Bitcoin’s rebound from April lows has run into a combined technical and on-chain resistance area, with CryptoQuant research head Julio Moreno warning that correction risk is rising. CryptoQuant’s May 13 report highlighted the 200-day moving average at $82.4K after a 37% rally, alongside elevated unrealized profits, heavier profit-taking in spot and futures, and softer US demand. At press time, BTC was trading at $76,961.

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.

Binance Research said in a May 17 thread that several Bitcoin on-chain indicators suggest available supply is tightening and near-term sell pressure is easing. The firm pointed to exchange balances falling to a six-year low after roughly 500,000 BTC left trading venues since the COVID-era peak, alongside signals showing long-term holders remain dominant.

Santiment data shows XRP wallets holding at least 10 million XRP have lifted their combined balance to the highest level since May 2018, as XRP trades near the top of a recent range around $1.50. Those wallets control 45.83 billion XRP—about $68.5 billion—and represent 68.5% of supply. Separately, Santiment said the XRP Ledger hit 332,230 wallets holding 10,000+ XRP, after a brief drop of more than 4,500 wallets between Feb. 6 and Feb. 8.

Ali Martinez says Cardano’s daily SuperTrend indicator has switched to a bullish signal after a prior reading he tracked from September 25, 2025 preceded a 73% ADA drop. The setup highlights $0.33 as resistance, $0.42 as a secondary upside level, and $0.25 as the invalidation point. Separately, Santiment data shows wallets holding at least 1 million ADA control 25.09 billion tokens, or 67.47% of supply, while ADA was at $0.2664 at press time.

Arthur Hayes argues Bitcoin's bull market has already started and says a renewed surge in US dollar and Chinese yuan liquidity could lift BTC back to $126,000. In his May 12 essay "The Butterfly Touch," he links the next crypto upswing to macro credit expansion driven by AI infrastructure spending, military escalation, and a shift away from just-in-time supply chains. At press time, Bitcoin was trading at $80,680.

A circulating XRP thesis ahead of the Senate markup of the CLARITY Act on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 10:30 AM ET argues that clearer rules could shift XRPL liquidity from a speculative story into institutional market structure. Developer and XRP community member Vincent Van Code says a legal safe harbor may enable major banks and payment networks to use XRPL liquidity pools at production scale. XRP was trading at $1.46 at press time.

A May 7 update from analyst Kevin (Kev Capital TA) argued Ethereum has not confirmed a higher-timeframe reversal despite rebounding from around $1,700. He said ETH must reclaim the $2,800 area and then hold it on a retest—potentially after pushes toward $2,900–$3,000—before the structure looks like a durable uptrend. At press time, ETH traded at $2,283.

On May 7, Santiment reported that Chainlink wallets holding 100K–10M LINK increased their balances over the past month, adding 32.93M LINK (+7.7%). The firm said the buying happened while LINK traded in a relatively quiet range, and argued it could reduce liquid supply if broader market conditions remain supportive. At press time, LINK traded at $9.86.