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Bitcoin slides to 67K as risk-off mood persists

Bitcoin was trading around $67,700, remaining stuck in a narrow range that has defined price action since the Feb. 5 crash, with Wednesday's push toward $70,000 marking the upper boundary and this week's lows testing the middle.

Institutions Flooded Ethereum Before 15% Price Rally

Wall Street moved toward Ethereum first then price followed. Institutions funneled $157M into Ethereum investment products on Wednesday, the largest daily inflow since mid January. Just hours later, ETH ripped 15% and reclaimed the $2,000 psychological level.

Now trading around $2,040, the move looks less like retail hype and more like deliberate positioning. While some large holders were selling into weakness, institutional desks were quietly absorbing supply.

That divergence stands out. It suggests this rally has a structural bid behind it, not just short term speculation.

Federal Bank Regulator Moves to Restrict US Stablecoin Rewards

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed rules that would restrict companies from launching branded stablecoins through white-label platforms and offering rewards tied to them, the agency’s first major attempt to implement the federal cryptocurrency law signed by President Donald Trump in July.

The proposed rulemaking, introduced this week, takes aim at stablecoin-as-a-service platforms operated by firms like Paxos, Stripe Inc.’s Bridge and Anchorage Digital Bank that allow technology companies to issue their own branded stablecoins — arrangements the banking industry has warned could siphon deposits from traditional lenders. The OCC is attempting to address the banking industry’s concerns.

BlackRock Adds $289M in BTC as Bitcoin ETFs Log 2-Week High Inflows Of $500M

On Feb. 26, BlackRock purchased roughly 4,309 BTC, valued at around $289.6 million, within just one hour. The transfers were from the Coinbase Prime hot wallets to the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) wallets. The move occurred amid the largest daily inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs in the last two weeks.

Data published by Arkham Intelligence, which was shared by Lookonchain, showed that 300 BTC was transferred multiple times to IBIT-associated addresses. There were two transfers at the same minute mark, and some of the other transactions were done at time intervals of three to four minutes.

Bitcoin & Ethereum Spot ETF Flow

The overall net inflow of the US Bitcoin spot ETF on Thursday was $254.46 million. The total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $85.94 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to total Bitcoin market value) is 6.38%.

The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow on February 26 was iShares Bitcoin Trust , with a net inflow of $275.82 million, according to SoSoValue.