On March 2, 2026, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation added Hidden Road Partners CIV US LLC, now operating as Ripple Prime, to the National Securities Clearing Corporation Market Participant Identifiers directory. The prime brokerage had previously been acquired by Ripple for $1.25 billion after serving over 300 institutional clients and processing about $3 trillion in annual financing trades. This NSCC listing enables Ripple Prime to handle over-the-counter transactions through a centralized clearing system and has been interpreted by XRP holders as a sign that Ripple is embedding itself in traditional market infrastructure.

Bitcoin has stayed under $70,000 during its current downturn, sparking debate over where the next major price bottom will form. Crypto analyst Crypto Patel uses past market cycles to argue that BTC could still decline toward $50,000, or even below $40,000 if historical patterns repeat. After such a drawdown, he forecasts a possible multi-hundred-percent advance that could eventually drive the Bitcoin price to around $220,000.

A crypto analyst on X argues that Dogecoin is moving beyond its meme coin origins and could develop into practical money if three conditions are met. The thesis centers on potential payment integration on X, faster USD‑DOGE conversions enabled by regulatory clarity and stablecoins, and competition among social platforms like Telegram’s TON. The analyst also suggests Dogecoin’s price might climb from about $0.30 to $1.20 over a short period if this scenario unfolds.

Crypto analyst Amonyx has highlighted a CNBC segment in which XRP was labeled the top crypto trade ahead of Bitcoin and Ethereum, amid ongoing investor inflows into XRP exchange‑traded funds. CNBC's Mackenzie Sigalos pointed to XRP's 20% gain at the start of the year, its cross‑border payment utility, and growing tokenization activity on the XRP Ledger as factors behind the interest. SoSoValue data shows XRP ETFs now hold $1.02 billion in net assets, equal to 1.20% of XRP's market cap, even though recent weekly inflows still trail those of BTC, ETH, and SOL funds.

Bitcoin rebounded from a flush to $63,000 and some traders expect a move above $70,000, yet two analysts are warning of another sharp decline first. EduwaveTrading outlines an expanding ending diagonal pattern with a swing low target just above $62,000 and potential extension below $59,000, while Behdark also sees room for a drop toward $61,000 before a more sustainable uptrend can form.

A recent technical analysis compares XRP's long-term price structure with Amazon's historic breakout above a major resistance band. XRP has faced a horizontal ceiling for about eight years, with its neckline near $3.60 and a most recent peak at $3.65 in July 2025, while the price now trades around $1.35. The analyst notes a series of higher lows under this resistance, suggesting that if XRP mimics Amazon's prior pattern, a breakout could potentially trigger an extended upside phase.

According to the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index, the score fell to 9 last week as BTC slid toward $60,000. This extreme reading has only been seen during the 2018–2019 bear market and the 2022 FTX collapse. Previous instances were followed by months of accumulation and then a steady advance, though results can vary.

On Saturday, February 28, 2026, reports of coordinated U.S.-Israel strikes in Iran jolted crypto markets. Bitcoin slid from $65,572 to $63,176 in about an hour, with over $100 million in long liquidations per The Kobeissi Letter, then rebounded, touching a $68,043 intraday high before easing to around $66,310.

According to SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a combined $787.31 million in net inflows over the latest week, snapping a run of five straight weeks of redemptions. Despite the rebound, overall February flows for these products still closed with a net outflow of $206.52 million due to earlier heavy withdrawals, while spot Ethereum ETFs also saw a smaller $80.46 million weekly inflow.