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Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin’s price discovery

In today’s newsletter, Dumpling Bullish, independent digital asset commentator, writes about the growing influence of bitcoin’s derivatives stack on its price.

Then, in Ask an Expert, Leo Mindyuk from ML Tech, answers questions about the evolution of bitcoin investment products.

- Sarah Morton

Bitcoin price discovery: no longer just a demand story

For most of its history, bitcoin had a simple pricing logic: limited supply, growing demand and the occasional panic in between. That logic still exists. It just no longer runs the show.

What runs the show now is the derivatives stack sitting atop the asset.

From spot market to leverage system

Over the past decade, bitcoin has moved from a predominantly spot-driven market into a layered derivatives ecosystem. Futures, perpetual swaps, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), structured products and prime brokerage lending have transformed the way price discovery occurs.

CME futures launched in December 2017, giving institutions a regulated, scalable way to short bitcoin for the first time and providing a mechanism to express bearish views at the top of what had been a 19x run. The asset saw an 80% drawdown. That did not kill bitcoin. It allowed disagreement to be priced more efficiently.

Then came the 2024 ETF approvals, acting as the foundation for a new derivatives layer inside U.S. equity markets.

Each addition didn't change what bitcoin is. It changed where and how its price gets discovered.



Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin’s price discovery

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March 2026 FOMC Meeting: Fed Holds Rates Steady, Projects One Rate Cut Amid Inflation Concerns

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained its target interest rate range at 3.5% to 3.75%, aligning with market expectations. Officials noted continued solid economic expansion and job gains, but acknowledged rising inflation, largely attributed to elevated oil prices. The economic outlook remains uncertain, with ongoing geopolitical tensions impacting the situation.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell addressed concerns about surging oil prices potentially slowing the economy. While recognizing near-term inflation increases, he downplayed fears of stagflation, stating that some progress on inflation is still anticipated. A key takeaway from the meeting is the Fed's projection of one interest rate cut in 2026 and another in 2027, a stance that contrasts with some market indicators suggesting no cuts until mid-2027. Powell emphasized the Fed's dual focus on balancing labor market risks (favoring lower rates) against upside inflation risks (requiring tighter policy).

The FOMC revised its Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation forecast upward to 2.7%, an increase from previous projections of 2.4%-2.5%. This upward revision is influenced by rising oil prices, with WTI and Brent crude futures showing significant gains. Analysts predict that elevated oil prices could push US CPI inflation higher, with recent PPI data already indicating a significant increase. In response to these economic developments, Bitcoin experienced a notable decline.

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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure With the recent turn in the tide led by Bitcoin crossing $70,000, the Dogecoin price has begun to see some upside. This has been propelled forward by the fact that the meme coin seems to have been stuck in a prolonged accumulation trend, now culminating in an uptrend. As the Dogecoin price continues to chase more rallies, a crypto analyst has called an end to the bearishness that has plagued the digital asset, suggesting that it is time for a change.Dogecoin Is Turning BullishCrypto analyst Master Ananda published a callout for Dogecoin that suggests that the price may be getting into another bullish trend. In the post made on the TradingView website, the crypto analyst explains that Dogecoin is actually no longer bearish. This comes after the meme coin completed its largest green candle in more than one month, erasing the bearishness that has dominated over the last year. Related Reading: Analyst Predicts When The Dogecoin Price Will Hit $1.70Explaining why Dogecoin is no longer bearish, the crypto analyst points out that rising volumes, as well as the increase in prices, are culminating in the start of another bullish phase. DOGE, on its part, has seen a bullish breakout with momentum during this time.Other factors that the crypto analyst calls out are the green candle and rising volume, followed by strong oscillators and marketwise action, which are pushing the bearish trend. Not only Dogecoin, though, the analyst predicts that the world will begin to lean toward the crypto market, and this is expected to trigger a bullish breakout.Source: TradingViewBreaking Above $0.1 Holds The KeyAnother crypto analyst, Crypto Surf, called out a possible continuation of the Dogecoin uptrend, using technical indicators for this. The first of these is the fact that the Dogec

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On March 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly released a document titled "Application of the Federal Securities Laws to Certain Types of Crypto Assets and Certain Transactions Involving Crypto Assets." This 68-page regulatory document systematically answers core questions such as the classification of crypto assets, their security characterization, and the compliance of typical transactions. It marks a shift in U.S. crypto asset regulation from a long-standing "regulation by enforcement" model to a more rule-based and transparent regulatory framework. This article by Beosin will interpret the core content of the report to help industry practitioners gain a deeper understanding of the latest U.S. regulatory policies and compliance guidelines.

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March 2026 FOMC Meeting: Fed Holds Rates Steady, Projects One Rate Cut Amid Inflation Concerns

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained its target interest rate range at 3.5% to 3.75%, aligning with market expectations. Officials noted continued solid economic expansion and job gains, but acknowledged rising inflation, largely attributed to elevated oil prices. The economic outlook remains uncertain, with ongoing geopolitical tensions impacting the situation.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell addressed concerns about surging oil prices potentially slowing the economy. While recognizing near-term inflation increases, he downplayed fears of stagflation, stating that some progress on inflation is still anticipated. A key takeaway from the meeting is the Fed's projection of one interest rate cut in 2026 and another in 2027, a stance that contrasts with some market indicators suggesting no cuts until mid-2027

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Crypto News Today: Remittix Presale Approaches $30M Raised Boosting Ethereum Price Predictions MAJURO, Marshall Islands, March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Remittix has raised $29.7 million in its final presale stage with $30 million within grasp as the Ethereum price prediction builds its strongest institutional case in years. Standard Chartered declared 2026 as the year of Ethereum, raising its ETH year-end target to $7,500 and its 2028 projection to $25,000, citing aggressive accumulation by corporate treasuries and spot ETFs that have acquired approximately 3.8% of all circulating Ether since June, according to The Block. Institutional wallets are building ETH exposure at current prices. The same wallets running this cycle's sharpest portfolios are entering Remittix(RTX) simultaneously, because the Ethereum ecosystem delivering $7,500 is the same ecosystem housing a PayFi presale that carries a 40 to 50x return target.

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BNB Chain Launches SDK for AI Agents



$BNB Chain, a blockchain platform for dApps, has introduced BNBAgent SDK, the first live implementation of ERC-8183. The release provides developers with a framework to build trustless onchain AI workflows.

The framework includes an onchain identity layer based on ERC-8004. Each agent receives a persistent identity with a trackable history of actions and results. This allows users and applications to evaluate agents based on performance.

ERC-8183 standardizes the full job lifecycle, including task creation, funding, execution, and settlement. Developers can integrate these processes without building custom smart contracts for each use case.

Dispute resolution is handled through UMA, a decentralized oracle protocol for data verification. If results are challenged, outcomes are reviewed through its mechanism, where participants assess and validate the data.

The SDK also includes a Python toolkit with built-in encrypted keystore support. It is designed for practical use, allowing developers to work with familiar tools while maintaining flexibility as blockchain infrastructure evolves.

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