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Bitcoin rose over the past 24 hours, trading above $70,000. The coin gained roughly 7% during the day, despite growing macroeconomic pressure, including rising geopolitical tensions and elevated U.S. bond yields.

Around $8.7 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire on February 27, representing one of the biggest crypto derivatives settlements of the year. As such, traders are bracing for some short-term volatility in the wake of it.

Bitcoin price today trades near $64,670 after rebounding from a session low at $60,001 that marked the first time below $65,000 in over a year. The bounce comes as whale wallets dump 81,068 BTC in just eight days, pushing large holder supply to a nine-month low while retail investors aggressively accumulate.

Ethereum enters 2026 positioned as the institutional blockchain of choice with five converging catalysts: the Glamsterdam upgrade targeting 10,000 TPS, $28.6 billion in ETF assets offering staking yields, $180 billion in tokenized real-world assets commanding 52% market share, a $47 billion Layer 2 ecosystem, and the CLARITY Act cementing regulatory legitimacy for traditional finance integration.

The share of Tether’s USDT in the crypto market fell 8.4% in the past seven days, a sharp pullback that many traders view as a bullish signal for altcoins. USDT dominance dropped from 4.74% last Friday to 4.37%, according to market data.