BF209 - Top Bitcoin News - 3/29/26

🎙 Bitcoin Fortress Podcast — Episode 209

Date: March 29, 2026
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NEWS (March 22, 2026 – March 29, 2026)

BITCOIN NEWS AND MARKET SIGNALS

Strategy returns to smaller BTC purchases, adding $76.6 million in bitcoin last week
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/23/strategy-returns-to-small-bitcoin-purchases-adding-usd76-6-million-in-btc-last-week

Strategy tops up capital-raising plans, bringing potential bitcoin buying power back to $42 billion
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/23/strategy-tops-up-capital-raising-plans-bringing-potential-bitcoin-buying-power-back-to-usd42-billion

Bitcoin trades in narrow corridor as macro pressures throttle liquidity, potential breakout
https://www.theblock.co/post/395313/bitcoin-trades-narrow-corridor-macro-pressures-throttle-liquidity-potential-breakout

Bitcoin consolidation points to potential market bottom as selling pressure wanes, K33 says
https://www.theblock.co/post/395071/bitcoin-consolidation-points-to-potential-market-bottom-as-selling-pressure-wanes-k33-says

Bitcoin dips below $67K, ether under $2K as ETF outflows and dollar strength pressure liquidity
https://www.theblock.co/post/395446/bitcoin-dips-below-67k-ether-under-2k-as-etf-outflows-and-dollar-strength-pressure-liquidity-analysts

Farside Bitcoin ETF flow data
https://farside.co.uk/btc/

Investors yank $171 million from bitcoin ETFs in largest single-day outflow in three weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/27/investors-yank-usd171-million-from-bitcoin-etfs-in-largest-single-day-outflow-in-three-weeks

JPMorgan: Bitcoin, crypto gain during Iran war while gold and silver lose shine
https://www.theblock.co/post/395369/jpmorgan-bitcoin-crypto-iran-war-gold-silver

Markets move to price in rate hikes as inflation fears and geopolitics reshape Fed expectations
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/29/markets-move-to-price-in-rate-hikes-as-inflation-fears-and-geopolitics-reshape-fed-expectations

Citigroup cuts 12-month bitcoin, ether targets as US crypto legislation stalls
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citigroup-cuts-12-month-bitcoin-ether-targets-us-crypto-legislation-stalls-2026-03-17/

MINING, TREASURY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Bitcoin hash rate is tumbling as Iran war lifts energy prices
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/18/bitcoin-hash-rate-is-tumbling-as-iran-war-lifts-energy-prices

Bitcoin miners are becoming AI companies and selling their BTC to fund the transition
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/27/bitcoin-miners-are-becoming-ai-companies-and-selling-their-btc-to-fund-the-transition

MARA Holdings higher by 10% after selling $1.1 billion in bitcoin to fund debt buyback
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/26/mara-holdings-higher-by-10-after-selling-usd1-1-billion-in-bitcoin-to-fund-debt-buyback

H100 eyes Europe’s largest bitcoin treasury with 3,500 BTC in proposed acquisitions
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/23/h100-eyes-europe-s-largest-bitcoin-treasury-with-3-500-btc-in-proposed-acquistions

Vanguard’s brokerage arm is now offering crypto ETFs
https://www.barrons.com/articles/vanguard-crypto-etfs-tanking-bitcoin-13ffa22d

POLICY, TAX, AND THE STATE

UK to cap overseas political donations and ban crypto funding for parties
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-review-urges-cap-overseas-political-donations-pause-crypto-2026-03-25/

Reuters Future of Money video hub
https://www.reuters.com/video/future-of-money/

Bitcoin Policy Institute brings Coinbase, River, and Block to Capitol Hill for de minimis reform
https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-policy-institute-de-minimis-tax-exemption-coinbase-river-block/

Coinbase: Modernizing the tax code to meet America’s next era of financial innovation
https://www.coinbase.com/blog/modernizing-the-tax-code-to-meet-americas-next-era-of-financial-innovation

US lawmakers publish crypto tax proposal without bitcoin tax exemption
https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph%3A11f6c1daa094b%3A0-us-lawmakers-publish-crypto-tax-proposal-without-bitcoin-tax-exemption/

BITCOIN PODCAST UNIVERSE

Rabbit Hole Recap feed / episode archive
https://castamatic.com/guid/8ab72df1-134f-5c04-a181-8927ace98cb8

Rabbit Hole Recap #400: Coinbase Fights Bitcoin
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rabbit-hole-recap-400-coinbase-fights-bitcoin/id1622698349?i=1000754925422

What Bitcoin Did episodes archive
https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/episodes

TFTC #731: Fixing Broken Bitcoin Tax Policy with Andrew Gordon
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-tftc-a-bitcoin-podcast-31106219/episode/731-fixing-broken-bitcoin-tax-policy-328022467/

Coin Stories: Lana Miles — Inside the World’s Biggest Bitcoin Conference
https://coinstories.libsyn.com/lana-miles-inside-the-worlds-biggest-bitcoin-conference-what-to-expect-at-bitcoin-2026

Coin Stories News Block
https://coinstories.libsyn.com/news-block-bitcoin-beating-most-assets-amid-war-private-credit-collapses-strategys-strc-just-became-the-most-liquid-preferred-stock-on-the-market