Markets
March 4, 2026
Digital assets witnessed a $1 billion inflow, breaking a five-week streak that saw $4 billion in outflows. This is tied to institutional crypto flows, as many institutions are leveraging lower prices to increase their crypto holdings.
In another major turn of events in the crypto industry, Ripple Prime (formerly Hidden Road) has joined the NSCC’s directory on March 2, 2026, according to a DTCC notice.
The Ripple Prime NSCC development is significant, as it will bring Ripple closer to the infrastructure used by banks, hedge funds, settlement ecosystems, and broker-dealers to finalize trades, and may even lead to long-term XRP institutional adoption.
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How NSCC Settlement and Rising Inflows Signal Institutional Crypto Growth
The $1 billion digital asset inflows and NSCC settlement highlight a broader shift in the market, where institutional investors are allocating capital.
According to experts, this trend reversal isn’t linked to a single event but to many small, gradual changes. This includes price softness and technical breakdowns. Additionally, renewed buying activity in Bitcoin further drove digital asset inflows.
These developments, combined, show that institutional capital is returning to crypto, which will lead to further infrastructure upgrades. And access to clearing, settlement, and risk-management systems, such as the NSCC, allows crypto firms to operate within the framework trusted by traditional finance.
The recent turn of events also underscores that institutional crypto growth is moving into a more practical phase. The focus has now shifted to long-term market participation instead of short-term speculation.
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It will also be interesting to watch how this impacts the current price of XRP and the XRP price prediction. Over the past month, XRP has traded between $1.21 and $ 1.62. Some sentiment-driven price rise is likely in the short term. But analysts are not yet certain how that will hold up in the long term.
