ActivTrades analyst Ion Jauregui said Bitcoin could climb to $110,000 in Q2 2026, outlining a path that includes consolidation between $75,000 and $80,000 before targeting $95,000 to $110,000. In a March 30 note, he also highlighted a bearish-pressure zone around $90,000 and high-volume support near $81,500.

XRP whale wallets expanded their combined balances by 1.09% over the past nine days, adding more than 120 million tokens and reaching a local peak on March 28. From March 22 to March 30, whale holdings rose from about 11.05B XRP to roughly 11.17B, while XRP traded down 6.05% to $1.347 at reporting time. The move came as XRP-linked investment vehicles recorded inflows last week, alongside technical signals that suggested a possible near-term reversal.

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.

Morgan Stanley updated its S-1 for its proposed spot Bitcoin ETF, MSBT, and set a 0.14% management fee. If approved by the SEC, the fee would undercut rivals in the roughly $85 billion to $92 billion spot BTC ETF market, including Grayscale’s 0.15% and BlackRock and Fidelity at 0.25%. The bank also outlined earlier steps such as a $1 million seed investment and proposed custodians Coinbase and BNY Mellon.

The SEC hit a decision deadline on Friday, March 27, for multiple spot XRP ETF applications, while the agency was also expected to act on 91 pending crypto ETF filings covering 24 tokens. As the deadline approached, XRP derivatives metrics turned more risk-on, with open interest up 14.8% in 24h and perpetual funding jumping 158.19% to 0.0028. XRP was trading at $1.32 at the time of writing, down 2.95%, as markets reacted to macro and geopolitical headlines and a $13.5 billion options expiry.

On Friday, March 27, XRP's perpetual futures funding rate climbed 158.19% to 0.0028, pointing to a more bullish tilt among derivatives traders. Over the same 24-hour period, open interest dipped 0.25% to $823.94 million while XRP's spot price fell 1.27% to about $1.34. The move coincided with roughly $6.69 million in liquidations, largely from long positions, as weekly losses widened to over 7%.

XRP derivatives open interest increased more than 11% from the start of the week, reaching $2.65 billion on March 27. The week also saw shifts in positioning: funding rates turned negative as OI hit $2.53 billion on Thursday, before moving back into positive territory during the past 24 hours alongside the week's peak OI.

MARA Holdings said it sold 15,133 Bitcoin (BTC) from March 4 to March 25, 2026, liquidating $1.1 billion as part of efforts to bolster its balance sheet. It used $912.8 million of the proceeds for privately negotiated repurchase agreements with certain Convertible Senior Notes holders due 2030 and 2031. The company reported holding 38,689 BTC valued at about $2.68 billion, while its shares rose over 9% to around $9.15.

A survey of 351 institutions projects that planned XRP allocations will increase from 18% in January 2026 to 25% by the end of 2026. The same dataset indicates institutional exposure to XRP could grow 39% over 2026, even as XRP ranks fifth by planned allocation. Bitcoin remains the top choice, with planned exposure easing from 94% in January 2026 to 91%.