Bitcoin slid to $73,000; Fidelity’s 2026 crypto trends; Ethereum privacy proposal.

Bitcoin slid toward $73,000; Fidelity outlined crypto-market trends for 2026; private transactions were proposed for Ethereum — and more from the week.

Pressure from Hormuz

The leading cryptocurrency began the week by breaking above $77,000, a level that had capped gains in prior days. The main driver was a drop in oil prices after reports of positive momentum in US-Iran talks that would reopen shipping in the Strait of…