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Solana failed to settle above $92 and extended losses. SOL price is now consolidating losses below $90 and might struggle to start a recovery wave. SOL price started a fresh decline below $90 and $88 against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $88 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $88 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could start a recovery wave if the bulls defend $85 or $80. Solana Price Revisits $85 Solana price failed to remain stable above $92 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. SOL declined below the $90 and $88 support levels. The price gained bearish momentum below $87.20. A low was formed at $85.10, and the price is now consolidating losses below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $90.81 swing high to the $85.10 low. Solana is now trading below $88 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. On the upside, immediate resistance is near the $88 level. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $88 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair. The next major resistance is near the $88.60 level or the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $90.81 swing high to the $85.10 low. The main resistance could be $90. A successful close above the $90 resistance zone could set the pace for another steady increase. The next key resistance is $95. Any more gains might send the price toward the $102 level. More Losses In SOL? If SOL fails to rise above the $88 resistance, it could continue to move down. Initial support on the downside is near the $85 zone. The first major support is near the $82 level. A break below the $82 level might send the price toward the $80 support zone. If there is a close below the $80 support, the price could decline toward the $74 support in the near term. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for SOL/USD is gaining pace in the bearish zone. Hourly Hours RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for SOL/USD is below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $85 and $80. Major Resistance Levels – $88 and $90.
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XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.420. The price is now consolidating losses but faces hurdles near $1.4150 and $1.420. XRP price started another decline and traded below the $1.40 zone. The price is now trading below $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.4120 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below $1.420. XRP Price Extends Losses XRP price failed to stay above $1.4350 and extended its decline, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price declined below $1.420 and $1.40 to enter a short-term bearish zone. The price even extended losses below $1.3850. A low was formed at $1.3713, and the price is now consolidating losses below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.4820 swing high to the $1.3713 low. The price is now trading below $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If there is a fresh recovery move, the price might face resistance near the $1.3980 level. The first major resistance is near the $1.4120 level. There is also a major bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.4120 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. The main resistance could be $1.4250 or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1.4820 swing high to the $1.3713 low. A close above $1.4250 could send the price to $1.440. The next hurdle sits at $1.4560. A clear move above the $1.4560 resistance might send the price toward the $1.4820 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $1.50 resistance. The next major hurdle for the bulls might be near $1.5120. Another Decline? If XRP fails to clear the $1.4120 resistance zone, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $1.380 level. The next major support is near the $1.3750 level. If there is a downside break and a close below the $1.3750 level, the price might continue to decline toward $1.3620. The next major support sits near the $1.350 zone, below which the price could continue lower toward $1.3350. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for XRP/USD is now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $1.3800 and $1.3750. Major Resistance Levels – $1.4120 and $1.4250.
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Ethereum price started a sharp decline below the $2,220 zone. ETH is now consolidating above $2,020 and might aim for a recovery wave if it climbs above $2,110. Ethereum started a sharp decline below the $2,200 zone. The price is trading below $2,120 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There are two bearish trend lines forming with resistance at $2,120 and $2,165 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $2,165 resistance. Ethereum Price Turns Red Ethereum price failed to stay above $2,220 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin. ETH price declined below $2,150 and $2,120 to enter a short-term bearish zone. The price even spiked below $2,050. A low was formed at $2,025, and the price is now consolidating losses below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,385 swing high to the $2,025 low. There are also two bearish trend lines forming with resistance at $2,120 and $2,165 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. Ethereum price is now trading below $2,100 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. If the bulls remain in action above $2,025, the price could attempt another increase. Immediate resistance is seen near the $2,080 level. The first key resistance is near the $2,120 level or the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. The next major resistance is near the $2,165 level and the second trend line. A clear move above the $2,165 resistance might send the price toward the $2,200 resistance or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,385 swing high to the $2,025 low. An upside break above the $2,200 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $2,250 resistance zone or even $2,300 in the near term. More Losses In ETH? If Ethereum fails to clear the $2,120 resistance, it could start a fresh decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $2,040 level. The first major support sits near the $2,025 zone. A clear move below the $2,025 support might push the price toward the $2,000 support. Any more losses might send the price toward the $1,965 region. The main support could be $1,880. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is gaining momentum in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI – The RSI for ETH/USD is now below the 50 zone. Major Support Level – $2,025 Major Resistance Level – $2,120
Bitcoin price started a sharp decline from well above $72,000. BTC is now consolidating and might extend losses unless there is a close above $70,000. Bitcoin started a sharp decline below $71,200 and $70,500. The price is trading below $70,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $69,200 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might continue to decline if it stays below the $69,200 and $70,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Dips Further Bitcoin price started a sharp decline from well above $72,000. BTC declined below $71,200 and $70,000 to enter a short-term bearish zone. The bears even pushed the price below $69,500. There was a move toward $67,500. A low was formed at $67,343, and the pair is now consolidating losses. There was a minor upward move above $68,000, but the price stayed well below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $75,999 swing high to the $67,343 low. Bitcoin is now trading below $70,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. Besides, there is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $69,200 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. If the price remains stable above $68,000, it could attempt a fresh increase. Immediate resistance is near the $69,000 level. The first key resistance is near the $69,200 level and the trend line. A close above the $69,200 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $70,000 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $71,650 level or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $75,999 swing high to the $67,343 low. The next barrier for the bulls could be $72,800. Downside Extension In BTC? If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $70,000 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support is near the $68,000 level. The first major support is near the $67,250 level. The next support is now near the $66,500 zone. Any more losses might send the price toward the $65,000 support in the near term. The main support now sits at $63,500, below which BTC might struggle to recover in the near term. Technical indicators: Hourly MACD – The MACD is now gaining pace in the bearish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $68,000, followed by $67,250. Major Resistance Levels – $69,200 and $70,000.
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A flood of forgotten funds has quietly found its way back to XRP Ledger users, after a decentralized exchange founder scanned the entire network to track down expired escrows that holders had abandoned — some without even knowing the money was still there. Related Reading: Crypto Adoption No Longer Optional, Survey Finds As 72% Of Finance Leaders Signal Commitment First Ledger Founder Scans Entire Network To Recover Idle Funds Adam, the founder of First Ledger, a decentralized exchange built on the XRP Ledger, combed through every corner of the blockchain to locate escrows whose time conditions had long since passed but had never been completed. Reports say the recovered total came to 750,218 XRP — worth just over $1 million at current prices. First Ledger now runs regular scans to catch eligible escrows as soon as they become available, releasing them before they fall through the cracks again. XRPL validator Vet confirmed the figures, noting that the bulk of the locked funds belonged to ordinary community members, not institutions. Many holders had set time-based conditions on their XRP years ago and simply moved on, either forgetting the funds existed or not knowing what steps were needed to claim them. Escrow unlocks spiking on XRP. Over $1,000,000 or 750,218 XRP total in Escrows just got unlocked. Lots of those escrows were created by holders and community members and timelock expired, but they forgot or didn’t know how to unlock and receive their XRP back.@xrpl_adam… pic.twitter.com/eSdMQmlSFM — Vet (@Vet_X0) March 20, 2026 The escrow system on the XRP Ledger does not release funds on its own. Once a timelock expires, the recipient must still send a specific transaction — called an EscrowFinish — to collect what’s theirs. Miss that window, and a separate deadline kicks in. If that second deadline passes without action, the escrow expires entirely and can no longer be claimed. At that point, only a cancellation transaction can return the XRP to whoever sent it in the first place. In some cases, if no expiration date was ever set, the funds can sit locked indefinitely. Record Transaction Counts Signal Broader Usage Growth The recovered funds are just one piece of a wider activity surge on the network. Data shows that deposits into automated market makers hit an all-time high of 70,735 on Feb. 28. Related Reading: Bitcoin Holds As Gold Posts Worst Week Since 1983 Amid Iran War AccountSet transactions — used to update account settings without moving any money — climbed to 114,690 on March 20, the highest single-day count the network has ever recorded. Error messages tied to insufficient XRP reserves also spiked above 370,000 on March 18, the highest reading in three years. That number reflects users trying to place new offers without holding enough XRP to meet the network’s minimum balance requirements — a sign that new participants are showing up and running into the system for the first time. Featured image from Vecteezy, chart from TradingView
A crypto hack never ends when the wallet is drained. The theft lands first, fast and visible, and then a slower collapse starts to work through the rest of the project. The token keeps sliding, the treasury shrinks with it, hiring plans get cut back, product deadlines move, partners pull away, and the company that […]
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Altcoin trading activity has continued to weaken across the crypto market, which is another sign of the current investor appetite for altcoins. New data shared by CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost shows spot trading volume on Binance and other major exchanges is now at extreme lows compared to levels seen during the crypto market’s more active phases in February and October 2025. Altcoin Trading Volumes Drop Across The Board Analysis of altcoin flows shows how much of the remaining altcoin activity is now flowing through Binance compared to the rest of the crypto market. Data from CryptoQuant shows altcoin spot volumes on Binance have collapsed to $7.7 billion, which is a fraction of the $40 billion to $50 billion trading volumes recorded during last year’s peak activity periods. Related Reading: Bitcoin Gains Ground On Gold Even As Both Assets Slide On the other hand, other major exchanges combined account for about $18.8 billion in altcoin trading volume. That puts Binance’s share near 40% of the total market, meaning close to one out of every two dollars traded in altcoins is now passing through the exchange. MEXC ranks second at 7.62%, followed by Bybit at 6.07%, OKX at 6%, and Bitget at 5.61%. HTX, Coinbase, and Upbit each hold between 4.57% and 5.38%, while smaller platforms including Crypto.com, Gate.io, KuCoin, and Kraken account for the remainder. Altcoin Spot Trading Volume By Exchange. Source: CryptoQuant Those figures are far below altcoin trading volumes normally observed during more active periods. In October 2025, Binance alone recorded between $40 billion and $50 billion in altcoin trading volume, with other exchanges reaching around $63 billion. The February 2025 peak was even more pronounced, with competing platforms collectively processing approximately $91 billion in altcoin movements. The Altcoin Spot Trading Volume chart from January 2025 through March 2026, which is shown below, reveals the decline very well. What were frequent spikes well above the $40 billion mark have given way to a prolonged suppression of activity, with readings largely hugging the baseline since the beginning of 2026. Altcoins Spot Trading Volume. Source: CryptoQuant Decline In Interest Could Matter For What Comes Next The fading interest in altcoins is happening against a context that is hostile to risk-taking. Ongoing geopolitical tensions and a bear market structure have left investors more defensive, and that caution has hit altcoins harder than Bitcoin. Capital inflows are now much more selective; Bitcoin is absorbing attention first, leaving the rest of the market struggling for momentum. Even so, Darkfost pointed to an idea that long-term investors will likely keep in mind. The volume spikes observed in October and February occurred when the crypto market was forming local tops. These phases are during periods of FOMO, during which well-positioned investors use the surge in demand as exit liquidity. Related Reading: Bitcoin Holds As Gold Posts Worst Week Since 1983 Amid Iran War On the other hand, periods of extremely low interest are worth watching closely because they often develop when sentiment is most depressed and expectations are at their lowest. These are when the most attractive opportunities tend to emerge. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
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