Cryptocurrencies Price Prediction: Ethereum, Bitcoin & Crypto – European Wrap 28 March

Ethereum Price Forecast: Whales increase buying pressure as developers set April 30 for Pectra mainnet upgrade

Ethereum (ETH) has seen immense buying from whales on Thursday following CORE developers fixing April 30 as a tentative date for the Pectra upgrade to go live on mainnet.

In its latest All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call, Ethereum developers tentatively scheduled April 30 for the Pectra mainnet upgrade.

Bitcoin Weekly Forecast: BTC remains calm before a storm

Bitcoin (BTC)  price has been consolidating between $85,000 and $88,000 this week, approaching the lower boundary of the consolidation range when writing on Friday. A K33 Research report explains how the markets are relatively calm and shaping up for volatility as investors absorb the tariff announcements. PlanB’s Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model shows that Bitcoin looks extremely undervalued compared to Gold and the housing market.

Paul Atkins vows to make crypto rules top SEC priority

Paul Atkins, nominated by former President Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), told lawmakers that regulating crypto would be his top priority if confirmed. Speaking at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on March 27, 2025, Atkins pushed for clear rules to reduce confusion and support innovation in the financial sector.