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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 i...
Sat, May 9

Crypto Security Fears Rise As Chaos Labs Reveals Attempted Advanced Wallet Attack
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 ...
Sat, May 9

Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin, But They Are Still Selling Ethereum – Discover What That Split Reveals
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.
Sat, May 9

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 obse...
Sat, May 9

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 Pock...
Sat, May 9

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 register...
Sat, May 9

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,...
Sat, May 9

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 s...
Fri, May 8

XRP ETF Holdings Unveiled By $5 Trillion Asset Manager UBS: A Tale Spanning Nine Years
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 quart...
Fri, May 8

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 th...
Fri, May 8

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 ...
Fri, May 8

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 spe...
Fri, May 8

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 leve...
Fri, May 8

This Russell Signal Has Predicted Every Bitcoin Bull Market And It Just Got Triggered Again
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...
Fri, May 8

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...
Fri, May 8

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 th...
Fri, May 8

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, Ga...
Fri, May 8

Hyperliquid Outperformed Bitcoin By 71% In The Worst Crypto Quarter Since 2018 — Report Reveals Why
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 le...
Fri, May 8

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, ...
Fri, May 8

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 t...
Fri, May 8


