The Bitcoin price is trading at $66,500, down -1.5% in the last 24 hours, as the market closes out a historically disappointing March and eyes what April might bring. One data point buried in Monday’s filings deserves more attention than it’s getting.
Nakamoto Inc., the bitcoin treasury firm chaired by entrepreneur David Bailey, quietly sold 284 BTC for $20M during the period, offloading at roughly $70,422 per coin, a price Bitcoin hasn’t touched since. According to Nakamoto’s annual filing released Monday, the sale was driven by a need to replenish working capital following recent mergers and fund core business operations.
🚨JUST IN: BITCOIN TREASURY NAKAMOTO INC SELLS $20M IN BTC IN MARCH
Bitcoin treasury firm Nakamoto Inc disclosed fresh sales of around 284 $BTC during March.
Total proceeds came in near $20 million. The average selling price was about $70,422 per BTC. The disclosure came via… pic.twitter.com/H8tmp78jPj
— BSCN (@BSCNews) March 31, 2026
The company reported a staggering $166.2M loss from changes in the fair value of its crypto holdings in 2025, with BTC closing the year at $87,519, against an average acquisition cost of $118,171, resulting in a liquidation effectively a 40% discount to its cost basis. Net loss for the year came in at $52.2M, up sharply from $3.6M the prior year.
The broader market context makes this filing particularly pointed. March closed with a mere 0.19% gain, following January’s -10.1% and February’s -14.8%, and institutional behavior like Nakamoto’s sale is exactly the kind of signal that keeps cautious buyers cautious.
Can Bitcoin Price Reclaim $70,000 in April?
The short answer: possible, but not guaranteed. Bitcoin is currently consolidating in a tight band, with $66,500 acting as near-term support and $71,500 as the key resistance level overhead. The Bitcoin Rainbow Chart places current prices firmly in the “BUY!” band ($56,135–$75,632), a historically reliable signal of undervaluation relative to long-term cycle trends.
Volume is showing some life, a 45% surge in 24-hour trading volume accompanied the recent price tick higher, which is mildly encouraging. But volume spikes without a clean break above resistance tend to fade. The 38.2% Fibonacci level sits around the $68,000–$68,500 zone; holding above it keeps the bull case alive.
Three scenarios worth watching:
- Bull case: ETF inflows return, macro headwinds ease, and BTC USD clears $71,500, opening a path toward the AI $74,671 target averaged across Gemini ($76,500), Grok ($74,012), and ChatGPT ($73,000) models.
- Base case: Consolidation continues between $66,000 and $70,000 through early April, with Polymarket giving 56% odds to the $66,000–$68,000 range.
- Bear case: Institutional outflows persist, geopolitical pressure builds, and BTC breaks below $66,500, validating Canary Capital’s warning that 2026 could represent the “bear leg” of the four-year cycle.
Price could stabilize here. It could also slide. Anyone watching the weekly chart knows the next 10 days matter a great deal. For more detailed price targets, this Bitcoin price prediction breakdown covers the key levels in depth.
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Here’s the uncomfortable truth about buying Bitcoin at $66,500: even in the bull case, analysts are projecting a move to $74,000–$76,500. That’s a respectable gain, but it’s not the kind of return that changes a portfolio. Investors chasing asymmetric upside are increasingly looking one layer deeper.
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