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Wall Street’s recent buying activity in XRP has drawn growing attention, but the reality may be more nuanced than headlines suggest. While some major institutions have taken positions in XRP-related investment products, the timing, scale and structure of these holdings indicate that they may be waiting for a broader trigger before committing fully to the market.

Limited XRP Positions Suggest Wall Street’s Caution, Not Full Commitment

Recent figures, as posted by @pumpius on X, indicate that several high-profile financial firms have established exposure to XRP, primarily through spot exchange-traded funds. Goldman Sachs is reported to hold the largest position, with approximately $153.8 million in XRP ETFs, equivalent to about 83.6 million shares. Millennium Management has taken a more modest allocation of around $23 million, while Logan Stone Capital holds roughly $5.3 million. Citadel is also noted as participating, though the exact size of its position is not publicly detailed.

These figures are cited as proof of Wall Street quietly accumulating XRP. However, it is important to note that these investments are held through regulated ETFs rather than direct ownership of XRP itself. This approach allows institutions to gain exposure while operating within compliance frameworks, limiting risk while still participating in the market.

The nature of these positions indicates measured involvement. Institutions appear to be testing the waters, establishing exposure without committing fully to the underlying asset. The reported allocations suggest interest exists, but they do not yet point to aggressive, large-scale buying. Wall Street seems to be positioning itself strategically, keeping options open while waiting for conditions that would justify a deeper commitment.

Regulatory Certainty Remains The Key Trigger

The pace at which institutions could fully adopt XRP appears closely tied to regulatory certainty. According to a video posted on X by @SMQKEDQG, to start using XRP, banks need to complete compliance checks, review credit requirements, and integrate the system into their existing operations. Normally, this process takes two to three months. Just the technical setup, including system testing, workflow adjustments, and making sure everything runs smoothly, can take one to two months and in the fastest cases, up to 3 weeks. Because it takes careful coordination, clear rules from regulators are the main signal that would encourage large-scale adoption.

However, the presence of existing positions through ETFs allows institutions to stay ready, but deeper adoption depends on a legal framework that clarifies how XRP can be used safely within the financial system. Until that clarity arrives, Wall Street is likely to maintain a cautious stance rather than pursue rapid accumulation.

In short, the evidence points to measured positioning rather than a buying frenzy. Institutions are participating, but they appear to be waiting for the conditions—particularly the CLARITY Act—that would allow them to move decisively. Wall Street is involved, but not fully committed, suggesting a strategy that balances readiness with risk management.

Michael Saylor’s reputation for buying Bitcoin near local highs is less a timing flaw than a function of how the treasury model works, according to Metaplanet Director of Bitcoin Strategy Dylan LeClair. In an interview, LeClair argued that the apparent pattern reflects when capital markets are most open, not a deliberate effort to chase peaks.

Why Saylor Keeps Buying The Bitcoin Top

LeClair said the criticism misunderstands the mechanics behind Strategy’s buying. “The Bitcoin treasury model is very pro-cyclical,” he said. “So when times are good, generally over a four-year market or minute to minute, it’s easiest to raise capital. And so the capital markets are wide open when Bitcoin’s strong for common equity. But when it’s weak, they’re not.”

That dynamic, he said, helps explain why Strategy’s purchases often arrive when Bitcoin is already trading strongly. If the company’s stock is performing well and its enterprise value is rich relative to its Bitcoin holdings, it becomes easier and more attractive to issue equity and convert that capital into more BTC. “When we sell stock, we buy literally minute to minute,” LeClair said, referring to Saylor’s own description of the process. “So when a weekly purchase comes out, people are like, well, Strategy bought the range high again. Well, it’s like, no, the causality is reversed.”

In LeClair’s telling, Strategy is not buying strength because it wants to pay up. It is buying when its financing window is strongest. That distinction matters, especially for listed Bitcoin treasury companies whose capital-raising ability is tightly linked to sentiment, equity multiples, and market liquidity.

He said that model is now evolving. Where Strategy once relied primarily on common stock issuance and, at times, convertible bonds, LeClair pointed to the growing importance of preferred equity offerings, especially STRC, as a potential shift in how Bitcoin-linked firms fund purchases across different market regimes. The attraction is that preferreds may allow companies to keep raising capital even when Bitcoin is weak and common equity is less appealing to issue.

“The thing with STRC that’s really, really interesting is that they now have a mechanism to basically raise regardless of the market conditions,” he said. “So Bitcoin can be strong, Bitcoin can be weak. If STRC is at 100, they can raise a lot, a lot of money.” He added that Strategy had already used that structure aggressively, saying Saylor raised $1.2 billion in a week without selling MSTR.

LeClair framed that as more than a financing tweak. He described it as a new bridge between BTC exposure and pools of capital that cannot buy spot BTC or even ETFs directly. “There’s trillions of dollars of fixed income in the world that want low volatility, high yield,” he said. “And so Saylor says, okay, well, I’ll design, I’ll engineer security for you.”

That broader capital-markets angle ran through much of LeClair’s interview. While he said Metaplanet’s core BTC thesis has not changed despite the market drawdown, he acknowledged that execution has. In strong markets, treasury firms can lean on common equity fundraising. In weaker conditions, other instruments may matter more. “The ways that we navigate the capital markets have been tweaked a bit,” he said.

LeClair also suggested Strategy is becoming the marginal buyer of Bitcoin, arguing that Saylor is now purchasing more than the ETFs combined. At the same time, he said the company is improving its capital structure by issuing new securities while making its existing convertible debt less significant relative to the rest of the balance sheet. In his view, that combination is creating an increasingly powerful acquisition engine for BTC.

At press time, BTC traded at $67,639.

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Аналитики трейдинговой фирмы QCP Capital назвали 6 апреля важной датой для цены биткоина. В этот день истекает объявленный президентом США Дональдом Трампом десятидневный мораторий на удары по иранской инфраструктуре. Развитие ситуации может усилить волатильность крипторынка, полагают трейдинговые эксперты.

Сообщество поддержки токенов Lido рассматривает возможность обратного выкупа собственных монет проекта с открытого рынка. Цель: остановить затянувшееся снижение цены актива и предотвратить дальнейшее обесценивание.

Hyperliquid’s Weekly Update highlights the visit Jeff Yan, the DEX’s founder, paid to Harvard Business School the past March 26.

Hyperliquid: The Everything Exchange

As if its growing ascend to the crypto stardom wasn’t enough for Hyperliquid, with recent milestones such as launching the PURR common stock on the Nasdaq Options Market, or rolling out a fiat on-ramp, the leading perp DEX is now on Ivy League levels. Professor Shikhar Ghosh, lecturer Mahesh Ramakrishnan and researcher Shweta Bagai taught a study case on Hyperliquid to MBA students and regulators, as Ramakrishnan said himself on a post on the social network X. As part of the lecture, Ramakrishnan interviewed Jeff Yan.

Posting my recent Harvard Business School case on @HyperliquidX, which we taught to MBA students and regulators earlier this week.

Grateful to @chameleon_jeff and @iliensinc for their help, and for letting me interview Jeff for the class!

You can read the full case below: pic.twitter.com/d2SIKXQ9yf

— MoneroMahesh (@MoneroMahesh) March 26, 2026

The case study, titled “Hyperliquid: The Everything Exchange”, consists in a structured deep dive into Hyperliquid’s architecture, business model, governance, and risk controls. Its aim is to help students and regulators think through where to draw the line between innovation and systemic risk.

Related Reading: Cardano Founder Hoskinson Just Released A Free Book On Zero-Knowledge

As it delves into the history and technical foundation of the platform, the study poses three key questions: Who ultimately controls upgrades and emergency powers on the chain? How transparent are order‑book operations and liquidation mechanics for outside observers? And what happens to users if the “core” team disappears, or if a catastrophic failure hits liquidity?

The case pushes students to compare Hyperliquid’s design choices with centralized exchanges like FTX and with more “credibly neutral” DeFi protocols, explicitly framing it as a test of whether “CeFi in DeFi clothing” is acceptable.

Some independent researchers have argued that Hyperliquid’s stack concentrates significant power in a “core writer” layer that can influence balances, transactions, and even reported volume, blurring the line between on‑chain and off‑chain control. The Harvard study effectively forces students to decide whether such administrative levers are a necessary safety valve or an unacceptable hidden risk, especially after FTX‑Alameda’s use of opaque arrangements and volume games.

Hyperliquid’s liquidation machinery has already drawn scrutiny from on‑chain sleuths and high‑frequency traders. Critics have argued the system can trigger forced unwinds aggressively in fast markets, concentrating risk in the insurance/backstop layer rather than distributing it transparently across participants.

What This Means For Traders

The Harvard case leans into this tension: it explicitly asks whether Hyperliquid’s backstop and insurance mechanisms are robust enough to survive a multi‑sigma meltdown without socialized losses or “special treatment” for favored accounts.

Top business schools and regulators now treat “DeFi” derivatives venues as potential systemically relevant infrastructure, not fringe experiments, which could shape future policy and enforcement priorities. The message to traders is simple: liquidation and backstop design are not academic footnotes: they’re model‑risk levers that decide who eats the loss when volatility hits.

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Фонд поддержки блокчейна Эфириум совершил крупнейший однодневный взнос в стейкинг — 22 517 ETH на $46 млн, обратила внимание платформа Arkham Intelligence.  

Автор книги о личных финансах «Богатый папа, бедный папа» Роберт Кийосаки (Robert Kiyosaki) раскритиковал привычные традиционные активы и «поделился секретом» успешного дальновидного инвестора.

Европейский центральный банк (ЕЦБ) опубликовал отчет, в котором указал на высокую концентрацию управления в секторе децентрализованных финансов (DeFi). По оценке регулятора, это упрощает определение участников рынка, подлежащих надзору.

Дно цены биткоина может сформироваться в диапазоне $46 000–$54 000, заявил соучредитель проекта Bitcoin Vector Вилли Ву (Willy Woo), опираясь на собственные ончейн-модели.

Сенат американского штата Нью Гэмпшир одобрил законопроект о регулировании криптоматов. Документ направлен на рассмотрение в палату представителей.

В ближайшие месяцы биткоин может оставаться под давлением продавцов, и преодоление уровня $72 000 откладывается, заявил аналитик ончейн-платформы CryptoQuant под псевдонимом Darkfost.

Крипторынок в этом году может пройти через многоэтапную перезагрузку, которая завершится формированием устойчивого бычьего цикла, заявил топ-менеджер инвесткомпании Finality Capital Дэвид Грайдер (David Grider).

На прошлой неделе, с 24 по 27 марта, из биржевых фондов (ETF) на биткоин было выведено более $290 млн, следует из данных Farside Investors. Основная доля оттока пришлась на фонд iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) компании BlackRock — 27 марта инвесторы вывели из него $201,5 млн.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has released a free book aimed at explaining zero-knowledge systems to a broader crypto audience, framing it as both an educational project and an on-ramp into Midnight, Cardano’s privacy-focused network. The linked GitHub repository shows the work is being published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, while the latest public release is now titled Proving Nothing: A Layered Guide to Zero-Knowledge Proof Systems.

Cardano Founder Drops Free 337-Page ZK Book

In a March 27 livestream, Hoskinson said the project grew out of what he described as a “shockingly low level of understanding” around zero-knowledge proofs and ZK cryptography. “So I wrote a 337 page book over the last few months,” he said. He described it as a non-technical manual, though one that still contains a significant amount of technical material, built around a seven-layer framework for understanding how ZK systems are designed from setup and languages down to proof systems, cryptography, and the verification environment.

I wrote a book https://t.co/FrzBeFEQbS

— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) March 27, 2026

That structure is central to the pitch. The Cardano founder said the framework is meant to help readers “understand all ZK systems from that lens,” then move upward into adjacent privacy-enhancing technologies and, eventually, Midnight itself. The repository’s README makes the same case in more formal language, describing the book as a guide to “the entire zero-knowledge stack from the ground up” and arguing that ZK systems do not remove trust so much as decompose it into smaller, testable pieces.

The Midnight angle is not incidental. Hoskinson explicitly presented the book as “a good way of introducing Midnight to people,” and said one chapter is dedicated to the network, even if the broader work is designed as a general introduction to zero-knowledge.

He also said the book goes beyond the seven-layer model into private smart contracts, the Aleo-linked ZEXE model, Midnight’s Kachina system, zkVMs, STARK-to-SNARK pipelines, and the wider market landscape for privacy and proof systems.

That scope has already expanded since the version Hoskinson described on video. The GitHub release notes for v1.10, published on March 30, show the book was renamed from The Seven-Layer Magic Trick to Proving Nothing, and now ships in both EPUB and PDF formats. The file inventory in that release lists a 357-page dark-mode PDF, while the chapter notes show edits and additions across 14 chapters, including sections on zkVMs, market structure, eIDAS 2.0, rollups, and a more detailed Midnight case study.

new release for my book: Version 1.1 of Proving Nothing is out https://t.co/KAbk2jyHza

— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) March 30, 2026

Hoskinson also made clear that this is not a static publication. “This is the first edition, version 1.01,” he said in the livestream. “I’ll keep adding and changing and work on it throughout the weekends as more things come up and as more stuff in Midnight gets launched, I’ll add to this.” That matters because the book appears designed less as a one-off manifesto than as a living educational document tied to Midnight’s rollout and the broader commercialization of privacy tech.

At press time, Cardano traded at $0.2468.

Аналитики управляющей криптоактивами компании Bitwise заявили, что биткоин демонстрирует меньшую уязвимость к глобальным экономическим и политическим рискам по сравнению с традиционными финансовыми инструментами.

Объем ставок на криптовалютных рынках прогнозов в марте достиг $23,9 млрд против $1,9 млрд годом ранее, следует из данных Dune Analytics.

Over the last few weeks, the Bitcoin price has ping-ponged between $60,000 and $74,000, suggesting that the direction that the price breaks out of in this range could be determinant of what direction the entire market takes next. After dropping more than 45% already, all attention has now shifted to when the pioneer cryptocurrency will make a new bottom. So far, bulls have held up surprisingly well, but there is still a ‘line in the sand’ that the price must not cross.

Bitcoin Macro Structure Is Still Bullish

Presently, the Bitcoin price is still holding well above the 200-Week Moving Average, which is very bullish for the price, according to crypto analyst Crypto Patel. The reason for this dates back to the past market cycles, where the 200-Week Moving Average has been the major level to hold or beat.

Digging into the past cycles, Crypto Patel explained that the Bitcoin price had been able to stay above the 200-Week Moving Average back in 2015. The result of this was a major rally that saw the Bitcoin price rally toward $20,000 in the bull market that followed.

Then again, in 2019, the same 200-Week Moving Average held firm, and the resulting bull market led to the 2021 peak of $69,000. Even the third time in 2023, despite the price preciously crashing below $20,000, Bitcoin had managed to hold above the 200-Week Moving Average, and bulls were rewarded as the price would reach $126,000 in 2025.

Given this trend, it becomes obvious that the Bitcoin price being above the 200-Week MA is bullish, and likewise, a crash below it would be bearish. This is why it is important for the bulls to maintain a hold on this level.

BTC Price Must Not Fall Below $59,000

Going by the analyst’s post, the current 200-Week Moving Average for Bitcoin lies at $59,000. This immediately makes it the level to defend for the bulls. As Crypto Patel explains, as long as the Bitcoin price stays above this level, then ‘every dip is a gift.’ This means it could be an opportunity to buy.

If historical trends are to be respected, holding the 200W MA would mean that the Bitcoin price would see new all-time highs sometime in 2028. “The Macro Structure Is Still Bullish. Don’t Let Short-Term Fear Shake You Out,” the analyst warns.

Alternatively, a break below this 200-Week Moving Average could be disastrous for Bitcoin, because it would mean that the cryptocurrency has now officially entered bear market territory. It could also bring the harbinger of more decline, sending the cryptocurrency lower before establishing a bottom.

Bitcoin price struggles over the last week were also in its ETF market, as the Bitcoin spot ETFs posted their first net outflows in a month. Before this trading session, these investment funds had experienced a 4-week bullish streak, resulting in a combined net inflow of $2.21 billion.

Bitcoin ETFs See Red Again, While Potential New Member Awaits 

According to data from SoSoValue, the combined trading activity across the 12 Bitcoin Spot ETFs resulted in a negative inflow of $296.18 million over the past week. This development represents the seventh weekly outflow of 2026, and the fifteenth since the crypto bear market commenced in October 2025. A daily analysis shows the net withdrawal performance is highly linked to consecutive outflows on Thursday and Friday, combinedly valued at over $396 million. For context, the $225.48 million outflow registered on Friday represents the market’s largest net outflow since March 3rd. 

Looking at individual fund performance, BlackRock IBIT experienced the largest net redemptions valued at $158.07 million. Meanwhile, Grayscale’s GBTC, Bitwise’s BITB, and Ark/21 Shares ARKB  also registered a total netflow of $169.26 million. ETFs such as Grayscale’s BTC and VanEck’s HODL also posted respective net withdrawals of $5.45 and $10.28, marking minor contributions to the general market’s negative performance.  On the other hand, Fidelity’s FBTC accounted for the only recorded net inflow, valued at $46.88 million. 

Other ETFs, such as Invesco’s BTCO, Valkyrie’s BRRR, Wisdom Tree’s BTCW, Franklin Templeton’s EZBC, and Hashdex’s DEFI, all experienced zero weekly net flows. At press time, the Bitcoin Spot ETF reported a cumulative total net inflow of $55.93 billion and total net assets of $84.77 billion. 

Meanwhile, recent reports indicate that American banking giant Morgan Stanley has filed to launch its own Bitcoin spot ETF under the ticker MSBT. According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, the proposed fund will offer the lowest fee in the market at 0.14%, just below Grayscale’s 0.15%. If approved by the SEC, MSBT will be the first Bitcoin spot ETF directly listed by a US bank. For context, Morgan Stanley ranks as a leading financial services operator in the world with an asset under management of $1.9 trillion and a market cap of $251 billion.

Related Reading: Greatest Wealth Transfer Is about To Happen For Altcoins, Analyst Warns

Ethereum Spot ETFs Record Consecutive Outflows 

In separate news, the Ethereum ETFs extended their negative performance for a second consecutive week after registering weekly net withdrawals of $206.58 million. At the time of writing, the cumulative total net inflow for the Ethereum spot market is $11.52 billion, while total net assets are valued at $11.33 billion.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse laid out a sweeping vision for the company’s future during a Fox Business interview at a conference in Miami, touching on acquisition performance, the role of XRP as a ‘North Star’ within the company, the opportunity for stablecoins, and the regulatory path forward for the crypto industry in the United States.

XRP Utility Is Ripple’s ‘North Star’

Garlinghouse made it clear that XRP is the guiding principle behind its strategic moves. According to the Ripple CEO, improving the real-world use cases of XRP, trust, and utility are now the main factors as to how the company approaches product development and expansion. “That is our North Star of how we think about it all,” he said.

This utility outlook of XRP has been central to Ripple’s acquisitions, which, according to Garlinghouse, are all already exceeding expectations. Garlinghouse mentioned that both of Ripple’s major acquisitions from last year have surpassed the company’s internal projections. Ripple Treasury, formerly known as GTreasury, and Ripple Prime have each outperformed expectations, with the most notable example being Ripple Prime tripling its revenue since the acquisition.

Stablecoins And Regulation Could Decide Industry’s Next Phase

Garlinghouse pointed to Ripple Treasury as a concrete illustration of the market opportunity ahead. The platform, in its prior form as GTreasury, orchestrated $13 trillion in payments last year. However, 0% of these payments were conducted in crypto or stablecoins. That gap is one of the biggest opportunities in how the crypto industry moves forward. 

“That’s the opportunity,” Garlinghouse said.

Interestingly, he also elaborated on a future of how Ripple captures that opening by incorporating crypto payment rails directly into the dashboards corporate treasurers already use. He described a future where corporate treasurers and CFOs can choose between traditional payment rails that take days and cost more, or blockchain-based options that settle in minutes. That choice could be the important factor that brings crypto deeper into global finance.

Another important part of the discussion focused on crypto regulations in the United States, particularly the proposed CLARITY Act. Garlinghouse had previously expressed support for the CLARITY Act. He had even previously predicted that the legislature will be passed by US regulators by the end of April. 

However, the Ripple CEO is now pushing the projected timeline further. He revised his timeline by 30 days and is now expecting progress closer to the end of May but maintained that negotiations are ongoing and that all stakeholders are still engaged. All that needs to happen now is a compromise on this important issue around how rewards are managed.

According to Garlinghouse, passing clear regulatory guidelines for the crypto industry is important for keeping innovation and capital within the United States and for the US to be competitive on a global scale. Without clear regulatory guidelines, there is a risk that entrepreneurs and investments will continue moving offshore. 

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According to recent on-chain data, Bhutan has continued to move Bitcoin from its major government-linked holding wallets in the past day. This latest transfer confirms the trend of sending out their BTC assets to the open market so far this year.

Bhutan Moves $120 Million Of Bitcoin In 2026

On Saturday, March 27th, Arkham Intelligence revealed that the Bhutanese government sent $8.5 million worth of Bitcoin out of its main holding addresses. “This transfer went almost entirely to a fresh address with a separate address type from Bhutan’s holding addresses,” the on-chain analytics firm wrote on X.

Bhutan, a nation famous for its government-backed mining operations, has been trimming its Bitcoin stash, which was built over the past few years. As Arkham revealed in its report, the South-Asian country has embarked on episodic selling of its Bitcoin (in batches of $5 to $10 million) since September 2025.

The crypto intelligence platform highlighted that Bhutan has transferred around $159 million out of its holding addresses since the turn of the year, with more than $39 million flowing back in the opposite direction. This movement amounts to a net outflow of $120 million worth of Bitcoin to open-market participants or platforms, including exchanges and trading firms like QCP Capital.

Arkham wrote on the X platform:

Bhutan sells portions of its Bitcoin in clips of ~$5-10M, and sold ~3500 BTC mid-late September 2025. Bhutan’s outbound transfer volume has also started to increase in recent weeks, with the state appearing to reduce its holdings by about 1700 BTC since the start of the year.

With the price of BTC struggling so far this year, it is no surprise that the country might be looking to reduce its exposure to the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. At the same time, the continuous outflow of Bitcoin from the government’s holding addresses has sparked the question of whether Bhutan is exiting the Bitcoin mining scene.

This question has received much credence due to the fact that the identified Bhutan holding addresses have not seen an above-$100,000 inflow in more than a year, despite the constant withdrawals. While the on-chain trend suggests a halt in the kingdom’s mining operations, there is no way to confirm, especially considering the possibility of moving their mining proceeds to fresh, unmarked wallet addresses.

Bitcoin Price At A Glance

As of this writing, the price of BTC stands at around $66,770, reflecting an over 1% jump in the past 24 hours.