with the price likely to remain below $72,500."

BlockBeats News, March 29th, as Bitcoin dropped to $66,700, the prediction on Polymarket for "Bitcoin to drop to $50,000 this year" has increased to 65%. Furthermore, the probability of BTC rebounding to $80,000 within the year is currently at 66%, with a rebound to $90,000 at 45%.