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Трейдер, чей кошелек начинается на 0x78c6, за два месяца заработал 2,09 млн USDC, вложив $101 539 в токен SIREN. Чистая прибыль составила $1,98 млн — почти в 20 раз больше первоначальных вложений, сообщила аналитическая платформа Lookonchain.

В середине марта средняя себестоимость добычи одного биткоина выросла до $88 000. При рыночной цене около $69 000 майнеры в среднем работают с убытком около 21%, сообщили аналитики Checkonchain.

Управляющий партнер инвесткомпании SkyBridge Capital и финансист Энтони Скарамуччи (Anthony Scaramucci) заявил, что в четвертом квартале биткоин может вернуться к росту.

Qubic says it will begin its Dogecoin push on April 1, marking the next phase of a mining strategy that first drew attention through its campaign against Monero. The big question is whether Qubic can turn Dogecoin mining into a live demonstration of its broader thesis: that external proof-of-work can be absorbed into a decentralized compute network and used to strengthen Qubic’s own token economics.

In a series of posts over the weekend, Qubic framed the rollout as both a product launch and a stress test. “Every Dogecoin share mined through the Qubic network gets validated by Oracle Machines: independent computors spread across the network who each verify the share separately. Up to 13 oracle commits per transaction. If the result passes the quorum’s Byzantine fault tolerance threshold (agreement from 451 of 676 computors), it’s validated on-chain.”

Qubic To Launch Dogecoin Mining Offensive On April 1

The team added that Oracle Machines went live on mainnet on February 11 and described Dogecoin mining as “the first real-world external use case built on top of this system.” Those claims line up with Qubic’s March technical updates, which said Dogecoin mining is on track for an April 1 mainnet launch and positioned it as a real-world stress test for the network’s outsourced-computing stack.

April 1, 2026 #DogeMeetsQubic pic.twitter.com/dZ3pYibOs7

— Qubic (@_Qubic_) March 22, 2026

Dogecoin ASICs will be able to mine Qubic and receive higher rewards, while mined DOGE will be sold to buy QUBIC on the open market. Part of that purchased supply, it said, would be recycled into mining incentives, while “the rest will be burned,” with the explicit goal of making QUBIC deflationary. Qubic’s official Dogecoin mining explainer similarly says the community is still finalizing how mining revenue will be split between ASIC miners, computors, and broader network incentives.

That makes the April 1 launch more than a simple mining integration. Qubic has been arguing for months that Dogecoin changes its operating model because ASIC-based Scrypt mining can run in parallel with the network’s CPU- and GPU-based AI training, rather than alternating between workloads as it previously did with Monero.

“ASIC miners handle Dogecoin. CPUs and GPUs continue training Aigarth. Both contribute to the network. Neither displaces the other,” Qubic wrote in its March 3 explainer. “The same validation framework can serve price feeds, cross-chain data, and any external information that smart contracts need to act on.”

The backdrop is Qubic’s much more controversial Monero campaign. In August 2025, the project published a post titled “Qubic Performs 51% Monero Network Takeover Demonstration,” claiming it had reached majority hashrate and reorganized the chain. But that version did not hold up cleanly under later scrutiny.

Later independent analyses placed Qubic’s effective share closer to 28% to 35%. Even Sergey Ivancheglo ultimately conceded the operation “should be rebranded into ‘34% attack,’” a nod to the fact that the maneuver looked more like selfish mining than outright majority control.

Dogecoin was not a sudden pivot. By mid-August 2025, after the Monero episode, Qubic’s community had already chosen Dogecoin as its next target for “the following mining season,” with Ivancheglo indicating the transition would take months of development. Qubic’s January and March 2026 updates show that timeline now converging on launch: planning began in January, testing advanced through March, and the dispatcher is already live for test tasks.

At press time, DOGE traded at $0.09.

Искусственный интеллект остается одним из ключевых нарративов в криптоиндустрии в 2026 году, а связанные с ним активы демонстрируют опережающую динамику. В частности, токен Bittensor (TAO) с начала марта показал рост выше среднего по рынку.

Even though there have been a number of positive developments surrounding Ripple, the XRP price has not seen any meaningful recovery during this time. This is no surprise given the fact that Bitcoin continues to struggle and altcoins are suffering as a result. Even now, coming out of the weekend, it seems that the XRP price decline is far from over. A major support level has been broken, and the altcoin is now being threatened by the most recent move.

Why XRP Price Could Crash Further

Crypto analyst RLinda shared an analysis on the XRP price, showing that there is a lot of bearish pressure on the cryptocurrency. This comes as the uptrend support that was established last week was broken over the weekend, pushing back the bulls after the recovery.

For now, though, the support trendline highlighted by the crypto analyst shows that the price has already broken its major support above $1.452. What this means is that the risk of a downtrend has become greater. As the cryptocurrency was coming out of the weekend, it broke through another support at $1.4236, marking what could be the beginning of another decline.

Now, with the XRP price looking to be in free fall, the next major support level lies just above $1.38. But even this hold is tentative at best and the bearish sentiment is still rampant. Once broken below, then the crypto analyst calls out $1.387 as the next area of interest.

Network Usage Still Struggling

Looking at the on-chain performance of XRP, it seems that the price is not the only thing that has been struggling. Data shows that participation on the XRP Ledger has dropped drastically, something that usually coincides with investors eventually pulling away from an asset.

XRP daily trading volumes are falling across exchanges, and likewise, the transaction volumes are also crashing on the ledger. Even unique account numbers seemed to have peaked and have now crashed toward the 12,000 mark.

The XRP Ledger also seems to be struggling in the Real World Assets (RWA) market, noting less than 4,000 holders on the network, data from RWA.xyz shows. All of these point to the fact that XRP is still stuck in a bear trend, and this could only be changed if there is a major turn in the tide in the crypto market.

One ship paid $2 million just to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. That single data point tells you everything about the state of the world’s most critical oil corridor right now.

Ships Sit Idle As Clock Runs Out

US President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum Saturday, threatening to destroy Iranian power plants if free passage through the Strait of Hormuz is not restored by Monday night.

The warning — posted on Truth Social — came as maritime data showed tanker transits through the strait have collapsed by more than 90%. Hundreds of vessels sit idle on both sides of the waterway, pushing Brent crude above $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022.

Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on March 4, three days after the US and Israel launched joint air strikes on Iranian military targets on February 28.

Since then, Iranian forces have attacked at least 10 ships attempting to transit the corridor, killing five crew members aboard two vessels.

Tehran has made clear it is not backing down. Iranian officials warn they will target regional energy facilities if their own oil infrastructure comes under direct attack.

The US military has tried to punch holes in Iran’s ability to threaten shipping. Admiral Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, said American fighter jets bombed an underground Iranian coastal facility storing anti-ship cruise missiles earlier this week, claiming it had “degraded” Iran’s attack capacity. Iran’s response to Trump’s latest ultimatum: threats of broader retaliation.

Energy Shock Ripples Across Global Markets

The scale of this disruption has no modern equivalent. The International Energy Agency called it “the greatest global energy and food security challenge in history.”

Brent crude hit $126 per barrel at its peak — the closure has been described as the largest energy supply disruption since the 1970s oil crisis.

The economic pain extends well beyond the pump. Moody’s supply chain lead Andrei Quinn-Barabanov warned that for many commodities moving through the strait, inventories typically cover only a few weeks, meaning shortages could surface quickly if disruptions drag on.

Roughly 85% of Middle East polyethylene exports move through the Strait of Hormuz, meaning packaging, auto parts, and consumer goods are all facing higher costs. Aluminum, fertilizer, and helium prices have also climbed.

Bitcoin Holds Ground As Crypto Watches Oil

Digital asset markets are not sitting this one out. US strikes on Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have hit the global oil market, pushing volatility to its highest levels since 2020 and forcing markets to revise expectations on the timing of interest rate cuts — a shift that directly affects crypto valuations.

Yet Bitcoin has shown a degree of staying power that surprised some traders. Even as oil prices swung violently and Goldman Sachs warned of potential $150 per barrel prices, Bitcoin consolidated between $67,000 and $71,000, with falling open interest suggesting a cooling of speculative leverage.

Featured image from Navy Lookout, chart from TradingView

XRP is exhibiting a large-scale technical formation on its monthly chart that has drawn significant attention. Egrag Crypto, a widely followed XRP analyst on X, has identified a macro W pattern developing across years of price history. 

This is a structure that, if it plays out in full, has a 25% to 35% chance of carrying the XRP price to a target of $22. The pattern structure has a higher chance of bullish continuation, but only if key levels continue to hold in the short term.

Macro W Formation Shows Breakout And Retest In Progress

Egrag’s chart analysis shows a large W-shaped structure developing across higher timeframes on the XRP chart. The W formation spans years of XRP price action on the monthly timeframe, and the first leg is already completed. The second leg has now entered into a breakout followed by a pullback into the former resistance zone.

That pullback is currently playing out around the $1.60 region, which is shown in the chart below as a bullish hammer candle. The breakout above resistance has already occurred, and price action is now attempting to confirm that level as support. The presence of this bullish hammer candle shows that buyers are stepping in during the retest.

As long as XRP holds within the $1.60 to $1.80 range, then the bullish structure is still in place. A loss of this area would begin to compromise the pattern’s structural integrity. Invalidation, by contrast, will happen if the XRP price undergoes a breakdown through $1.40 to $1.20 or a continued failure to break above $2.00.

XRP Price Chart. Source: @egragcrypto On X

Price Targets To Watch Out For

Although the analysis projects a much higher target for XRP, the immediate focus is on reclaiming $2.00. Egrag identifies this level as the key trigger that would shift the structure from a simple retest into a confirmed continuation.

A move above $2.00, followed by sustained acceptance, would indicate that XRP has regained strength after the pullback. From there, the next level to watch sits around $3.30, which aligns with the upper boundary of the current range shown on the chart. 

Only after a full expansion through these levels would the $22 target begin to come into view. The projected $22 target is based on a measured move from the macro W structure, combined with the neck resistance, historical expansion multiples, and macro cycle behavior. However, Egrag does not treat this outcome as guaranteed.

Egrag was explicit about the chances of XRP’s next move from the current price. A full expansion to $22 carries a 25% to 35% likelihood, while a partial move into the $3 to $8 range is assigned a 50% to 60% probability. An outright failure and break below $1.20 is given just a 10% to 15% probability. At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $1.40.

Featured image from Shutterstock, chart from TradingView

Her lawyer puts the total losses from the botched HAWK token launch at roughly $200,000 — a figure that, in the world of crypto, barely registers. But for Hailey Welsh, better known online as the “Hawk Tuah Girl,” the fallout from that December 2024 disaster was anything but small.

Hawk Tuah: Death Threats And Silence Followed The Crash

Welsh told YouTube channel Channel 5 that she went into hiding for months after the token’s collapse, driven there by a wave of death threats and public anger.

“I’m sitting here, and I’m the one getting hit for this,” she said. “It’s rough.” She described pulling her head down whenever she stepped outside, bracing for hostility wherever she went. The experience, she said, left her traumatized.

The HAWK memecoin launched in December 2024 and exploded almost immediately. Within hours, its market cap surged past $490 million. Then it collapsed just as fast — down more than 90% the next day, bottoming out around $40 million.

It has since fallen to just over $1 million. The crash was widely labeled a rug pull, though Welsh insists she had no hand in engineering it.

She told Channel 5’s Andrew Callaghan that she was approached and agreed to promote the coin without fully grasping what she was getting into.

She said she received none of the proceeds and lacked the technical knowledge to launch a token in the first place. A Federal Bureau of Investigation probe examined her role in 2025. Investigators cleared her of any wrongdoing.

Lawsuit Targets Creators, Not Welsh

An investor lawsuit filed in December 2024 named the team and entities behind the coin — not Welsh. The suit alleged those parties sold unregistered securities.

Welsh was kept out of the legal action entirely, which tracks with her account of being a public face rather than a decision-maker.

Still, not everyone is moved by her version of events. Onchain analyst ZachXBT said the broader crypto community had warned Welsh repeatedly not to move forward with a token launch.

She launched one anyway. When it collapsed, he said, she went quiet while investors absorbed the losses.

Hawk Tuah Girl Now Tells Others To Avoid Crypto Entirely

More than a year after the incident, Welsh says she still does not understand the crypto industry. Her advice to anyone considering getting involved: stay out.

She told Callaghan that people need to be careful about what they attach their name to — a lesson she learned the hard way.

Whether Welsh was a victim, a willing participant, or something in between remains a matter of debate. What is not in dispute is that the coin was launched, it failed, and real people lost money.

Her lawyer’s $200,000 estimate of retail losses may sound modest against the token’s once-massive valuation, but it was real money that belonged to real people who bought in on her name.

Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView

The latest on-chain data shows that a prominent Ethereum whale has returned to the crypto market over the past week, as the ETH price persists above the $2,000 level.

ETH Whale Held $538M In Crypto In 2022

According to data from Arkham Intelligence, an Ethereum OG whale known as thomasg.eth has been on an Ether buying spree (valued at approximately $19.5 million) over the past week. The entity acquired spot Ether, wrapped ETH (WETH), and Aave-deposited ETH across Arkham-tracked wallet addresses, with the latest purchase worth $3 million on Friday, March 20.

Arkham revealed in its post in X that the whale once held around $538 million in cryptocurrency assets, including Ethereum, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), and DAI at the peak of the market in 2021. However, the large-scale Ethereum investor had reduced their exposure to cryptocurrencies and downsized their portfolio to nearly zero by the middle of 2022.

HE ONCE HELD $500M IN CRYPTO – NOW HE’S BUYING BACK

Ethereum OG @thomasg_eth held $538M in ETH, WBTC and DAI at the top of the market in 2021. Now, he’s buying back. He just bought $3M of ETH, and he’s bought a total of $19.5M this week.

Ethereum OGs are stacking $ETH. pic.twitter.com/ttWQGweY7m

— Arkham (@arkham) March 21, 2026

Typically, strategic moves like thomasg.eth’s often send shockwaves through the crypto community, considering the holder’s whale status. Nevertheless, this acquisition seems like a sheet out of the “buy the dip” playbook, with the Ethereum price currently more than 56% down from its all-time high of $4,964. 

As of this writing, the price of ETH stands at around $2,153, reflecting no significant movement in the past day. The price action of the second-largest cryptocurrency seems to have improved in the past month, after a dreadful February performance, which saw a fall to around $1,800.

Ethereum Enters Historical Buy Zone — What Next?

Interestingly, popular crypto analyst Ali Martinez has put forward a bullish prognosis for the ETH price over the coming weeks. This optimistic outlook is based on the MVRV Ratio, which compares the coin’s market value to its realized value.

As highlighted by Martinez, the Ethereum price has witnessed historical rallies after the MVRV Ratio dropped to or below the 0.8 mark. Most recently, the price of ETH surged by 250% after the metric fell to this threshold in April 2025.

The trend is based on the fact that a low MVRV value indicates that the majority of the market is in a loss, measuring how deeply undervalued the asset currently.

According to the crypto analyst, the ETH MVRV dropped toward this threshold earlier this month, implying that a buy window has opened for the altcoin. This suggests that the price of Ethereum could be on the way back to its former high.

 

Gold’s sudden reversal is beginning to influence how some market watchers see Bitcoin’s next move. In a market note shared on X, verified analyst Joao Wedson noted that the relationship between the two assets is unfolding in line with a sequence he outlined earlier this year wheregold peaks first, volatility erupts, Bitcoin reacts sharply afterward, and only later does liquidity begin to rotate back into Bitcoin.

Gold’s Euphoria Peak Was The Warning Sign

Retail and Institutional enthusiasm reached a massive peak when gold reached an all-time high of $5,589 per ounce in late January. However, crypto analyst Joao Wedson flagged the move at the time as a buy climax consisting of a sharp, high-volume price spike caused by peak euphoria. 

The chart attached to the post by Joao Wedson demonstrates that moment precisely, marking a BC near gold’s top before a violent drop, then a later test in early March that failed to produce a lasting breakout above the January peak.

As of today, Sunday, March 22, 2026, gold is trading at $4,493 per ounce, which is a decline of roughly $150 (about -3.23%) from yesterday’s rate of $4,643. On March 19, gold was trading as low as $4,551, a drop of roughly 18.5% in less than two months, with the sell-off stretching to seven consecutive sessions, the worst week of price action since 1983.

Gold Buy Climax. Source: @joao_wedson On X

How Does This Affect Bitcoin?

Bitcoin has largely underperformed compared to gold this year, but both assets have been coordinating during periods of declines. The upper half of Wedson’s chart draws a direct line from gold’s reversal into Bitcoin’s own decline. His point is not that both assets move tick for tick during crashes, but that Bitcoin often reacts more abruptly during the late stages of gold’s weakness.

Bitcoin does not lead during gold’s distribution phase, but it reacts to it and reacts violently. The speed of Bitcoin’s price movements means that the final stages of gold’s current decline, which may not yet be complete, carry outsized risk for the leading cryptocurrency.

According to the analyst, the real opportunity for a Bitcoin rally begins only when gold’s distribution phase is close to ending and capital starts rotating back into risk assets like Bitcoin. However, that process would not be a quick handoff. In his view, the transition may take months, and the full effect might not become obvious until late 2026.

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $68,796, down by 2.6% in the past 24 hours. However, recent price action shows Bitcoin beginning to outperform gold, with the BTC/Gold pair on TradingView rising by 3.68% in the past 24 hours.

BITCOIN/GOLD. Source: TradingView

Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView

Инвестиционная компания Grayscale уведомила Комиссию по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) о намерении запустить спотовый биржевой фонд Grayscale HYPE ETF, привязанный к нативному токену HYPE децентрализованной платформы торговли деривативами Hyperliquid.

Существование биткоина невозможно без максимальной безопасности блокчейна, но халатность разработчиков может разрушить ценность первой криптовалюты и довести до того, что ее, как фиатные деньги, придется защищать силой. Такое мнение высказал криптограф, изобретатель смарт‑контрактов Ник Сабо (Nick Szabo).

Блогер Хейли Уэлч (Haliey Welch), известная под псевдонимом Hawk Tuah Girl, рассказала о своей роли в эмиссии рухнувшего мемкоина HAWK.

66‑летний пенсионер из Гонконга лишился 6,6 млн гонконгских долларов (около $840 000) после трех связанных между собой атак мошенников. Схема построена на фейковых инвестициях в криптовалюты, сообщила гонконгская полиция.

The price of Bitcoin is down by nearly 20% so far in the first quarter of the year, reflecting the sluggish market climate in 2026. The struggles of the premier cryptocurrency have been largely highlighted by the increasing apathy of different classes of investors. According to the latest on-chain data, the activity of the smallest Bitcoin investor cohort has been winding down over the past few months.

BTC Retail Activity And Demand Fall To Lowest Level In Over A Year

In a March 21st post on the X platform, pseudonymous analyst Darkfost revealed that Bitcoin retail activity (representing on-chain transactions with volumes below $10,000) has been in decline in recent months. According to the market pundit, this fall in activity also signals a deterioration in demand from retail investors.

Darkfost shared that the Bitcoin retail activity and demand appeared to have been “relatively stable” for nearly a year before its recent exhaustion. Data from CryptoQuant shows that the demand of BTC retail investors, averaged on a monthly basis, has fallen to -10%, its lowest level since January 2025.

Darkfost noted in their post:

Historically, retail demand tends to increase sharply when Bitcoin performs well and then declines just as quickly when BTC corrects. We can clearly observe that retail demand tends to shrink when bottoms are forming or during bear markets.

The crypto analyst also highlighted that retail investors have been largely absent — as expected — in this bear cycle. Typically, Bitcoin retail participation tends to sharply increase during periods of positive price performance, while retail activity contracts in the thick of the bear market.

However, Darkfost noted that the arrival of the spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has played a significant role in this dynamic, as investors receive regulated exposure to Bitcoin’s volatility. According to the latest market data, the US-based exchange-traded funds have extended their inflow streak, registering over $52 million net capital influx in the past week.

“Still, the current lack of retail interest deserves close attention, as such periods have historically been associated with corrections that are already well underway,” the analyst concluded.

Bitcoin Price At A Glance

As of this writing, the price of BTC stands at around $70,350, reflecting a 0.6% jump in the past 24 hours. Despite rising to as high as $75,500 earlier in the past week, the premier cryptocurrency has since cooled off to around $70,000 in recent days. According to data from CoinGecko, Bitcoin’s value is down by about 0.4% in the past week.

Сразу несколько крупных криптовалютных компаний объявили о сокращениях. Итого под сокращения попали около 450 человек — это от 10% до 25% штата большинства проектов. Одним из последних о массовых увольнениях объявил фонд управления блокчейна Algorand — организация сократила 25% сотрудников, то есть около 200 человек.

In a disturbing development, major crypto firms are actively downsizing their workforce, citing an aggressive artificial integration wave. Unlike the brutal 2022-2023 crypto winter triggered by collapses like FTX, this set of layoffs appears more strategic, aimed at combining efficiency gains from AI with ongoing broader market challenges.

Crypto Labor Force Suffers As AI Adoption Surges

Early 2026 is witnessing a wave of job cuts from the crypto industry as employers intensify investments in AI tools. Prominent exchange Crypto.com became the latest high-profile firm to announce cuts on March 19, reducing its global workforce by approximately 12%, or around 180 employees out of roughly 1,500. CEO and co-founder Kris Marszalek attributed this decision explicitly to AI adoption. Marszalek emphasized that pairing top performers with advanced AI tools marked a step in the industry development, targeted to achieve a previously unattainable level of scale and precision.

We are joining the list of companies integrating enterprise-wide AI. Companies that do not make this pivot immediately will fail. Companies that move slowly will be left behind. Companies that move immediately and pair the best AI tools with top-performers will achieve a level of…

— Kris | ai.com (@kris) March 19, 2026

 

Meanwhile, Gemini, the Winklevoss-led exchange, has reduced headcount by up to 30% since the start of 2026, bringing its total to around 445 amid reported losses of $582 million, falling Bitcoin prices, and declining market share. According to Bloomberg, the firm is also shifting resources toward AI and US-focused operations. Data and research platform Messari has also undergone staff cuts in 2026 alongside a leadership change, pivoting aggressively to AI-driven products for institutional clients.

Even Jack Dorsey’s Block, which has deep crypto ties through Cash App and Bitcoin strategies, slashed over 4,000 jobs, nearly 40-50% of its workforce, in late February, explicitly crediting AI for enabling smaller, more effective teams. On the other hand, the Algorand Foundation also cut about 25% of its staff, roughly 50 roles from a team of under 200, pointing to “uncertain global macro conditions” and the broader downturn in crypto markets; while OP Labs (behind Ethereum Layer-2 Optimism) eliminated around 20 roles or roughly 20% of staff to narrow focus on core protocol development.

Crypto Market Overview

According to data from CoinMarketCap, the total crypto market cap is valued at $2.39 trillion, following a 1.47% decline in the past day. The digital asset market has endured a bear market over the last six months, driven by unfavorable macro conditions and a severe reduction in investor liquidity. During this time, net market outflows have reached $1.89 trillion, nearing half of the market cap peak of $4.28 trillion.

However, the market is witnessing a mild recovery and slight changes in investors’ sentiment. Most notably, the Fear & Greed Index now stands at 29 (Fear), representing much improvement from the extreme fear levels recorded last month.

Стейблкоин USR криптовалютного проекта Resolv Labs ночью на воскресенье, 22 марта, потерял привязку к курсу доллара и почти обесценился. Это произошло после того, как злоумышленник воспользовался уязвимостью смарт‑контракта токена и создал миллионы новых монет, сообщил эмитент.

Полиция индийского штата Махараштра арестовала сооснователей одной из крупнейших индийских криптобирж CoinDCX Сумита Гупту (Sumit Gupta) и Нираджа Ханделвала (Neeraj Khandelwal). Предпринимателей обвинили в мошенничестве и «обмане с целью завладения имуществом».