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Gold has fallen sharply since early March, with the selloff accelerating after headlines pointed to a US-Iran de-escalation and traders rotated into risk assets. Bitcoin stayed near the $70,000 area, diverging from XAU as gold pulled back from its late-January peak near $5,600 per ounce and consolidated around $4,500.

On March 25, 2026, crypto exchange Bitrue said XRP "should be" priced at $10 while the token traded near $1.42, implying a market cap above $610 billion. CoinGlass data showed XRP futures open interest rising to $2.60 billion, up 7% in a day even as price action weakened. Technical watchers cited downside levels at $1.12 and $0.87, while others continued to reference longer-term targets of $5 and higher.

On March 25, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would impose an immediate moratorium on cryptocurrency donations to political parties, while also adding a £100,000 annual cap on donations from British citizens living abroad. The government plans to amend the Representation of the People Bill so parties must return any crypto received since March 25 within 30 days once the law passes, or face criminal penalties. In the US, lawmakers introduced the PREDICT Act to restrict senior officials and their families from trading political-event prediction markets, with proposed penalties including 10% of transaction value plus disgorgement of profits.

Arm Holdings (ARM) shares skyrocketed on March 25, 2026, closing up 16.38% at $157.07. The massive rally follows the company's Arm Everywhere event in San Francisco, where it unveiled its most significant strategic pivot since its founding: moving beyond chip blueprints into producing its own physical silicon.

Block Street (BSB) has emerged as one of the market's most explosive performers, skyrocketing 83.7% to reach $0.1515 as of Thursday, March 26, 2026. The parabolic move has pushed the project's market cap to $31.49 million, fueled by a high-octane mix of exchange-led trading competitions and a rapidly growing narrative around Real-World Asset (RWA) liquidity. Despite a broader market that remained largely flat (+0.5%), BSB has completely decoupled, printing massive green candles on a staggering $130.46 million in 24-hour trading volume.

Stellar (XLM) gained over 9% in the last 24 hours to trade at $0.1802, while volume jumped more than 49% to $217 million. A daily close above $0.18—an area that has capped price since 1 February 2026—could validate the breakout and set up a 14% move toward $0.21, while failure to hold it may revive downside risk. Derivatives metrics leaned bullish, with Open Interest up 35.97% to $120.55 million and key liquidation levels at $0.1741 and $0.1831.

Dogecoin (DOGE) rose 2.35% over the past 24 hours, even as U.S. spot DOGE ETFs logged under $1 million in inflows in March 2026 and held about 0.07% of circulating supply. Whale-sized activity appeared in spot and futures, with buyer-dominant CVD over the past five days. On the 4-hour chart, DOGE broke an inverted head-and-shoulders neckline and flipped above SuperTrend, keeping $0.104 in focus.

Bitcoin's push toward $72,000 is being framed as a potentially fragile move, with long positioning in derivatives raising the risk of a reversal if traders get overcrowded. The OI-Weighted Funding Rate has risen to 0.0054%—its highest since 23 February—alongside $50.64 billion in Open Interest that appears heavily skewed toward longs. Analysts also point to limited retail spot participation and only tentative accumulation signals, leaving the rally without firm confirmation.

Ethereum rose 1.25% in the past 24 hours to $2,166, even as trading volume fell more than 33% to $18.53 billion. On March 25, whales added 142,773 ETH worth $308 million, while Open Interest increased 7.51% to $30.83 billion. The 4-hour setup points to a potential move toward $2,351 only if ETH closes above the $2,180 neckline resistance.

Bitcoin is heading into a $18.6 billion monthly options expiry on Friday, with bulls needing a roughly 6% move from around $70,900 to reach $75,000 and tilt the settlement in their favor. The market has traded between $67,700 and $71,600 over the past week, and the options positioning implies most call exposure could lapse if BTC cannot hold above key strike levels into the 8:00 am UTC expiry.