PI rose nearly 2% as buyers tried to keep the price above $0.1500, with PI changing hands at $0.1507 on Tuesday. Over the last 24 hours, 2.55 million PI left centralized exchanges, while 4.36 million PI migrated from testnet to mainnet on Tuesday after 7.65 million the prior day. Technical signals on the 4-hour chart remain bearish, with traders watching $0.1500 support and $0.1605 resistance.

Bitcoin is approaching its next halving with fewer than 100,034 blocks remaining until block 1,050,000, with estimates placing the event around April 17–19, 2028. The block subsidy is set to drop from 3.125 BTC to 1.5625 BTC, a change that could further tighten mining margins. Strategy and Blackrock together hold more than 1.66 million BTC heading into the supply reduction.

ONDO rose roughly 16% after reports that the SEC is preparing a framework that could let tokenized stocks trade via crypto infrastructure. The token changed hands around $0.390, up 15.5% over 24 hours, with about $228 million in daily volume and a market cap near $1.9 billion. The report said the SEC could unveil an “innovation exemption” as soon as this week.

XRP Ledger activity picked up again after more than 250 million XRP moved in 24 hours, while daily payment volume topped 407 million XRP. XRP price stayed in a tight $1.35-$1.40 band, with support near $1.30 and resistance around the 100-day and 200-day moving averages. Analysts caution that heavy wallet-to-wallet transfers can also raise near-term volatility if coins later reach exchanges.

XRP remained under pressure as May 19 analysis highlighted a key price range that could dictate its next major move. The token was hovering around $1.38 between $1.29 support and $1.50 resistance, with a break below support raising the risk of a slide toward $1, while a breakout could aim higher levels.

Chiliz (CHZ) rose 5% over the last 24 hours to around $0.049, putting the token close to the $0.05–$0.051 resistance zone. Derivatives metrics turned supportive, with open interest climbing to $80 million and funding rates flipping positive, suggesting bullish positioning remains dominant.

SBI Holdings has filed what it describes as Japan's first spot Ripple XRP ETF, while leaving Ethereum out of the proposed lineup. The plan targets $32 billion in institutional assets and outlines two products: a Bitcoin-XRP crypto-assets ETF and a gold-heavy hybrid that adds crypto exposure.

Iran has introduced Hormuz Safe, a state-backed maritime insurance service that lets eligible shippers pay premiums in Bitcoin, with coverage triggered after on-chain confirmation. The rollout was described as occurring around May 16–18, as BTC held near $77,000 after sliding from $83,000 to as low as $76,000. The cited report says the program could target over $10 billion in annual revenue if it captures traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a route said to handle about 20% of global seaborne crude.