Whales accumulated about 10,000 BTC over a 72-hour period, as Bitcoin continued to trade below $70,000. BTC was priced at $66,860 at press time, down 0.18% over 24 hours and up 0.26% on the week. Scenario analysis outlined potential ranges between $66,000 and $70,000 in the coming days, with supports flagged at $64,000, $62,000 and a longer-term CVDD level at $47,960.

Polymarket pricing suggests XRP is expected to stay largely range-bound into the end of April, with the highest-probability outcome centered on $1.40 (65%). Lower and higher targets draw far less conviction, while XRP was last quoted at $1.31, down about 0.3% in 24 hours and nearly 2% over the week. The asset also sits below its 50-day SMA ($1.41) and 200-day SMA ($2.06), with a 14-day RSI of 38.95 indicating selling pressure remains in control.

BlackRock reduced crypto exposure over the past week as its spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw about $320 million in combined outflows. Bitcoin-related withdrawals led the move at roughly $185.1 million across five trading sessions, while the ETHA Ethereum fund recorded about $134.9 million over the same span.

A technical read shared on April 2 suggests XRP could face a sharp pullback after losing the $1.31 support and struggling to defend $1.30. The scenario outlines a potential 33% decline, with downside targets first projected at $1.05–$1.09 and a deeper move potentially reaching $0.87 before any broader recovery attempt.

On-chain figures show XRP wallets with at least 1 million XRP have risen to 1,997, edging close to the 2,000 threshold. The distribution includes 1,333 addresses holding 1M–5M XRP and 6 accounts with more than 1B XRP, while XRP traded at $1.32, down more than 2% over the past 24 hours.

Bhutan's Royal Government has moved roughly 375 Bitcoin, valued at about $25.19 million, in a transaction recorded on March 31. The BTC was sent to an intermediary wallet that has previously been associated with outflows toward Galaxy Digital. The transfer follows a series of sizable March movements that have lifted 2026 outflows above $152 million.

Ripple is scheduled to release 1 billion XRP from escrow on April 1, 2026 as part of the monthly mechanism it has followed since late 2017. The company originally locked 55 billion XRP in time-based escrows on the XRP Ledger, and it typically re-locks 60% to 80% after each release, keeping net additions smaller. XRP traded at $1.31 at press time, valuing the gross unlock at about $1.31 billion.

Bitcoin may face further downside before establishing a bottom, with on-chain frameworks cited by Willy Woo placing a likely range between $46,000 and $54,000. Separate chart analysis from Ali Martinez suggests a rising-wedge breakdown could extend declines toward the $50,000 area if the pattern repeats. Bitcoin was trading at $67,567 at press time, up about 1.1% in 24 hours and down roughly 3.5% over the past week.

XRP is showing early signs of a trend shift after a recent sell-off, with a symmetrical triangle on the four-hour chart implying a possible 30% swing. The setup tightened as price hovered around $1.34–$1.36 and struggled to hold above resistance near $1.50. At press time, XRP traded at $1.33, down about 0.65% in 24 hours and 4.5% over seven days.