U.S. producer inflation rose faster than expected in February, with PPI up 0.7% month over month and 3.4% year over year. As markets awaited the Fed's March decision and Jerome Powell's 2:30 p.m. ET remarks, major tokens traded lower, including Bitcoin near $72,394 and Ethereum around $2,243.

Ethereum spot ETFs have posted five straight sessions of net inflows for the first time since January, as ETH trades around $2,308. Technical signals show improving momentum with RSI at 62.85 and a rising MACD, while the 100-day SMA at $2,594 remains the main resistance to clear.