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While Bitcoin traded at around $79,650 over the past 24 hours, the derivatives market experienced a sharp wave of liquidations. According to the data, positions worth a total of $158.53 million were liquidated during the last 24 hours, of which $142.59 million came from long positions. Short liquidations accounted for $15.93 million. As a result, approximately 89.9% of all liquidations were long positions, pointing to a sudden panic sell-off in the market.

According to CoinGlass data, Ethereum finished the fourth quarter of 2025 in the red. The first quarter of 2026 also turned out weak, and attention is now focused on the current quarter. So far, however, $ETH remains up by more than 11%, although that may still be insufficient to reverse the broader trend.

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Strategy Inc. is accelerating its Bitcoin accumulation, surpassing the network’s issuance, highlighting supply compression dynamics as treasury performance metrics show rising Bitcoin yield, profit, and sustained large-scale buying pressure.

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According to a new report by Binance Research, the global crypto market showed modest growth in March 2026 despite uncertainty driven by U.S.–Iran tensions.

Binance analysts reported a transformation in Bitcoin’s role in the market. According to them, the asset is becoming less reactive to Federal Reserve decisions and is increasingly pricing in future macroeconomic policy changes in advance.

In the first quarter of 2026, the Ethereum blockchain recorded a record number of transactions since its launch. Over the three months, the figure reached 200.4 million transactions.

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$XRP experienced a tough first quarter, ending with a 27% decline compared to the end of 2025. Its market capitalization dropped from $112 billion to $83 billion—a stunning 55% drop from its all-time high recorded in July 2025.

Amr Taha, an analyst known for his cryptocurrency market research, shared a new assessment revealing a notable divergence between the spot and derivatives markets for $XRP. According to the analysis, data from Binance in particular indicate the formation of conflicting signals in the market structure.

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In the first quarter of 2026, the price of the leading cryptocurrency fell by 22.2%, marking its worst start in eight years.

According to CoinGlass, the total decline in the value of the leading cryptocurrency amounted to about 23%, falling from a peak of $126,000 in early October to current levels. As of December 23, the price is hovering around $87,000, which is 30% below its annual high.