Daily Brief Crypto: While the World Worried and more

Bitcoin surged by $1,800 in 30 minutes on Monday, reaching a 40-day high of $74,300, triggering roughly $113 million in short liquidations within an hour.

The Strait of Hormuz crisis has driven oil toward $100–$105 per barrel, yet crypto markets have added more than $320 billion in market cap since the conflict began, a surprising decoupling from traditional risk-off behavior.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $986 million in net inflows through March 10, putting March on track to end a four-month consecutive outflow streak and become the strongest ETF inflow month of 2026 so far.