Cryptocurrency 20 March 2026

Circle’s CLARITY Act Selloff May Be Overdone as Stablecoin Draft Hits Coinbase Harder

Some analysts argue Circle Internet Group’s drop tied to the CLARITY Act may be overdone. The latest Senate draft zeroes in on rewards for simply holding stablecoins, not the reserve yield that goes to issuers—a detail that slipped past parts of the market. Both Bernstein and Citigroup flagged the confusion: investors mixed up token platform rewards with yields distributed by the company itself.

27 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:COIN·Stablecoins

Bitcoin Price Faces Make-or-Break Friday as $14 Billion Options Expiry and Oil Shock Collide

Bitcoin stayed near $66,000 on Friday, with ether also edging lower, as attention turned to the year's biggest options expiry. The market was split: would the $14 billion in bitcoin options rolling off later today trigger a move, or simply clear out risk and leave prices flat again?

27 March 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·LSE:HL

BMNR stock slides after Bitmine Immersion Technologies launches MAVAN despite B. Riley target hike

Bitmine Immersion Technologies slid about 8% to $19.47 late Thursday. The move followed the company’s MAVAN Ethereum staking platform debut on Wednesday, and came after B. Riley bumped its target price on the stock to $33, up from $30.

26 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:BMNR·Stock Market·Technology

XRP Price Today Drops to $1.36 as Oil Spike and Iran War Jitters Hit Crypto

XRP slipped to roughly $1.36 on Thursday, shedding about 4% in the past 24 hours. Investors pulled back from riskier assets after oil prices surged and hopes for a Middle East ceasefire dimmed. Trading volume for the token hovered close to $1.9 billion over 24 hours, CoinMarketCap data showed.

26 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·XRP

Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Slips Below $69,000 as Oil Surge Drags Coinbase, Strategy Stocks Lower

Bitcoin fell below $69,000 on Thursday and dragged crypto-linked stocks lower, as oil rebounded and fading hopes for a quick de-escalation in the Middle East conflict pushed traders out of risky bets. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency was last at $69,079, down about 2.7% on the day, while ether fell 4.6% to about $2,067.

26 March 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:COIN·Stock Market

Crypto Stocks to Watch Today: MARA Bucks Selloff as Bitfarms, HIVE, CleanSpark, Riot, Bitdeer and Galaxy Stay in Focus

Crypto-related stocks went their separate ways Thursday. Shares of MARA climbed 3.7% in the afternoon, following news that the company unloaded 15,133 bitcoin to help pay for a debt buyback. Bitcoin itself slipped 3.8% to around $68,201. Elsewhere, CleanSpark, Riot Platforms, Bitfarms, HIVE Digital and Galaxy Digital all dropped between 5% and 10%. Bitdeer barely moved.

26 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:BITF·NASDAQ:BTDR·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:HIVE·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market·Technology·TSX:GLXY

Circle Stock Price Sinks 20% as CRCL Hit by New U.S. Stablecoin Reward Curbs

Circle Internet Group looked to regain its footing Wednesday morning. Shares of CRCL slid to $98.31 before settling at $101.17 on Tuesday—marking their steepest single-day fall since the listing. The stock ticked up a bit in premarket after the hit.

25 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:COIN·NASDAQ:CRCL·Stablecoins

Why MARA Holdings Stock Price Fell 6% Today as Bitcoin Slipped Below $70,000

MARA Holdings shares dropped roughly 6% to $8.38 Tuesday afternoon, tracking bitcoin’s 2.3% slide to around $69,444. Among competitors, Riot Platforms edged up 1.2%, while CleanSpark slipped 2.2%. That put MARA on the softer end of major U.S.-listed miners.

24 March 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:MARA·Stock Market

XRP Price Today: Ripple Token Struggles to Hold $1.40 as Iran Jitters Outweigh SEC Relief

XRP stuck close to $1.40 on Tuesday, unable to push higher after Monday’s modest rebound. Early U.S. hours saw the Ripple-related token trading in the $1.41 to $1.42 range, according to market data. That comes on the heels of a 1% rise the previous day.

24 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·XRP

Circle Teams With Nvidia-Backed Cassava’s Sasai to Push USDC Payments in Africa

Circle Internet Group on Tuesday said an affiliate has joined forces with Sasai Fintech, which is part of Nvidia-backed Cassava Technologies, aiming to boost USDC’s reach in Africa for business payments, remittances, and wallet offerings. USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the dollar, is designed to maintain a constant value. According to Circle, holders can redeem USDC 1:1 for U.S. dollars.

24 March 2026

Blockchain·Cryptocurrency·Fintech·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:MA·NYSE:V·NYSE:WU

IREN Stock Jumps as Bitcoin Rebounds Above $70,000, but $6 Billion Share-Sale Overhang Lingers

IREN Ltd shares finished Monday up 2.1% at $42.16, having reached as high as $44.69 during the session. Bitcoin regained ground above $70,000, sending crypto-related stocks higher. The token was recently trading 3.3% higher, near $70,504.

24 March 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:IREN·Stock Market

MARA Holdings Stock Climbs as Bitcoin Reclaims $70,000

MARA Holdings, Inc. jumped roughly 5% in late Monday trading, catching a tailwind from bitcoin's move above $70,000 and a renewed appetite for riskier bets after President Donald Trump announced a postponement of strikes on Iranian power plants. Shares traded at $8.91, having hit $9.24 earlier in the session, compared to a prior close near $8.47.

23 March 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:MARA·Stock Market

XRP Price Today: XRP Rebounds Above $1.40 After Trump’s Iran Pause, but the Bounce Looks Fragile

XRP pushed past $1.40 on Monday after President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay on planned U.S. strikes targeting Iranian energy infrastructure, a move that took the edge off the earlier jolt to crypto and other riskier assets. Coinbase listed XRP at roughly $1.44; data from Investing.com pegged Monday’s trading in a band from $1.3621 to $1.4432.

23 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:COIN·XRP

Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Nears $71,000 After Trump Delays Iran Strikes

Bitcoin clawed its way back near $71,000 on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of strikes targeting Iranian power plants, unwinding some of the morning’s rush out of risk assets. The cryptocurrency last traded up 3.3% at $70,989, having earlier dipped to $67,436.

23 March 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:COIN·NASDAQ:MSTR

Bitmine (BMNR) boosts Ethereum holdings to 4.66 million tokens, but treasury value slips to $11 billion

Bitmine Immersion Technologies reported Monday that its ether balance climbed to 4,660,903 tokens as of March 22, nudging its supply share up to 3.86%. Still, the sum value of the firm’s crypto, cash, and equity stakes slipped to $11.0 billion, down from $11.5 billion a week before, as ether was marked at $2,072—lower than the $2,185 price given in the March 16 update.

23 March 2026

Blockchain·Cryptocurrency·Ethereum·NASDAQ:BMNR

XRP Price Week Ahead: SEC Clarity Meets Fed and Oil Shock as Traders Watch $1.40

XRP slipped to roughly $1.39, logging a 3% drop over the past day as the week got underway. Bitcoin hovered close to $68,705, with ether changing hands near $2,080—underscoring that the downturn extended across crypto, not just XRP.

22 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·Price Prediction

Bitcoin Price Week Ahead: $70,000 Back in Focus as Fed Hike Odds Rise and ETF Flows Turn Choppy

Bitcoin slipped below $70,000 again Sunday, pressured by moves in oil, interest rates, and fund flows. The price sat at $68,678 as of 1:43 PM EDT, down 2.4% for the day after hitting a session high of $70,497.

22 March 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·ETF·Federal Reserve·NYSE:BAC·NYSE:C

XRP Price Today: Why the Token Gave Back Its Week’s Jump and Settled Near $1.44

XRP hovered near $1.44 to $1.45 on Saturday, giving up ground after jumping to roughly $1.54 Tuesday. That early push fizzled fast, and the token slipped toward the bottom of this week’s band.

21 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:COIN·XRP

Bitcoin Price This Week: BTC Holds Near $70,000 After Fed, Oil Shock and ETF Outflows

Bitcoin hovered close to $70,400 on Saturday, holding steady after a sharp pullback late in the week erased gains that had pushed it up toward $75,000. The token was recently quoted at $70,419, having dipped under $70,000 on Thursday and reaching as high as $74,300 earlier this week.

21 March 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·LSE:IGG·NASDAQ:NDAQ·NYSE:C

XRP Price Today: Why Ripple’s Token Is Stuck Near $1.43 Despite the SEC’s Commodity Call

As of 11:48 a.m. EDT on Friday, XRP was trading at $1.44 according to CoinDesk. Over on CoinGecko, the token hovered around $1.43, off roughly 1.3% over the last 24 hours, with a market cap of about $87.5 billion. Ripple’s token remained below the $1.52 mark from March 17, though it was still showing a 2.4% gain over the week.

20 March 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:NDAQ

Cryptocurrency 20 March 2026 - 27 March 2026