In an interview with Morgan Stanley recorded on January 30 and released Friday, billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller said blockchain-based stablecoins could underpin the global payments system within 10 to 15 years. He argued that tokenized payment rails offer faster and cheaper settlement than traditional systems, even as he remains skeptical of Bitcoin as a long-term store of value and continues to favor gold. Druckenmiller's comments come as stablecoin transaction volumes reach tens of trillions of dollars and new legislation such as the GENIUS Act encourages financial firms to test blockchain settlement.

In February 2026, Solana processed $650 billion in adjusted stablecoin transaction volume, more than twice its October 2025 peak and leading all blockchains by monthly share. Grayscale's March 4, 2026 research note links this growth to a shift from memecoin trading toward payments, DeFi, and tokenization, supported by upcoming upgrades like Firedancer and Alpenglow. The same analysis highlights USDC's rising dominance in transfer volume over USDT, underscoring institutional demand for compliant stablecoin rails.

On Friday, XRP climbed 3.5% to a one-week peak of $1.45 after trading between $1.20 and $1.50 over the past month, while analysts outlined both short- and long-term price scenarios. One analyst argued that an ascending triangle pattern in place since 2018 could eventually support a roughly 1,350% move toward $48 in a future bull cycle, while another highlighted potential retests of the $0.70–$0.80 zone and the $1.42–$1.50 resistance band before any breakout toward $1.80–$2.00 by late March or early April.

World Liberty Financial's WLFI token saw daily trading volume jump 166% while price gained just 0.39% over 24 hours, amid a 4.35% intraday pullback in Bitcoin. The token was rejected near a local supply zone and the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement level, with technical indicators and Fibonacci projections pointing to a continuation of the prevailing downtrend.

Over the past 24 hours, a meme token associated with US President Donald Trump has climbed as much as 60% after organizers promoted an exclusive Fight Fight Fight conference and gala at the Mar-a-Lago resort. The TRUMP coin briefly touched $4.43 before slipping back near the $4 level, with 24-hour spot volume exceeding $1.6 billion and derivatives open interest jumping more than 20%. Despite the rebound, the token is still trading over 90% below its early 2025 peak around $44.

Pi Network's native token PI surged to nearly $0.30 before reversing sharply to around $0.21, erasing a 30% gain after its listing on Kraken. The move followed a series of protocol migrations, including the v20.2 upgrade that was reportedly completed by March 12 to enhance security and scalability.

Analyst EGRAG CRYPTO argues that XRP’s recent pullback reflects a compression pattern, not a breakdown, with the key structural trigger now sitting at $2.20 on the monthly chart. He bases his view on XRP’s interaction with the 21-period exponential moving average and outlines potential paths involving a liquidity sweep toward $0.80–$1.00 or a fast reclaim above $1.65–$1.80. In his framework, a decisive move back over $2.20 would signal a renewed expansion phase, while XRP is currently trading around $1.41.

IoTeX is a Layer‑1 network focused on connecting real‑world devices, sensors, and machines to blockchain applications, with its IOTX token currently trading around $0.0053–$0.005460. Analysts estimate that if DePIN adoption, AI integration, and device growth accelerate, IOTX could revisit the $0.028 area in 2026 and potentially move toward long‑term targets as high as $0.35 by 2030. Key technical levels highlighted include support near $0.0048 and resistance around $0.015, which, if broken, may open the way to higher ranges.