The cryptocurrency market has seen increased commentary about the imminence of an altcoin season over the past week, with the Chainlink price performance a major contributor to the conversation. The LINK token, which has had a rough ride this year, seems to have roared back to life over the last few days. Despite facing rejection around the $10 mark earlier in the week, the Chainlink price appears to have finally broken the psychological resistance after strong action on Friday, May 8th. A prominent crypto analytics firm has pinpointed potential catalysts behind LINK’s recent price....
Here’s What The Cardano Founder Has To Say About The Widespread Criticism
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has reacted to Flare founder Hugo Philion’s comments, in which Philion highlighted his network’s growth relative to Cardano. Notably, Flare has achieved this growth as one of the largest DeFi providers in the XRP ecosystem. Cardano Founder Reacts To Flare Founder’s Comments In an X post, the Cardano founder remarked that […]
Cardano Holds Critical $0.25 Support: History Points To A Major Rally Setup
Cardano is testing a key long-term support at $0.25 once again, a level that has repeatedly sparked strong upside reversals in past cycles. With historical reactions from this zone leading to major rallies, the current reaction could mark the early stages of another structural move higher if support continues to hold. $0.25 Emerges As Cardano’s Most Critical Support Level According to analysis by Ali Charts, the $0.25 price point has emerged as the most critical support level for ADA. By examining the monthly chart, the analyst highlights that this specific price floor has historically....
Kraken’s Parent Files For OCC National Trust Charter—Hinting At A Ripple, Coi...
Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, disclosed on Friday that it has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) seeking approval for a National Trust Company charter. A national trust company charter would allow Payward to set up a federally regulated custody business under OCC oversight. The […]
Pundit Says XRP At $1,000 Is Nothing Big, The Real Value Is Much Higher
Crypto pundit Remi has declared that an XRP rally to $1,000 is nothing big, indicating that the altcoin could easily reach this target. The pundit also revealed why he believes that XRP could rally much higher, outlining potential use cases for the token. Pundit Explains Why XRP Can Rally Well Above $1,000 In an X post, Remi remarked that those who think an XRP rally to $1,000 is something “big” haven’t been out in the real world. First, he alluded to the DTCC, stating that XRP can’t be less than $100 solely because of the DTCC utility, as this could drive in “quadrillions” of....
Meta’s 2026 Stablecoin Push Faces Senator Warren Scrutiny Over Financial Stab...
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the company’s stablecoin plans, warning of serious risks to financial stability, competition, privacy, and payments integrity. Related Reading: Tokenized China-Linked Equities And ETFs On BNB Chain Explode 2,850% In 2026 Meta’s Stablecoin Trials Under Scrutiny This week, US Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a new letter […]
Tom Lee Sets $200,000 Year-End Bitcoin Target As Price Defends Crucial Support
As Bitcoin (BTC) defends a pivotal support level, Tom Lee has called for the end of the crypto winter, setting massive year-end outlooks for the flagship crypto and Ethereum (ETH). Related Reading: DeFi Platform TrustedVolumes Hit By $6.7M Hack As 2026 Exploits Surge Tom Lee Shares $200,000 Bitcoin Target Tom Lee, the chairman of Ethereum’s largest treasury firm, Bitmine Technology, shared bold end-of-year price predictions for the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. During a quick-fire round of questions at Consensus 2026, the executive affirmed that Bitcoin could soar....
Crypto Titans Rally: Top US Exchanges Lobby For Risk Asset Easing In CLARITY Act
Three of the United States’ largest crypto exchanges—Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini—are pushing lawmakers to make a significant change to the anticipated CLARITY Act, the long-awaited framework for the crypto market that has been delayed for months in Congress. According to a Friday report by POLITICO, the companies have urged lawmakers to scrap one key provision […]
Ethereum Is Going Up While Shorts Are Piling In: Find Out What Usually Follows
Ethereum has lost ground below $2,300 as the market cools after weeks of cautious recovery. The price is retreating — but a CryptoQuant report tracking Binance derivatives activity has identified a dynamic beneath the surface that complicates the bearish reading considerably. Related Reading: Bitcoin Found Support Where Recent Buyers Can’t Afford to Lose: Discover the Mechanics The data shows that derivatives traders on Binance have been aggressively betting against Ethereum throughout the recent rebound — and they are still adding to those positions even as the price pulls back.....
Crypto Traders In South Korea Face 22% Tax Starting January 2027
South Korea’s five largest crypto exchanges — Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax — are already working with the National Tax Service to build reporting systems ahead of a major policy shift set for January 2027. Related Reading: Crypto Allies Gain Ground In Congress After Indiana Primary Win The coordination signals that the government is […]
A 65,900% price surge. That’s what followed the last time XRP touched the trendline it’s sitting on right now — back in 2017, when the token was trading at less than a penny. Related Reading: Bitcoin Eyes $90K As Bears Get Burned Again Amid $30B Open Interest Surge Pattern Repeats At Key Support Market analyst Mikkybull flagged the development this week, pointing to a multi-year ascending parallel channel that has shaped XRP’s price movement since its early days. The channel has three trendlines running in parallel — lower, middle, and upper. XRP has now dropped to the....
XRP Activity On Binance Is Near Its Lowest In 19 Months: Is History Repeating?
XRP is struggling to hold above $1.37 as the market cools following a period of cautious recovery that has now run into the same resistance that has capped multiple previous attempts at higher levels. The price is under pressure, and a CryptoQuant analysis tracking Binance derivatives activity has identified a condition in the speculative market […]
Several crypto firms are switching oracle providers after Chaos Labs disclosed it was targeted in a sophisticated hacking attempt last weekend — one that authorities believe may have been carried out by a nation-state actor. Related Reading: America’s Crypto Future Is Unstoppable, According To Eric Trump Firms Move To Chainlink Borrowing platform Tydro announced it […]
Binance Founder CZ Sees Major Changes Ahead For Crypto
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said crypto may be entering a new phase shaped by AI agents, tokenized real-world assets, stablecoin competition and a more favorable regulatory backdrop in the United States. Speaking on ARK Invest’s FYI podcast with Cathie Wood and Lorenzo Valente, CZ argued that the industry is moving faster than many traditional financial firms may be prepared for. CZ said some parts of crypto have developed differently than he expected. Payments, in his view, have been slower to reach mainstream use, even as crypto cards have made digital assets easier to spend....
Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin, But They Are Still Selling Ethereum – Discov...
Bitcoin has been pushing above key resistance levels while Ethereum struggles to match that momentum — and a CryptoQuant report by analyst MorenoDV has identified a structural reason for that divergence that goes deeper than price action or sentiment. The gap between the two assets is not random. It is being built by the most […]
Bitcoin Bulls Need One More Signal To Confirm Market Bottom – Details
The heaviest resistance sitting above Bitcoin’s current price isn’t a round number or a chart pattern — it’s the break-even point of millions of holders who bought in during the past year and are still underwater. Related Reading: Bitcoin Supply Shock: 100,000 BTC Vanish From Exchanges In Under 90 Days One Level Controls The Narrative A CryptoQuant market expert says the “bottom is in” crowd is getting ahead of the data. According to the analyst, Bitcoin must reclaim $88,880 and hold it before any bottom call can be treated as credible. Simply touching that....
Bitcoin Retail Exits As Wallets Decline At Fastest Pace In 2 Years
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin network is observing the fastest exodus of holders in nearly two years, a potential sign that retail is taking profits. Bitcoin Total Amount Of Holders Has Declined Recently According to data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the Total Amount Of Holders has observed a notable drop for Bitcoin recently. This […]
Hyperliquid Policy Center Praises SEC Chair Atkins’ On-Chain Agenda Featuring...
The Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) praised Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins on Friday for what it described as an ambitious effort to improve clarity for on-chain markets. SEC’s On-Chain Guidance Agenda Atkins’ remarks centered on four key areas where he said the Commission should provide more guidance on how regulatory principles translate into the context of on-chain activity. He said that participants should have a clear sense of how on-chain trading systems can function within the regulatory perimeter. Looking ahead, he noted that while the SEC may consider....
Crypto Money Floods US Politics As PACs Spend $7.2M Across 5 States
With less than six months until US voters pick their next Congress, political action committees backed by crypto are making clear they intend to shape who gets elected — and who doesn’t. Related Reading: America’s Crypto Future Is Unstoppable, According To Eric Trump A War Chest With Deep Pockets Fairshake, a PAC funded by crypto […]
14,600 Bitcoin Sold in Profit in One Day: Here Is How BTC’s Own Structure Bro...
Bitcoin is facing resistance after weeks of upside that carried it significantly above the lows that defined the worst of the correction. The recovery had been building momentum — and today that momentum met a specific kind of obstacle that XWIN Research Japan has analyzed in detail, with findings that change how the decline should be read. Related Reading: Bitcoin Found Support Where Recent Buyers Can’t Afford to Lose: Discover the Mechanics Bitcoin briefly fell below $80,000 today. Ethereum dropped under $2,300. More than $90 billion was erased from the combined crypto market cap from....
XRP Pulls Back, But TD Sequential Flashes Buy Signal
A crypto analyst has highlighted how the Tom Demark (TD) Sequential has given a buy signal for XRP following its latest pullback. XRP Has Seen A TD Sequential Signal On Its 4-Hour Chart In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has shared a TD Sequential signal that has appeared in the 4-hour price of XRP. The “TD Sequential” here refers to an indicator from technical analysis (TA) that’s generally used for pinpointing potential locations of reversal in an asset’s price. Related Reading: XRP Network Quiet: Adoption & Activity Plunge From 2024 Peak The indicator....
Bitcoin Slips To $79,500 As $277 Million Exits Spot ETFs
Bitcoin has seen a pullback to levels below $80,000 as netflow data related to the US spot ETFs shows the exit of a notable amount of capital. Bitcoin Spot ETF Netflow Has Broken Its 5-Day Green Streak According to data from SoSoValue, the Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have just registered a red day. The […]
These Catalysts Can Trigger The Next XRP Price Run, But Can It Reach $3?
Market analysts are identifying new catalysts that could propel XRP to explosive highs. A leaked footage shared by Crypto analyst Don Digital Finance highlights two catalysts from a theorized pricing model that could trigger a massive price surge for XRP. Meanwhile, other experts are focusing more on XRP’s payment rails and utility, predicting a price rally to $3. While most XRP price projections in the market are often based on speculation and hype, the leaked model treats the cryptocurrency as a functional tool for banks and institutions. This means that a higher XRP price is required....
Ethereum Shortfall Says Price Is Headed Lower Unless This Happens
Ethereum has moved higher with the broader crypto market this week, but its rebound is now facing a technical test that may decide whether the move has real strength or only a reflection of Bitcoin’s momentum. A recent technical outlook points to a shortfall on the ETH daily candlestick chart, as the price continues to […]
XRP Network Quiet: Adoption & Activity Plunge From 2024 Peak
Data shows the XRP blockchain has seen a steep drop in metrics related to activity and adoption, indicating that the earlier speculative wave has faded. XRP New Addresses & Active Supply Have Both Plummeted In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has talked about the latest trends in the new addresses and monthly active supply of XRP. The former metric is a measure of the daily total number of wallets coming online on the blockchain for the first time, while the latter tracks the amount of the cryptocurrency’s supply that became involved in at least one transaction over....
Ethereum Has Surpassed Bitcoin By 320% In This Major Metric, Is Price Next?
Recent on-chain reports show that Ethereum (ETH) has greatly surpassed Bitcoin (BTC) in a key metric, suggesting that the flagship cryptocurrency may not be as dominant as once thought. According to Santiment data, Ethereum’s holder count has exceeded Bitcoin’s by a staggering 320%, highlighting a surge in adoption and investor interest. With the market experiencing […]
Pundit Predicts When The XRP Price Will Rally To $12
A crypto analyst has laid out a technical case for XRP reaching between $8 and $12 by April 2027. This technical case is purely based on XRP’s price pattern on the weekly candlestick timeframe chart and a projection of where the cryptocurrency goes from here. XRP Can Technically Rally $8 To $12 The foundation of the pundit’s prediction is a multi-year ascending channel that has governed XRP’s price structure since the 2020 bear market lows. The cryptocurrency has been moving within a long ascending channel that stretches from the 2020 low to the 2021 rally, the 2022-2023....
XRP ETF Holdings Unveiled By $5 Trillion Asset Manager UBS: A Tale Spanning N...
UBS, the financial giant that manages more than $5 trillion in assets, disclosed this week that it holds positions tied to XRP through XRP ETF vehicles and trust structures. The filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows that UBS’s involvement with XRP did not begin this quarter, and—according to one expert—should be […]
Ethereum Whales Loses Nearly 25% Of Their Holdings Amid Market Shift
With the crypto market turning slightly bearish, the Ethereum price has lost the $2,300 mark, raising questions about the stability of its recent upswing. Amid this sideways price action, a report shows that a fading bullish sentiment among Ethereum whales is evidenced by a significant decline in their holdings. Large ETH Players’ Portfolio Shrinks Sharply […]
Barclays Turns Bearish On Coinbase Following Q1 Woes, Slashing Price Target T...
Coinbase (COIN) opened the quarter with a rough financial showing. After the exchange reported major losses in its first-quarter earnings, Barclays responded by cutting its price target for COIN, while Bank of America trimmed its target more modestly. Two Wall Street Takes On Coinbase Barclays lowered its Coinbase price target to $107 from $140, maintaining an Underweight rating following the company’s release. Bank of America, by comparison, reduced its target to $218 from $234 while keeping a Buy rating. Barclays anchored its downgrade on what it said was a significant miss across both....
Ethereum Sees Sharp Decline In High-Leverage Long Positions — See What Happen...
Ethereum is experiencing a notable shift in derivatives positioning as high-leverage long positions decline sharply across the market. The reduction suggests that many overly aggressive bullish trades have either been closed voluntarily or forced out through recent liquidation events. Could Ethereum Be Preparing For A Short Squeeze Next? Crypto investor and data analyst known as CW on X pointed out that Ethereum is going through a significant deleveraging phase as high-leverage long positions continue to decline significantly across the market. At the same time, short positions have....
Here’s How Much Ripple’s CTO XRP Holdings Would Be Worth If He Never Sold
Debates surrounding the XRP holdings of former Ripple Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, continue to emerge across the crypto market. New updates from an XRP researcher show just how many tokens Schwartz held and how much this would have been worth each year from 2012 to 2026 if he had never sold off his […]
Here’s The Next Major Bitcoin Resistance To Watch Out For Before A Crash
Bitcoin’s climb back above $82,000 has led to bullish conviction among investors. However, an interesting technical analysis suggests that the rally may still be part of a corrective structure, not the start of a clean impulsive breakout. That difference is important, because the analysis shows that Bitcoin is now approaching a resistance band that could decide whether the rebound continues or turns into another trap for late buyers. Bitcoin Heads Into Major Resistance Zone The BTC price climbed back above $80,000 this week, with the move supported by strong inflows into Spot Bitcoin....
Lagarde Says ECB Needs Tokenised Money, Not Crypto Stablecoins
ECB President Christine Lagarde has pushed back against the idea that Europe should answer dollar crypto stablecoin dominance by promoting euro-denominated stablecoins of its own, arguing instead that the region should build tokenised financial infrastructure anchored in central bank money. In a speech at the Banco de España LatAm Economic Forum in Roda de Bará, […]
Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Price Will Top $320,000 After ‘Cleanest Signal’ Emerged
The Bitcoin price has once again entered the spotlight after a market analyst argued that a major cyclical signal has already appeared, potentially setting the stage for a move toward $320,000. According to a post by @CryptoTice on X, the recent market structure suggests that Bitcoin has already completed its latest cycle bottom, positioning it for another move toward the upper boundary of a long-term price channel. Bitcoin Price Channel Points Toward $320,000 The analyst’s view is based on a long-term upward channel that has guided Bitcoin’s price movement for years. In this pattern,....
XRP Network Sees Steep Pullback In New User Activity From Its 2024 High
XRP’s waning price performance seems to have finally influenced the network’s activity, which has seen a notable cooldown in the month of May. Just a few days into May, the network is struggling to attract new wallet addresses. After over a year, new addresses have fallen to one of their lowest levels. New XRP Addresses […]
XRP Momentum Fades As Bulls Fail To Hold Breakout Zone
XRP’s latest breakout attempt appears to be losing steam as bulls struggle to maintain price action above the key resistance zone near $1.45. The rejection has pushed XRP back toward an important support area despite ongoing bullish developments surrounding Ripple and the XRPL ecosystem. Failure To Hold Above $1.45 Resistance In a recent analysis, crypto analyst EllaWeb3 noted that XRP struggled to maintain momentum above the $1.45 level and has since started drifting back toward the same breakout zone that traders had been closely monitoring in recent sessions. The rejection near....
This Russell Signal Has Predicted Every Bitcoin Bull Market And It Just Got T...
Crypto pundit Bull Theory has alluded to a Russell 2000 signal, which has always triggered every major Bitcoin bull market. This signal is again said to have triggered, signaling that another major bull run may be on the horizon. Russell 2000 Signal Points To Another Bitcoin Bull Market In an X post, Bull Theory stated […]
Ripple’s Eyes $5 Trillion Master Account, What This Would Mean For XRP
Crypto pundit Vincent Van Code has explained what a $5 trillion Fed master account, which Ripple is eyeing, could mean for XRP. This comes as the Fed weighs rolling out skinny master accounts for crypto firms, which could also provide them access to the central bank’s payment rails. What A Fed Master Account For Ripple Could Mean For XRP In an X post, Vincent Van Code stated that a Fed master account for Ripple means that the company can hold its RLUSD backing balance with the Fed without counterparty risk. He further noted that the $5 trillion is a glimpse into how much RLUSD will be....
JPMorgan: Saylor’s Strategy Could Buy $30 Billion In Bitcoin This Year
Michael Saylor’s Strategy could buy roughly $30 billion worth of bitcoin this year if its current acquisition pace holds, according to JPMorgan analysts, marking a potential acceleration beyond the company’s already aggressive treasury playbook. The estimate comes after Strategy added 145,834 BTC so far this year, worth around $11 billion, with JPMorgan noting that much […]
Ethereum To $10,000? Analyst Says ETH Must Clear This Level First
Ethereum’s latest rebound has brought the $10,000 bull-market debate back into focus, but crypto analyst Kevin (Kev Capital TA) says ETH has not yet confirmed a higher-timeframe trend reversal. In a May 7 market update, the analyst argued that Ethereum remains trapped below major resistance until it can reclaim the $2,800 area and prove the move with a successful retest. The core of Kevin’s argument is simple: ETH has rallied from its local low near $1,700, but the move still resembles a counter-trend bounce rather than the beginning of a durable bull-market phase. He said market sentiment....
Bitcoin Rallies, But Traders Still Realizing $479M In Losses Daily
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin Realized Loss indicator has remained elevated even after the latest surge in the cryptocurrency’s price. Bitcoin Realized Loss Has Stood At $479M Per Day Recently In its latest weekly report, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has discussed the latest trend in the Realized Loss for the Bitcoin network. The “Realized Loss” […]
Ripple IPO Could Bring ‘Something Special’ For XRP Holders, CEO Suggests
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse suggested that XRP holders could potentially receive “something special” if Ripple eventually goes public, while stressing that any such move is not an immediate priority for the company. Speaking with Eleanor Terrett on the Crypto In America podcast at XRP Las Vegas, Garlinghouse addressed one of the more sensitive questions inside […]
Bitcoin Supply Shock: 100,000 BTC Vanish From Exchanges In Under 90 Days
Buyers on Binance shifted decisively in recent weeks. The exchange’s seven-day net taker volume swung from roughly -$1 billion in late March — a period dominated by sellers — to around $2.6 billion by early May, signaling that demand had returned with some force. Related Reading: XRP Market Now Controlled By Whales? Dominance Reaches 91% On Binance Reserves Hit Levels Not Seen Since Late 2023 That shift in buyer behavior is playing out against a backdrop of shrinking Bitcoin supply on major exchanges. Combined outflows from Binance, OKX, and Gemini have reached nearly 100,000 BTC....
Hyperliquid Outperformed Bitcoin By 71% In The Worst Crypto Quarter Since 201...
Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid delivered $215 million in gross revenue during Q1 2026 — crypto’s worst quarter since the 2018 ICO crash — outperformed Bitcoin by 71.5 percentage points, and on one February night, became the de facto global price discovery venue for crude oil while every legacy commodity exchange was closed. Related Reading: Coinbase Posts […]
Crypto Giant Coinbase In The Red: Q1 Losses Mount As COIN Slides 5%
On Thursday, crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) disclosed its first-quarter (Q1) results, which had impact on its stock valuation. COIN shares ended the session down around 5% at $192 per share following the company’s earnings report. This marked the second consecutive quarterly loss for the exchange, although the quarter itself was characterized by extreme conditions, including […]
This 1 Chart Explains Why Bitcoin Is Winning And Ethereum Is Losing Right Now
On-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has identified a significant divergence in the demand structures driving Bitcoin and Ethereum’s recoveries in 2026, with Bitcoin attracting sustained institutional spot buying while Ethereum’s price stability reflects reduced selling pressure rather than genuine new demand — a distinction that carries major implications for the broader market’s next move. Related Reading: Bitcoin Reclaims Short-Term Holder Cost Basis—What It Means According to CryptoQuant’s analysis of on-chain and exchange data covering April and early May 2026,....
BNY Partners with Key Companies to Expand Crypto Custody in the UAE
BNY, the world’s largest custodian bank overseeing $59.4 trillion in assets, has announced a strategic collaboration with Finstreet Limited and ADI Foundation to build regulated, institutional-grade digital asset custody infrastructure anchored in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) — marking the first time a US global systemically important bank has brought crypto custody to the […]
Chainlink Whales Buy 32.9 Million LINK As Holdings Hit Record High
Chainlink’s biggest active holder cohort has sharply increased its LINK exposure over the past month, according to Santiment, which says the move could point to a tightening supply setup if broader market conditions stay supportive. The on-chain signal stands out because the buying took place while LINK traded in a relatively muted range rather than during an obvious breakout. Santiment said on May 7 that “ChainLink’s key stakeholders that hold between 100K-10M LINK have been aggressively accumulated over the past month.” The analytics firm added that “these whales & sharks have....
Coinbase Posts $394 Million Loss In Q1 2026 — And The Worst May Not Be Over
Coinbase reported a net loss of $394 million for the first quarter of 2026, swinging from a $65.6 million profit in the same period last year and missing Wall Street expectations on both revenue and earnings per share — as a sharp pullback in crypto prices and trading volumes hit the exchange’s core business harder […]
