Bitcoin is still showing an intact uptrend even as sellers keep pressuring price beneath the $78,800 resistance area. After a brief dip under $78,700, the $77,000 region has emerged as the main near-term floor, with bulls defending it as a key pivot. Analysts also flag downside markers at $75,700 and $73,500 if the current support fails.

CME Group said its XRP futures suite recorded $62.87 billion in notional volume in its first year, alongside 1.32 million contracts traded and $238 million in average daily volume. The exchange shared the figures on May 20, covering activity through May 15, and highlighted growth across XRP futures, options, and spot-quoted XRP futures.

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly approached $78,000 on Thursday but failed to hold gains as traders weighed softer US growth signals and tighter-policy worries. Derivatives data showed top traders lifting long exposure and trimming shorts, reinforcing attention on a $76,000 support zone. However, ETF outflows and still-neutral funding rates suggest a quick move toward $82,000 may face resistance.

On May 21, Solana (SOL) attempted a rebound as large holders added about $9.7 million worth of SOL, with two new wallets receiving 88,004 SOL ($7.56 million) and 24,500 SOL ($2.11 million). SOL traded around $86.30 after a 1.85% 24-hour gain, while volume rose 38% to $43.66 billion. Analysts said a daily close above $87.21 could improve odds of a move toward $95.62, though SOL remained below its 50-day EMA and ADX was 16.52.

Jito (JTO) rose more than 30% in a single day after quarterly figures highlighted higher staking activity, more validators, and a supply burn. The update cited 418 million SOL in cumulative Jito-enabled staked tokens, 119 million SOL staked on the Jito Network, and 9.7 million JTO burned in Q1, while daily volume jumped 605% to $168 million. Technically, JTO retested $0.35 as support after reaching $0.70, with bulls still defending the level.

Solmate Infrastructure (Nasdaq: SLMT) said Thursday that CEO Ron Sade and director Keren Maimon will buy 2,298,000 Class B ordinary shares at $4.97 each in a registered direct offering. The company expects about $11.4 million in gross proceeds, with the deal slated to close around May 27, 2026, subject to customary conditions. The price was described as a premium to recent trading levels that were around $4.67 or lower.

Harvard Management Company reported in a Q1 2026 SEC filing that it sold its entire Ether-related position after holding it for one quarter. The endowment no longer lists the $87 million stake in BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust ETF shares that appeared in its Q4 2025 holdings. It also trimmed Bitcoin exposure in Q1 2026, selling about 2.3 million Bitcoin ETF shares while keeping more than 3 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF valued at nearly $117 million.

XRP has remained below $1.40, with price action stuck in a tight band that has frustrated bulls for weeks. A CryptoQuant review of exchange outflows shows whale-sized Binance withdrawals (over 1 million XRP) rising to 57.6%, while Coinbase’s same bucket fell to 14.8% and mid-sized outflows climbed from 19% to 36% between April 11 and May 19.