{"id":76351,"date":"2026-03-15T10:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=76351"},"modified":"2026-03-15T10:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T10:33:37","slug":"tao-surges-by-double-digit-btc-price-eyes-72k-weekend-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=76351","title":{"rendered":"TAO Surges by Double Digit, BTC Price Eyes $72K: Weekend Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Despite the latest developments in the Middle East war, bitcoin\u2019s price has shown strong resilience and even neared $72,000 earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>Most larger-cap altcoins are in the green today, with ETH climbing above $2,100. TAO has become the top performer from the larger caps, gaining over 12% daily.<\/p>\n<h2>BTC Eyes $72K<\/h2>\n<p>The previous business week began with a short-lived correction that drove BTC to $65,600 as the asset reacted to the weekend actions on the US\/Israel-Iran war front. However, the cryptocurrency rebounded in the following days and surged past $70,000 on Wednesday after the release of the latest CPI data and Trump\u2019s rather promising words that the war could be coming to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin slipped below $70,000 a day later, but the bulls took complete control on Friday, initiating another impressive leg up that pushed it to a 10-day peak of $74,000. However, it was immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pi-networks-pi-token-erases-recent-gains-bitcoin-btc-slips-toward-70k-weekend-watch\/\">rejected<\/a> there and dropped toward $70,000 as the US <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/us-carried-out-most-powerful-bombing-raid-on-irans-kharg-island-when-will-btc-react\/\">carried out<\/a> a massive targeted attack against a key Iranian island.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, BTC remained above that level even as Trump urged other countries to send ships to defend the oil export through the Strait of Hormuz, and France <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/btc-wobbles-at-70k-as-france-deploys-ships-to-hormuz-and-trump-rejects-peace-deal-attempt-report\/\">responded<\/a> positively. Moreover, it charted some gains in the past several hours as bitcoin challenged $72,000 but to no avail yet.<\/p>\n<p>Its market cap has climbed to nearly $1.440 trillion, while its dominance over the alts is up to 57%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1431498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1431498\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-scaled.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1431498 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-scaled.png\" alt=\"BTCUSD Chart March 15. Source: TradingView\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-1536x883.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-2048x1177.png 2048w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-90x52.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-2000x1150.png 2000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-1600x920.png 1600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-1400x805.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-1200x690.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-1000x575.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-900x517.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-800x460.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-700x402.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-600x345.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-500x287.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-400x230.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-200x115.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BTCUSD-Chart-March-15-100x57.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1431498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BTCUSD Chart March 15. Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>TAO Flies<\/h2>\n<p>As the graph below will demonstrate, most larger-cap alts are slightly in the green. ETH has climbed above $2,100, BNB is north of $660, while XRP trades at $1.415. Similar gains come from the likes of SOL, TRX, DOGE, ADA, BCH, while LINK is up by over 3.5% to $9.2.<\/p>\n<p>MNT, TAO, and ZEC are the top performers from the larger-cap alts. TAO has even pumped by double digits and now trades close to $270.<\/p>\n<p>The total crypto market cap has added roughly $40 billion since yesterday and sits well above $2.5 trillion on CG.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1431500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1431500\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1431500 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-scaled.png\" alt=\"Cryptocurrency Market Overview March 15. Source: QuantifyCrypto\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-1024x513.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-1536x769.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-2048x1025.png 2048w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-90x45.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-2000x1001.png 2000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-1600x801.png 1600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-1400x701.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-1200x601.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-1000x501.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-900x451.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-800x401.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-700x350.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-500x250.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-400x200.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-200x100.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-122412-100x50.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1431500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cryptocurrency Market Overview March 15. Source: QuantifyCrypto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/tao-surges-by-double-digit-btc-price-eyes-72k-weekend-watch\/\">TAO Surges by Double Digit, BTC Price Eyes $72K: Weekend Watch<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the latest developments in the Middle East war, bitcoin\u2019s price has shown strong resilience and even neared $72,000 earlier today. Most larger-cap altcoins are in the green today, with ETH climbing above $2,100. TAO has become the top performer from the larger caps, gaining over 12% daily. BTC Eyes $72K The previous business week [&hellip;]<\/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-76351","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\/76351","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=76351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76351\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}