📊 This Week in Crypto
Crypto markets pulled back with BTC closing near $89.4K and ETH around $2,935 as stronger U.S. growth data reinforced expectations for fewer rate cuts in 2026. Central banks stayed cautious, with both the Fed and Bank of Japan holding rates steady.
Derivatives pricing remained contained with modest funding and lower implied volatility, while ETF flows turned sharply negative across both BTC and ETH. Meanwhile, headlines were busy with IPO activity, governance votes across Optimism, and continued large-scale treasury accumulation.
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Jack Dorsey announces a $1 million project to give away free Bitcoin.

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Michael Saylor warns that BIP-110 is the biggest threat to Bitcoin; the four-year cycle is dead, and institutional capital is the real protagonist.

Editor's Note: This article argues that what truly drives oil prices is not just whether the conflict ends, but "when the tipping point will be crossed."

In the nearly four-week-long conflict with Iran, the oil market is experiencing a classic case of "time-based pricing." The release of strategic reserves has delayed the impact but cannot eliminate the supply gap; disruptions to tanker transport and delayed production recovery are causing inventory pressure to accumulate into the future. Once the critical mid-April mark is passed, the price mechanism will shift from "buffered volatility" to "gap-driven repricing."

More importantly, the game structure itself is also changing. The conflict is no longer characterized by "escalation followed by deterioration..."