XRP exchange reserves fell to 2,750,702,461 tokens as of Saturday, March 28, indicating fewer XRP held on trading platforms. XRP later turned slightly positive, up 0.23% to $1.33 at the time of writing, after declines the prior day. The report also notes XRP ETF flows showed little to no fresh institutional capital for most of March, alongside continued withdrawals.

An Arkham report released Saturday, March 28, ranked Satoshi Nakamoto as the largest Bitcoin holder at about 1.1 million BTC worth over $77 billion, while Coinbase appeared second with roughly 982,000 BTC. The same data set showed Strategy with 738,000 BTC in total, including about 443,000 BTC visible on-chain. Commentators said Coinbase’s figure reflects user custody rather than corporate holdings, unlike Strategy’s treasury position.

Ethereum’s network activity accelerated in mid-March as active addresses climbed 121% over a few days, alongside a price rebound that briefly pushed ETH near $2,400. Active addresses rose from 381,202 on March 15, 2026, to 841,404 by March 19, while ETH later traded at $2,157, up 0.91% over the last 24 hours.

Shiba Inu has logged one of its strongest derivatives moves in 2026, with open interest climbing more than 26% in 24 hours to about 12.24 trillion SHIB, valued at over $75 million. This sharp increase comes as the token's price drops 1.6% over the same period and Coinbase open interest falls more than 5%, highlighting a divergence between futures positioning and spot market sentiment.

Bitcoin has retreated to around $70,000 after a recent bout of volatility, but an on-chain model suggests a path higher if key resistance is broken. Analyst Ali Martinez stated on March 14, 2026, that reclaiming and closing above $73,726 could keep Bitcoin positioned for a potential move toward $95,894.

On Friday, March 13, SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao announced that the group's XRP-based shareholder reward program has been expanded to include SBI ARUHI, a publicly listed mortgage-focused subsidiary. The initiative follows SBI Holdings' 2026 shareholder benefit plan that lets investors receive XRP and is aligned with the company's broader push to connect blockchain solutions with traditional financial services.

On March 8, XRP’s on-chain burn activity climbed to about 519 tokens destroyed as fees over 24 hours, up roughly 27.82% alongside higher network usage. During the same period, XRP’s price pulled back below $1.40 to around $1.35 and XRP ETFs recorded more than $16 million in daily outflows, even as rising on-chain activity hinted at a potential price rebound.

Samson Mow, CEO of Jan3, has again sparked the long-running discussion over Bitcoin's ability to outpace gold by describing Bitcoin as "exponential gold." He and other commentators emphasize Bitcoin's fixed 21 million supply and halving-driven issuance decline, contrasting it with gold's steadily expanding supply as a key factor in their long-term performance expectations.

On Saturday, March 7, analytics data showed Shiba Inu's 24-hour exchange netflow dropping to -131,956,300,000 SHIB, indicating significantly more tokens leaving exchanges than arriving. At the same time, SHIB open interest in derivatives markets increased by 2.24% to over 10.09 trillion tokens in active contracts, hinting at rising speculative positioning amid a price decline of more than 4%.