Despite A 47% Price Drop, Bitcoin Traders Aren’t Selling

Bitcoin faced a dramatic market correction in early 2026, plunging 46% from its $126,000 all-time high and briefly dipping below $61,000 on February 6. 

The drop erased over $1 trillion in market value and prompted headlines warning of a defining crypto moment. Social media feeds filled with reactions, yet most holders remained on the sidelines.

A survey by Oobit of 1,006 American Bitcoin holders and sentiment analysis of 117,630 posts across 10 major crypto subreddits reveals that fear did not translate into widespread selling. 

Anxiety and hope dominated emotional responses, with 39% of holders reporting anxiety and 38% hope. 

Despite the turbulence, 69% of respondents had neither…

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Is Crypto Evolving Beyond Speculation Into A Real Alternative To Traditional Banking?

Crypto is gradually evolving beyond speculation into a viable alternative to traditional banking, according to Jupiter Exchange President Xia Ju.

Stablecoins Lead The Shift

Ju said on the When Shift Happens podcast on Thursday the transition begins with stablecoins, which already function as tokenized dollars for payments and remittances.

The next step is the tokenization of real-world assets, including equities and credit, bringing more financial activity on chain.

Ju outlined three key pillars for the next three to five years:

Onchain super apps: Platforms that integrate trading, lending and payments into a single interface.

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Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF To Trade As ‘MSBT’ On NYSE

Morgan Stanley has confirmed that its proposed spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund will trade under the ticker MSBT on NYSE Arca, according to an updated filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The filing outlines the structure of the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, a passive investment vehicle designed to track the spot price of bitcoin through direct holdings. 

Shares of the trust will reflect the value of bitcoin held in custody, offering exposure through brokerage accounts without requiring direct ownership of the asset.

The trust plans to seed the fund by issuing 50,000 shares, expected to raise about $1 million in initial proceeds.

The ticker MSBT places the product…

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Bitcoin’s Quantum Risk May Be Real, But The Network Is Preparing: Report

Galaxy Digital’s latest report says the risk that quantum computing could compromise Bitcoin is real, but so is the work underway to protect the network.

The firm’s research frames the issue as a long-term engineering and governance challenge rather than an imminent crisis, with developers already building tools that could reshape how the network secures trillions in value.

At the center of the concern is a simple premise. Bitcoin relies on cryptographic signatures to prove ownership of coins. Those signatures, based on elliptic curve cryptography, are considered secure against classical computers. 

How Quantum Computing could break Bitcoin

A sufficiently advanced quantum machine…

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Forward Borrows Against Solana Stack At 3.4% To Repurchase 6 Million Shares

Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FWDI) will repurchase 6.16 million shares for $27.4 million using a $40 million loan from Galaxy Digital at 3.4% APR, increasing SOL-per-share by 29% annualized.

The Share Repurchase Math

The transaction reduces Forward’s common shares outstanding from 83.14 million to 76.98 million, the company announced Thursday.

As of March 18, Forward holds 7.01 million SOL with 105.89 million fully diluted shares outstanding, resulting in SOL-per-share of 0.0662 versus 0.0624 on December 31.

The company borrowed $40 million at a weighted average annual interest rate of approximately 3.4% with an average weighted maturity of 4.9 months. 

The facility is secured by fwdSOL held…

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Strive Surpasses CleanSpark In Top 10 Bitcoin Treasury Rankings After Adding 317 BTC

Expanding Bitcoin Holdings

Since going public in September 2025, Strive has built its Bitcoin position through multiple funding sources, including PIPE proceeds, the acquisition of Semler Scientific and capital markets activity such as its IPO and follow-on offerings.

Financial Performance Mixed

Strive reported improving internal metrics, including rising Bitcoin yield and gains, reflecting growth in Bitcoin per share.

However, results were weighed down by volatility in Bitcoin’s price. The company posted a Q4 net loss of $393.6 million, largely driven by declines in the fair value of its holdings.

Despite the loss, Strive continues to expand its Bitcoin treasury, now valued at roughly $944…

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Strategy Could Own 1 Million Bitcoin By September—Here’s The Math

The Historical 16% Rate

Michael Saylor’s Strategy has increased Bitcoin holdings by an average of 16% quarter-over-quarter since 2020. 

In Q1, the company acquired 88,568 Bitcoin, the second-best quarter ever despite Bitcoin trading 45% below all-time highs.

The company holds 761,068 Bitcoin as of March 18. Acquiring another 100,000 Bitcoin this quarter would bring holdings to 860,000, putting the company one quarter away from 1 million by September.

Strategy raised $1.5 billion last week, with $1.18 billion coming from STRC preferred stock versus $396 million from common stock. 

This marks the first time the company used preferred stock as the primary funding vehicle, a shift that…

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Michael Saylor Changed Tactics To Buy More Bitcoin: What It Means For MSTR

Funding Shift Emerges

In a Mar.19 post on X, CryptoQuant data showed the company bought nearly 18,000 BTC in the week of Mar. 8 and more than 22,000 BTC the following week, its largest weekly accumulation since November 2024.

While the scale of buying stands out, the funding mix marks the bigger shift.

Historically, Strategy financed Bitcoin purchases largely through issuing MSTR shares, diluting existing shareholders. Recent data, however, points to a change.

During the week of Mar. 8, about $900 million came from share sales, compared with $377 million from Stretch (STRC)-related funding.

The following week, equity contributions fell to roughly $396 million, while STRC funding surged to…

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Strive (ASST) Accumulates 13,600 Bitcoin Despite $393 Million Loss In First Six Months As Public Company

Strive, Inc., the corporate treasury firm founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, reported that it amassed 13,628 bitcoin as of March 17, 2026, placing the company among the top 10 corporate holders globally. 

The accumulation came in the roughly six months following Strive’s September 2025 public listing, even as the company posted a GAAP net loss of $393.6 million for the period ending December 31, 2025.

The bulk of Strive’s bitcoin holdings came from multiple sources. Initial private investment proceeds and stock exchange activity contributed 5,886 bitcoin, while the acquisition of Semler Scientific, Inc. added approximately 5,048 bitcoin, the company said.

Semler Scientific had built its…

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5 Ways The Fed’s Basel III Pivot Unlocks Institutional Bitcoin Custody

Today, the Federal Reserve Board released a proposal to modernize the U.S. capital framework that could fundamentally alter the cost and accessibility of institutional Bitcoin services. While the 14-page Board memorandum focuses on the technicalities of the “Basel III Endgame” and “GSIB surcharges,” the most explosive development for corporate treasuries is hidden in the proposed treatment of operational risk.

1. Shattering the “Toxic Asset” Capital Barrier

For years, the primary hurdle for corporations looking to hold Bitcoin through traditional banks has been the “advanced approaches” to capital requirements. These internal, model-based assessments often resulted in…

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