This article summarizes cryptocurrency news for March 19, 2026, focusing on the latest Bitcoin updates, Ethereum upgrades, Dogecoin trends, real-time cryptocurrency prices, and price predictions. Today's major events in the Web3 sector include: 1. ETFs Absorb Over $1.1 Billion but Struggle to Save the Market? Powell and Oil Prices Team Up to Pressure Bitcoin, Breaking Key Support Levels; 2. Evernorth Submits IPO Application, Plans to Raise $1 Billion to Build the Largest XRP Treasury Company; 3. Federal Reserve Hawks Signal Weighs on Bitcoin, Multiple OGs Sell Over $100 Million in BTC.

Ripple Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz stated that despite XRP's role in the payments space and rising institutional adoption, its current price of approximately $1.50 may be undervalued, noting that market participants will exploit pricing discrepancies to correct the price.

Ripple-affiliated company Evernorth Holdings submitted an S-4 registration statement, planning to list on Nasdaq through a merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, with an expected raise of over $1 billion, positioning itself as one of the world's largest publicly listed XRP treasury companies. Evernorth will actively increase XRP holdings through institutional lending and DeFi participation to enhance financial transparency and efficiency. Meanwhile, the XRP ecosystem's active addresses and holders have reached all-time highs, with a market value of approximately $93.03 billion.

According to CoinGecko data, on March 19, a certain CEX had a trading volume of $1.596 billion, up 19.31% from the previous day. The top five tokens by trading volume were XRP, BTC, ETH, BARD, and USDT.

XRP recently broke through the $1.5 resistance level, creating a new closing high. Analysts point out that the short-term support level is at $1.5, which needs to hold to continue the uptrend. If this level breaks, the $1.42 support can be referenced as an alternative. A breakout above three EMAs is needed to confirm a bullish reversal. Market participants should pay attention to price movement and changes in technical indicators.

Evernorth filed an S-4 registration statement with the U.S. SEC on March 19 for a merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, sponsored by Arrington Capital, targeting a Nasdaq listing and raising over $1 billion to accumulate XRP tokens.

On March 18, Bitcoin price retreated to $72,300, declining approximately 2%. Ethereum, Solana, and XRP experienced declines close to 3%. U.S. President Trump took a hardline stance toward Iran, with geopolitical tensions driving WTI crude oil prices higher. U.S. February PPI data exceeded expectations, with markets focusing on the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and Powell's remarks.

Gate News reports: On March 18, data shows that XRP is currently priced at approximately $1.50, slightly higher than the $1.40 strike price of the options cluster on Deribit. This cluster is valued at $14.6 million, accounting for about 25% of the total XRP options volume on Deribit, with an expiration date of March 27.

On March 18, Ripple Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz shared the first email he received in 2013 mentioning XRP, showcasing XRP's early development. In the email, Vinnie Falco requested an XRP transfer, revealing the preliminary state of the crypto market at that time and the spirit of technical exploration. Falco later joined Ripple and made significant contributions to system development. This email reflects the early culture of the XRP community and technical accumulation, highlighting XRP's evolution from its inception to the present day.

According to Gate News, on March 18th, a certain CEX's trading volume was $1.443 billion, down 42.67%. The top five tokens were XRP, BTC, ETH, POLYX, and BTT, with trading volume shares of 12.90%, 7.95%, 6.91%, 6.10%, and 4.90% respectively.