On Friday, the crypto market's total capitalization excluding stablecoins hovered around $2.04 trillion while U.S. labor data showed a 92,000 drop in nonfarm payrolls in February with unemployment at 4.4%. The weaker jobs report fueled expectations of a more accommodative Federal Reserve later in 2026, as technical indicators signaled easing selling pressure after February's sharp market correction.

The XRP Ledger lending protocol amendment is currently in the voting phase with 17.14% consensus, remaining 62.86% short of the 80% support needed for activation. The XLS-65 specification's single asset vault feature has reached 22.85% backing, while Ripple is focusing on formal verification and stricter security standards following the discovery of a critical bug in the proposed XRPL Batch amendment.

According to Binance's February 2026 proof-of-reserves report, the exchange's Shiba Inu holdings decreased from 53.27 trillion to 52.54 trillion SHIB, a 1.38% decline equal to more than 733 billion tokens. User balances and Binance's own reserves fell by nearly the same proportion, while 33.79 billion SHIB stayed in third-party custody and the coverage ratio remained at 100.17%.

XRP's supply on centralized exchanges has declined to $2.75 billion, while the token trades around $1.35 after a 5.07% daily drop. On-chain indicators point to easing selling pressure as more holders move XRP off exchanges, even as XRP ETFs posted a $6.15 million outflow on March 5, ending a seven-day streak of inflows.

21Shares has listed the first U.S. spot Polkadot exchange-traded fund, trading on Nasdaq under the ticker TDOT. The fund was launched on Friday with an initial seed capital of $11 million and charges a 0.3% fee, offering investors exposure to Polkadot's DOT token without directly holding the asset.

Crypto analyst EGRAG Crypto has outlined a long-term XRP price roadmap from 2014 through a projection toward 2028, emphasizing that traders should focus on structure instead of geopolitical news. Their chart shows a potential macro bottom forming near the $0.50 region, key resistance around $1.00–$1.40, and long-range targets above $27 if a multi‑year bullish channel unfolds.

Bitcoin has pushed back above the $70,000 mark and held it for several days, supported by $917.28 million in net inflows to spot ETFs this week. At the same time, large investors are directing capital into the Bitcoin Hyper Layer 2 presale, which has attracted nearly $32 million and plans a mainnet launch later in Q1. The HYPER token underpins the network's governance, fees and staking, with current rewards of 37% APY during the discounted presale phase.

In his 2026 outlook, Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone projects Bitcoin could retreat to the $50,000 area and silver to $50 per troy ounce. He bases this view on mean reversion, geopolitical tensions, a potentially fragile U.S. stock market and a weakening BTC-to-silver ratio around 880, arguing that these factors may signal ongoing vulnerability in both assets.