Centralized exchanges saw hourly Bitcoin inflows climb to 6,100 BTC on March 16 as BTC extended a monthly rise and approached the $75,000 area. CryptoQuant's Julio Moreno said large transfers made up 63% of total inflows, a level last seen in mid-October 2025, a pattern he linked historically with higher sell-side pressure. With the Federal Reserve decision due Wednesday, BTC also tested near-$75,000 levels multiple times on Coinbase within the past 24 hours.

Meta said it will discontinue virtual reality access to Horizon Worlds on Meta Quest headsets on June 15, moving the flagship metaverse product to a mobile-only experience. Horizon Worlds debuted in late 2021 as a VR-first multiplayer platform for building and publishing virtual spaces and games. The change follows continued losses at Reality Labs and a broader company shift toward mobile experiences.

US President Donald Trump again urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates immediately, including calling for a "special meeting", after posting similar demands on Truth Social on Thursday. The Fed's two-day March meeting starts Tuesday with a decision due Wednesday, while CME futures imply a 99% chance rates stay at 3.50% to 3.75% this week and a 97% chance of no change for the April 29 meeting.

Crypto trader Ran Neuner argued on Sunday that AI data centers are drawing Bitcoin miners away by paying more for electricity, which he said could weaken network security. Others including Adam Back and investor Fred Krueger countered that Bitcoin's difficulty adjustment would reduce competition, push out inefficient miners and restore profitability. Neuner also pointed to hashrate being down 14.5% from an October peak and said Bitcoin's next price move could shape whether the AI shift becomes a lasting threat.