Crypto Morning Daily

The digital asset ETF market saw broad weakness in price performance alongside net positive capital flows. Across 77 crypto ETFs, the average 1-day return was -4.22%, reflecting widespread pressure in both spot and thematic products. Despite the decline in prices, total net inflows reached approximately +$287.3M on the day, while 1-week cumulative flows totaled +$1.07B, indicating continued investor allocation into the space. The data suggests that although ETFs broadly traded lower in line with underlying crypto weakness, capital continued to move into the sector on both a daily and weekly basis, signaling ongoing institutional and retail demand despite short-term volatility.

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the total cryptocurrency market cap rose 0.6% to $2.36T, despite mixed performance across major assets. Bitcoin traded at $66,213, down 0.4% over 24 hours and 0.2% over the past week, while Ethereum declined 1.7% to $1,950 but remains up 1.7% over seven days. XRP fell 1.7% to $1.35 (-3.1% 7D), and Solana slipped 1.6% to $83.83 (+4.4% 7D). Among notable gainers, NEAR Protocol rose 2.6% on the day and 17.0% over the week to $1.18 (FDV $1.52B), while UNUS SED LEO gained 2.3% (+12.8% 7D) to $9.13. On the downside, World Liberty Financial fell 5.9% (-9.7% 7D) to $0.11, Zcash dropped 4.6% (-13.2% 7D) to $213.21, and Polkadot declined 4.2% despite a 16.6% weekly gain. In DeFi, Uniswap rose 8.7% over seven days to $3.78, Filecoin gained 6.8% to $0.97, and Aave increased 1.4% to $114.85, while Chainlink slipped 2.2% to $8.68. Overall, the market shows modest aggregate gains with selective strength in altcoins despite broad short-term weakness across Layer-1 tokens.

March 2, 2026 Crypto Morning Summary:

 Trading Update as of 06:00ET: Total Market Cap (0.6%) to $2.36T

• Notable Gainers – Last price, 24H, 7D changes, Fully Diluted Valuation
  • NEAR Protocol (NEAR) $1.18 / +2.6% / +17.0% / $1.52B
  • UNUS SED LEO (LEO) $9.13 / +2.3% / +12.8% / $8.99B
• Notable Decliners
  • World Liberty Financial (WLFI) $0.11 / (5.9%) / (9.7%) / $10.53B
  • Zcash (ZEC) $213.21 / (4.6%) / (13.2%) / $4.48B
  • Polkadot (DOT) $1.51 / (4.2%) / +16.6% / $3.16B
  • Canton (CC) $0.16 / (3.9%) / (0.3%) / $6.08B
  • Toncoin (TON) $1.20 / (3.5%) / (12.2%) / $6.19B
• Layer-1
  • Bitcoin (BTC) $66,213 / (0.4%) / (0.2%) / $1390.48B
  • Ethereum (ETH) $1,950 / (1.7%) / +1.7% / $235.37B
  • XRP (XRP) $1.35 / (1.7%) / (3.1%) / $135.23B
  • BNB (BNB) $619.69 / (0.5%) / +2.0% / $84.5B
  • Solana (SOL) $83.83 / (1.6%) / +4.4% / $52.1B
  • Cardano (ADA) $0.27 / (2.5%) / +0.4% / $12.22B
  • Avalanche (AVAX) $8.95 / (2.3%) / +3.1% / $6.41B
  • Hedera (HBAR) $0.1 / (2.1%) / +0.7% / $4.86B
  • Polkadot (DOT) $1.51 / (4.2%) / +16.6% / $3.16B
• Metaverse
  • Chiliz (CHZ) $0.03 / (1.9%) / (4.0%) / $0.34B
  • Axie Infinity (AXS) $1.26 / (3.4%) / +0.9% / $0.34B
  • Klaytn (KLAY) $0.05 / (1.7%) / (1.2%) / $0.32B
  • The Sandbox (SAND) $0.08 / (1.9%) / +1.8% / $0.25B
  • Decentraland (MANA) $0.1 / (0.4%) / +2.4% / $0.21B
• DeFi
  • Chainlink (LINK) $8.68 / (2.2%) / +2.0% / $8.68B
  • Cronos (CRO) $0.07 / (1.9%) / (1.3%) / $7.44B
  • Uniswap (UNI) $3.78 / (0.03%) / +8.7% / $3.4B
  • Filecoin (FIL) $0.97 / (0.7%) / +6.8% / $1.9B
  • Aave (AAVE) $114.85 / +1.4% / (2.4%) / $1.84B