On Monday, personal finance author Robert Kiyosaki warned that a major traditional finance bubble burst is approaching and claimed Bitcoin could reach $750,000 within a year of the crash. His scenario also assumes gold jumps to $35,000 per ounce and silver’s market cap exceeds $11 trillion. The analysis notes that his Bitcoin target implies a lower Bitcoin-to-gold ratio than past peaks and emphasizes Kiyosaki’s mixed track record of predicting crashes.

Visa Crypto Labs has introduced Visa CLI, a beta command-line interface that lets AI agents initiate secure card payments directly from the terminal without managing API keys. The tool is designed to enable bots, scripts, and other automated workflows to pay for web services with minimal human involvement, while Visa also integrates Tempo's Machine Payments Protocol alongside initiatives like x402 for AI-native transactions.

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis said at the DC Blockchain Summit on Wednesday that the U.S. digital asset market structure bill is close to clearing Congress, with stablecoin yield and rewards remaining the primary obstacle. She indicated that disagreements between banking and crypto industry representatives over these returns are being worked through with the White House, and added that lawmakers believe concerns around DeFi have largely been resolved.

Binance's BNB Chain has set a new record as tokenized real-world assets on the network surpassed $3.15 billion in value after rising 33.8% over the past 30 days. This expansion is supported by major institutional products, including Circle's USYC with a capitalization of $2.23 billion and BlackRock's BUIDL fund holding more than $580 million on Securitize.

Over the last 24 hours, Bhutan’s state investment arm Druk Holding and Investments transferred more than 973 BTC, exceeding $72.3 million, and also moved over 175 BTC on March 10. After its Bitcoin stash peaked at around 13,295 BTC in October 2024, the country now holds just over 4,400 BTC as it continues to liquidate part of its reserve through periodic sales.

In the last two weeks, on-chain analyst Ali reported that XRP whales accumulated 200 million tokens, alongside rising network activity and a five-week high in active addresses. XRP's price rallied from a March 8 low of $1.32 to touch $1.60 on March 17, forming a golden cross on the four-hour chart as the 50 MA moved above the 200 MA. The asset is now battling to hold above the key $1.449 level, with potential moves back to $1.50 and $1.60 if support holds, while a drop below $1.44 could return it to a sideways range.

On 18 March 2026, Bitcoin traded around $71,350, down about 3.42% in 24 hours, with a market cap near $1.43 trillion and daily volume at $42 billion. Analysts tracking the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index note that historically, Bitcoin price bottoms have tended to form when sentiment is depressed, while trader Merlijn The Trader highlights $77,000 as a key resistance level separating a potential bullish continuation from a deeper correction.

XRP has climbed above the $1.50 level while XRP Ledger activity exceeded 3.133 million transactions in a 24-hour span, indicating strong usage despite a cautious broader market. The asset is holding support around $1.30–$1.40 and attempting to form a short-term bullish structure, even though key moving averages remain overhead as resistance. Traders are watching whether sustained network activity and potential institutional participation can help XRP reclaim its 50-day and 100-day EMAs to trigger a larger recovery phase.