Bitcoin reclaims mid‑$70k
Bitcoin pushed back above the mid‑$70k mark over the last 24 hours, with traders reporting a reclaim of $75,000 on Mar. 17 after a sharp run from $74k levels earlier in the week and market coverage noting a $1,800 30‑minute lift that liquidated $113m in shorts recently . Ether also jumped above $2,300 in the same window, showing correlated risk‑on flows across crypto markets .
Exchange-level tracker CoinGlass reported) roughly $398 million in total liquidations across crypto in the 24‑hour window, with about $320 million of that coming from short positions. Data firm Fensory recorded) approximately $2.8 billion of net inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs during March 2026, with BlackRock’s IBIT alone accounting for roughly $1.2 billion. CoinGecko shows) a 24‑hour BTC trading volume near $29.1 billion and a recent intraday range around $72,410 to $75,937. Industry trackers reported that aggregate futures open interest rose to about $112.3 billion, an increase of more than 8% in 24 hours, signaling heavier derivatives positioning. (coindesk.com) On the altcoin side, CoinGlass data cited by Cryptonews showed) Ethereum accounted for roughly $141 million of short liquidations as ETH posted multi‑percent gains in the same rebound. On‑chain flows tightened exchange supply: Whale Alert logged) a 3,146‑BTC transfer into Galaxy Digital on March 13, 2026, while Coinpaper reported) about 1,938 BTC withdrawn from Binance over a six‑day stretch.
