Quantitative analyst PlanB has refreshed his Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow model, suggesting the average BTC price in the 2024‑2028 cycle could reach $500,000. Despite recent volatility around $67,000, he views the current zone as a major buying window while emphasizing that the model offers no guarantees.

Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard has confirmed that Cardano has been integrated into Archax, a digital exchange regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and operating under the EU legal framework. Through this deal, MemberCaps Fund I tokens are now hosted within Archax's regulated infrastructure, enabling assets issued on Cardano via Archax to meet strict financial oversight from the outset. Gregaard described the process as challenging but said the integration, together with the Pentad initiative and other solutions, positions Cardano to attract institutional liquidity and participate more directly in Europe's traditional financial markets.

At the end of the first week of March, Bitcoin is under notable selling pressure and may retest the $60,000 area after losing the $68,000 support level. Technical indicators on the BTC chart show a descending channel, a drop below the 200-day moving average and an RSI reading under 40. These signals suggest bearish momentum, with key buyer interest clustered between $52,000 and $55,000.

By the end of the first week of March, XRP's price chart showed a pronounced Bollinger Bands squeeze, with the token trading in a narrow $1.32–$1.46 range and volatility at extremely low levels. This pattern, last seen before a rally of more than 25% in January, is forming as the February CPI data arrives on March 11 and the FOMC meets on March 17–18, potentially acting as catalysts for the next major move.

In early March 2026, former Ripple senior engineer Steven Zeiler outlined why the Codius decentralized computing project failed, highlighting the absence of a native token and related incentives. Over the same period, Bitcoin posted a modest 1% monthly gain after double-digit losses in January and February, while Shiba Inu approached a key "max pain" liquidation area that could reset leveraged positions. Traders are also preparing for the U.S. CPI release on March 11, which may influence positioning in BTC, XRP and SHIB.

Bitcoin slipped below the key $70,000 mark on Friday after a weaker-than-expected U.S. employment report sent shockwaves through crypto markets. The price dropped around 2.8-3% toward $69,430 as traders weighed rising recession risks against the prospect of Federal Reserve rate cuts. With the February CPI data due March 11 and the FOMC meeting scheduled for March 17-18, market participants are watching whether signals of future easing in 2026 can help BTC reclaim the $70,000–$71,000 zone.

According to Binance's February 2026 proof-of-reserves report, the exchange's Shiba Inu holdings decreased from 53.27 trillion to 52.54 trillion SHIB, a 1.38% decline equal to more than 733 billion tokens. User balances and Binance's own reserves fell by nearly the same proportion, while 33.79 billion SHIB stayed in third-party custody and the coverage ratio remained at 100.17%.

In his 2026 outlook, Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone projects Bitcoin could retreat to the $50,000 area and silver to $50 per troy ounce. He bases this view on mean reversion, geopolitical tensions, a potentially fragile U.S. stock market and a weakening BTC-to-silver ratio around 880, arguing that these factors may signal ongoing vulnerability in both assets.

Midweek trading sees XRP climb 3.83% and pierce the daily Bollinger Band midpoint, setting technical targets at $1.50 and $1.92 while Bitcoin trades back above $71,000 after more than $250 million in short positions are liquidated. Over the same period, Cardano whales move 230 million ADA between Feb. 26 and March 3, easing selling pressure as the token recovers about 4%. Market focus now turns to key price levels for XRP, BTC and ADA ahead of the Fed Beige Book release.