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AltcoinsBitcoin Binance’s 40th Proof of Reserves report, drawn from a March 1, 2026 snapshot, shows a broad retreat in user-held assets – the latest sign that the crypto market’s early-year turbulence has left a mark on even the world’s largest exchange. Key Takeaways Binance’s March 2026 PoR confirms drops across BTC, ETH, and USDT holdings – though all assets remain fully backed ETH saw the steepest fall at 7.35%; BTC and USDT also declined Macro pressure, geopolitical tensions, and ETF outflows all contributed to the retreat Ethereum took the hardest hit, dropping 7.35% – a reduction of 307,203 ETH – to bring total user holdings to roughly 3.87 million ETH. Bitcoin reserves fell by 1.25%, shedding 8,004 BTC to land near 631,000 BTC. Tether holdings declined 0.98%, trimming approximately 360 million USDT from a pool that now sits at 36.4 billion. What those figures mean in practice: users aren’t just selling – they’re moving. A simultaneous drop in both volatile assets like ETH and a stablecoin like USDT suggests this isn’t a simple flight to safety within the exchange. If users were purely de-risking, USDT balances would be expected to rise as traders park funds on the sidelines. Instead, the decline points to withdrawals across the board – consistent with users pulling capital off the platform entirely, whether to cold storage, DeFi protocols, or out of crypto altogether. Despite the across-the-board declines, Binance confirmed that all user assets remain fully backed at no less than a 1:1 ratio. As recently as February 2026, CoinMarketCap ranked Binance first among exchanges by total reserves, pegging the figure at roughly $155.64 billion. Why It Happened: Macro, Geopolitics, and Vanishing Institutional Demand The drawdown didn’t happen in a vacuum. A hawkish pivot in Federal Reserve policy expectations – compounded by the nomination of a new Fed…

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