Shiba Inu saw its futures net flows surge by 1,549.47% in 24 hours, with $14.52 million in inflows and $13.80 million in outflows, leaving a net inflow of about $446,810. This derivatives spike coincided with SHIB trading above $0.000006 on March 16, 2026, gaining more than 17% in a day as market cap and volume also rose. A crypto analyst expects the recent rebound to continue and suggests SHIB could delete a zero if bullish momentum holds.

Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have come under renewed pressure, with Bitcoin sliding to around $70,000 over the weekend amid escalating conflict involving Iran and rising oil prices. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. strikes on Iran's Kharg Island have fueled concerns about higher energy costs and persistent inflation, while expectations that the Fed will hold rates at the upcoming FOMC meeting add further headwinds. Some analysts still see room for a relief rally toward $88,000 for Bitcoin, even as others warn that the broader crypto market remains in a bear phase.

Evernorth data shows XRP Ledger daily transactions have climbed to almost 3 million in March 2026, roughly three times the around 1 million per day recorded in mid-2025. Average monthly activity rose from about 800,000 transactions in May 2025 to roughly 1.3 million in February 2026, even as XRP's price trades near $1.4 and has yet to mirror the network's usage spike.

Bitcoin's Coinbase Premium Gap has turned positive after nearly 10 weeks of negative readings that aligned with a slide from about $95,000 to below $65,000 in February, signaling a tentative pickup in US spot demand. The metric, which compares Bitcoin prices on Coinbase to offshore exchanges like Binance, has rebounded from a low of -175 on February 2 to +25.4, while some analysts still warn the price could drop toward $50,000 based on its 300-week EMA pattern. This shift suggests US investors may be slowly accumulating again, even as technical signals leave room for further downside before a clear market bottom is formed.

Bitcoin has fallen about 44% from its $126,080 all-time high, with a local bottom near $63,000 marking a 53% drawdown, yet an analyst known as Jelle on X argues this remains mild compared with earlier bear markets. Citing historical declines of roughly 84% in 2017 and 77% after the 2021 peak, as well as cycle lengths of 150–152 weeks for bull runs and 52–58 weeks for bear phases, Jelle suggests the present downturn could extend further and last until around October 2026. He also notes that a weekly RSI drop below 37 and a subsequent bullish divergence have historically signaled Bitcoin's final bear market lows, a structure he says has not yet appeared.

XRP has slid from a yearly peak above $3 in 2025 to about $1.39, and analyst CasiTrades warns it may still drop to $0.87 before the current bear market ends. Based on her Elliott Wave and Fibonacci analysis, she argues that XRP remains stuck in a Wave 4 correction that could conclude near $0.87 before a Wave 5 rebound. Her chart then outlines potential recovery zones around $1.085, $1.65, $1.78 and above $1.9 if bullish momentum returns.

Crypto analyst Crypto Bully has outlined a base case for Bitcoin, projecting a possible rally toward $85,000 and eventually above $100,000 while warning that the current downtrend may not be finished. He highlighted key levels around $50,000 to $85,000 and suggested dollar-cost averaging on dips between $65,000 and $50,000. On-chain research also outlined two potential bottoming paths, including a sharp Black Swan correction or a prolonged range between $60,000 and $80,000, with BTC recently trading near $71,000.

Dogecoin is trading well under $1, leaving roughly a 1,000% gap to the long‑discussed milestone, and its 2024 advance stalled before reclaiming the $0.74 all‑time high. Using historical cycle behavior, analyst Javon Marks outlines targets at $0.739, $1.25 and above $1.80, implying rallies of about 750%, 1,100% and more than 2,000%. Another TradingView analyst suggests DOGE may be forming a bottom in a descending channel, with price potentially aiming for levels above $0.097 if it can approach the 100‑MA despite a still‑cautious RSI.

On March 13, 2026, Cardano’s DeFi ecosystem showed strong momentum, with Total Value Locked rising 23.5% in 12 days to $552.35 million while ADA traded near $0.27. Network contributors highlighted that most inflows were denominated in ADA, and the stablecoin-to-DeFi TVL ratio climbed sharply alongside the integration of USDCx. Despite ADA’s long-running downtrend, a technical analyst suggested that a breakout above $0.28 could open room for a price move toward $0.55.