XRP Ledger (XRPL) total addresses climbed through Q1 2026 and set a new all-time high as of April 2. Addresses increased from 7,921,350 at the start of 2026 to 8,189,798 at the time of reporting, a 3.39% net gain for the quarter. Over the same period, active users mostly stayed between about 130,000 and 165,000, suggesting many new accounts were created without consistent trading activity.

Ethereum recorded a new quarterly high of 200.4 million transactions in Q1 2026, up about 43% versus the prior quarter. Daily activity peaked at 2.897 million transactions on February 7, 2026, then eased to about 2.363 million by April 2. The quarter's rise coincided with 12.6 million active addresses between January 1 and March 31 and an Ethereum stablecoin market cap near $164.4 billion.

Solana recorded 10.1 billion transactions in the first quarter of 2026, marking the first time the network has crossed 10 billion in a single quarter. The figure was posted on April 1 by Artemis, and it implies roughly a 50% increase from Q4 2025.

US-based spot XRP ETFs recorded a 96.4% quarter-over-quarter drop in inflows in Q1 2026. The group opened on April 1 with $943.73 million in total net assets and logged $42.52 million of net inflows over the prior three months versus $1.166 billion in Q4 2025. Within the cohort, Canary's XRPC led inflows with $37.46 million, while 21Shares' TOXR saw about $53.2 million in net outflows.

XRP slid more than 55% to around $1.35 on April 1 after failing to clear resistance near $3.32, with one analyst arguing the move still fits an ascending-triangle structure on the monthly chart. He says the setup could allow for an additional ~30% decline before a stronger recovery, while longer-term expectations remain focused on a potential bullish leg into 2026.

Bitcoin rose 2% in March 2026, snapping a five-month run of monthly losses even as some traders remain wary of a deeper second-quarter pullback. As of April 1, BTC was up nearly 3% over 24 hours to about $68,702, with a market cap near $1.36 trillion and 24-hour volume around $43.45 billion. PlanB warned BTC could slip below the 200-week moving average near $59,000 and revisit a realized price level of $54,000.

Bitcoin (BTC) moved into the Rainbow Chart's "Fire Sale!" zone by March 31, marking its first return to that band since the late-2022 FTX-driven capitulation. At the time of reporting, BTC was around $67,023, with the drop attributed to institutional selling and a pause in Strategy Inc.'s weekly purchase announcements. Some analysts see a higher chance a cycle floor is forming, while a 50/200-day SMA death cross on the 3-day chart is cited as a downside risk.

ActivTrades analyst Ion Jauregui said Bitcoin could climb to $110,000 in Q2 2026, outlining a path that includes consolidation between $75,000 and $80,000 before targeting $95,000 to $110,000. In a March 30 note, he also highlighted a bearish-pressure zone around $90,000 and high-volume support near $81,500.

XRP whale wallets expanded their combined balances by 1.09% over the past nine days, adding more than 120 million tokens and reaching a local peak on March 28. From March 22 to March 30, whale holdings rose from about 11.05B XRP to roughly 11.17B, while XRP traded down 6.05% to $1.347 at reporting time. The move came as XRP-linked investment vehicles recorded inflows last week, alongside technical signals that suggested a possible near-term reversal.