Market Brief

Sunday, March 15, 2026

2026-03-15

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GCG Research Desk

BTC $71,144-4.1%

ETH $2,191.81-5.8%

Sentiment: Fear (26)

Crypto markets sold off sharply as the Fed held rates steady, dashing hopes for 2026 cuts amid war-driven inflation fears.

Regulatory

SEC Chair Gensler clarified NFTs fall outside securities laws, per CoinDesk.

via CoinTelegraph

Senator Lummis says crypto market structure bill faces key April vote.

via CoinTelegraph

SEC approved Nasdaq's plan to support tokenized securities trading.

via CoinTelegraph

Trump's SEC has dropped major cases against Coinbase and Ripple.

via CoinTelegraph

Bitcoin dropped 4.1% to $71,144, testing $71K support.

via CoinTelegraph

Ethereum fell 5.8% to $2,192 as the Fear & Greed Index hit 26.

via Decrypt

Traders slashed spring rally bets as stocks closed at session lows.

via CoinTelegraph

Hyperliquid now offers official S&P 500 perpetual futures trading.

via Decrypt

FTX Recovery Trust will distribute $2.2B to creditors this month.

via CoinTelegraph

Polymarket acquired Brahma to scale its blockchain trading infrastructure.

via CoinDesk

Algorand Foundation cut 25% of staff amid industry-wide layoffs.

via Decrypt

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