Bitcoin (BTC) moved back to $70,000 as the broader crypto market rebounded, with short positions seeing about $300 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours. Total liquidations in that window reached $325 million, while BTC later slipped to $69,502 but was still up 3.9% in 24 hours. Trading volume was reported up more than 105% to $34.9 million.

A Hyperliquid trader identified as James Wynn was liquidated after betting against Bitcoin, leaving about $900 in his account and a reported $99.1 million loss. Bitcoin rose 3.62% in 24 hours to $69,277.90 after moving between $66,669.53 and $69,527.90, while volume jumped 83.33% to $30.69 billion.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) showed signs of stabilizing as netflow turned positive, with SHIB priced at $0.000006018 and a $3.54 billion market cap. Over the past 24 hours, netflow increased 76.9%, with net outflow rising from about $110,000 to about $195,000, while SHIB rebounded from around $0.00000580 and held just above the $0.000006 level.

Arkham Intelligence's April 3, 2026 findings rank Ethereum's largest ETH holders and show Vitalik Buterin is not the biggest individual holder. The ETH2 Beacon Deposit Contract contains over 82 million ETH (about $169 billion), while presale investor Rain Lohmus is listed with 250,000 ETH, and Buterin follows with roughly 224,000 ETH. Among corporate holders, Arkham lists Bitmine at nearly 4.7 million ETH and BlackRock at over three million ETH.

X is rolling out an "auto-locking and verification" policy that will temporarily lock accounts the first time they post about cryptocurrency and require identity checks before the post can proceed. The change, shared by X Head of Product Nikita Bier via Wu Blockchain on April 2, 2026, is aimed at reducing scams tied to hacked celebrity accounts and newly created scam profiles.

CryptoQuant analysts say Binance traders have been buying Ethereum as the exchange’s ETH reserve fell to 3.3 million ETH, below prior lows. The firm also noted stablecoin balances rising, with USDT at $38 billion and USDC at $6.6 billion on April 2, a mix some interpret as supportive for a potential rebound. ETH was trading at $2,030, down 4.9% in 24 hours, while volume slipped 4.2% to $20.2 billion.

Spot XRP ETFs recorded zero net day flows on March 26 as XRP weakened alongside the broader crypto market. March has so far tallied $28 million in net outflows and $14.12 million in trading volume on March 26, while XRP traded around $1.33 after dipping as low as $1.20 this month. Despite the slowdown, cumulative net inflows since launch stand at $1.21 billion and AUM is about $949 million.

CoinSpot has added Cardano Midnight (NIGHT) for trading, giving Australian users the ability to buy, sell, and trade the privacy-focused token. CoinSpot also promoted the listing with an X repost giveaway offering $100 of NIGHT, with the post dated March 27, 2026. NIGHT was priced at $0.04503 at the time of writing, up 1.03% over 24 hours, while volume fell 6.64% to $1.16 billion.

Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin supply on Ethereum was reduced after 40,000,000 tokens were burned on March 24, 2026. The burn was disclosed by a Ripple stablecoin tracker and framed as a standard step tied to redemptions, amid figures showing 45 million RLUSD burned in seven days versus 10 million minted.