MARA snaps up 1,000 BTC at $66.5K via FalconX OTC as Bitcoin tests key support at $65.8K with $70K resistance in focus.
Bitcoin is holding the $65.8K support level as institutional activity picks back up.
MARA acquired 1,000 BTC worth $66.7 million through FalconX, according to on-chain data flagged by Lookonchain. Arkham data shows multiple transfers of roughly 200 BTC each from the FalconX hot wallet to MARA miner addresses at around $66,500 per coin.
The buy comes after a period of heavy selling by the miner earlier this year.
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MARA Returns to Accumulation After Q1 Selloff
MARA offloaded 20,880 BTC in Q1 2026, generating $1.5 billion at an average price of $70,137 per coin.
The proceeds went toward debt repayment, the Exaion acquisition, and AI and HPC expansion, per the company’s 10-Q filing. The latest buy suggests a shift toward opportunistic repurchase at lower price levels.
MARA now holds roughly 35,303 BTC in total, including loaned and pledged portions.
The OTC route through FalconX points to a deliberate move to avoid slippage on open markets. For a purchase of this scale, direct market buys would typically push price.
The on-chain footprint, however, made the transaction visible to trackers like Lookonchain almost immediately.
MARA(@MARA) seems to have bought 1,000 $BTC($66.7M) via #FalconX.
In Q1 2026, MARA sold 20,880 $BTC($1.5B) at an average price of $70,137.https://t.co/fTOd8FQMxRhttps://t.co/G0z3UpSmaJ pic.twitter.com/IUILAlwx5i
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) June 16, 2026
Bitcoin Tests Downtrend While Holding Key Support
On the technical side, Bitcoin continues to test a downtrend line running from the $126K high while defending the $65.8K horizontal support.
Crypto analyst Bitcoin Meraklısı flagged this setup on X, noting that a hold above support followed by a trend break to the upside opens short-to-medium-term targets at $75K, $82.5K, and $98K.
A rejection at the trend line, however, changes the picture.
Bitcoin Meraklısı identified $64.3K as the first downside level if the support breaks, with a deeper correction potentially reaching $61K. The price structure leaves little room for ambiguity at this stage.
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Güncel görünüm.126K seviyesinden gelen düşüş trendini denemeye devam ediyor ve aynı zamanda yatayda 65.8K desteğini korumaya çalışıyor.
🟢Destek üstünde kalır ve trendi yukarı kırabilirse yükselişin devam etmesi beklenebilir.
Yükselişin devam etmesi durumunda… https://t.co/MtWec2nmlR pic.twitter.com/GHLgWZ6U5k— Bitcoin Meraklısı (@Bitcoinmeraklsi) June 16, 2026
CoinGecko data puts Bitcoin at $66,518 at the time of writing, up 0.48% in 24 hours and 6.20% over the past seven days. The 24-hour trading volume stands at $31.4 billion.
Macro Catalysts Set to Drive Volatility This Week
Analyst Ted Pillows noted on X that Bitcoin is hovering near $67,000, with the next key resistance at $68,000. A breakout above that level, according to Pillows, could open a path toward $70,000 in the near term.
Macro events add another layer to the setup.
The Fed interest rate decision is due, with the new chair’s first public statements expected. A US-Iran agreement is also scheduled to be finalized by Friday, assuming no last-minute disruptions.
Bitcoin Meraklısı pointed to these developments as critical inputs that could dictate near-term direction. News flow from the US this week is likely to move prices before technicals do.
Traders watching the $65.8K level will have their hands full with a packed calendar ahead. Both the Fed decision and the geopolitical agreement carry enough weight to shift sentiment quickly in either direction.
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