‘Bottom Is In’ As Bearish Sentiment Peaks

In his Mar.17 podcast, Maeda noted that market sentiment is extremely bearish, with many traders expecting a final capitulation toward $45,000.

However, he sees this as an overcrowded trade, choosing instead to aggressively accumulate Bitcoin.

His thesis is not based on macro or technicals, but on crypto-native capital flows, which he believes are shifting in a way that supports price stability.

At the center of this view is Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) and its new fixed-income product STRCH, introduced by Michael Saylor.

The product offers an 11.5% yield, with proceeds used directly to purchase Bitcoin. This creates a reflexive loop – Investors buy…

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is beginning to stand out as a true “borderless asset” as geopolitical tensions rise, according to Professional Capital Management CEO Anthony Pompliano.

Bitcoin Diverges As Chaos Hedge

Pompliano highlighted in his weekly podcast update that Bitcoin and oil are the two assets currently showing strength.

While oil’s rally is driven by supply disruptions, Bitcoin’s move is more notable, rising roughly 10% since the first signs of escalation, even as traditional markets struggle.

He offered two interpretations for Bitcoin’s resilience:

Chaos hedge thesis: Bitcoin is behaving as expected, acting as a hedge during global instability

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The tokenization sector has seen remarkable growth over the past year, especially with banks, crypto firms, and fintech companies looking to launch products in this space. 

According to data compiled by Asset Tokenization, major financial institutions projected that this sector could reach at least a $2 trillion valuation by 2035. Consulting firm McKinsey forecasted that the tokenization market could reach $1.9 trillion by 2030 and $4 trillion by 2035.

On the higher end, Standard Chartered said the market value of tokenized assets could reach $30.1 trillion by 2034.

One could also say these bullish projections are helping to boost institutional interest in the growing sector. 

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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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