Space-based data centers could revolutionize AI computing but face challenges like radiation, latency, maintenance, and increased space debris.
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Anthropic's strategy may accelerate AI adoption in regulated sectors, influencing market dynamics and boosting decentralized compute solutions.
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From Cydia to ChatGPT, jailbreaking went from cracking iPhones to liberating LLMs. Here's how it works, who's doing it, and why every AI lab is losing sleep.
XRP is experiencing a significant price retracement after being rejected at $1.55. So far in May, the altcoin’s price movement has been unstable, with each gain followed by a prominent dip, yet it has formed an ascending trendline. XRP finds itself in a similar situation as prices have corrected by over 7% in the past three days. Notably, the market analysis page, MCO Global, has shared some insights on this situation, discussing the altcoin’s potential to sustain its trendline or be exposed to major downside targets. Related Reading: XRP Leverage Expansion Raises Risks Near $1.50 Resistance – A Big Move May Follow XRP Recovery Hinges On Pivotal $1.40 Support In an X post on May 15, analysts from MCO Global have highlighted the key short-term price levels in the present XRP market structure. Given the volatile action over the past two weeks, experts concur that market participants are nervous about price direction. However, amid this choppy price action, XRP has maintained an important micro-support zone around $1.40. Using Elliott Wave theory, the recent retest at this level aligns with wave B, when the market forms a temporary corrective bounce before initiating the final leg of the correction in wave C. Therefore, as long as the price stays above $1.40, MCO Global analysts predict a high likelihood of another surge towards $1.55-$1.58. In a more bullish scenario, they project that XRP could break above this resistance zone and extend its rally to $1.67, representing a potential 16.7% gain from current levels. On the other hand, a break below $1.40 would force an immediate drop to $1.37. If this price floor fails to hold, XRP traders could anticipate a decline to another key support at $1.30, which aligns with the lower trendline of a forming symmetrical triangle. Related Reading: Why The $65,000 Region Is Important As Bitcoin Gears Up To Face Massive Resistance At These Levels XRP Market Overview At the time of writing, XRP trades at $1.43, reflecting a 3.68% decline in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, daily trading volume is down 42.36% to $2.38 billion. However, the altcoin shows a slight 0.98% gain on its monthly chart, indicating that some new entrants remain in profit. According to the MCO Global analysts, the present XRP market structure is “highly corrective and unstable.” Amid this prevailing uncertainty, holding above the $1.40 support level remains crucial to sustaining any bullish momentum. With a market cap of $88 billion, XRP remains the fifth-largest cryptocurrency. Featured image from Pexels, chart from Tradingview
For protocol founders and security researchers, the incident reinforced a broader shift underway across crypto: DeFi is no longer primarily battling coding bugs. It’s battling complexity.
The temporary tariff reduction may ease trade tensions, fostering potential long-term negotiations and impacting global tech supply chains.
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Political instability may lead to shifts in leadership and policy direction, impacting Israel's domestic and international relations.
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Dalio's warning highlights the urgent need for strategic diplomacy to prevent global instability as power dynamics shift between the US and China.
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The token jumped 5% after a Senate committee moved the market-structure bill forward, reviving hopes that legal clarity can pull deeper institutional money into XRP products.
SpaceX's stock split enhances private market liquidity, potentially boosting employee flexibility and investor interest in tech equities.
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A new global financial crisis is not confirmed, but the path toward one is now visible enough to map. The sequence starts with debt and oil before it reaches credit. Long-end sovereign yields and Brent crude are already close enough to stress levels to make the policy squeeze urgent. To close out the week, the […]
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A $75 million loan backed by nearly half a billion dollars worth of a company’s own tokens is now at the center of a Senate push to get regulators involved in the Trump family’s crypto operations. The Loan That Raised Questions World Liberty Financial, the crypto project tied to US President Donald Trump and his family, reportedly used around $440 million worth of its WLFI governance tokens as collateral to borrow money through Dolomite, a decentralized lending platform. Related Reading: XRP Records Biggest Spike In Network Usage In 2 Months The transaction produced roughly $65 million in the company’s own USD1 stablecoin and another $10 million in USDC. What made the deal stand out was the timing. Regular investors who held WLFI tokens were still locked in — blocked from selling — while the transaction went through. Shortly after, the token’s price dropped nearly 10% to a record low. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins on May 14 asking the agency to look into whether World Liberty Financial misled investors or broke securities laws tied to the WLFI token. Warren set a response deadline of May 26. WARREN ASKS SEC TO INVESTIGATE WORLD LIBERTY FINANCIAL Senator Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) sent a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins (@SECPaulSAtkins) on Thursday, urging the agency to investigate whether World Liberty Financial (@worldlibertyfi), the Trump family’s crypto… pic.twitter.com/q9usPJxD6n — BSCN (@BSCNews) May 14, 2026 The Crypto Issue: A Lopsided Structure The senator’s concerns go beyond the loan. According to reports, Trump-affiliated entities stand to collect 75% of all WLFI token sale proceeds after expenses. The investors who bought those tokens, by contrast, faced strict restrictions on when they could sell. Warren’s letter cited reports that the company raised close to $715 million through token sales, while the Trump family’s total crypto-linked wealth connected to the project reportedly crossed $1 billion. The Trump family currently holds roughly 22.5 billion WLFI tokens through an entity called DT Marks DEFI LLC. Warren has been pushing for tighter investor protections as Congress reviews broader digital asset rules under the proposed CLARITY Act, one of the largest crypto-focused bills in US history. Warren’s Political Moves Fall Short During a recent CLARITY Act markup session, Warren introduced amendments specifically targeting the Trump family’s involvement in crypto markets. Related Reading: Is Zcash The Next Bitcoin? Investors Rush Into The Privacy Coin Narrative Those amendments were voted down along party lines. The broader debate over crypto regulation continues, with the Warren letter adding pressure on the SEC at a moment when the agency is navigating both political crosswinds and calls from the industry for clearer rules. Whether Atkins, who is widely viewed as friendly to the crypto sector, will take formal action remains to be seen. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
THORChain has launched a recovery portal following a $10 million exploit, allowing affected users across four chains to revoke malicious approvals and claim refunds.
Strategy agreed on May 15 to repurchase roughly $1.5 billion principal of its 2029 convertible notes for an estimated $1.38 billion in cash. The firm told investors in its Form 8-K that it may fund the repurchase with available cash reserves, ATM sale proceeds, and/or Bitcoin sale proceeds. Strategy expects to cancel the repurchased notes, […]
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The rest of the world is “really closely” watching the US CLARITY Act as the nation moves further away from the previous “hostile stance,” according to Sharplink’s chief.
Failed transactions on the XRP Ledger climbed sharply this week alongside a burst of new user activity, as on-chain data pointed to a wave of participation that accompanied the token’s latest price recovery. Wallets Running Toward 8 Million Total activated accounts on the XRP Ledger reached 7,856,080, putting the network within striking distance of a milestone that has been building for months. Related Reading: Bitcoin Faces Major Test As 37% Recovery Collides With Bear Resistance That figure was pushed higher by a surge in new wallet creation — 3,317 fresh wallets were added in a single day, the strongest reading since March 19. New wallet activity had been relatively quiet for much of May, dipping to around 2,200 on May 10 before climbing back up in the days that followed. Active addresses on the network also jumped. According to Santiment, 48,453 unique addresses were active within a 24-hour window — the highest count since March 30. XRP’s price had climbed above $1.54 during that period, a level it had not reached in roughly two months, before pulling back below $1.50. ???? The $XRP price surge above $1.54 for the first time in 2 months was enough to help the network erupt to its highest level of on-chain activity since March. The XRP Ledger just had its highest 24-hour period of: ???? Active Addresses (48,453: Highest Since March 30) ???? Network… pic.twitter.com/iInHHdei5P — Santiment Intelligence (@SantimentData) May 15, 2026 Santiment attributed much of the activity surge to investor response to the price move. Data shows that wider participation across a blockchain network is generally seen as a positive indicator for medium- and long-term valuation, even when the initial trigger is price-driven excitement. Errors Spike Alongside Activity Separate data from XRPScan added another layer to the picture. The number of active users tracked through source tags and destination tags moved above 184,000 on May 15, the second-highest reading since early April. At the same time, failed transaction errors rose sharply. Attempts returning a “tecNO_PERMISSION” result — which occurs when a sender lacks authorization for an operation — reached 1,332 on May 19, the highest since March 31. Transactions failing due to “tecINSUFFICIENT_FUNDS,” meaning the sender did not hold enough of the required asset, climbed to 656 on the same date, a peak not seen since April 19. Price Recovery Drives The Numbers XRP joined a broader market rebound this week, briefly touching $1.54 before resistance slowed the move. That short-term rally was enough to pull several network metrics to their best levels in weeks. Related Reading: Is Zcash The Next Bitcoin? Investors Rush Into The Privacy Coin Narrative According to Santiment, the daily active address count and new wallet figures had shown no consistent direction for most of the month. The jump recorded this week broke from that pattern. Whether the uptick in usage holds beyond the immediate price action remains to be seen, but for now, the XRP Ledger posted its most active stretch since late March. Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView
Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $1 billion in a single week as capital rotated toward AI stocks and macro uncertainty weighed on sentiment, ending a six-week run that had pulled in $3.4 billion.
A long-skewed liquidation cascade flushed leverage across the major tokens overnight, with the move tracking a global bond selloff and the worst session for U.S. stocks since March.
Bitcoin’s price performance in the last week saw a slowdown to the asset’s relief rally that began in early April. According to data from CoinMarketCap, the market price declined by 1.45% in a range-bound week, during which bulls failed to overcome a key resistance level at $82,000. Notably, the current market status has led to polarized analysis: some analysts view this opposition as a pause in a recovering market, while others are more pessimistic, predicting another major downswing, perhaps to the actual market bottom. Related Reading: Bitcoin Cannot Clear $82K – Analyst Explains How Traders Are Using Every Rally to Exit Bitcoin’s Fate In Another Potential Correction In an X post on May 15, pseudonymous seasoned analyst Titan of Crypto (@washigorira) shares an insight into Bitcoin’s market direction using the Bitcoin Power Law model V2.0, i.e., a long-term pricing model that suggests BTC’s price follows a predictable growth trend when plotted on a logarithmic scale. As seen below, the leading cryptocurrency has maintained a consistent trajectory within the model’s upper and lower boundaries throughout its history, with every major market bottom holding above the lower green support band. Amid dominant speculation that the recent rally could be a bull trap, the Bitcoin Power Law Model suggests that, in the event of a broader market crash, BTC’s worst-case price floor currently stands around $42,800. In this case, a negative turnout could lead to a 50% decline from current market levels. However, Titan of Crypto shares a personal opinion backing Bitcoin to maintain its current level and resume its price rally. The analyst explains that Bitcoin’s current market structure closely resembles the 2018–2019 cycle, during which the price successfully defended the first support band before staging a significant bullish breakout. If the maiden cryptocurrency follows the same trajectory, Bitcoin’s current uptrend could surpass the present all-time high to reach a new peak above $200,000, around the middle price band of the Bitcoin Power Law Model. However, these predictions remain subject to several factors, including global macro policy, institutional adoption, and regulation development, all of which are key to shaping overall market sentiment. Related Reading: Dogecoin Recovery Push Continues, But Bears Still Threaten One Final Drop Bitcoin Price Overview At press time, Bitcoin trades at $78,361, down 2.72% over the last day. As Bitcoin’s momentum continues to decline in May, the monthly price chart now reports a 4.50% gain. To sustain its current uptrend, BTC must break above the sturdy $82,000 price barrier, which could pave the way for a move toward the next major resistance at $88,000. On the downside, bulls must defend the crucial $78,000 support level, as a breakdown below this level could close out the present range-bound movement with a downswing. Featured image from Pexels, chart from Tradingview
The interim Fed leadership highlights potential governance challenges and market uncertainties during transitions, impacting economic stability.
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Ethereum has seen a Tom Demark (TD) Sequential sell signal on its weekly chart, something that last led to a major drawdown for the asset. Ethereum Has Seen A TD Sequential Sell Signal In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has highlighted a TD Sequential signal that has emerged on the 1-week price of Ethereum. The TD Sequential is an indicator from technical analysis (TA) that’s usually used for spotting trend reversals in an asset’s price. Related Reading: Ethereum Dips To $2,250 As Trader Profit-Taking Hits 3-Week High It involves two phases: the setup and countdown. In the context of the current discussion, the former phase is the one of interest. During the setup, the TD Sequential counts up candles of the same color until the number hits nine. Once the nine candles are in, the indicator signals the exhaustion of the prevailing trend. Below is the chart shared by Martinez that shows the TD Sequential setup that has appeared on the weekly Ethereum price. As is visible in the graph, the TD Sequential has seen a setup complete with nine green candles recently, a potential sign that the bullish trend may be about to reverse for ETH. According to the analyst, the indicator has generally been reliable for ETH during the past year. “Every signal it has flashed on the weekly timeframe has been validated by significant price action,” noted Martinez. In April and June of last year, the indicator flashed buy signals that led into price surges of 86% and 134%, respectively. Similarly, the August sell signal resulted in a drawdown of 63%. Given that Ethereum has just once again seen a TD Sequential sell signal on the weekly, the pattern could follow this time as well. “To me, this suggests Ethereum is entering another corrective phase,” said the analyst. Martinez has given three targets for ETH for various timeframes: $1,900 in the short-term, $1,595 in the mid-term, and $1,090 in the long-term. The last of these levels also happens to be located around the bottom level of a Parallel Channel, as the analyst has pointed out in another X post. The Parallel Channel is a TA pattern that forms whenever an asset trades between two parallel trendlines. The upper line acts as a source of resistance, while the lower one that of support. Related Reading: Bitcoin Falls Below $80,000: Coinbase Sellers To Blame? From the below chart, it’s apparent that Ethereum has recently been trading in the lower half of a long-term Parallel Channel on the weekly timeframe. “$1,071, at the bottom of the channel, looks like a strong area to buy Ethereum $ETH,” noted Martinez. It now remains to be seen whether the asset will have to rely on this support level. ETH Price Ethereum has gone down this week as its price is now trading around $2,220. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
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 traded near $43.81 after reaching an intraday high of $46.93, implying a drop of about 6.7% from the session peak. The token’s 24-hour range ran from $42.75 to $47.00. CME And ICE Take Aim At Hyperliquid’s Oil Market According to the Bloomberg report, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. and CME Group Inc. are urging the US to rein in Hyperliquid, which they described as a fast-growing, unregulated crypto platform that “could skew global oil prices” and be used for “price manipulation.” Related Reading: Hyperliquid (HYPE) To $100? Expert Forecasts Major Rise Before Summer 2027 Bloomberg reported that the exchanges have raised their concerns with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Capitol Hill officials. The core issue is Hyperliquid’s anonymous trading environment, which the exchanges argue could create openings for insiders to move prices or for state actors to evade sanctions. That argument lands at a sensitive point for both crypto market structure and commodity-market oversight. Hyperliquid has moved beyond crypto-native perpetuals into products tied to real-world assets, including oil. For legacy exchanges, the concern is not only that a new venue is capturing speculative flow. It is that a round-the-clock, offshore, crypto-native market could begin influencing price discovery in assets that feed directly into global inflation, energy costs and geopolitical risk. Oil Perps Became A Stress Test For 24/7 Markets Hyperliquid’s oil market had already drawn attention earlier this year. In March, an oil-linked perpetual contract tracking West Texas Intermediate crude generated more than $1.2 billion in 24-hour volume on Hyperliquid, briefly becoming the platform’s second-most traded market behind crypto assets. That surge came as traditional oil futures jumped more than 30% to nearly $120 a barrel during escalating Middle East tensions. Related Reading: 21Shares Is Launching A Hyperliquid ETF: Here Is What Investors Need To Know The episode showed why Hyperliquid has become a serious venue for risk-taking. Traditional commodity futures still operate within defined market hours, while crypto derivatives trade continuously. During weekends or geopolitical shocks, that difference can turn a crypto venue into one of the few live markets expressing fast-moving views on oil, gold or other macro-sensitive assets. For crypto traders, that is the product-market fit: always-on access, leverage and immediate reaction to global events. For CME and ICE, it is the risk case. If liquidity, leverage and anonymity concentrate around synthetic oil exposure outside the traditional regulatory perimeter, the line between offshore speculation and real-world commodity price formation becomes harder to police. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Arkham Intelligence data shows that over $1 billion in bitcoin has left wallets attributed to Bhutan in the past year, flowing to exchanges and trading firms. The country says it has not sold any.
Santiment warned that the crypto market “typically” moves against crowd expectations, pointing to a recent rise in bullish sentiment driven by renewed momentum around the US CLARITY Act.
Arthur Hayes has a new favorite coin — and it is not Bitcoin. The veteran crypto investor recently revealed that Zcash has become one of his largest crypto holdings outside of Bitcoin, a disclosure that has drawn fresh attention to a cryptocurrency that many had written off. Related Reading: Bitcoin Faces Major Test As 37% Recovery Collides With Bear Resistance Hayes said that as artificial intelligence, governments, and major tech firms gain more capacity to analyze public blockchain data, the demand for financial privacy will rise. Zcash, according to him, is designed for exactly that. His view is not an isolated one. Barry Silbert, a known personality in the crypto investment circles, described Zcash as resembling Bitcoin during its infancy — specifically around 2013, when BTC was still a fringe asset before its first major wave of mainstream adoption. That comparison has resonated with a group of early Bitcoin aficionados who feel the original crypto has drifted from its roots. Arthur on why the Zcash and NEAR integration is the quietly building mechanism that flips NEAR from inflationary to deflationary “Shielded Zcash lets you swap and send any coin, USDT on Tron, Bitcoin, anything, and that transaction will not point back to you. Completely… https://t.co/AOWKNsDRbc pic.twitter.com/tytoAgM5q0 — Laura Shin (@laurashin) May 12, 2026 What Is Driving The Renewed Interest? Based on a Wall Street Journal report, a good number of longtime Bitcoin holders who were present during a 2026 Las Vegas digital currency conference expressed dismay with how traceable and institutionalized Bitcoin has become. Government agencies, exchange-traded fund issuers, and blockchain surveillance firms can now monitor on-chain transactions with increasing precision. For some investors, that level of transparency is a problem. Zcash was built to solve it. Launched in 2016 by cryptographer Zooko Wilcox alongside researchers from Johns Hopkins and MIT, the coin uses a technology called zk-SNARKs that allows users to shield wallet addresses, transaction amounts, and transfer details. Unlike Bitcoin, where all transaction data is public by default, Zcash gives users the option to transact privately while still allowing for transparency when needed. Strengthening Demand The renewed interest has shown up in the market. Since the start of May 2026, ZEC climbed from around $380 to a high near $615 before pulling back. Related Reading: XRP Bulls Gain Momentum As ETF Inflows Reach Multi-Month High The coin has gained more than 30% this month alone and is up nearly 50% over the past 30 days, significantly outpacing Bitcoin during the same stretch. At the time of writing, ZEC is trading below $520 after a 5.50% drop in the last 24 hours. Institutional support is present. Grayscale Investments continues to offer exposure to Zcash through its investment products. Yet the coin still carries a significant risk that no amount of celebrity endorsement can eliminate. Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView
,XRP is struggling to reclaim the $1.50 level as the market prepares for a move that participants on both sides of the trade increasingly recognize as decisive. The price is close but not through, and an Arab Chain report tracking Binance derivatives activity has identified a development in the leverage data that changes the risk profile of whatever move arrives next. Related Reading: The 2022 Playbook Says Bitcoin Fails Here. On-Chain Data Says This Cycle Is Different The Estimated Leverage Ratio for XRP on Binance has climbed to approximately 0.179 — its highest reading in nearly two months — coinciding with XRP trading near $1.48. The timing places the leverage surge at the exact moment the price is attempting to push through a resistance level that has capped every recent recovery attempt. That proximity is not coincidental. Traders are building leveraged positions in anticipation of a directional move, and the scale of that positioning has now exceeded anything seen since mid-March. The path to the current reading traces a clear behavioral arc. Following the leverage peak of mid-March, the ELR declined steadily through a period of reduced derivatives activity — the quiet, low-conviction phase that the previous Arab Chain analyses identified as characteristic of accumulation rather than speculation. That quiet phase appears to be ending. The recent surge has reversed the declining trend and pushed the ratio back to levels that reflect genuine speculative commitment rather than cautious positioning. The question the leverage data raises is the same one the price action is building toward answering — and both may reach their resolution at the same moment. More Confidence, More Exposure, and More Consequences If the Move Goes Wrong Arab Chain’s interpretation of the leverage surge connects the behavioral signal to the price context that explains it. The ELR climbing to a two-month high alongside XRP’s gradual price improvement over recent weeks describes a derivatives market where participants are not simply observing the recovery — they are betting on its continuation with borrowed capital. New liquidity entering the market at elevated leverage levels reflects either conviction that the upward momentum will extend toward $1.50 and beyond, or anticipation of significant short-term volatility that creates trading opportunities regardless of direction. Both motivations produce the same structural consequence. A derivatives market with leverage at its highest point in two months is a market that has reduced its tolerance for adverse price movements. The positions now open require the price to cooperate — or they become the source of the selling pressure that accelerates the decline they were betting against. Related Reading: Ethereum Leverage Tells Two Different Stories On Binance And OKX: Traders Face A Fragile Setup Arab Chain’s forward assessment is honest about the dual nature of the current setup. Rising leverage during a price recovery reflects genuine market confidence and the return of speculative interest that had been largely absent during the low-activity period of recent months. That confidence is constructive as long as the price continues to validate it. The risk emerges at the point where the price stops cooperating. Liquidation waves triggered by leveraged positions unwinding do not arrive gradually — they arrive all at once, amplifying whatever move initiated them into something considerably larger. XRP Holds Recovery Structure XRP is trading around $1.46 after another failed attempt to reclaim the critical $1.50 resistance zone, a level that has consistently capped upside momentum throughout the recent recovery phase. The daily chart shows XRP maintaining a constructive short-term structure above the 100-day moving average, but price continues struggling beneath the broader resistance trend defined by the 200-day moving average near the $1.70 region. Following the sharp February selloff that briefly pushed XRP toward $1.10, buyers stepped in aggressively and stabilized the market above the $1.30-$1.35 support range. Since then, XRP has formed a gradual sequence of higher lows, signaling steady accumulation and improving sentiment despite the broader market uncertainty. Related Reading: XRP Holds Key Level, But Binance Flow Data Signals Weakening Demand However, momentum remains fragile. The latest rally attempts toward $1.50 have lacked strong volume expansion, suggesting buyers are still unable to generate the conviction needed for a decisive breakout. At the same time, price compression beneath resistance is becoming increasingly tight, a condition that often precedes a larger directional move. The rising leverage activity in derivatives markets adds another layer of risk to the setup. If XRP breaks above $1.50 with strong participation, momentum could accelerate quickly. Conversely, another rejection may trigger a sharp flush of leveraged positions back toward the $1.35 support zone. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
Bitcoin (BTC) dropping below the $80,000 mark is starting to undo some of the optimism that followed a major step forward for the industry. After the Senate Banking Committee markup for the CLARITY Act on Thursday, the market’s gains have since faded. Now, fresh inflation data is arriving with a potentially heavier hand, and analysts say it could further cool sentiment that traders had hoped would carry into stronger price action. The concern is not limited to Bitcoin: the same macro pressure could spill into Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), where conditions often translate into sharper day-to-day moves. ‘Broadly Bearish’ For Bitcoin Market expert Alex Carchidi of The Motley Fool frames April’s inflation reading as particularly difficult to absorb. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on May 12, prices rose 3.8% year over year. A key driver was energy, which jumped 17.9% as costs climbed amid the US-Iran conflict. Related Reading: Bitcoin And XRP Climb On CLARITY Act News—But Clear Path To Law Isn’t Done Yet In Carchidi’s view, the inflation impulse is not just another routine print—it reflects real supply disruption. The analysis points specifically to the blocking of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, an event that has helped push energy prices higher and, in turn, lifts overall inflation. The report also showed core inflation, which excludes food and energy, moving higher than many expected. Core CPI increased to 2.8% year over year, edging above forecast. Taken together, Carchidi describes the figures as broadly bearish for Bitcoin and the broader crypto sector, but he stresses that the effect will not be identical across major coins. Risk-On In The Spotlight Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana are all likely to face consequences, yet their market positioning relative to inflation and liquidity differs enough to matter. One major reason Bitcoin may be more resilient—at least in theory—is that crypto markets often respond to the cost and availability of capital. Carchidi notes that “crypto thrives on cheap capital.” However, with the macro backdrop changing, the expectation is that the “spigot” for liquidity could be tightening rather than widening. That brings the Federal Reserve into focus. The Fed has kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 3.5% to 3.75% across three consecutive meetings. Still, traders are watching for a shift in policy expectations, pricing in roughly a 30% probability of a rate hike by the end of the year. Carchidi says this matters more for Ethereum and Solana than for Bitcoin. His rationale is tied to how these assets are commonly perceived by the market. ETH and SOL, in the expert’s words, are typically treated as risk-on holdings, and they do not have an established “inflation hedge” story that investors can fall back on during periods of persistent inflation pressure. Bitcoin, by contrast, has long been positioned—by supporters—as a scarce asset that could act as an inflation hedge, which can provide a different kind of narrative support when traditional assets and macro assumptions shift. Near-Term Warning For Ethereum And Solana Cardichi suggests that if the energy shock eventually leads to broader monetary loosening, Bitcoin’s scarcity-based argument could become more compelling again over a multiyear horizon. Related Reading: Zcash (ZEC) Rockets 1,200%—Expert Says ZEC Could Soon Outgrow Cardano (ADA) Even then, he emphasizes that this is conditional—an “if, not a when”—and that the market would need data-driven confirmation for the renewed case to feel convincing. For Ethereum and Solana, the near-term picture is less optimistic in his conclusion. Their value, according to Carchidi, depends more on the networks gaining traction with users and attracting capital to their platforms. Featured image created with OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is currently headed by Chair Michael Selig, with no public statement from Donald Trump about fully staffing the five-member panel of commissioners.
Doggy-themed meme coin Dogecoin (DOGE) has once again slipped into oversold territory, as rising volatility and weak price action continue to drive investors toward the exit. While this may seem bearish on the surface, analysts note that this oversold region has historically preceded Dogecoin’s cycle bottoms. They predict that once a price floor is established, it could signal the end of the meme coin’s prolonged downtrend and potentially pave the way for a fresh bullish trend. Dogecoin Oversold Level Signals Incoming Bottom Selling pressure has been building steadily for Dogecoin, with broader bearish sentiment weighing heavily on the meme coin’s short-term outlook. Adding to the concern, market expert Cryptollica revealed in an X post on May 12 that Dogecoin has officially entered oversold regions on the weekly Relative Strength Index (RSI). Related Reading: Dogecoin Price Set To Hit $5 Amid New Influx From Smart Money? What makes this development particularly interesting is just how rare it occurs. According to the analyst, a return to the weekly RSI oversold zone has only occurred four times in 12 years. Moreover, he added that each time this happens, Dogecoin has reached a final price bottom, completely resetting its market. Sharing a chart, Cryptollica noted that during the 2015 cycle, DOGE entered oversold territory on the weekly RSI and found a cycle bottom right after. Similarly, in 2020, the cryptocurrency did the same, recording a price floor during the COVID-19 crypto market crash. Later in 2022, a year after the historic 2021 bull market, Dogecoin also entered oversold territory and formed its third cycle bottom. Now in 2026, Cryptollica believes that the meme coin has repeated the same historical trend. His accompanying chart shows that Dogecoin has formed a cycle bottom around the $0.10 range as its price navigates oversold levels. During the past cycles, the analyst noted that the market was saturated with various negative emotions, including fear, anger, and disbelief, as investors lost confidence and sold their coins. He said that the crowd wrote off Dogecoin as a dead coin when it entered this bearish phase. However, to him, this phase was a “rare cycle-location signal” that could fuel a fresh bull rally. Based on this view, the analyst has projected a bullish target of $5 on his chart once Dogecoin confirms its anticipated market bottom. A move to that level would represent a gain of roughly 4,900% from current levels around $0.115. Oversold DOGE Zone Reveals Major Buying Opportunity In another post, Cryptollica said Dogecoin is offering a rare buying opportunity after entering its rare oversold territory that has only appeared a few times. The analyst stated that most people will miss this opportunity because the best cycle signals arrive when the chart looks dead, not when the crowd is excited. Related Reading: Dogecoin Trap Shows A Major Crash, But How Low Will The Price Go? The analyst noted that each time this oversold zone emerged, the market was not paying attention. In 2015, investors ignored Dogecoin, and then they feared it during the 2020 crash. Moreover, the market entered a state of exhaustion when the zone reappeared in 2022, and now, in 2026, it presents the exact same rare signal. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com
The crypto ATM company reported financial difficulties amid a changing regulatory environment and ongoing litigation, which have cost it millions of dollars.