{"id":75371,"date":"2026-03-07T20:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=75371"},"modified":"2026-03-07T20:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:01:32","slug":"whats-driving-bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-and-why-investors-should-be-watchful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=75371","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Driving Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices \u2013 And Why Investors Should Be Watchful"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The crypto market has grown increasingly cautious as Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have crashed to former lows amid growing concerns about institutional flows and network fundamentals. Bitcoin\u2019s recent decline below $70,000<\/a> appears closely tied to shifts in the demand for its exchange-trading fund (ETF). Meanwhile, Ethereum\u2019s price fell below $2,000<\/a> amid strong criticism over its token economics and long-term sustainability, with top market researchers shorting it as they forecast a potential collapse.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bitcoin Price Crashes As ETF Flows Reverse<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Bitcoin price is currently trading near $67,000, after falling more than 3% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data. The latest drop comes after a sudden shift in institutional demand for Spot Bitcoin ETFs, which have been a major driver for market momentum since their launch in 2024.<\/p>\n

Data from SoSo Value shows<\/a> that Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded staggering outflows of roughly $228 million on Thursday, March 5, ending a three-day inflow streak that had brought roughly $1.1 billion into the funds earlier in the week. The reversal comes as sentiment flipped bearish<\/a> despite the brief bounce above $73,000, underscoring broader market fear and uncertainty.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Notably, ETF outflows<\/a> carried over to the next day, with Friday alone seeing withdrawals of more than $348.8 million. While March 2 to 4 initially recorded total net assets of more than $94.57 billion, this figure has since declined to $87.07 billion.<\/p>\n

Alongside outflows from Spot Bitcoin ETFs, broader market sell-offs have emerged as a key driver behind Bitcoin\u2019s latest slump. On Friday, major holders sold BTC in large volumes<\/a>. Additionally, reports reveal<\/a> that top crypto exchanges such as Binance and Coinbase have been selling Bitcoin, further pressuring the leading cryptocurrency.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As geopolitical tensions escalate<\/a> and market volatility rises, Bitcoin\u2019s next price direction remains uncertain. Consequently, analysts like Michael van de Poppe maintain a broadly bearish outlook, predicting<\/a> steeper declines between $60,000 to $48,000 for BTC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ethereum Price Weakens Amid Token Economics Backlash<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Ethereum price has also slipped<\/a> below the key psychological $2,000 level and is now trading slightly above $1,900. This decline comes as negative sentiment surrounding the cryptocurrency and its network economic structure surges.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A recent report from short-selling firm Culper Research warns<\/a> that Ethereum may be entering \u201ca death spiral\u201d following its December 2025 Fusaka upgrade<\/a>. According to the report, the upgrade expanded block capacity faster than actual demand, leading to blocks filled with low-value transactions and spam. The firm also criticized Ethereum\u2019s founder, Vitalik Buterin, for selling ETH<\/a> and dismissed Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee as \u201cclueless\u201d in the face of Ethereum\u2019s new reality.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Culper Research emphasized that the Fusaka upgrade weakened Ethereum\u2019s tokenomics by reducing transaction fees and lowering validator earnings and staking yields. The firm also highlighted a surge in address-poisoning attacks<\/a>, in which attackers send tiny transactions to wallets to trick users into sending funds to fraudulent addresses. They estimate that victims lost at least $87 million just three months following Ethereum\u2019s Fusaka upgrade.<\/p>\n

In light of these bearish developments, Culper Researchers have announced that they are \u201cshort Ether.\u201d The firm has also labeled ETH a \u201cbroken token,\u201d predicting that holders will be left with little economic value in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The crypto market has grown increasingly cautious as Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have crashed to former lows amid growing concerns about institutional flows and network fundamentals. Bitcoin\u2019s recent decline below $70,000 appears closely tied to shifts in the demand for its exchange-trading fund (ETF). Meanwhile, Ethereum\u2019s price fell below $2,000 amid strong criticism over its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-75371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75371\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}