The cryptocurrency market closed the week on a volatile note, with Bitcoin and Ethereum swinging between early optimism and late-week risk-off selling as geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainty weighed on sentiment.

Bitcoin began the week near the US$70,000 mark, briefly rebounding above US$71,000 on March 23 following a temporary easing in geopolitical tensions. However, the rally proved short-lived as renewed concerns over the Middle East conflict and rising oil prices triggered a broader market pullback. By the end of the week, Bitcoin slipped back toward the mid-US$66,000 to US$68,000 range, marking a modest weekly decline of around 3%.

Ethereum, meanwhile, also mirrored Bitcoin’s trajectory but underperformed slightly….