Investor sentiment in the crypto market sits at its lowest point in months — 
and the biggest Bitcoin holders are treating it like a buying window. Retail 
Sellers, Whale Buyers While everyday investors have been stepping back, 
wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 Bitcoin added roughly 61,568 coins over 
the past 30 days, according to data from market analytics firm Santiment. 
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That 0.45% increase in holdings came even as geopolitical tensions flared and 
broader financial markets turned choppy. At the same time, the smallest 
wallets — those holding under 0.01 BTC — also added coins, picking up around 
213 Bitcoin, a 0.42% rise. The two groups moved in the same direction, but for 
different reasons, analysts say. 🐳📈 Despite dipping to $68.1K today, Bitcoin&#8217;s 
key stakeholders are accumulating. Whales and sharks with 10-10K $BTC have 
accumulated 61,568 BTC (+0.45%) in the past month, which is a promising sign 
of an eventual breakout from this range. 🤑 Besides the current macroeconomic… 
pic.twitter.com/YDbRYNYH85 — Santiment (@santimentfeed) March 26, 2026 
Dominick John, an analyst at Zeus Research, said that large holders are 
quietly stacking during flat-price periods, not reacting to daily headlines. 
Small wallet holders, he said, are driven by something else entirely — fear of 
missing out when prices tick upward. &#8220;Small wallets are chasing the momentum,&#8221; 
John said, adding that if retail buying overheats, a brief sell-off before the 
next accumulation wave is possible. A Pattern Analysts Have Seen Before 
Santiment analysts pointed to a longer historical pattern: when large wallets 
accumulate while smaller holders are selling, it has often preceded the start 
of a sustained price rise. The firm called the current behavior a &#8220;promising 
sign&#8221; that a breakout from the months-long trading range could be ahead — and 
that the direction of that breakout is more likely to be up than down. Bitcoin 
exchange outflows have also been steady throughout March, data shows. Coins 
leaving exchanges typically signal holders are moving assets into cold 
storage, a sign they plan to hold rather than sell in the short term. Not 
every major holder has been buying, though. On March 19, two Bitcoin whales 
moved tens of millions of dollars worth of coins onto exchanges — a move that 
often precedes a sale. That day, Bitcoin prices dropped as attacks on Gulf oil 
and gas infrastructure pushed energy prices higher and rattled markets tied to 
the Iran conflict. Related Reading: Iran Rejects Peace Talk Claims, Leaving 
Bitcoin Stuck At $70K Extreme Fear Grips The Market The Crypto Fear &amp; Greed 
Index recorded a score of 10 on Thursday and 13 on Friday. Both readings fall 
firmly in &#8220;extreme fear&#8221; territory. The entire month of February and the week 
prior both averaged the same. A score of zero represents maximum fear; 100 
represents peak greed. That kind of prolonged fear reading is unusual. It 
reflects a market where uncertainty has settled in — not as a spike, but as a 
sustained mood. Middle East tensions have been a key driver. US and Israeli 
strikes against Iran in February triggered a wave of retaliations across the 
region, and the conflict has continued to weigh on global markets since. 
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XRP is currently sitting at a key transition zone where market structure is 
being tested, and direction is about to be decided. Historical patterns 
suggest that periods like this don’t last long, often leading to significant 
moves once the price breaks out of consolidation. With both bullish and 
bearish scenarios still in play, the next move could set the tone for what 
comes next. XRP Enters Critical Decision Zone In a recent XRP analysis, EGRAG 
CRYPTO highlighted that price is currently sitting at a highly sensitive 
level, one that could determine the market’s next major direction. This zone 
represents a key inflection point, where market structure is being tested, and 
a decisive move is likely to follow. Related Reading: XRP Price Turns Soft, 
Red Signals Renewed Bearish Pressure If this level holds, XRP could begin to 
grind higher as buyers step in to defend the support. On the other hand, a 
failure to hold this zone would likely trigger a deeper correction, with price 
potentially revisiting lower support levels around $1.15. That makes the 
current range a critical battleground, where the next move could set the tone 
for the coming weeks. Historical behavior adds more weight to this setup. In 
previous cycles, a similar signal appeared when the yellow line crossed above 
the red line, a shift that often aligned with the market approaching a bottom. 
While not an exact timing tool, the crossover has consistently marked an 
important transition phase in XRP’s price action. The timing around this 
signal has varied across cycles, with the 2018 bottom forming roughly 126 days 
after the cross, while in 2022, the bottom occurred about 42 days before it. 
In both cases, the crossover identified a zone rather than a precise bottom, 
suggesting that XRP was either at or very close to its lowest point. With the 
same signal now appearing again, it points to the possibility that the market 
is once more entering a key transition zone where a major move could soon 
unfold. Watching The Levels That Matter Most The analyst went on to outline 
the key levels being closely monitored, emphasizing that a weekly close above 
$1.80, aligned with the yellow line, would signal that XRP is reclaiming its 
market structure and could begin shifting momentum back in favor of the bulls. 
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Shakeout A stronger confirmation would come from a decisive break and 
sustained hold above the $2.20 level. Achieving that would signal a transition 
into a more aggressive expansion phase, often referred to as full thrust mode, 
where bullish momentum accelerates, and price action becomes more directional. 
On the other hand, failure to reclaim the $1.80 level would suggest that the 
market is not yet ready for a sustained upside move. In that case, downside 
pressure would remain active. The strategy remains centered on confirmation 
rather than prediction, allowing price action to validate the next move. 
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XRP At Key Transition Zone, And History Says Move Is Near

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said Morgan Stanley’s 16,000 financial 
advisors, who manage $6.2 trillion in client assets, would have no problem 
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A veteran Bitcoin evangelist who entered the market when most people had never 
heard the word &#8220;blockchain&#8221; is now pointing the finger at the Trump family, 
not a crypto exchange, as many think, for the liquidation chaos that shook the 
crypto industry last October. Davinci Jeremie, one of the earliest known 
Bitcoin adopters, recently shared his unfiltered take on what he believes 
caused the October 10, 2025, crash. What Davinci Jeremie Actually Believes The 
October 10, 2025, crypto market crash is one of the most debated events of the 
current cycle, with traders still split over what really triggered the sudden 
collapse in price. In the months since, several theories have surfaced, 
ranging from Binance-led liquidations to coordinated sell attacks. Related 
Reading: Expert Analyst Says Bitcoin Expansion Is Over, It Won’t Rally Until 
This Is Over Speaking on The Sujal Show, Jeremie offered a perspective that 
was politically charged. In his view, the Trump family&#8217;s financial interests 
provide a simpler explanation for what happened to the crypto market on that 
day. &#8220;I think obviously the Trump family. It&#8217;s clear right now that the Trump 
family wants to push crypto down so that they can get as much as they want,&#8221; 
Jeremie said. According to the early Bitcoin believer, wealthy participants 
approach markets differently. In his words, short-term thinking dominates 
retail behavior, with many looking for quick gains or rapid wealth creation. 
Large players, however, operate on extended timelines, often spanning five to 
ten years. &#8220;If you&#8217;re wealthy, you don&#8217;t think in short terms as most people 
do; you think in long terms,&#8221; he said. The Binance Theory That Took Over 
Crypto Jeremie&#8217;s take stands in opposition to the explanation that dominated 
industry discourse in the months following October 10. The October 2025 crypto 
crash, primarily on October 10, saw over $19 billion in leveraged positions 
liquidated within 24 hours. The sell-off began shortly after Donald Trump 
signaled plans to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports. That 
caused traders to dump risky investments, from stocks to Bitcoin. However, 
that crash was much more pronounced on the crypto market than expected. 
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Guide To The Top After the immediate aftermath of the crash, much of the 
attention was directed to crypto exchange Binance. The exchange quickly became 
the focal point of speculation, with many pointing to liquidation cascades on 
its derivatives platform as the primary reason for the crash. The theory was 
amplified after OKX CEO Star Xu went public with his criticisms, which were 
based on Binance&#8217;s promotional campaign that offered 12% APY on USDe. 
According to Star Xu, the campaign by Binance blurred the line between USDe 
and stablecoins like USDT and USDC, and retail investors were not aware of the 
systemic risks relating to the synthetic stablecoin ecosystem. Davinci Jeremie 
is known as one of the earliest Bitcoin adopters, having entered the market 
when BTC was trading around $1. His reputation grew significantly years later 
when an old YouTube video resurfaced of him urging viewers to buy at least $1 
worth of Bitcoin. The clip has since become one of the most referenced moments 
in crypto history. Featured image from Pngtree, chart from Tradingview.com

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