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Cryptocurrency Weekly Report (Mar 16 – Mar 22, 2026): Market cap surges 7% as smart money buys during the dip, accumulating momentum amid fear

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2026-03-23
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Market Overview

 
  • Global Market Cap: $2.41 Trillion (down 5.12% WoW).
  • BTC Dominance: 56.02% (Market Cap: $1.35 Trillion).
  • Fear & Greed Index: 9 (Extreme Fear), indicating a deep market correction.
  • ETF Capital Flows:
    • BTC ETFs: Weekly net inflow of $95.18 Million (Cumulative inflow: $56.23 Billion).
    • ETH ETFs: Weekly net outflow of $59.94 Million (Cumulative inflow: $11.73 Billion).
 

Capital Flows & Stablecoins

 
  • Total Market Cap: $309.1 Billion (remained steady).
  • Competitive Landscape: USDT (59.57%) leads, followed by USDC (25.52%, down 1.01%).
  • New Supply: 4.931 Billion newly issued this week (USDC 3.931B, USDT 1B), signaling strong underlying liquidity despite price volatility.
 

On-Chain Ecosystem Performance

 

DeFi Overview

  • Total TVL: $92.973 Billion (down 4.0%).
  • Distribution by Chain: Ethereum (58.57%), Solana (7.02%), BNB Chain (5.80%).
 

Layer 1 Activity

  • Divergent Activity: DEX volume on Ethereum and Aptos surged by 48.83% and 46.62% respectively; meanwhile, Solana (-7.52%) and Sui (-37.33%) saw significant pullbacks.
  • User Growth: General decline in activity; Solana daily active addresses dropped by 17.41%, while only TON recorded slight growth (+1.76%).
  • TVL Pullback: Major chains saw a universal decline in TVL, with BNB Chain experiencing the largest drop (-7.72%).
 

Layer 2 Dynamics

  • Total TVL: $31.54 Billion (down 5.02%).
  • The Top Two: Base (35.05%) maintained its top spot, widening its lead over Arbitrum (17.25%).
 

Key Projects & Industry Updates

 

New Projects to Watch

  • Genpaid: A multi-chain, non-custodial stablecoin payment infrastructure.
  • Current: A mobile digital bank integrating crypto trading services.
  • Myriad Markets: An embedded decentralized prediction market platform.
 

Key Event Reminders

  • Mar 23: Crypto wallet infrastructure Backpack to conduct its TGE.
  • Mar 25: Deadline for setting airdrop addresses for the omni-channel platform Based.
  • Mar 25–31: AI-driven DeFi research tool NOYA.ai starts IDO and presale.
  • Funding Giant: Prediction market Kalshi raised over $1 Billion, reaching a $22 Billion valuation.
 

References

 
1.Coingeck:https://www.coingecko.com/en/charts
2.Coinglass:https://www.coinglass.com/pro/i/FearGreedIndex
3.Sosovalue:https://sosovalue.com/zh/assets/etf
4.Ratiogang:https://ratiogang.com/
5.Defillama:https://defillama.com
6.L2Beat:https://l2beat.com/scaling/tvs
7.Footprint:https://www.footprint.network/public/research/chain/chain-ecosystem/layer-2-overview
8.Coinglass:https://www.coinglass.com/pro/stablecoin
9.Ironlight: https://ironlight.io/
10.Roboforce: https://www.roboforce.ai/
11.DTCPAY: https://dtcpay.com/
12.Autonomous:https://autonomousprojects.co/
13.TransFi:https://www.transfi.com/
14.Genpaid:https://genpaid.com/
15.Current:https://www.current.finance/
16.Myriad: https://myriad.markets/

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