Bitcoin traded above $71,000 after weeks of turbulence, while derivatives data showed a sharp drawdown in leverage and ongoing dominance of short positions. Open Interest has fallen by more than $24 billion since 6 October and funding rates remain mostly negative, even as aggressive buyers and shrinking exchange reserves offer some support.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission submitted commission-level interpretive guidance to the White House on March 3 on how federal securities laws could apply to certain crypto assets and related transactions. The document, now in a prerule interagency review stage, is expected to outline a token taxonomy that would clarify which assets fall under SEC oversight, while the CFTC separately advanced a measure on prediction markets following remarks by its chair about forthcoming rulemaking.

On Wednesday, Europol said a coalition including Coinbase and Microsoft dismantled key infrastructure of Tycoon 2FA, a phishing‑as‑a‑service platform used to bypass multi‑factor authentication. By mid‑2025, Tycoon 2FA represented 62% of phishing attempts blocked by Microsoft, with more than 30 million malicious emails in a single month, and Coinbase traced blockchain transactions linked to the alleged operator and customers.

On Wednesday, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI signed a non-binding White House pledge to cover the energy needs of their AI data centers without shifting costs to consumers. US President Donald Trump said data centers "need some PR help" and claimed the agreement aims to ease public concern that new facilities will raise electricity bills as AI-related power demand grows toward 2028.

Blockchain infrastructure provider Zerohash disclosed on Wednesday that it submitted an application on Feb. 27 for a US national trust bank charter, seeking an OCC-issued license to broaden its stablecoin and custody services for banks, brokerages and fintech clients. Since the GENIUS Act was signed into law in July, several crypto firms, including Circle, Ripple, Bridge and Stripe, have obtained conditional approval for similar banking charters, while others such as Coinbase and World Liberty Financial are still awaiting decisions.

Dogecoin fell below the $0.1 mark, slipped through $0.09 support to a low of $0.088, and later traded around $0.092 with a 2.56% daily gain. On-chain metrics show muted retail participation and growing whale sell activity, while indicators like RSI and Parabolic SAR continue to signal a broadly bearish structure.

Bitcoin has climbed back above $70,000 after weeks of volatile trading, easing some selling pressure while overall liquidity and sentiment remain fragile. CryptoQuant data shows spot Bitcoin ETF holders sit below an estimated average cost near $79,000, implying unrealized losses despite the rebound. The recent correction triggered about $8.9 billion in ETF value drawdowns and more than 42,000 BTC outflows from BlackRock's IBIT, though outflows have recently slowed.

Bitcoin has climbed from support near $67,500–$68,800 to trade above $70,000 and the 100-hour simple moving average, with a recent high at $74,062. The price now consolidates below resistance around $72,800–$73,500, while key support levels sit at $72,200, $72,000, $70,000 and $68,000. A sustained move above $73,500 could open the way toward $74,000–$77,200, whereas a drop under $70,000–$68,000 may signal a deeper correction.