Bitcoin was rejected near $69,000 on Wednesday and held around $66,000 through the week as oil jumped and risk appetite softened. Private credit fund redemption limits, rising US continuing jobless claims, ETF outflows, and reported miner/corporate sales have added near-term pressure. Traders are watching whether BTC can keep support into the Easter market closure while the $75,000 target remains dependent on improving risk perception.

Bitcoin moved under $66,000 after President Donald Trump's tougher remarks on Iran reversed the prior day's rally above $69,000. The pullback pushed total crypto liquidations past $440 million, including $274 million in long positions, while analysts flagged $65,500 as a key level that could amplify forced selling if broken.

Crypto analyst Minga says Bitcoin is nearing a macro bottom and argues the $58,900–$54,500 range could act as a spot-buying area this cycle. He also outlined a max-pain scenario down to $37,000, while keeping a longer-term projection of a move beyond $120,000 and potentially toward $190,000 in the next bull cycle.

Circle has unveiled cirBTC, a wrapped bitcoin token backed 1:1 by native BTC and aimed at giving institutions verifiable onchain bitcoin exposure across DeFi and TradFi. The company says reserves will be independently checkable onchain in real time, and cirBTC is set to debut on Ethereum and Arc, with multichain support planned. The product is listed as “coming soon” with availability subject to regulatory approvals.

Circle said on April 2, 2026 it will launch Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC), a tokenized BTC product aimed at institutional users. The company says each cirBTC will be backed 1:1 by native BTC, with reserves independently verifiable onchain in real time. The initial release is planned for Ethereum and Arc, with crosschain mobility positioned as a core feature.

Soluna Holdings said Thursday it completed a $53 million acquisition of the Briscoe Wind Farm in Briscoe County, Texas, to supply power for its planned Project Dorothy 3 AI data center campus. The company said the site can reach up to 300 MW of capacity and projected annualized revenue of $20 million to $24.4 million. Soluna shares rose about 7.6% after the announcement, trading around $0.76 at the time of writing.

Bitcoin (BTC) slid toward $66,000 during President Donald Trump's televised remarks on the U.S.–Iran conflict, as traders repriced geopolitical risk across markets. Several crypto price aggregators put the intra-day drop at roughly 3%, while Ethereum also fell about 3.5% over 24 hours. In commodities, Brent crude was cited at $106 after the address, with another read pointing to about $108.

An analyst argues that Bitcoin printing six consecutive red monthly candles since October 2025 is not necessarily bearish and could be closer to a turning point than many expect. They compare the setup to August 2018–January 2019, when BTC fell from about $7,700 to around $3,500 before rallying to nearly $10,500 by May 2019 and pushing $13,000 in June. Using that template, the analyst outlines scenarios ranging from a 2x rebound from the $67,000 area to a 3x–4x move that would imply $180,000–$250,000.