(March 16): Bitcoin trading picked up again on Monday as traders continued to grapple with uncertainty over conditions in the Middle East. Bitcoin has weathered the war with Iran, which broke out at the end of February, better than many traditional assets. “Crypto has been in a bullish mood over the past week despite geopolitical uncertainty,” said Caroline Mauron, co-founder of Orbit Markets. Net flows for the 12 US-listed spot bitcoin ETFs topped US$763 million last week, a third consecutive week of inflows. “If the conflict looks as if it’s drawing to an end, bitcoin could very easily recover quickly and retrace back towards the US$100,000 mark,” Mei said.

Source: The Edge Markets March 16, 2026 05:49 UTC