Bitcoin Soars to Break $85,000 Barrier, Then Retraces, Now Trading at $84,280

On March 18th, the Aave community launched an ARFC proposal to "Deploy Aave V3 on Plasma." Once the deployment of Aave on Plasma is confirmed, the Plasma Foundation will allocate 10 million USDT and make sure that in future incentive activities, Aave is the sole lending protocol to receive incentive allocations.

What a smart trader—made $1.28M on $mubarak and another $300K+ on $TUT! Spent $40K to buy 8.7M $mubarak and sold 2.7M $mubarak for $248K, leaving 6M $mubarak($1.08M). Spent $42K to buy 11.1M $TUT and sold 1.9M $TUT for $32K, leaving 9.2M $TUT($312K).

On March 18th, based on DefiLlama data, the 24-hour trading volume of PancakeSwap reached $25.25 billion, ranking first in the overall trading volume of DEX protocols. In contrast, during the same period, the volume of Uniswap was only $13.1 billion.

On March 18th, according to a research report from Derive, a decentralized on-chain options platform, the tranquility in the Bitcoin market recovery might be only temporary and could set the stage for a storm that leads to significant price volatility. Since March 12th, BTC has been maintaining stability within the range of $80,000 to $85,000. This consolidation phase usually occurs after a substantial directional movement. Due to various factors such as President Donald Trump's tariffs and the disappointment over the absence of new purchases for the U.S. strategic BTC reserve, the price has plummeted from above $100,000 to below $80,000 in the past few weeks. With the recent consolidation, key volatility indicators have decreased and approached monthly lows. However, volatility shows mean-reverting behavior, indicating that the low volatility regime may soon make way for price turbulence. (CoinDesk)

On March 18th, Matrixport released a chart today, indicating that although the rapid growth trend of stablecoins in the fourth quarter of 2024 has somewhat decelerated, the overall growth momentum is still ongoing, suggesting that funds are continuously flowing into the crypto market. It is noteworthy that despite the impact of the European MiCA regulatory framework on USDT, the market has not witnessed a large-scale outflow of funds. With the stable increase in stablecoin inflows, the demand for Bitcoin may also rise, further driving up the price.