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Roughly $14.1B in Bitcoin options and $2.2B in Ethereum options expired on Friday, Mar. 27. History suggests more volatility around expiry.

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Bitcoin price just collapsed because the macro selloff collided with a $14 billion options expiry this morning Roughly $14.1B in Bitcoin options and $2.2B in Ethereum options expired on Friday, Mar. 27. History suggests more volatility around expiry. Mar 27   READ IN APP   Happy Friday! Bitcoin plunged amid a macro selloff colliding with a massive $14 billion options expiry, as $14.1B in BTC and $2.2B in ETH contracts expired—hinting at more turbulence ahead. Hackers have infiltrated a popular AI tool, embedding wallet-stealing code that siphons crypto keys and secrets with every run. Meanwhile, XRP ETFs reversed course, shifting from $1.2 billion inflows to outflows despite strong institutional backing for Ripple's ecosystem. Dive into the full stories below. The global crypto market cap is $2.28 trillion, with a 24-hour volume of $105.85 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $65,837.12, and BTC market dominance is 57.8%. 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$18.6B Bitcoin options expire Friday: Will BTC hit $75K?

MiCA's "fully decentralized" carve-out faces a DAO reality check  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   View in browser  March 27, 2026 Brought to you by Your Daily Digest of the 🔥Hottest News in Crypto Today's top stories 🔎 Inflation jitters and $90+ oil add pressure to Bitcoin sentiment 🏦 ECB researchers say hidden controllers and opaque wallets complicate accountability and MiCA oversight 💼 FTX's bid to claw back parents' gifts was dismissed without prejudice 📰 Keep reading for all of today's biggest headlines $18.6B in Bitcoin options expire Friday: Should traders prepare for $75K BTC? Bitcoin is trading in a tight $67,700–$71,600 range ahead of Friday's $18.6 billion monthly options expiry, and bulls would need roughly a 6% rally to about $75,000 to swing the payout balance in their favor. Despite calls outweighing puts in open interest, most call bets were placed far above current prices (many at $90,000+), meaning a large share could expire worthless if BTC can't break above ~$71,000. Macro worries—sticky inflation boosted by $90+ oil, tighter credit conditions, and geopolitical tension—are adding pressure and could tilt the expiry outcome toward puts unless price rebounds quickly. Get the Details ECB paper questions if DeFi DAOs are decentralized enough to sit outside MiCA A European Central Bank working paper argues that governance in major DeFi DAOs may be too concentrated to qualify as "fully decentralised" and therefore outside the EU's MiCA regime. Examining Aave, MakerDAO, Ampleforth and Uniswap, it finds the top 100 token holders control over 80% of supply in each, with significant holdings tied to the protocols themselves and exchanges (notably Binance). Voting power is also concentrated among a small set of delegates, and many key voters are not publicly identifiable, making it difficult to determine who should be accountable and where regulators could anchor oversight. Get the Full Story [AD] Oil spikes? Gold dips? Access global alpha on Bitget now Go beyond crypto. Explore gold, forex, and more! You never have to worry about missing an opportunity due to market hours restriction as Bitget offers 24/7 market access. A unified trading experience across devices where you access stocks, forex, and crypto through USDT with the help of 80+ indicators. Find Out More Interview with SBF's parents drops chance of pardon on betting markets Prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi now put Sam Bankman-Fried's odds of receiving a presidential pardon this year at about 11% and 9%, respectively, after a small dip following a CNN interview with his parents. In the interview, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried argued their son's fraud conviction was wrong, claimed Alameda's use of customer funds wasn't improper, and suggested the prosecution was politically motivated while signaling an appeal to Trump. The article notes their own past ties to FTX, ongoing scrutiny from bankruptcy-era allegations, and skepticism from figures like Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Trump himself, who has indicated he wouldn't pardon Bankman-Fried. 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On higher time frames, analysts highlighted a possible bearish "bear flag" or rising-wedge breakdown, with downside targets discussed below $50,000 and even around $41,000, while noting that this is market commentary—not investment advice. Read More 4.6 million people follow us on social media. You should too. Cointelegraph DMCC, Business Centre, Level No 12, Uptown Tower Dubai, United Arab Emirates You received this email because you signed up on our website. Download our official app: Unsubscribe | Update preferences