Friday Forecasts: 13/03/26
March 13, 2026
Your weekly pulse on markets, narratives, protocols, and policy.
Market Pulse
Bitcoin climbs the wall of worry amid escalating Iran war and stock market losses
Bitcoin remains pinned around $70,000, showing impressive price stability even as market sentiment remains deeply pessimistic amid the Iran war and oil price volatility.
Crypto’s fear and greed index, a widely tracked sentiment indicator, has persistently signaled extreme fear in recent weeks, suggesting traders remain cautious despite the lack of a major price breakdown.
Dogecoin price spikes 10% after Elon Musk announces X Money
Dogecoin (DOGE) surged more than 10% after Elon Musk announced that early public access to X Money will launch in April 2026, sparking renewed speculation about the memecoin’s potential role in the platform’s payment ecosystem.
Following the announcement, DOGE experienced a sharp spike in trading activity and price momentum.
Narratives to Watch
Goldman Sachs emerges as top XRP ETF holder, alongside wave of ‘super fans’: analysts
At the end of last year, Goldman Sachs was the largest holder of spot XRP exchange-traded fund shares. But the real story might be how many unknown investors, or “super fans,” are out there also holding.
Why Black Swan Capitalist Founder Believes Ripple’s XRP May Survive Quantum Threats That Gravely Endanger Bitcoin, Ethereum
Quantum computing has emerged as a major topic of discussion in the crypto industry over the past few months.
The risks posed by quantum computing could represent a serious threat to Bitcoin, particularly because advanced quantum capabilities might allow malicious actors to break into older wallets, including those believed to belong to the pseudonymous BTC creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
Protocol Watch
What Is Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade? New Consensus Could Deliver 150ms Transaction Finality
Solana developers are preparing a sweeping consensus upgrade called Alpenglow, a protocol redesign expected to cut transaction finality from seconds to mere fractions of a second while removing several long-standing architectural components of the network. The proposal, formally introduced through SIMD-0326, represents one of the largest protocol changes in the history of the Solana blockchain.
Ethereum Eezo Shunt Upgrade Begins 10 March as MUTM Lending Aims for Instant Liquidity
The Ethereum network is preparing for its next technical step. On March 10, 2026, at 06:00 UTC, the blockchain will activate the Eezo Shunt upgrade, formally labeled version 1.17.1. Binance, among other major exchanges, has already signaled support by scheduling a temporary suspension of ETH deposits and withdrawals roughly five minutes before the upgrade window opens.
Regulatory Radar
U.S. Senate Officially Bans the Digital Dollar Until 2030 While Regulators Unite on Crypto
The U.S. Senate has drawn a hard line on the digital dollar. With an 89-10 vote, lawmakers passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act – a sweeping bipartisan housing package that buried within its text a significant financial policy decision: a temporary prohibition on the Federal Reserve issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency, effective through December 31, 2030.
Netherlands Moves Forward With Tax on Unrealized Investment Gains
The reform, known as the “Actual Return in Box 3 Act,” would replace the Netherlands’ existing wealth tax system by taxing the actual yearly return on investments, including unrealized gains—the increase in the value of assets that have not yet been sold.
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