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Whether you are a veteran in the cryptocurrency space or a newcomer, after reading this article, you will be able to see the essence of the current market — this is not a bullish reversal signal, but a risk window period full of temptations. The market always has its own rhythm, and what we can do is not to gamble on price movements or chase trends, but to recognize reality, protect our capital, and not be swayed by emotions. This is also the only confidence to survive a bear market and wait for the real opportunity.
In March 2026, the cryptocurrency market will usher in a historic moment — Bitcoin will officially mine its 20 millionth coin around block height 940217, and this milestone is likely to fall between March 12 and 15.
As a scarce asset with a fixed total of 21 million coins, Bitcoin has completed 95.24% of its mining volume in just 17 years since its inception in 2009. There are less than 1 million coins left, and according to the current mining difficulty and halving cycle, it will take over 100 years to mine the remaining coins, with the last Bitcoin expected to be born in 2140.
From a long-term perspective, this event indeed reinforces the scarcity value of Bitcoin, which is also the core support of its long-term value. However, for the short-term market situation in March, this is not a positive sign; rather, it may become a catalyst for risk explosion.
Many people fall into a cognitive bias: historical benefits will inevitably lead to a surge in prices. However, looking back at the history of the cryptocurrency market, almost all significant events that everyone eagerly anticipated turned out to be "good news that became bad news" when they occurred.
The most typical example is the Bitcoin halving cycle. Before each halving, the market will hype expectations of "supply reduction and price increase" in advance. Once the halving occurs and expectations are fully realized, funds often take the opportunity to profit and exit, triggering a short-term correction.
The release of the 20 millionth BTC is essentially a realization after a depletion of expectations—the market has long digested the logic of "scarcity," and the main funds are quietly unloading and secretly positioning while the ordinary players are easily attracted by the hype of "historical opportunities" and blindly entering to take over.
In addition, we also need to pay attention to a core detail that has been overlooked: as the remaining mining volume of Bitcoin decreases, the difficulty of mining continues to rise. Currently, the average mining cost of leading global mining companies has reached $87,000, while the current BTC price only maintains in the range of $64,000 to $69,000. Mining one Bitcoin results in a loss of nearly $20,000, forcing many small to medium-sized mining companies to shut down, while leading mining companies continue to sell off their Bitcoin to recover funds. This undoubtedly further exacerbates short-term market selling pressure, making an already fragile market situation worse.
If the 20 millionth BTC being released is an internal variable of the crypto market, then the Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting on March 18-19 is the external core variable that determines the direction of global assets, and it is also the biggest macro risk point in the crypto circle for March.
As of now, the predictions of major global investment banks (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, HSBC) have been highly consistent: the Federal Reserve absolutely will not cut interest rates in March, and the benchmark interest rate will continue to remain high at 3.50% to 3.75%. In his post-meeting speech, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell will likely release hawkish statements, emphasizing that "inflation still poses a risk of recurrence, and rate cuts this year should be approached with caution," and may even hint at the possibility of further rate hikes.
Some novices may wonder, what does the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates have to do with Bitcoin? The core logic is simple: Bitcoin is a high-risk asset, and its price trend is highly dependent on global liquidity.
When the Federal Reserve maintains high interest rates, the U.S. dollar will continue to strengthen, and market funds will flow from high-risk assets (cryptocurrencies, stocks, etc.) to low-risk assets (dollar deposits, government bonds, etc.). The crypto market will then face the dilemma of "exhausted incremental funds and internal competition for existing funds." Only when the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates and market liquidity is loosened will incremental funds flow back into high-risk assets, which may support a comprehensive bull market.
From the current macro data, the U.S. core PCE price index is still above the 2% inflation target, and the labor market remains tight. These data do not support the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in March and even imply that the high-interest-rate environment may persist longer.
For the crypto market, this means that the macro environment in March does not support a market reversal. Any short-term rebound is merely the result of existing funds playing games, making it difficult to form a sustained trend. Instead, it is easier to trigger a rapid withdrawal due to fund escape, which is one of the core risks we must be vigilant about.
Setting aside emotions and public opinion, the most accurate reflection of market truth will always be the cold data. Whether it is on-chain data or market trading data, they clearly tell us: the current market direction is still bearish, the underlying tone of the medium-term bear market has never changed, and the short-term rebound is merely a normal fluctuation in the process of shaking out the bottom, far from a signal of a bull market. We will analyze several core data points one by one to make it clear to everyone.
From the price trend, Bitcoin has dropped from its historical high of $126.6k in October 2025 to a low of $63,216 in just five months, with a maximum decline of 49.8%, almost halving. The current rebound is only about 10%, which is a typical weak rebound and far from reaching the reversal standard.
From the miner data, apart from the mining losses mentioned earlier, on-chain data shows that in the last 30 days, miners' addresses have cumulatively net withdrawn 123,000 BTC, marking the highest net outflow record in nearly six months. This means that miners are in a state of "passive selling," further intensifying market selling pressure.
From the perspective of institutional fund flows, in the past four trading days, the global BTC/ETH ETF has seen a cumulative net outflow of over $1.8 billion, and the open interest in futures has decreased by 30% from last year's peak, with liquidity continuously drying up. This indicates that institutional funds are continuously exiting and do not recognize the current "bottom," but rather are avoiding risks.
In addition, there are two groups of core data that are easily overlooked, which can better reflect the true state of the market.
The first is the whale holding data: on-chain data shows that whale addresses holding more than 1,000 BTC have cumulatively increased their holdings by 27,000 BTC over the past 30 days, while addresses of ordinary players holding 1-10 BTC have cumulatively decreased their holdings by 42,000 BTC. This means that chips are rapidly concentrating among a few whales, while ordinary players are panic-selling cheap chips. The increase in whale holdings is not for short-term price boosts but more for long-term positioning. In the short term, they will still create the illusion of "no drop" through "small buys and large sells" to entice ordinary players to enter.
The second is the sentiment data of ordinary players: the current fear and greed index of the crypto market is 42, which is in a neutral to low range. However, in the past 10 days, the search volume for topics related to "bull return" has surged by 300%. Many ordinary players express on social platforms that "if I don’t buy now, it will be too late." This frenzy of sentiment contrasts sharply with the weakness of market data, which is precisely the most dangerous signal—history has repeatedly proven that when ordinary players collectively express extreme enthusiasm for a bull market, it often marks the beginning of a major sell-off by the main players.