Bitcoin tests $74K 🏋️‍♂️

Bitcoin's bullish momentum continued Monday morning, as the asset tested $74,000—despite ongoing geopolitical turmoil.

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Stephen Graves
March 16, 2026

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Bitcoin pushed past $74,000 Monday morning, with the asset’s bullish momentum continued in spite of global geopolitical turmoil.

Analysts pointed to “high oil prices, weak growth, and deficit expansion” as driving future U.S. fiscal pressure, “eventually funneling back into liquidity issues,” while Bitcoin’s “short term emotional speculators” have exhausted selling pressure, leaving long-term holders in control.

The news came as crypto funds posted a third straight week of inflows, pointing to institutional interest in digital assets as a “relative safe haven.” Meanwhile, Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy made its biggest buy of the year to date, as the price of BTC drew nearer to its average purchase price.

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