XRP is trading in the mid-$1.30 area, with price action constrained between dense support near $1.36–$1.34 and a key resistance band around $1.43–$1.47. Technical signals remain slightly bearish but are showing early signs of stabilization, leaving the next move toward either $1.50 on the upside or $1.21 on the downside dependent on how price reacts to these critical liquidity levels.

Cardano's ADA is consolidating around the mid-$0.27 area on the daily chart, with price action constrained between nearby support and resistance levels. Technical indicators such as the EMAs, MACD, and RSI point to fading bearish momentum while order book data highlights strong bid walls down to $0.2000 and heavy sell walls from $0.30000 to $0.32000. A decisive move above roughly $0.2950–$0.3000 or below major supports near $0.2559 could define the next directional trend.

According to TD Securities, the New York Stock Exchange's proposal for a tokenized equities alternative trading system could mark a key institutional milestone for blockchain-based markets. The planned platform would allow tokenized stocks and ETFs to trade around the clock with near-instant settlement while remaining anchored to DTCC infrastructure and NBBO rules. TD Securities believes this hybrid model may reshape core market plumbing for collateral, liquidity, and settlement, even though tokenized assets still represent a small share of overall equity activity.

Bitcoin slipped beneath $67,000 and hovered near $66,800, down about 2% over 24 hours, after US‑Israel strikes on Iran roiled markets. Oil spiked (Brent up as much as 13%), gold extended gains, and US stock futures fell. BTC briefly hit around $63,255 Saturday before rebounding above $68,000; ETH dropped roughly 10% before stabilizing near $1,950.

X removed cryptocurrency and gambling from its prohibited industries for Paid Partnerships, enabling creators to monetize crypto posts with a "Paid Partnership" label. According to DeFi Ignas, the ban had been in place since at least June 2024 and still appeared on the policy page on Feb. 16. Nikita Bier unveiled disclosure labels on March 1, 2026.

Strategy has raised the annualized dividend on its STRC preferred stock from 11.25% to 11.50% for March 2026, with the next monthly payout set for March 31. The move comes as STRC continues to trade around its $100 par value, while Strategy’s common shares and Bitcoin have both fallen sharply, pressuring the firm’s broader capital strategy. The company is increasingly leaning on perpetual preferred offerings to fund ongoing Bitcoin purchases despite a significant drawdown in the crypto market.

Alchemy has launched a self-service payment system that lets autonomous AI agents maintain on-chain wallets and purchase compute credits with USDC on Base. Using the x402 payment standard and HTTP 402 responses, agents auto-top up balances without human intervention. Developer accounts can start with as little as $1 in USDC.

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès has published a Bitcoin hard fork proposal that would redirect 79,956 BTC tied to the exchange’s historic hack to a recovery address without the original private key. The coins, worth over $5.2 billion at current prices, would be placed under trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi’s control, but the idea has drawn strong backlash from users concerned about Bitcoin’s immutability.

At the World Strategy Forum 2026, Citi outlined plans to introduce an institutional Bitcoin custody service later in 2026, integrating BTC into its existing banking infrastructure. The model is designed for clients to hold BTC alongside securities and cash and submit instructions via familiar channels such as SWIFT and APIs.