Market Brief

Monday, March 9, 2026

2026-03-09

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GCG Research Desk

BTC $67,129+4.9%

ETH $1,840.37+10.7%

Sentiment: Extreme Fear (20)

Bitcoin jumps 4.9% to $67.1K on US-Iran peace deal, but Fear & Greed stays at 20.

Regulatory

CFTC sues New Mexico over prediction market jurisdiction.

via CoinTelegraph

Japan's Bitbank cracks down on Polymarket-linked transfers.

via CoinTelegraph

Philippines bans privacy coins under stricter listing rules.

via Decrypt

Ethereum surges 10.7% to $1,840, outperforming Bitcoin.

via CoinDesk

Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10% in 11th largest adjustment.

via CoinTelegraph

XRP rockets 8% above $1.20 in first breakout since June.

via CoinDesk

Saylor's Strategy buys 1,587 BTC for $100M, holdings hit 846.8K.

via CoinTelegraph

Standard Chartered sees tokenized DeFi assets hitting $2.7T by 2030.

via CoinTelegraph

Bitmine adds $136M in ether after raising $274M in stock sale.

via CoinDesk

Analysis by Global Coin Guide Research • Data: CoinGecko, CoinTelegraph, CoinDesk, Decrypt