Technical Analysis

XRP is showing early rebound signals after failing to stay above $1.50, with whales adding roughly 40 million XRP over the past week. On March 22, analyst Ali Martinez said Santiment data showed large-wallet balances rising from about 3.72 billion XRP to nearly 3.80 billion as the TD Sequential printed a buy signal on the 12-hour chart. At press time, XRP traded at $1.37, down about 1.3% in 24 hours and over 6% on the week.

Bitcoin began the new week after dipping to near $67,400 into the weekly close and losing the 200-week EMA trend line around $68,300. Several traders continued to frame downside scenarios, including bear-flag breakdown risk and a potential move below $50,000, while liquidation data showed over $400 million wiped out in 24 hours. Macro pressure also built as gold fell into a technical bear market and oil sought to hold above $100 amid Strait of Hormuz uncertainty.

While the broader cryptocurrency market has been largely trading sideways this week, a trio of lesser-known altcoins, SIREN, JCT, and BR, have completely defied gravity. All three tokens posted staggering percentage gains, capturing the attention of retail traders and on-chain analysts alike. But behind the flashy green candles, these surges raise serious questions about liquidity dynamics, market manipulation, and how short-term capital is rotating in the digital asset space right now.

WTI Crude Oil (USOIL) trades at $99.26 on March 23, 2026, as Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum to Iran fuels fears of a Strait of Hormuz showdown. Discover if oil can shatter the $101.60 resistance to target $108.00 as the 11 million bpd supply shock intensifies.

Bitcoin moved in a narrow range on Saturday and was down about 1% over the past week amid broader market selling. Bernstein reiterated its long-term view that BTC could reach $150,000 by the end of 2026, framing the current decline as milder than prior cycle drawdowns. BTC was last quoted at $68,733, down 0.60% over the past 24 hours.

XRP posted relatively subdued trading last week even as liquidity flowed into the broader crypto market, but it still rose nearly 8% over the week. Whales accumulated about 200 million XRP over the past two weeks, while non-empty wallets surpassed 7.7 million and the ledger hit 46,767 active addresses on Monday. XRP was last at $1.39, down 1.56% over 24 hours, after a prior 48-hour move that briefly lifted it above $1.60.

Akash Network (AKT) is experiencing significant price turbulence, retracing roughly 6.8% to $0.57 as the broader market enters a risk-off phase just hours before the network’s most anticipated milestone: the Burn-Mint Equilibrium (BME) upgrade. Despite the short-term dip, AKT remains up nearly 30% over the last week, with traders positioning for the 14:00 UTC hard fork that transforms the protocol’s tokenomics into a deflationary, utility-linked model.

XRP fell from around $1.44 on March 21 to retest a horizontal support zone just under $1.38 by March 23. The RSI has printed higher lows as price made lower lows, forming a bullish divergence and moving out of the 20–30 oversold band. Separately, reports cite strong retail demand alongside XRP spot ETF assets sitting just above $1 billion.

An escalating corporate appetite for Bitcoin and a high-stakes "war chest" strategy from GameStop are set to collide this week. As the Q4 2025 earnings cycle for major infrastructure and retail players concludes, the market is bracing for a shift from speculative digital asset plays to fundamental execution.

Ethereum (ETH) fell sharply from the $2,220–$2,200 area and is consolidating above $2,020 after printing a $2,025 low. The pair remains below $2,120 and the 100-hour SMA, with two bearish trend lines capping rebounds near $2,120 and $2,165. A move above $2,165 could reopen $2,200, while a break below $2,025 may put $2,000 and $1,965 in focus.