Ripple Prime, formed after Ripple's $1.25 billion Hidden Road deal, was added to DTCC's NSCC participant directory effective March 2, 2026, with broker identifiers that allow it to operate as a clearing and executing broker. The approval for OTC trades was confirmed in a DTCC notice dated February 27, and the setup is described as a way to route institutional post-trade activity onto the XRP Ledger alongside services for XRP and RLUSD.

Aave has deployed on OKX's Ethereum Layer-2 network, X Layer, enabling OKX Wallet users to access Aave lending markets without bridging or setting up a separate wallet. The launch uses Aave v3.6 and supports eight assets, with six Efficiency Modes that can offer up to 88% loan-to-value on select liquid staking pairs. Aave holds $23.8 billion in TVL across its deployments, while X Layer's TVL was around $25 million before the integration.

Bitcoin started Monday around $66,000 after a thin-liquidity weekend dip toward $64,000, then climbed nearly 2% to trade near $68,000 following President Donald Trump’s comments about “serious discussions” with what he called a new Iranian regime. Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged $296 million in net outflows from March 23–28, while Ethereum ETFs saw $206.58 million outflows over the same window. Analysts said geopolitical uncertainty and a busy U.S. data calendar are keeping risk appetite restrained and pushing investors toward yield and defensive positioning.

Bitcoin may face further downside before establishing a bottom, with on-chain frameworks cited by Willy Woo placing a likely range between $46,000 and $54,000. Separate chart analysis from Ali Martinez suggests a rising-wedge breakdown could extend declines toward the $50,000 area if the pattern repeats. Bitcoin was trading at $67,567 at press time, up about 1.1% in 24 hours and down roughly 3.5% over the past week.

CoinShares said public Bitcoin miners faced a tougher profit backdrop after the April 2024 halving, with the weighted average cash cost to produce 1 BTC rising to about $79,995 in Q4 2025. The firm added that hash price slipped to roughly $29 per PH/s/day in Q1 2026, widening the gap between miners staying purely BTC-focused and those building AI infrastructure.

Naver Financial has shifted back its planned share swap with Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, and now expects a shareholder vote on Aug. 18 and completion on Sept. 30. The timetable change extends the process by about three months from earlier goals of late May or early June, as reviews tied to competition rules, major-shareholder changes and crypto regulation remain in progress.

Uniswap's governance token UNI was quoted around $3.50 after a 4.5% intraday gain, while broader market recovery reignited debate over the role of centralized exchanges versus DEXs. UNI is described as consolidating in a $3.10–$3.95 band, with technicians watching levels such as $3.30 and potential resistance targets up to $4.22.

Cardano (ADA) showed renewed downside risk on March 30 after last week's weekly close fell below a key buy wall near $0.245. The breakdown sparked intraday follow-through that, according to analyst Ali Martinez, could open room for an estimated 11% decline toward $0.22.