According to CoinMarketCap and Glassnode, the memecoin market cap has fallen 48% over the past year and 6.9% over the past month, while PEPE remains notably weak. PEPE is trading below the $0.00000342 support with bearish short- and long-term charts, and large overhead short liquidation levels suggest a possible short squeeze if prices reverse. However, with Bitcoin recently dropping below $70k and at risk of testing the $63k–$65k region or lower, traders are urged to be patient.

On 7 March 2026, analysis showed Iran had built a roughly $7.8 billion crypto market in 2025, with wallets linked to the IRGC responsible for more than half of Q4 inflows. After U.S.-Israeli strikes on 28 February 2026, outflows from Iranian exchanges jumped 700% within minutes, while U.S. authorities moved from targeting single wallets to sanctioning entire platforms. Ordinary Iranians, facing 40–50% inflation and a weakening rial, increasingly turned to Bitcoin and stablecoins, even as domestic regulators ordered exchanges to halt certain USDT-rial trades.

PEPE is trading near $0.00000325–$0.00000326 after slipping from about $0.00000336, with sellers keeping control below resistance at $0.00000343–$0.00000347. The nearest support is around $0.00000320, while indicators such as RSI near 34–39 and a negative MACD point to weak momentum and a prevailing bearish structure. A 6-hour close above $0.00000347 would be needed to challenge the downtrend and hint at a short-term recovery.

Pi Network's native token PI climbed about 16% to above $0.23, marking a three-month high amid a broader market downturn. The move follows a new case study outlining how more than 421,000 Pi Nodes and over a million CPUs could support decentralized AI training and computing, with operators potentially earning crypto rewards. Recent protocol upgrades, including v19.9 and the v20.2 update scheduled for completion by March 12, are also linked to the token's strong performance, despite nearly 21 million tokens unlocking.

In February 2026, Cardano builder Input Output Group and Circle deployed USDCx infrastructure on Cardano, creating a Cardano-native asset backed 1:1 by USDC held in Circle's xReserve smart contract. IOG later clarified that the aim is to let users withdraw value directly to Cardano rather than rely on traditional bridge models, with a dedicated web app supporting minting, burning and exchange integrations. The team describes USDCx as a long-term upgrade to Cardano's financial rails, intended to support DeFi, payments and real-world asset settlement as adoption increases.

In the last 24 hours, about 1.7 billion ADA have been traded while Cardano's price fell from $0.2682 to a low of $0.2559. ADA is now near the $0.25 support with on-chain data showing roughly 230 million ADA, valued at over $63 million, sold in seven days. Adoption efforts, including integration with Swiss fintech DFX to enable ADA payments at 137 SPAR supermarkets, could help support a potential rebound if trading volume rises again.

A macro-focused wealth analyst warns that rising tensions in the Middle East and potential disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a chain reaction from higher oil costs to stress in global market liquidity. As energy-driven inflation pressures Japan's long-running yen carry trade, forced unwinds could drain leverage and liquidity across risk assets, including crypto. In that scenario, settlement-focused networks using XRP for on-demand, cross-border transfers may become more strategically important as capital seeks faster rails when traditional systems are strained.

Crypto analyst Luke has highlighted a bull flag breakout on XRP's weekly chart, with a measured move and Fib extension both pointing toward an $11 upside target that would represent a new all-time high. While this implies nearly 700% growth from the current $1.36 area, other analysts warn of possible pullbacks toward $0.87–$0.85 as geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran weigh on sentiment and XRP ETFs record recent outflows. Bulls are watching key levels at $1.25, $1.61, and the gray demand zone for confirmation or invalidation of the broader bullish structure.