Bitcoin Nears $74,000 as ETF Inflows Rise and BTC Decouples From Gold in March 2026

On Monday in March 2026, Bitcoin climbed to an intraday high of $74,150 and logged its strongest daily close since early February, even as gold prices weakened. Institutional spot Bitcoin ETFs took in about $750M over five days while gold ETFs saw roughly $400M in outflows, and analysts are watching whether BTC can hold above $73,000 or risk a pullback toward $68,200.