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.

Cardano (ADA) showed renewed downside risk on March 30 after last week's weekly close fell below a key buy wall near $0.245. The breakdown sparked intraday follow-through that, according to analyst Ali Martinez, could open room for an estimated 11% decline toward $0.22.

Morgan Stanley updated its S-1 for its proposed spot Bitcoin ETF, MSBT, and set a 0.14% management fee. If approved by the SEC, the fee would undercut rivals in the roughly $85 billion to $92 billion spot BTC ETF market, including Grayscale’s 0.15% and BlackRock and Fidelity at 0.25%. The bank also outlined earlier steps such as a $1 million seed investment and proposed custodians Coinbase and BNY Mellon.

The SEC hit a decision deadline on Friday, March 27, for multiple spot XRP ETF applications, while the agency was also expected to act on 91 pending crypto ETF filings covering 24 tokens. As the deadline approached, XRP derivatives metrics turned more risk-on, with open interest up 14.8% in 24h and perpetual funding jumping 158.19% to 0.0028. XRP was trading at $1.32 at the time of writing, down 2.95%, as markets reacted to macro and geopolitical headlines and a $13.5 billion options expiry.

On Friday, March 27, XRP's perpetual futures funding rate climbed 158.19% to 0.0028, pointing to a more bullish tilt among derivatives traders. Over the same 24-hour period, open interest dipped 0.25% to $823.94 million while XRP's spot price fell 1.27% to about $1.34. The move coincided with roughly $6.69 million in liquidations, largely from long positions, as weekly losses widened to over 7%.