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. Related Reading: Ethereum TD Sequential Flashes Sell Signal – Is A New 50% Corrective Phase Starting? XRP Multi-Year Pattern Takes Shape On Friday, market observer ChartNerd shared a long-term perspective on the XRP price, based on a multi-year formation with “significant macro future upside potential waiting ahead.” In an X post, the analyst highlighted a Cup and Handle pattern, which has been forming since 2018. The chart below shows that the pattern completed the cup during its mid-2025 rally and has been forming the handle since the altcoin reached its latest all-time high (ATH). Based on this, he suggested that XRP “may seek a Gaussian Channel retest to mark a periodic bottom,” as the indicator has been a strong confluence area
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Justin Sun’s made-up country Liberland has given Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin a star-shaped medal, “its highest state distinction,” for his technical blockchain achievements. The “First Class Order of Merit of the Star of Liberland” was given to Buterin during ETHPrague 2026, where he attended a Network State event sponsored by the micronation. Liberland said the medal recognizes Buterin’s “extraordinary technical achievements,” and, “his role in advancing new ideas about how societies can organize themselves. Additionally, Buterin was praised for the attention he has given to “pop-up cities, decentralized societies, and network states.” Liberland shared an image of a sheepish-looking Vitalik Buterin holding his medal. Read more: Justin Sun is now prime minister of Liberland, an entirely made-up country The medal’s name appears to have been inspired by the Commonwealth’s Order
Options expiry contracts worth $2.6 billion across Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana settled on Deribit on May 15, triggering widespread market liquidations. According to Deribit data, approximately 25,000 Bitcoin options with a notional value exceeding $2 billion rolled off on…
ZachXBT warns THORChain may have lost over $10M across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base as the protocol halts trading. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has warned that THORChain may have suffered a multi-chain exploit, with losses above $10 million. The alert named Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base as affected chains. Soon after, THORChain paused trading and carried […]
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Ethereum has been moving sideways in recent weeks, leaving traders questioning why momentum keeps stalling despite multiple upward pushes. According to an analysis shared by an analyst on X, the answer lies in a specific technical level that the asset has repeatedly failed to reclaim. Ethereum’s $2,450 Barrier The recent price behavior of Ethereum can be traced to the market’s interaction with a resistance area near $2,450. In early May, the analyst outlined that this level functioned as a decisive confirmation point for bullish continuation. The structure suggested that if Ethereum could move above $2,450, even briefly, it would signal that the breakout from the current range was genuine. Related Reading: XRP Wave Count Remains Valid: Here Are The Levels To Watch Out For In the chart shared at the time, the region around this price was highlighted as a critical reclaim zone. The analysis argued that once the price clears such a level, it becomes a strong directional signal for traders
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About $2.63 billion in BTC and ETH options are expiring on Deribit, making May 15 a key derivatives event. Bitcoin’s $2.01 billion expiry cluster has a max pain level at $80,000, with a moderately bullish put/call ratio of 0.59. Ethereum’s expiry is smaller in value but more concentrated, with 11% of open interest expiring and a lower put/call ratio of 0.40. The crypto derivatives market is bracing for a shift as approximately $2.63 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options are set to expire today, May 15, 2026. As the clock ticks toward the 08:00 UTC settlement on Deribit, the largest crypto options exchange, the market appears to be caught in a classic “tug-of-war” between neutral spot movement and rising institutional positioning. While Bitcoin has spent the week oscillating around the psychological and technical anchor of $80,000, the broader market sentiment remains unexpectedly subdue
Ethereum is showing a notable shift in on-chain behavior, as the network records its strongest wave of profit realization in weeks. After a period of steady accumulation and price recovery, a growing number of holders are now locking in gains. The spike reflects a meaningful shift in on-chain behavior as more investors move into profitable territory once again. What Rising Realized Profits Reveal About Ethereum Market Sentiment In a recent X post, Santiment Intelligence revealed that Ethereum has recorded its highest level of network realized profit in the past three weeks, with approximately $74.58 million in gains locked in. This surge in profit-taking comes as ETH’s price has declined 5.5% over the last three days, creating a seemingly counterintuitive market dynamic. Related Reading: Ethereum Sees Sharp Decline In High-Leverage Long Positions — See What Happens Next Currently, holders with a much lower cost are selling into the dip. A significant number of investors accumulated ETH
