The price of bitcoin has slipped beneath the $70,000 threshold and, over the past 30 days, has given up 26% against the U.S. dollar. This retreat has sent both crypto cheerleaders and critics racing to social media, each eager to offer their own take on what’s driving bitcoin’s latest pullback.

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Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) selling intensified as bitcoin, ether, and solana all recorded sizable outflows, extending February’s risk-off tone. XRP ETFs stood out as the sole bright spot, posting modest inflows amid the broader drawdown.

Bitcoin is dangling at the edge of a breakdown, not bouncing toward a breakout. In the last hour, its price jittered between $69,049 and $69,546, as $1.40 trillion in market cap faces mounting pressure and $99.42 billion in 24-hour volume suggests panic, not conviction, inside a volatile $69,049–$76,122 trading range.

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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is continuing to back XRP and bitcoin during a sharp crypto sell-off, maintaining his buying strategy even as prices have moved lower, signaling conviction rather than a short-term price call.

Japanese tech firms Startale and SBI Holdings introduce Strium Network, a blockchain platform designed to revolutionize trading and settlement of tokenized securities and real-world assets across Asia.

XRP holders are gaining new ways to unlock yield and credit as Flare introduces permissionless modular lending, expanding XRPFi with institution-grade DeFi infrastructure that keeps XRP exposure intact while enabling composable onchain strategies.

Bitcoin plunged below $70,000 for the first time since November as the broad selloff dragged total crypto capitalization to $2.47 trillion. Some experts warn of deeper corrections toward $67,000, while others frame the drop as a healthy reset, predicting eventual new highs in 2026 amid volatility.

Bitcoin developers largely dismiss quantum computing as a near-term threat to network security, according to an index of public statements compiled by Nic Carter.

In 2025, Chinese-language money laundering networks processed $16.1 billion in illegal crypto, nearly 20% of the global underground economy.

Fears of a looming market bubble have returned as stock prices climb and artificial intelligence spending accelerates, but several leading economists argue that the broader economic picture remains more stable than the headlines suggest. From Wall Street valuations to U.S. growth and global resilience, their message is consistent: conditions look stretched in places, but not fundamentally broken.

Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy offered a blunt assessment of crypto’s current condition on Wednesday, arguing that the industry has stalled on substance even as speculation continues to dominate attention.

Coinmarketcap’s latest Proof of Reserves report shows Binance holding an overwhelming lead in exchange reserves, showcasing sharp differences in scale, liquidity, and asset strategies across major crypto platforms.