JPMorgan analysts estimate total digital asset flows were about $11 billion in Q1 2026, roughly one-third of the same quarter a year earlier. The report said that pace implies around $44 billion annualized, well below 2025's record inflows of nearly $130 billion, with much of Q1 activity tied to corporate treasury bitcoin buying and concentrated crypto VC funding.

On April 3, bitcoin traded largely sideways near $67,000 even as U.S. political developments and renewed geopolitical risks grabbed headlines. The session ranged from $66,345 to $67,195, leaving market cap around $1.34 trillion and 24-hour BTC liquidations below $31 million. Oil prices jumped at the same time, with WTI up about 11.4% to $111.54 and Brent rising 7.8% to $109.03.

XRP is trading in a compressed range inside a descending broadening wedge, a structure some analysts say can precede a larger volatility expansion. EGRAG CRYPTO highlights $0.90 as a key base and $3.30 as the main breakout trigger, outlining upside targets of $5, $8 and potentially $13 if that level is cleared. Separately, The Composite Trader says XRP confirmed a bearish TCT Model 1 distribution during the New York PM session, with follow-through moving toward a projected technical target and enabling a 25% TP1.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood said in an April 1 CNBC Squawk Box interview that Bitcoin may no longer face the 85%–95% collapses seen in past bear markets as institutions increasingly treat it as a separate asset class. With BTC trading around $67,000 on April 3, she added that even a 50% drawdown in 2026 would be viewed as a "victory" by the Bitcoin community.

XRP traded at $1.31, up 0.9% over 24 hours but down 29.6% year-to-date from a $1.88 open, as the token tried to defend support while broader sentiment stayed fearful. On April 2, XRPL core developer Denis Angell described six ongoing workstreams aimed at rebuilding the XRP Ledger's core repository. Technical levels cited include resistance at the 50-day SMA ($1.40–$1.42) and support around $1.27–$1.29.

Fidelity macro director Jurrien Timmer says ETP flow data indicate investors who left Bitcoin in late 2025 are rotating back as gold loses momentum. He describes Bitcoin’s drop from above $124,000 in October to near $60,000 as a "mild winter," with BTC now holding the $65-$70k area while it tries to build a base.

A reported exploit on a Solana-based DeFi app drained roughly $250 million, a crypto analyst said, using the incident to underscore smart-contract risks for would-be institutional users. In the same video, the analyst pointed to documentation claiming Ripple's "G Treasury" has an official Swift compatibility profile, framing XRP as back-end settlement infrastructure rather than a retail token.

Onchain investigator ZachXBT alleges Circle did not freeze or blacklist roughly $420 million in illicit USDC flows since 2022 across 15 hack-and-fraud cases. He says Circle sometimes had hours or days to act, including cited incidents tied to GMX, Cetus and Drift Protocol, but took limited action or acted after funds were swapped into ETH.