Bitcoin has pulled back toward $76,275, but its weekly setup still keeps a move toward $91,091 technically possible if support holds. The chart remains above the Bollinger Bands middle line (20 SMA) at $74,986, while on-chain data highlights 7.8 million BTC sitting at a loss near $76.7K as a potential resistance zone.

Posts on X claiming a "10 million" Ripple USD (RLUSD) "Season 1" giveaway are not tied to the XRP Ledger Foundation or Xaman and are part of a coordinated phishing operation. The campaign relies on bot networks that mass-tag users, funneling them to fake sites that prompt wallet connections and malicious signing. Community figures also warn that Ripple and the real XRPL Foundation do not run surprise token airdrops or request seed phrases.

Goldman Sachs eliminated its U.S. spot XRP ETF exposure in Q1 2026, exiting a position valued at about $154 million that had been spread across issuers including Bitwise, Grayscale, Franklin Templeton and 21Shares. Over the past week, XRP ETF net inflows totaled $60.49 million and reached $176.3 million since early April, while total AUM hit $1.18 billion as XRP traded at $1.43. In the same quarter, the bank also reshuffled other crypto-linked holdings, adding 654,630 shares of Hyperliquid Strategies Inc. (PURR) worth $3.33 million.

Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp warned crypto holders on May 17, 2026 to adopt a “zero trust” stance toward incoming communications after a phishing method abused Google Forms notifications. He said attackers can use official-domain emails, oversized text fields, and Google Sites-hosted pages to make fake security alerts look legitimate. Lopp listed five channels he would no longer trust for inbound messages: email, phone calls, SMS, messengers, and other external notifications.

Charles Hoskinson argued on May 17, 2026 that Zcash better matches early cypherpunk ideals than Bitcoin because zk-SNARKs can hide transaction details. In May, U.S. spot XRP ETF net inflows reached $94.71 million, up 16% from April's $81.59 million, while Strategy added 15,466.30 BTC worth more than $1.2 billion between May 11 and May 15. Bitcoin also tested support near $78,000 as weekly ETF outflows totaled $995 million ahead of the May 20 FOMC minutes.

After the U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) this week, XRP is trading near the $1.50 psychological level while its weekly Bollinger Bands tighten toward a potential breakout. Technically, a confirmed weekly close above the middle band could shift the setup toward the upper band at $2.03, after a recent spike briefly reached $1.54 before pulling back to around $1.45.

XRP is hovering near the psychological $1.50 area as a market supply squeeze builds, fueled by U.S. spot ETFs holding 1.34% of the circulating supply. In the past 24 hours, these ETFs recorded $18.52 million in net inflows on $46.78 million in trading volume. Whales with at least 10 million XRP reportedly control 68.5% of supply, with technical levels mapped from $1.50–$1.55 up to $3.28–$3.50 if momentum continues.

On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee held a key vote on the Clarity Act as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong framed the bill as a major chance to advance the U.S. financial system. He argued the legislation would reduce legal friction for banks and crypto firms working together, amid growing use of stablecoins and tokenized funds. The debate comes as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a local $635 million retail outflow while corporations accumulated 46,872 BTC in April.

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz warned XRPL users on May 14, 2026 to stay highly alert as airdrop and giveaway scams intensify across platforms. He said Ripple does not run free-XRP promotions and cautioned that impersonators may try to lure victims into connecting wallets, visiting malicious sites, or sharing seed phrases.