Crypto analyst Luke has highlighted a bull flag breakout on XRP's weekly chart, with a measured move and Fib extension both pointing toward an $11 upside target that would represent a new all-time high. While this implies nearly 700% growth from the current $1.36 area, other analysts warn of possible pullbacks toward $0.87–$0.85 as geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran weigh on sentiment and XRP ETFs record recent outflows. Bulls are watching key levels at $1.25, $1.61, and the gray demand zone for confirmation or invalidation of the broader bullish structure.

According to Token Relations' latest monthly overview, Ripple is extending its institutional strategy while new features roll out on the XRP Ledger. The report highlights partnerships with Securosys, Figment and Aviva Investors, an expanded Ripple Payments offering across more than 60 markets, and the debut of Ripple Prime support for Coinbase futures cleared by Nodal Clear. It also notes an updated institutional DeFi roadmap for XRPL and the launch of the x402 protocol facilitator enabling AI agents to pay for API services with XRP and RLUSD.

On March 6, 2026, XRP spot ETFs registered their largest March outflow, with $16.62 million withdrawn across all funds as XRP's price extended its correction. During the session, XRP traded around $1.37 with daily losses near 3% and a 24-hour drop of 2.08%, while total net inflows since launch still stood at $1.24 billion. The bulk of withdrawals came from the 21Shares, Bitwise and Grayscale XRP products, whereas the Canary and Franklin funds reported no new flows.

On 7 March 2026, a U.S. federal judge certified a class action against Tether and Bitfinex, allowing groups of spot and futures traders to pursue claims that the firms drove up Bitcoin and Ethereum prices using unbacked USDT during the 2017 bull market. The case, which follows earlier regulatory settlements totaling $61 million, now advances to discovery, where both sides must turn over evidence on alleged antitrust and commodities law violations.

Ethena's ENA climbed to a local high near $0.12 on 4 March before slipping about 15% over the next 48 hours. With the broader trend still bearish since August and key supports like $0.21 already lost, technical levels now point toward a possible move down to around $0.085 in the coming week.

According to an analysis using OpenAI's ChatGPT, XRP has about a 22% chance of trading at $5 at some point in 2026, with the token more likely to remain in lower price bands. At the time of the assessment, XRP changed hands around $1.37 after a 1.7% daily decline, though it was still over 5% higher on the week. The AI-driven outlook maps several scenarios for XRP between $1 and above $5, reflecting different market, adoption, and macroeconomic conditions.

Over the past week, XRP has gained 6.29%, but price action has now converged near the middle Bollinger Band, signaling a key decision zone around current levels. Trading between $1.35 and $1.41 in the last 24 hours and now near $1.36, XRP is testing support at $1.30, with broader macro headwinds and weaker volume weighing on sentiment. A sustained defense of $1.30 could open a move back toward $1.42 or higher, while a breakdown risks selling pressure that might drag the price toward $1.20 or even below $1 in extreme scenarios.

Justin Bons has warned that advances in quantum computing could eventually expose the privacy of Zcash and Monero by breaking elliptic curve cryptography once public keys are revealed. He argues that users needing long-term, life-or-death anonymity should consider mixers that do not rely on zero-knowledge proofs, while other research suggests the broader quantum risk to major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is not yet imminent.