Cryptocurrencies Price Prediction: Bitcoin, SEC & Crypto – European Wrap 26 February

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Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC is 20% down from its ATH, trading below $89,000

Bitcoin (BTC) price hovers around $88,800 on Wednesday after reaching a low of $86,050 the previous day. US Bitcoin spot Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) supported BTC's price correction, recording the highest single-day outflow of $937.90 on Tuesday. A K33 report highlights how Micro Strategy's latest purchase of BTC was not well-received by the market while it processed a resurgence in concerns over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

SEC drops Uniswap case as crypto rules face major shift

The SEC ends its investigation into Uniswap, boosting UNI token trading, as CEO Hayden Adams calls for new crypto regulations separate from traditional finance.

The SEC has officially dropped its investigation into Uniswap Labs, leading to a short-lived spike in the UNI token's price. Despite ongoing bearish market conditions, this news marks a positive moment for the decentralized exchange, which recently launched its v4 upgrade and introduced the Unichain mainnet.

Crypto market: Time for the bold?

The crypto market fell below the support for the last three months on Tuesday, going into a brutal sell-off mode. Institutional investor sentiment didn’t help either, as US stock indices also saw a sell-off. Sentiment stabilised on Wednesday, and we see an attempt to form a bottom, pushing off from the $2.87T market cap and now up to $2.93T.

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CLARITY Act approval odds sink fast ahead of Congressional hearing

The US House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is holding a hearing titled “Building the Future of Finance: How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation” on Friday.

Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP give back gains as tit-for-tat US-Iran strikes persist

Bitcoin has corrected by more than 1% on the day, trading below $63,000. This is part of a larger retracement from its weekly high of $65,600. Ethereum and Ripple similarly reflect overall pressure, with ETH falling toward the short-term $1,800 support and XRP hovering below the pivotal $1.10 level.

Dogecoin nears yearly low as bearish bias grows

Dogecoin extends its decline on Friday, trading near its yearly low at $0.069 as bearish sentiment continues to weigh on the meme coin. Weakening derivatives metrics and a deteriorating technical outlook suggest a deeper correction if DOGE slips below $0.069.

Pi Network Price Forecast: Mild recovery in PI marks early signs of trend reversal

Pi Network (PI) shows a mild recovery on Friday, following three consecutive days of consolidation, as selling pressure eases after a steep decline earlier this month. Speculative demand for a potential rebound in PI is on the rise as its Open Interest remains elevated.

Bitcoin’s potential recovery in the second half hinges on these 4 catalysts

Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen over 34% in the first half of this year as the King Crypto failed to capitalize on a good semester for risk assets despite the woes from the Iran war.