Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) spot ETFs recorded $201.62 million in net inflows on March 16, marking six consecutive days of positive flows as BTC tested $76,022 before pulling back to $74,147 at a pivotal compression zone.

The ETF Flow Story

BlackRock’s IBIT (NASDAQ:IBIT) pulled in $139.40 million in a single day, nearly 70% of the entire market’s daily inflow, bringing net assets to $63.21 billion.

Fidelity’s FBTC (BATS:FBTC) added $64.53 million, making it a distant but solid second. 

The six-day streak reversed weeks of outflows as institutional buyers stepped in during the Fear & Greed Index’s extreme fear reading of 15.

The Ascending Triangle Setup

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XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is up 9% in a week as rising network activity and expanding partnerships fuel bullish momentum.

Cryptocurrency
Ticker
Price
Market Cap
7-Day Trend

XRP
(CRYPTO: XRP)
$1.50
$92.2 billion
+8.5%

Bitcoin
(CRYPTO: BTC)
$73,752.68
$1.47 trillion
+4.6%

Ethereum
(CRYPTO: ETH)
$2,317.11
$279.7 billion
+12.95%

Trader Notes: Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez noted XRP is breaking out of a triangle pattern, a structure often associated with strong directional moves. If the breakout holds, technical projections suggest a potential move toward $1.85.

Statistics: Santiment shows XRP adoption continuing to accelerate.

Total holders surpassed 7.7 million for the first…

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The Record Buys

Strategy’s purchase was its largest single-week Bitcoin buy of 2026, following the prior week’s acquisition of 17,994 BTC for $1.28 billion.

Strategy now holds 761,068 BTC worth approximately $55.8 billion but sits on an estimated $1.7 billion in unrealized losses.

The company is underwater by conventional metrics yet doubled down anyway, buying at an average of $70,194 per coin versus its November 2024 record purchase at $88,627.

Meanwhile, BitMine acquired 60,999 ETH for roughly $140 million, edging out the previous week’s haul of 60,976 ETH.

Total holdings now stand at 4,595,562 ETH at $2,185 per token, representing 3.81% of Ethereum’s 120.7 million token supply.

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For years, banks have used systems that most customers can’t see and rarely understand. Payments often pass through several intermediaries, with fees building up along the way — and settlement can also take days. 

That structure may have worked in a lower-paced world, but it doesn’t work as well in a digital economy where information moves quickly.

However, blockchain offers an alternative model for reconciliation by providing shared records and the introduction of the technology doesn’t have to mean the demise of traditional banks; instead, the infrastructure beneath them can evolve and become more open, faster, and accessible to a generation that already expects financial…

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‘Concealed Online Betting System’

The court issued the order in response to an investigation led by a specialized gambling prosecution office, according to a report by Buenos Aires Times.

The investigation revealed that Polymarket operated as a “concealed online betting system,” with no requirement for identity or age verification, thus allowing accounts to be set up within minutes.

It was also discovered that the company held no licenses in any jurisdiction, according to checks conducted with the Association of State Lotteries of Argentina.

Polymarket didn’t immediately return Benzinga’s request for comment.

Past Scrutiny

Polymarket, founded in 2020, now faces restrictions in…

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Strong whale buying could be powering Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) as the memecoin rallied over 9% in a week.

Whale Accumulation Alongside DOGE’s Rally

Widely followed cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez highlighted in an X post late Sunday that as many as 470 million DOGE tokens were snapped up by large investors over the last 72 hours. The accumulation totaled roughly $45 million at prevailing prices.

Big Moves In Spot ETFs, Derivatives

Whales were also placing massive bets on DOGE in the derivatives market. The ratio of long and short accounts by top traders —top 20% users with the highest margin balance—was 2.44 as of this writing, according to Coinglass.

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Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ORBS) shares rose 1.58% in after-hours trading on Monday, extending a sharp intraday rally. The stock is also trending overnight.

What’s Possibly Driving ORBS?

The announcement included the appointment of Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine, to the board of directors, while Dan Ives stepped down as Chairman of the board.

Price Action: Eightco rose 1.58% in after-hours trading to $1.12 after closing 34.13% higher to $1.10 during the regular trading session. ETH was exchanging hands at $2,313.58, up 2.95% in the last 24 hours.

Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings showed ORBS underperforming in short-, medium-, and long-term price trends.

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