Bitcoin Stalls at $75K, Iran War Shifts Markets, and Circle Surges 100%

Bitcoin tested seventy-five thousand dollars but failed to hold the level as derivatives-driven rallies show signs of weakening. We break down why the move was fueled by short-covering rather than fresh buying conviction, and what technical levels matter now. Circle stock surged one hundred percent in a month on the back of stablecoin demand tied to higher rates, tokenized assets, and AI-driven commerce. The Iran war continues to dominate macro sentiment, with institutional crypto buyers showing diamond hands through the fifty percent drawdown. We also cover Mastercard's one point eight billion dollar BVNK acquisition, Strategy's aggressive Bitcoin accumulation outpacing mining supply by seven hundred percent, and regulatory shifts from the SEC. Plus, Citigroup slashes BTC and ETH targets, PayPal expands PYUSD to seventy markets, and why Gulf states are staying on the sidelines in the Iran conflict. This is your complete market briefing for March seventeenth, twenty twenty-six.