XRP finished Q1 2026 down 27% versus its 2025 year-end level, after peaking at $2.40 on Jan. 6 and later trading mostly between $1.30 and $1.50 through March. Over the same period, its market capitalization fell from $112 billion on Jan. 1 to about $83 billion by March 31, putting it 55% below the July 18, 2025, high of $3.66.

The U.S. Department of Justice charged 10 executives and employees tied to four crypto market-making firms over alleged schemes to artificially inflate trading volume and token prices. The DOJ said three defendants were arrested in Singapore, extradited to the U.S., and made an initial court appearance in Oakland on Monday. Authorities also reported seizing more than $1 million in cryptocurrency, while BTC was trading in the highs $68k at the time of writing.

Hong Kong has not issued its first stablecoin licences by the previously expected end-of-March target, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said the licensing work is still progressing and announcements will come in due course. The HKMA's public register continued to show no licensed stablecoin issuers at the time of writing.

XRP ended the latest month with a close below the Bollinger Bands midline at $1.99, keeping the lower band near $0.62 as the main downside reference. Separately, 900 million DOGE (about $83 million) was withdrawn from Bithumb to unknown wallets within one hour, while Bitcoin entered April holding above $68,000 as traders watch macro and policy events for direction.

XRP slid more than 55% to around $1.35 on April 1 after failing to clear resistance near $3.32, with one analyst arguing the move still fits an ascending-triangle structure on the monthly chart. He says the setup could allow for an additional ~30% decline before a stronger recovery, while longer-term expectations remain focused on a potential bullish leg into 2026.

Alameda Research has unstaked more than 1,695 ETH valued at over $3.56 million, after selling more than $17 million in SOL three weeks earlier. With reported holdings of about $300 million in SOL, $35 million in Bitcoin, and $20 million in USDT, traders are watching for potential near-term sell pressure on Ethereum and Solana. ETH is hovering under a long-standing resistance while SOL is range-bound, with key levels highlighted at $2,100 for ETH and $76 support for SOL.

The Uniswap Foundation said it ended 2025 with $85.8 million in assets and expects its current funding to cover operations into early 2027. It disclosed holdings as of Dec. 31, 2025, including $49.9 million in cash and stablecoins, 15.1 million UNI, and 240 ETH. The group also outlined allocations of about $106.2 million for grants and incentives and $26.3 million for operating costs and employee token awards.

BNB was trading at $614 after a 1.7% gain over 24 hours as it defended a key psychological level. Binance is rolling out a prediction-market feature inside Binance Wallet with third-party providers including Predict.fun, following a March 31, 2026 post cited in the article. Technical levels highlighted include support at $600 and $580, with resistance at $640, $660, and $680.