Bitcoin ended March 2026 up 1.8%, closing at roughly $68,000. That modest gain ended a five-month losing streak — the longest since the 2018 bear market. As of April 4, BTC trades around $66,934.

The gain was thin. Bitcoin opened March at $67,000 and closed near $68,221. The $1,200 difference per coin was enough to count, but barely.

How Bitcoin Got Here

Bitcoin 2026 runs April 27–29 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The first agenda is published, and the confirmed speakers tell a clear story about where Bitcoin stands in U.S. policy in 2026.

From Miami Counterculture to Venetian Ballrooms

The Bitcoin Conference has been held annually since 2019. Miami hosted it from 2021 through 2023, drawing tens of...

Rapper Afroman will speak at Bitcoin 2026, held April 27–29 at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas. The announcement, made March 31, comes less than two weeks after a jury ruled in his favor in a defamation lawsuit brought by seven Ohio sheriff's deputies.

The timing is deliberate. Afroman's legal battle, concluded on March 18, put First Amendment rights at the center of A...

Bitfinex margin long positions hit 79,193 BTC on March 29, the highest since November 2023. Blockstream CEO Adam Back called the pattern "abnormal" and attributed it to deliberate institutional buying. Bitcoin trades near $66,300 today, down roughly 48% from its October 2025 peak of $126,080.

What Is Happening Now

A cohort of large buyers is using...

Crypto exchange Coinbase Global and mortgage firm Better Home & Finance have launched a product that allows qualified US borrowers to pledge Bitcoin or USDC to fund down payments on standard conforming mortgages. According to