Crypto Market Analysis: Daily Bitcoin, Ethereum & DeFi Updates podcast.Hey folks, Crypto Willy here, your neighborhood blockchain buddy breaking down the wild week in crypto up to February 24, 2026. Bitcoin's been on a brutal slide, dipping to $62,000 amid President Donald Trump's bombshell 15% global tariff announcement on Truth Social Saturday, February 21. Invoked under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, it hit imports today, sparking a risk-off frenzy—on-chain data from CryptoQuant shows $2.3 billion in realized losses, called one of BTC's top capitulation events ever by analyst IT Tech on X.Compounding the pain, US spot Bitcoin ETFs like BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Fidelity's FBTC posted a fifth straight week of outflows, per SoSoValue—$316 million last week alone, totaling $3.8 billion. Cumulative 2026 outflows hit $4.5 billion, slamming sell-side pressure as the Crypto Fear and Greed Index cratered to extreme fear.Technically, DailyForex spots a bear pennant on TradingView's BTC/USD daily chart, broken below $67,000, eyeing $45,000-$50,000 targets—RSI at 29 screams oversold, below key MAs. MarketPulse agrees, with BTC in a bearish channel testing $60,000-$63,000 for a double bottom or grind to $55,000. CME Group notes options volatility spiking to 2022 highs, but March call OI hints at reversal bets. DailyForex's signal? Bearish to $58,000.Ethereum's in the bloodbath too, per MarketPulse, trailing BTC toward 2026 lows—no breather after mid-2025 highs. DeFi's quiet amid the chaos, but falling futures open interest at $90 billion signals degens de-levering.AI models diverge: Finbold's aggregate from Claude Sonnet, Gemini, and ChatGPT pegs BTC at $76,667 by February 28—range-bound with upside to $82,500 or drop to $72,500. Binance Square eyes historical February bulls (14.3% avg), but tariffs and Iran tensions loom large.Hang tight, fam—this capitulation could seed the rebound. Thanks for tuning in—catch you next week for more! This has been a Quiet Please production; for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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