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Altcoins are showing renewed strength ahead of a pivotal week that includes the CLARITY Act markup vote and broad price tests at key resistance levels. Data cited by analyst Darkfost indicates that about 21% of Binance-listed altcoins have moved back above the 200-day moving average, up from 2% during February’s low. The market remains challenging, but the shift suggests early rotation into altcoins could be developing.

U.S. April PPI data released on May 13 came in well above forecasts, and Bitcoin fell below $80,000, trading around $79,800 during the session. The move left BTC about $1,058 under the MA200 at $80,858 and pushed the 1-hour RSI to 31.31, while on-chain readings tied to short-term holders put added focus on the $80,000–$81,000 "reset" area.

U.S. equities saw sharp intraday swings Tuesday, with the Nasdaq 100 reversing to a 1.5% rally into the close while the S&P 500 finished less than 12 points lower. The Cboe VIX Index briefly jumped to 19.01—its highest since April 28—before ending the day lower, as options activity pointed to rising interest in VIX calls and more defensive positioning in long-term bonds.

On May 13, 2026 at 8 a.m. ET, bitcoin traded around $80,550, consolidating beneath the $82,000-$82,800 resistance band. The asset showed higher lows from the April bottom near $70,480, while support was tracked around $79,000-$80,000 and a key reclaim level was cited near $81,500. Market metrics at that time put BTC’s market cap at $1.61 trillion with 24-hour volume at $40.58 billion.

Charles Schwab began rolling out Schwab Crypto accounts on Tuesday, enabling selected retail clients to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum directly within its platform alongside traditional assets. The service is broadly available across the U.S. but excludes New York, Louisiana, and U.S. territories for now, and it is not yet open to users outside the United States. Schwab Crypto is set to charge a 75-basis-point trading fee.

BlackRock sent 861 BTC and 44,691 ETH to Coinbase in two deposits worth about $173 million. The move drew attention because Coinbase is custodian for BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) and spot Ethereum ETF (ETHA), and an on-chain deposit alone does not confirm selling. Market watchers are now focused on whether the assets remain in custody or later move to trading-linked wallets.

On May 12, Ash Crypto highlighted copper's May intramonth high of $6.62 and a close at $6.54, arguing past cycles saw altcoins react with a lag while the "Others" altcoin market cap stayed near $200 billion. Michaël van de Poppe instead focuses on the copper/gold ratio, saying its early-2026 turn after a roughly five-year downtrend tracks ETH/BTC closely. Both readings suggest altcoins have not yet responded, but they differ on whether nominal copper strength or the ratio-based risk signal is the cleaner trigger.

U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs recorded $25.8 million in net inflows on Monday, the largest one-day total since January 5, taking cumulative inflows to $1.35 billion. Franklin Templeton's XRPZ led with $13.62 million, followed by Bitwise at $7.59 million and Grayscale's GXRP at $4.59 million, while Canary's XRPC and 21Shares' TOXR showed no flows. As of May 13, 2026 at 08:33 UTC, XRP traded at $1.4608, down -0.86% on the week.

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