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 […]
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....
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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’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 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 […]
A new national poll suggests the CLARITY Act is gaining traction with voters across party lines. Conducted by HarrisX, the survey found that support for clearer, federal rules for crypto assets is strong enough to cut through partisan disagreement. 60% Want Imperfect But Clear Federal Crypto Law The HarrisX poll interviewed 2,008 registered voters, and […]
Bitcoin is trading above $80,000 as the market builds toward what participants on both sides of the trade increasingly describe as a decisive moment. The price recovery has been real and sustained — but top analyst Darkfost has published an analysis that invites a more fundamental question than where Bitcoin goes next: whether the market […]
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin short-term holders are back in the green as the asset’s spot price has broken past the cohort’s Realized Price with the latest rally. Bitcoin Is Back Above The Short-Term Holder Realized Price According to data from BitcoinMagazinePro, the Bitcoin spot price has surpassed the short-term holder Realized Price. The “Realized Price” here refers to an on-chain indicator that keeps track of the cost basis of the average investor on the BTC network. Related Reading: XRP Nears Triangle Apex—Will A Breakout To $1.80 Follow? When the value of....
Dogecoin started a fresh decline below the $0.1120 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now consolidating losses and might face hurdles near $0.1085 and $0.1115. DOGE price started a fresh decline below the $0.110 level. The price is trading below the $0.110 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.1085 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could extend losses if it stays below $0.1085 and $0.1115. Dogecoin Price Dips Again Dogecoin price started a fresh decline after it closed below....
A war chest of $193 million. That’s what Fairshake, the crypto industry’s most powerful political action committee, reported holding as of January — and it’s spending that money fast. Related Reading: Bitcoin Mining Could Transform Colombia’s Caribbean Region, President Says Money Behind The Win Indiana Republican James Baird cruised to victory Tuesday in his party’s […]
XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.40. The price is now consolidating losses and faces hurdles near $1.3980 and $1.4050. XRP price started another decline and traded below the $1.40 zone. The price is now trading below $1.40 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.3920 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below $1.40. XRP Price Dips Further XRP price failed to stay above $1.4120 and extended its decline, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The price....
Bitcoin is trading above $80,000 as the market prepares for what is shaping up to be a decisive directional move. The recovery from the recent correction has been meaningful — but a CryptoQuant report has identified the specific mechanism that prevented the decline from becoming considerably worse, and understanding it changes how the current price level should be read. Related Reading: Retail Capitulation Hits AAVE, But Smart Money Starts Positioning: Here The Post-Crisis Market Structure The report examines the realized prices of different whale cohorts — the average cost basis of large....
Another multi-million-dollar attack has hit the DeFi sector after liquidity provider and market maker TrustedVolumes fell victim to a smart contract exploit on Thursday night. Related Reading: Solana Eyes New Leg Up After Triangle Breakout – Is $96 The Next Stop? TrustedVolumes Hit By $6.7M Hack On Thursday, DeFi platform TrustedVolumes, one of 1inch liquidity providers and market makers, suffered a new exploit that drained millions of dollars in multiple assets from the project. According to reports from blockchain security firms PeckShield and Blockaid, the attacker stole approximately....
While most of the market’s attention in February 2026 was focused on price levels and macro uncertainty, Binance made a move that said more about its institutional confidence than any market commentary could. At the February lows, the exchange purchased 15,000 Bitcoin at an average price of approximately $69,244 per coin — deploying roughly $1 […]
Ethereum price started a downside correction below $2,350. ETH is now showing a few bearish signs and might decline further if it trades below $2,265. Ethereum started a downside correction below the $2,365 zone. The price is trading below $2,320 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,315 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it stays below the $2,325 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Further Ethereum price failed to stay above the $2,350 zone and extended its decline, like....
Bitcoin could cross the $1 million mark. That was one of the boldest claims Eric Trump made Wednesday at Consensus Miami 2026, where the businessman and son of US President Donald Trump laid out his case for why the United States is pulling ahead in the global race for crypto leadership. Related Reading: Crypto Fraud […]
Bitcoin price started a fresh decline below the $81,200 zone. BTC is correcting gains and might struggle to stay above the $78,800 support. Bitcoin failed to stay above $80,500 and extended losses. The price is trading below $81,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $80,800 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend losses if it stays below the $81,200 and $80,800 levels. Bitcoin Price Dips Again Bitcoin price failed to stay above the $81,500 support zone. BTC started a downside....
On Thursday, the Hyperliquid Research Collective (HRC) released the first-quarter (Q1) blockchain report on Hyperliquid (HYPE). The report highlights strong progress in several core areas, as well as weaker performance in others. The document also points to a broader narrative for the platform, arguing that Q1 brought Hyperliquid closer to its “House of All Finance” vision—even as wider market conditions made the quarter tough by historical standards. Hyperliquid Records 70% Outperformance Vs Bitcoin According to the report, Hyperliquid generated $215 million in gross revenue during Q1.....
XRP is trading above $1.41 as the market enters what feels like a decisive phase — a consolidation that has been building long enough that the next directional move is increasingly difficult to delay. The price is constructive, and an Arab Chain report tracking whale behavior on Binance has just identified a shift in large holder activity that adds a specific structural dimension to the current setup. Related Reading: Retail Capitulation Hits AAVE, But Smart Money Starts Positioning: Here The Post-Crisis Market Structure The report begins with the March picture, which serves as the....
Ondo Finance, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, Mastercard, and Ripple have jointly completed the first near real-time cross-border, cross-bank redemption of tokenized US Treasuries — with the XRP Ledger serving as the settlement blockchain at the center of a transaction that connected public blockchain infrastructure directly to global banking rails for the first time. Related Reading: […]
Recent data shows that tokenized China-linked equities and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) on BNB Chain have exploded in 2026, with Ondo Global Markets’ China basket leading the charge. Related Reading: Morgan Stanley Debuts Crypto Trading On E*Trade With Lower Fees Than Rivals Tokenized China Basket Sees Explosive Growth on BNB Chain Ondo Global Markets’ basket of […]
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson used a Wednesday keynote at Consensus 2026 in Miami to argue that crypto’s next phase will not be won by another isolated chain, token or wallet. The Cardano founder said the industry must make self-custody, identity, privacy and multi-chain access simple enough for mainstream users without handing control back to centralized […]
Anthony Pompliano says most of the crypto industry is already dead and that the market has not fully admitted it yet. In a May 6 video posted on X, the Bitcoin investor and commentator argued that the sector’s long tail of unused chains, illiquid tokens and speculative projects is being cleared out as the parts with real utility merge into the broader financial system. Pompliano said the reaction to his initial post on X was immediate and hostile. He had written that “most of the crypto industry is dead and it’s never coming back,” a message he said followed him through the Consensus....
US spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded net inflows of $11.28 million on Tuesday, marking their second consecutive positive day — a streak that coincides with a sharp shift in who is actually moving XRP off centralized exchanges. Related Reading: Bitcoin Eyes $90K As Bears Get Burned Again Amid $30B Open Interest Surge Whales Take Over The Outflow Picture Large holders now account for 91.4% of all XRP leaving Binance, according to on-chain data compiled by CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha. Retail traders, by contrast, have been squeezed to just 8.4% of outflow activity on the platform. The....
Six issuers are now behind the biggest milestone yet in Ethereum-based government debt. A Market Built By Many Hands BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, issued through Securitize, holds the largest share. But the race to $8 billion wasn’t a one-company story. Franklin Templeton’s iBENJI, WisdomTree’s WTGXX, Ondo Finance’s USDY, Centrifuge’s JTRSY, and Superstate’s USTB all contributed to […]
A crypto analyst has identified a multi-year Cup and Handle pattern on the Bitcoin (BTC) chart that he says has gone largely unnoticed by the broader market, despite its significance. The analyst believes this single formation signals a major bull trend ahead for Bitcoin, projecting a minimum price target of $220,000 once the cryptocurrency begins its parabolic move. Bitcoin’s Roadmap To A $220,000 Price Target Market analyst Crypto Tice has announced that Bitcoin has completed a Cup and Handle pattern that had been forming for years. In an X post, the expert clearly outlined the....
Arthur Hayes has a theory about what controls the Bitcoin price. Speaking during Consensus Miami 2026, Hayes positions that Bitcoin’s value is mostly propped up by the expansion of the fiat money supply across the United States and the rest of the world. Bitcoin Price Still Comes Down To Liquidity Speaking at Consensus Miami 2026, […]
Strategy—formerly known as MicroStrategy—could meaningfully accelerate its Bitcoin-buying pace this year, according to analysts at JPMorgan. The firm, led by well-known Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor, is already one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin treasury companies, and JPMorgan believes its next move may be a larger, faster round of acquisitions. Strategy Could Outpace Past Bitcoin Buying Strategy currently holds more than 818,000 Bitcoin, according to BitcoinTreasuries.net. Purchases have been active throughout 2026: the company reportedly added over 145,000 BTC in just five....
XRP has entered a new chapter in Japan’s payments market after Rakuten Wallet connected the token to Rakuten Pay and Rakuten Cash, giving millions of everyday users a route to interact with the cryptocurrency through an ecosystem they already use. The development is one of the most talked-about XRP adoption stories of the year, among many others. Crypto commentator Dr. Kamilah Stevenson relayed a message for investors fixated on XRP’s price chart: they are watching the wrong screen, while the XRP ecosystem is quietly being opened to 44 million new users. The Market Is Missing The....
Despite market sentiment still in fear territory as prices trend lower, a crypto trader has continued to accumulate Ethereum (ETH), signaling confidence in the cryptocurrency’s potential. The analyst has stated that the recent bearish signals and muted price action are not signs of weakness but hint at an underlying bull trend forming. He remains optimistic […]
Binance has been under heightened scrutiny in recent months over allegations that it helped facilitate illicit crypto activity tied to Iran. The latest development is that the US Treasury Department has delivered a private ultimatum to the exchange. Binance Under The Spotlight Again According to The Information, the US Treasury sent a letter to Binance […]
Bullish momentum is building around the crypto market, and Bitcoin, the leading digital asset, is steadily trending upwards, breaking past key resistance levels that previously capped its rally. Since BTC’s price found its footing again, positive sentiment has improved around the asset, with buying activity increasing significantly over the past few days. The Recent Bitcoin […]
Privacy concerns tied to artificial intelligence may be one of the strongest cases yet for owning certain altcoins or cryptocurrencies. That was one argument Arthur Hayes made at Consensus 2026, where the BitMEX co-founder laid out a broad defense of the altcoin market and named the specific tokens he’s betting on. Related Reading: Bitcoin Eyes $90K As Bears Get Burned Again Amid $30B Open Interest Surge Hayes Sees AI Surveillance Driving Demand For Privacy Coins Hayes said governments, major tech companies, and AI systems are becoming increasingly effective at tracking blockchain....
Ripple and XRP moved further into institutional finance after Mastercard, Ondo Finance, and Kinexys by JPMorgan completed a major blockchain-based settlement pilot involving tokenized US Treasuries. Announced on May 6, 2026, the pilot transaction connected the XRP Ledger with traditional interbank payment rails, offering a clearer picture of how blockchain networks operate alongside global banking […]
Bitcoin is approaching a critical juncture as market data reveals a massive long liquidation imbalance, with an estimated $15 billion in leveraged positions sitting below the current price. This concentration of downside liquidity creates a high-risk environment where even a modest drop could trigger cascading liquidations. How Bitcoin’s Liquidity Structure Suggests Volatility Ahead Bitcoin is developing one of the most extreme liquidation imbalances, as long liquidations currently outweigh short liquidations. A crypto trader known as Max Trades on X highlighted that the current....
A crypto analyst has projected explosive price targets for both the Bitcoin price and the Solana price. According to the forecast, if Bitcoin surpasses $400,000, Solana could be trading around $1,500 at the same time. The basis of this projection rests on the assumption that altcoins could mirror BTC’s explosive rally to reach their respective all-time high targets. The analyst has also urged investors and traders to buy more Bitcoin before this surge, underscoring his strong belief that the cryptocurrency could soon enter a fresh bull market. Analyst Sees Bitcoin Price At $400,000 And....
Bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time in three months over the weekend, but it did not do so quietly. On-chain analytics firm Santiment recorded net realized profits of $207.56 million on Sunday, the highest single-day reading in a month, as holders who had accumulated Bitcoin at significantly lower prices moved their coins into a […]
Ethereum has picked up pace following the broader market recovery, with its price surging above the $2,400 mark once again. However, a crucial divergence is developing in the Ethereum market as futures and spot activity on key cryptocurrency exchanges start to move in different directions. Ethereum’s Futures And Spot Markets Diverge CW, a data analyst […]
Dogecoin’s rebound from recent lows has carried the memecoin into a dense resistance area, with crypto analyst Kevin of Kev Capital TA warning that the move remains a “counter trend rally” unless Bitcoin confirms a broader market reversal. In a May 6 market update, Kevin said Dogecoin’s recovery has so far played out in line with his prior view that the asset was likely to see a rebound from deeply oversold levels. He noted that he entered a DOGE position around $0.09 and that the trade was up roughly 26.6% at the time of recording. But he framed the rally as tactical rather than decisive,....
Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the now-shuttered Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai Wallet, has published an appeal from federal prison asking the Bitcoin community for donations to help cover more than $2 million in accumulated legal debt — after acknowledging that hopes for a presidential pardon have effectively faded. Related Reading: Bitcoin Uptrend Still Healthy, But Volume Divergence Raises Questions Rodriguez, 37, is five months into a 60-month sentence at FPC Morgantown, a federal prison camp in West Virginia. In a post published on X on May 6, written in his own name, he described a....
Bitcoin continues to maintain a strong bullish structure, with price action steadily grinding higher across multiple timeframes. While bulls remain in control for now, the growing divergence between price and volume could signal slowing momentum and increase the risk of a pullback if buying pressure fails to return. A Hold Above Key Support At $74,937 As long as Bitcoin maintains its position above the critical floor of $74,937, the current upward momentum remains intact. Market analyst Kamile Uray notes that the primary obstacle for bulls during this ascent is the $98,000 resistance....
Samson Mow has pushed back against the idea that Strategy selling Bitcoin would necessarily undermine its treasury thesis, arguing that Bitcoin treasury companies need flexibility to protect shareholders and manage public-market pressure. In a May 7 post on X, Mow said the debate around corporate Bitcoin treasuries has become too rigid. While many Bitcoin holders […]
Crypto analyst CryptoCon has suggested that the Bitcoin bottom isn’t in despite the recent rally to around $82,000. He pointed to a bear flag, with BTC currently retesting the top of the channel but likely to break to the downside once the retest fails. Bitcoin Bottom Unlikely In As A Bear Flag Still In Play […]
Crypto analyst Dark Defender has alluded to history to predict a 1,008% rally for XRP, which could send its price above $10. This comes as the altcoin looks to build a base at $1.4 amid the recent recovery in the crypto market. XRP Eyes Rally Above $10 As Price Looks To Mirror Past Gains In an X post, Dark Defender predicted that XRP could record a 1,008% gain, rallying to as high as $18. This is expected to be similar to the gains that XRP recorded in the 2021 bull run, when it rallied to $1.72. The analyst noted that history doesn’t repeat itself but that it rhymes, which is why the....
Ripple, Ondo Finance, Mastercard and Kinexys by J.P. Morgan have completed a pilot transaction connecting the XRP Ledger with interbank settlement rails, marking a notable test of how tokenized assets can be redeemed across public blockchain infrastructure and global bank networks. The transaction involved a redemption of Ondo’s tokenized US Treasury product, OUSG, with the […]
Wall Street behemoth Morgan Stanley has launched its long-awaited crypto trading pilot on its E*Trade platform, aiming to challenge major established players with competitive pricing. Related Reading: Spain’s Sabadell To Join Qivalis Consortium For Major Euro Stablecoin Push Morgan Stanley Debuts Crypto Trading Pilot Baking giant Morgan Stanley has rolled out a pilot to offer […]
White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt said the Trump administration will announce new details on the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve within “the next few weeks,” framing the update as both a policy milestone and a custody response after an alleged exploit involving digital assets held by the US Marshals Service. Speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami on Wednesday, Witt said the administration’s work on the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, or SBR, and the separate digital asset stockpile had been progressing largely out of public view. The next announcement, he indicated, will focus on “exactly the....