On May 13, Santiment on-chain data showed the XRP Ledger set a new high in large-holder activity, with 332,230 wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP. The count briefly dipped between February 6 and February 8 as over 4,500 such wallets vanished, but it later recovered and continued rising into May 2026. XRP was last priced at $1.46, down about 0.25% over 24 hours and up 2.5% on the week.

Prediction-market pricing suggests traders see limited chances of XRP printing a new all-time high in 2026, with contracts implying 3% odds by June 30 and 8% by September 30. The implied probability rises to 12% by December 31, 2026, as XRP trades near $1.47 and remains well below its roughly $3.65 peak.

ChatGPT-generated analysis says XRP may present higher-probability entries on pullbacks near support or after a confirmed breakout, as it consolidates following earlier momentum linked to institutional demand and ETF activity. The model highlights $1.30–$1.36 as an accumulation area and $1.18–$1.22 as a deeper support zone, while a bullish continuation would require holding above $1.45–$1.50 with strong volume. At press time, XRP traded at $1.43, up nearly 1% over 24 hours and about 2.6% on the week.

On Polymarket's "What price will Ethereum hit in May?" market, traders are mainly pricing in Ethereum (ETH) staying at or above $2,200 by May 31, 2026, with a 68% implied probability. The next most favored outcome is $2,600 or higher at 33%, while odds for $3,000 remain low at 3%. At press time, ETH traded at $2,306, up about 0.8% over the past 24 hours.

XRP is showing signs of a short-term rebound after the TD Sequential indicator printed a fresh "9" buy setup. The signal was highlighted by trading analyst Ali Martinez in an X post dated May 8, following a sell call near about $1.46 on May 6 and an ensuing ~5.5% two-day dip. XRP later stabilized, with traders watching $1.45 as resistance and $1.80 as a potential next upside area.

On April 6, on-chain metrics showed XRP holder profitability deteriorating, with more than half of the circulating supply underwater and just 43.4% still in profit. Over the past year, average active XRP Ledger wallets were down about 41%, while realized losses at times climbed to $110 million. XRP traded at $1.31 at press time, down 2.5% in 24 hours, as support near $1.28 remained in focus.

A Polymarket trading bot operating as "woshfq19" logged roughly $64,334 in all-time profit over four days by trading five-minute Bitcoin up-or-down contracts. The standout trade on April 3 (7:30 PM–7:35 PM ET) reportedly bought at $0.01, accumulated 16,262 shares, and exited minutes later as pricing normalized. The move turned about $16 into more than $16,000, a gain of around 9,900%.

The Bitcoin Rainbow Chart projects multiple valuation bands for April 30, 2026, while BTC trades just under $70,000 and remains in a historically "undervalued" zone on the model. The chart’s bands span from $72,201.85 ("Bitcoin is dead") up to $1,133,102.76 ("Maximum Bubble Territory"), outlining how sentiment-linked price regions could look at month-end. At press time, BTC was at $69,817, up over 4% in 24 hours and up 3.5% on the week, with RSI at 51.54 and price near the 50-day SMA of $69,099.

The crypto market flipped broadly positive, with total capitalization rising from $2.27 trillion to $2.37 trillion in the past 24 hours, a $100 billion increase. Bitcoin traded around $69,090 (+3.32%) while Ethereum climbed to about $2,134 (+4.75%), alongside gains in XRP and BNB. A wave of liquidations—$273.8 million over 24 hours—skewed toward shorts and helped fuel the rebound.