Gate News report: On March 20th, an analyst recommended that investors hold "dry powder" (meaning cash reserves or funds awaiting investment) during price volatility. On Thursday, Bitcoin price fluctuated near $70,377.59 and moved toward the $69,000 level.
Morgan Stanley has recently submitted a revised S-1 filing for a Bitcoin ETF with plans to list in the United States under the ticker symbol MSBT, with an initial offering of 10,000 shares aimed at raising approximately 1 million dollars. The bank may become the first major bank to directly issue a spot Bitcoin ETF. Market demand is primarily driven by self-directed investors, and improvements in the regulatory environment will facilitate capital inflows and drive expansion of the Bitcoin ETF market.
March 20, Gate News reported that according to Coinglass data, Bitcoin declined slightly, with funding rates across mainstream CEX and DEX exchanges indicating an overall bearish market sentiment. Funding rates affect traders' costs and returns, and when below 0.005%, it represents widespread market pessimism.
Gate News reports that on March 20, Santiment data shows that over the past three months, the number of Bitcoin whale wallets holding more than 100 BTC increased by 753, representing a 3.9% increase. Notably, this growth occurred against the backdrop of Bitcoin's price declining 20.2% during the same period. The increase in the number of large holders suggests that major investors maintain confidence in the long-term potential of cryptocurrencies.