Bitcoin’s price action in early March showed a weak weekly close after touching $74k, as some institutions opted to sell while MicroStrategy increased its BTC holdings by $1.28 billion on 9 March. Bhutan reportedly sold nearly $12 million in Bitcoin and MARA offloaded 298 BTC around $69k, underscoring cautious positioning near the $75k resistance zone. Negative funding rates and mixed ETF and Coinbase flows suggest market sentiment remains defensive rather than strongly bullish.

Bitcoin climbed to a local high above $71,500 during Tuesday's U.S. session, mirroring a relief rebound in major stock indexes. Traders highlighted downside liquidity around $68,000 and resistance at the 50-day simple moving average near $73,640 as key levels that could attract renewed selling pressure.

Crypto analyst Merlijn The Trader argued that the latest end of quantitative tightening, officially set for December 1, 2025, mirrors conditions seen in 2019 before bitcoin rallied from $3,000 to $69,000. He expects a new upward cycle if BTC can stay above $70,000, with a deeper accumulation phase below $60,000, and projects a possible multi-six-figure price as the market moves through manipulation and distribution phases. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe, focusing on shorter-term moves as BTC touched $71,000, targets $75,000 and potentially $80,000 within the same month while anticipating stronger relative performance from altcoins.

Bitcoin is attempting to stabilize around the $70,000 region after recent Iran-related geopolitical tensions and oil price spikes pressured risk assets. Traders are watching resistance near $75,000, key support at $65,000–$63,000, and the role of institutional ETF flows and derivatives positioning in sustaining any recovery. A break below $60,000 could undermine the tentative rebound, while sustained strength above $70,000 may open the way for higher targets.

As of March 10, 2026, Bitcoin developers are advancing BIP-360, a proposal that adds Pay-to-Merkle-Root outputs to cut down on quantum-exposed public keys by removing Taproot’s key path spending. The change preserves existing smart contract flexibility via Tapscript Merkle trees but does not introduce post-quantum signature schemes or automatically protect legacy coins. Instead, it marks an incremental step in a multi-year migration strategy toward stronger quantum resilience across wallets, exchanges and custodians.

According to analytics data from Arkham, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss recently moved $130 million in Bitcoin to Gemini hot wallets, reportedly to sell, but still retain BTC worth $764 million and an overall profit of $1.8 billion. On March 9, the 20 millionth Bitcoin was mined, leaving one million BTC to be issued over the next 114 years as halving events continue to reduce block rewards.

Bitcoin hovered around $70,780 on Tuesday after briefly reaching $71,000 and liquidating $186 million in shorts, with liquidity relatively thin between $70,000 and $72,000 and heavier bands below. Analysts see scope for a push toward $72,000 and even $74,000–$75,000 before a possible return to the $64,000–$68,000 zone, while rising RSI, spot volume and nearly $934 million in weekly spot ETF inflows point to improving demand. Net buying across major exchanges and sustained inflows into Bitcoin investment products continue to support upside momentum, but a deeper pullback remains possible from a liquidity standpoint.

On 10 March 2026, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York asked Judge Katherine Polk Failla to set an October 2026 retrial for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm on money laundering and sanctions conspiracy charges. Storm, who was previously found guilty on one count related to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, now faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted on the remaining allegations. The move comes as his defense pursues a Rule 29 motion and as regulatory and sanctions positions around crypto mixers and Tornado Cash continue to evolve.