Bitcoin is being watched closely after it ended the week near $77,450 and then slid to a new local low of $76,050, putting the market's focus on where it finishes this week. Analysts highlighted a weekly close below the 21-Week EMA near $78,000 and pointed to CME gap dynamics and leverage-driven selling as factors that could shape near-term direction.

XRP has traded in a narrow range for months, with Bollinger Bands on the 3-day chart compressing to their tightest level in over a year. Analysts say a 3-day close above $1.50 could point toward $1.80, while a break below $1.29 may shift focus to the $1.00 support area.

Echo Protocol reported a security incident on Monday and paused all cross-chain transactions while the case is investigated. Onchain findings said an attacker allegedly minted 1,000 eBTC (about $76.7 million) and moved funds through Ethereum, with 385 ETH later sent to Tornado Cash. After the disclosure, ECHO fell more than 12% and traded around $0.0049 at the time of writing.

XRP has shown signs of retail participation returning as trading activity from smaller traders increases and price recently moved above $1.5 before easing back. On-chain indicators also strengthened, with XRP Ledger logging 48,453 active wallets and 3,317 newly created wallets, both at their highest levels since late March.

Ethereum fell below $2,120 and later printed a $1,914 low before stabilizing, with ETH now consolidating above $2,050. Price action remains below $2,165 and the 100-hour SMA, while support is tracked near $2,020 and resistance is clustered from $2,150 to $2,200. A break above $2,200 could open room toward higher levels, but failure to reclaim $2,150 may renew downside tests.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to publish an "innovation exemption" designed to open a path for trading tokenized versions of stocks on crypto venues. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the framework, developed under direction from the Trump administration, could be finalized this week and may allow trading on decentralized platforms. Tokenized stocks remain a small segment of tokenized real-world assets, totaling $1.45 billion, or 4.3% of distributed TVL.

Strategy disclosed in a Form 8-K dated 18 May that it bought 24,869 BTC for about $2.01 billion, lifting its total holdings to 843,738 BTC. Bitcoin was trading near $76,500 at press time after sliding from the $82,000 area earlier this month, while indicators such as RSI and DMI suggested sellers still had near-term control despite some “local bottom” signals.

As the CLARITY Act edges toward becoming law, Ethereum is being framed as a leading beneficiary based on a five-point decentralization checklist. Yet reported Q1 institutional trimming—JPMorgan (-89%), Fidelity/FMR (-84%), Goldman Sachs (-62%), and Royal Bank of Canada (-39%)—alongside softer DeFi signals, suggests expectations may be outpacing positioning.