The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly preparing an "innovation exemption" that could allow decentralized platforms to list tokenized versions of public-company shares as soon as this week. The draft approach would test whether equity trading can move onto crypto rails, while requiring platforms to deliver shareholder benefits such as dividends and voting rights to token holders or risk losing authorization.

XRP is showing its tightest Bollinger Band squeeze on the 3-day chart in more than a year, a setup that can precede sharp volatility. An analyst says a confirmed 3-day close above $1.50 could put $1.80 in play, while a close below $1.29 may increase the risk of a pullback toward $1.00.

Bitcoin's drop below $77,000 triggered roughly $660 million in leveraged liquidations over the past 24 hours, with long positions taking most of the losses. The sell-off pushed BTC to an intraday low of $76,696 and wiped out 106,876 traders. In a concentrated 12-hour stretch, forced closures totaled over $618.04 million, while Binance accounted for 45% of liquidations and Bybit logged $104 million.

Ethereum developers are debating how to address the network's fast-growing "state" and the long-term cost of storing permanent data, with EIP-8037 proposed as a deterrent via higher upfront gas for new contracts and storage. The state is described at about 390 GiB, while one estimate says a 100 million gas limit would add roughly 553 MiB per day (about 197 GiB per year), potentially pushing Ethereum toward a 650 GiB "danger zone" in under 1.6 years. Vitalik Buterin rejected a near-term idea to store only hashes on-chain, saying proofs still require data that ends up close to the state's size.

Veteran trader Peter Brandt says Solana (SOL) has formed a 14-week rectangle that could break down and extend a bearish setup. He argues a downside breakout could confirm a large head-and-shoulders top, implying a $43.70 target—about a 50% drawdown from current levels. SOL was trading at $86.97 at the time of writing.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is in a leadership transition that some analysts see as producing its most pro-Bitcoin Board of Governors so far. Past remarks from officials have compared Bitcoin to "gold" or "electronic gold," while one official has highlighted stablecoin risks. Investors currently price a 60% chance the benchmark rate is 25 basis points higher by January's FOMC meeting, a backdrop that could weigh on crypto.

XRP moved above $1.50 after rising 6.7% in the past 24 hours and 8.8% over the last seven days. The token outperformed other top-10 cryptocurrencies over the same period, as large-holder accumulation and elevated buying activity on major exchanges drew attention.

The CLARITY Act moved forward after the Senate Banking Committee approved it by a 15-9 bipartisan vote. Two Democrats—Senators Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks—joined Republicans in support, sending the bill to the full Senate for consideration. Industry figures and regulators signaled optimism as debate continues over DeFi, tokenization, and market oversight.

MARA Holdings reduced its Bitcoin treasury by selling 3,386 BTC in the first quarter of 2026 while repositioning toward AI and high-performance computing data centers. The company still held 35,303 BTC after the sale and said proceeds supported acquisitions, liquidity, and the repurchase of convertible senior notes.