XRP To Double Digits? Multi-Year Cup And Handle Points To Massive Rally
After being rejected from the $1.55 barrier on Thursday, XRP dropped nearly 8%, continuing its consolidation below this crucial resistance. Amid this performance, a market watcher highlighted a multi-year pattern that could push the price toward new highs. XRP Multi-Year Pattern Takes Shape On Friday, market observer ChartNerd shared a long-term perspective on the XRP…
HYPE Falls 6% As CME, ICE Target Hyperliquid Over Oil Risks
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token retreated roughly 6% on Friday after Bloomberg reported that CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange are pressing US officials to scrutinize the decentralized exchange’s role in offshore oil-linked trading. The move puts one of crypto’s fastest-growing derivatives venues in direct tension with two of the most powerful incumbents in global commodities markets. HYPE…
DEF Warns ‘Anti‑DeFi’ Amendments To CLARITY Act Could Threaten Users, Developer Protections
A DeFi advocacy group has warned about a list of proposed amendments to the long-awaited crypto market structure bill that threaten the sector’s developers and hinder innovation in the US. CLARITY Act Amendments Could Harm The DeFi Sector On Wednesday, the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) shared a list of 16 “anti-DeFi amendments” to the Senate…
Arthur Hayes Says Zcash Is His Largest Crypto Position Outside Bitcoin
Arthur Hayes has put Zcash at the center of his crypto thesis, saying in an interview with Unchained founder Laura Shin that ZEC is now “probably my largest position outside of Bitcoin.” The BitMEX co-founder framed the trade as a bet on rising demand for financial privacy as AI, Big Tech and governments make public-chain…
USDT On Ethereum Sees Largest Exchange Outflow Since February — Details
According to the latest on-chain data, the Ethereum-native iteration of USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin, has just witnessed its largest exchange outflow in recent months. 1.29 Billion USDT Flow Out Of Crypto Exchanges In a May 9th post on the X platform, blockchain analytics firm Santiment revealed that USDT on the Ethereum network recently recorded…
Altcoin Trading Volume Shoots Up: Is The Altseason Upon Us Again?
Following the recent uptick in altcoin prices, conversations about the potential start of an altseason are gaining significant momentum. Interestingly, recent on-chain data about the rising altcoin trading volume has added some weight to the altseason discussions. Altcoin Trading Volume Climbs Above Yearly Average In a recent Quicktake post on the CryptoQuant platform, CryptoOnchain revealed…
Hyperliquid Policy Center Praises SEC Chair Atkins’ On-Chain Agenda Featuring 4 Key Proposals
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…
XRP Market Now Controlled By Whales? Dominance Reaches 91% On Binance
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. Whales Take Over The Outflow Picture Large holders now account for 91.4% of all XRP leaving Binance, according…
The Crypto Industry Is Dying, That Is A Good Thing, Says Anthony Pompliano
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…
Hyperliquid Q1 Report—The ‘House Of All Finance’ Is Nearer Than Ever, Here’s Why
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”…