As of March 3, 2026, the crypto ETF market rebounded sharply, with all 77 tracked digital asset ETFs posting an average +6.00% 1-day return (median +5.82%), reflecting broad-based strength across spot and thematic products. Despite the strong price performance, total net 1-day fund flows were -$66.96M, indicating modest outflows during the rally. On a weekly basis, however, flows remained firmly positive at +$903.55M, highlighting continued capital allocation into the space over the past seven days. Overall, the ETF market showed a strong price recovery alongside sustained longer-term inflows, even as daily flows turned slightly negative.
Performance was led by leveraged and beta-sensitive products, including SLON (+15.91% to $5.90), SOLX (+15.42% to $10.28), and SOLT (+15.31% to $53.31). Among higher-volume products, ETHU rose 12.09% to $22.16, attracting +$23.71M in daily inflows, while ETU gained 11.62% to $5.86. Bitcoin ETFs also advanced broadly, with IBIT rising 5.39% to $39.20, BTCO up 5.40% to $68.87 (+$3.27M inflows), and EZBC gaining 5.40% to $39.99 (+$1.90M inflows). However, several large products saw notable outflows despite price gains, including ETHA (-$43.00M, +5.85% to $15.37), IBIT (-$32.71M), and BITO (-$17.22M, +5.35% to $9.53). XRP-linked ETFs also participated in the rally, with XXRP up 6.37% (+$4.19M inflows) and XRPZ up 3.06% (+$2.21M inflows). On a weekly basis, total crypto ETF flows remained firmly positive at +$903.55M, underscoring sustained capital allocation even as some flagship funds experienced single-day profit-taking. Overall, the session reflected strong upside momentum across leveraged and spot crypto ETFs, paired with selective rotation in fund flows.
As of 06:00 ET on March 3, 2026, the total cryptocurrency market cap rose 0.5% to $2.37T, with broad strength across major Layer-1 assets. Bitcoin increased 0.9% to $66,801, now up 5.5% over the past week, while Ethereum gained 0.5% to $1,959, extending its 7-day advance to +7.2%. BNB rose 1.0% (+6.2% 7D) to $625.82, and Solana added 0.5% (+9.9% 7D) to $84.27. Among notable gainers, NEAR Protocol surged 13.2% on the day and 37.2% over seven daysto $1.34 (FDV $1.72B), while Celestia (TIA) climbed 6.0%, Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose 5.3% (+20.5% 7D), and Mantle (MNT) gained 4.6% (+13.3% 7D). On the downside, MemeCore fell 6.4%, Shiba Inu declined 3.4% (-10.6% 7D), and Cardano slipped 2.4% despite a 3.0% weekly gain. In DeFi, Uniswap advanced 0.8% (+14.9% 7D), Filecoin rose 1.3% (+12.4% 7D), and Aave gained 1.5% (+2.9% 7D), while Chainlink edged down 0.3%. Overall, the market reflects steady upward momentum in large-cap Layer-1s and select altcoins, with strong weekly gains continuing to build across multiple sectors.
March 3, 2026 Crypto morning update:
Trading Update as of 06:00ET: Total Market Cap +0.5% to $2.37T
- Notable Gainers – Last price, 24H, 7D changes, Fully Diluted Valuation
- NEAR Protocol (NEAR) $1.34 / +13.2% / +37.2% / $1.72B
- CelestiaTIA (TIA) $0.62 / +6.0% / (0.2%) / $0.72B
- Hyperliquid (HYPE) $31.93 / +5.3% / +20.5% / $30.71B
- Sei (SEI) $0.14 / +5.1% / (1.3%) / $1.38B
- Mantle (MNT) $0.66 / +4.6% / +13.3% / $4.09B
- Notable Decliners
- MemeCore (M) $1.41 / (6.4%) / +1.1% / $14.12B
- Shiba Inu (SHIB) $0.00001 / (3.4%) / (10.6%) / $3.12B
- Cardano (ADA) $0.27 / (2.4%) / +3.0% / $11.93B
- Stellar (XLM) $0.15 / (2.2%) / +0.6% / $7.51B
- Dogecoin (DOGE) $0.09 / (2.1%) / (1.7%) / $15.19B
- Layer-1
- Bitcoin (BTC) $66,801 / +0.9% / +5.5% / $1402.82B
- Ethereum (ETH) $1,959 / +0.5% / +7.2% / $236.45B
- XRP (XRP) $1.35 / (0.2%) / +1.4% / $135.01B
- BNB (BNB) $625.82 / +1.0% / +6.2% / $85.34B
- Solana (SOL) $84.27 / +0.5% / +9.9% / $52.37B
- Avalanche (AVAX) $8.99 / +0.4% / +8.6% / $6.43B
- Hedera (HBAR) $0.1 / (2.0%) / +2.1% / $4.76B
- Polkadot (DOT) $1.49 / (0.8%) / +20.2% / $3.14B
- Metaverse
- Internet Computer (ICP) $2.39 / +1.2% / +16.4% / $1.32B
- Chiliz (CHZ) $0.04 / +6.8% / +4.6% / $0.37B
- Axie Infinity (AXS) $1.21 / (3.9%) / +0.8% / $0.33B
- Klaytn (KLAY) $0.05 / (1.8%) / +1.8% / $0.31B
- The Sandbox (SAND) $0.08 / (0.2%) / +6.1% / $0.25B
- DeFi
- Chainlink (LINK) $8.66 / (0.3%) / +5.8% / $8.66B
- Cronos (CRO) $0.07 / +0.2% / +0.3% / $7.46B
- Uniswap (UNI) $3.81 / +0.8% / +14.9% / $3.42B
- Filecoin (FIL) $0.98 / +1.3% / +12.4% / $1.93B
- Aave (AAVE) $116.56 / +1.5% / +2.9% / $1.87B
