Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz has commented on XRP's performance amid a wider crypto downturn, noting that overall market conditions leave him feeling down. Shiba Inu has seen a sharp 666% surge in futures flows alongside ongoing price weakness, while Dogecoin temporarily traded above the key $0.10 level for about eight hours before slipping back to around $0.096.

XRP's 30-day liquidity index on Binance has fallen to 0.097, increasing the risk of sharp price swings amid thinner order books. Shiba Inu's burn rate jumped 53,954% and its price climbed about 6.35% as exchange reserves declined. Rockefeller Capital Management expanded its position in MicroStrategy by 146% to 198,283 shares, highlighting accelerating institutional exposure to Bitcoin proxy stocks.

Strategy Inc. disclosed via an SEC filing that between Feb. 23 and March 1, 2026, it bought 3,015 BTC for $204 million, lifting its corporate Bitcoin reserves to 720,737 BTC at a total cost of $54.77 billion and an average entry price of $75,985. On-chain data indicates about 470 million XRP, with a netflow of $472 million from XRP Ledger to Binance, raising concerns over potential selling pressure as XRP trades around $1.36 after a modest rebound. At the same time, three Dogecoin ETFs from Grayscale, 21shares and Bitwise have repeatedly posted $0 in daily net inflows since Feb. 3, accompanied by relatively low trading volumes and prolonged weakness in Dogecoin's price performance.

On March 1, Ripple Labs released 1 billion XRP from escrow in three transactions worth about $1.377 billion, while the token ended February with a 16.45% monthly price decline. Over the same weekend, Solana led major cryptocurrencies with an 11% rebound to an intraday high of $88.89 after a $500 million liquidation event, and Elon Musk amplified a viral thread comparing Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei to FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried.

On Saturday, XRP's price fell 7.19% to $1.28, with its market capitalization slipping to $78.77 billion as leveraged long traders absorbed most liquidations. Over the last 24 hours, XRP-linked liquidations reached $13.86 million, of which $12.56 million were longs, while the broader crypto market saw about $515 million in positions wiped out and roughly $128 billion erased from total market value. Trading volume in XRP climbed 27.8% to $3.94 billion, signaling heavy activity and potential distribution during the downturn.

Singapore exchange Bitrue reported a 212% surge in XRP spot buying volume between Feb. 23 and 24, with purchases more than doubling sell orders. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a single-day net inflow of $506.51 million on Feb. 25 as prices rebounded, while Dogecoin climbed over 7% in 24 hours, briefly trading above $0.10. These moves highlight renewed institutional and retail interest across major crypto assets after a period of muted activity.

Over the last 24 hours, crypto liquidations reached $485 million and XRP's trading volume rose 77%, while its price slipped. Dogecoin is nearing a 2026 golden cross against Bitcoin as the 23-day average approaches the 50-day. Vitalik Buterin sold 3,788.57 ETH in 72 hours, totaling about $7.3 million.

On Feb. 17, the company disclosed an additional Bitcoin purchase of roughly $168 million, and Michael Saylor now hints at buying more as total holdings reach 717,131 BTC. XRP Ledger successful transactions have climbed about 40%, with daily counts nearing 2.5 million. Shiba Inu closed February 2026 around a $3.6 billion market cap amid its 589 trillion supply.

Deutsche Bank plans to leverage Ripple's blockchain-based infrastructure to speed up and reduce the cost of its cross-border payments. Around Feb. 19, XRP slipped under its 200-week moving average near $1.419 and lost support at $1.42, while the UAE has reportedly mined about $453.6 million in Bitcoin and holds over $1 billion in BTC, a push Binance's Changpeng Zhao says he supported. These developments highlight institutional interest in Ripple's solutions, shifting XRP price dynamics, and the UAE's growing role in Bitcoin mining.