BTC dipped to 84K, market eyes jobs data for direction
Market overview
- Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a Bitcoin (BTC) reserve on March 7th. The US government stated that it will not sell any BTC stored in the reserve and does not plan to purchase additional BTC for now. Following this announcement, BTC immediately dropped sharply to $84,600, triggering a rapid risk release. The government’s existing 200,000 BTC holdings effectively lock up these assets, which helps reduce potential market selling pressure by $18 billion.
- Meanwhile, US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller stated that he strongly opposes an interest rate cut at this month’s upcoming policy meeting. However, he noted that the monetary policy outlook from the Fed’s December meeting— which projected two rate cuts this year and two next year—still seems reasonable, even if the actual outcome differs slightly. Recently, Trump’s escalation of trade tensions has increased volatility in US equities and the dollar index, which could impact inflation expectations. The market is eyeing the US February unemployment rate data for price directions.
- Overall, BTC’s volatility continues to rise. Despite a sharp sell-off in US equities yesterday, BTC did not follow suit. After the conclusion of the crypto summit, BTC price trends are expected to realign with US stock market movements and interest rate expectations.
- According to Elliott Wave Theory, if BTC fails to break through the critical resistance zone between $93,000 and $97,000 by March 20, the longer it remains within this range, the more likely it is to break lower. This could lead to a continued decline as it seeks a final bottom for this correction phase.

Key events
- Ethereum L2 network Mint has launched the airdrop claim portal and announced the token unlock schedule.
- Ethereum L2 network Movement will launch its mainnet on March 10.
- DeFi oracle RedStone has announced the opening of RED token airdrop claims and staking, while also adjusting its airdrop plan to allocate an additional 2% of the total RED supply to users who were previously missed.
- Layer 1 blockchain platform Sui has partnered with World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi protocol partly owned by Donald Trump, which will include SUI in its strategic token reserves. Meanwhile, WLFI co-founder Zach Witkoff tweeted that WLFI is one of Ethereum's biggest supporters and can serve as ETH’s representative at the White House crypto summit.
- RWA stablecoin issuer Usual has partnered with an innovative stablecoin protocol developer, Resolv Labs, to deepen the integration of USD0 and USR, launching two new lending markets, USR/USD0 and wstUSR/USD0++, on Morpho.
- According to Whale Alert, the USDC Treasury has minted 66,499,000 USDC on the Ethereum network.
- Solana ecosystem's multi-signature management tool Squads has launched a Smart Accounts program, aiming to provide developers with high-performance, low-cost programmable accounts.
- According to data from Defillama, the top blockchain networks with the highest net inflows in the past week were Berachain, Arbitrum, and Solana.
- Asset manager Canary Capital has filed an S-1 registration with the US SEC to launch an Axelar (AXL) ETF.
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BTC ecosystem overview
- BTC Mainnet & Fractal Bitcoin Gas Fees remain at 2 sat/byte (due to low activity) ⚡.
- Inscription, Rune, and Fractal Bitcoin Leading Token Tracking:
- ORDI: $10.28 (-2.73%)
- DOG: $0.0018 (-8.21%)
- FB: $0.84 (-4.13%)
Exchange updates
- Coinbase International Exchange announced that it will launch VVV/USDT, COOKIE/USDT, and BIO/USDT perpetual contracts on or after March 13, while Coinbase Advanced has listed AI16Z/USDT, CAKE/USDT, and BRETT/USDT perpetual contracts; additionally, according to Base developer Jesse Pollak, Coinbase is exploring the possibility of offering tokenized shares of its stock, COIN, to US users.
- Binance has listed RED/USDT perpetual contracts with up to 75x leverage.
- Bitget has listed RED/USDT perpetual contracts with up to 50x leverage and the Launchpool project Elixir (ELX), while Bitget Wallet has integrated with the Sonic ecosystem, enabling market inquiry and trading.
- Bybit has listed CPOOL/USDT and XTER/USDT perpetual contracts with up to 20x leverage and Elixir (ELX) Spot Trading.
- Avalon Labs co-founder Ve has released the "Avalon Labs 2025 Roadmap – Breaking Through with Bitcoin," outlining a core strategy to integrate on-chain Bitcoin yields into traditional finance and accelerate compliance efforts.

Industry landscape
- Decentralized AI network Fortytwo has completed a $2.3 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Big Brain Holdings.
- Crypto brokerage August has raised $10 million in funding, led by Dragonfly Ventures.
- According to Reuters, on March 6, Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a crypto strategic reserve that will contain only BTC, along with an inventory that includes assets other than Bitcoin.
- US Texas Senate has passed SB 21, a bill aimed at creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the state.
- YZi Labsa, a social impact fund established by Binance, has invested in the decentralized AI lab Tensorplex Labs, aiming to accelerate the combination of AI development and decentralized technology.
- Crypto blockchain Seismic has raised $7 million in funding, led by a16z Crypto.
- According to The Block, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has drafted a crypto tax reform proposal, which plans to reduce the cryptocurrency tax rate from a maximum of 55% to 20%
- According to The Defiant, the Indian Income Tax Department will be granted the power to monitor personal digital activities including cryptocurrency holdings, starting in April 2026.
- According to Bloomberg, fintech company Klarna is seeking to raise at least $1 billion in a US initial public offering and is set to file publicly as soon as next week.
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