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30 May 2026, 04:00

Buy Side Explodes: XRP Liquidity 7x Heavier Than Sells On Coinbase

Traders watching Stellar’s 40% weekly surge are now turning their attention to XRP, asking whether the older and larger token could be next. The two assets share a long history of moving in tandem, and some analysts say the setup is starting to look familiar. Related Reading: Unknown Wallet Destroys $8.5 Million In Bitcoin In Shocking Burn XRP And XLM: A Recurring Pattern Analyst Kevin Cage pointed out that while XLM broke out after months of sideways trading, XRP has remained range-bound. Reports indicate that if momentum picks up, some traders are projecting a move toward the $1.76 to $2 range for XRP sometime in June. XRP itself posted a 2.50% gain in the past 24 hours, though it remains down 2.50% over the last seven days and about 5% over the past month. The price was last seen hovering near the $1.23 to $1.30 liquidity zone on Coinbase‘s spot market. $XRP orderbook on Coinbase is still heavily skewed towards bids (nearly 7x on the large bands) Now this doesn’t automatically mean “price go up” But it does mean it’s much easier to move price meaningfully up then down The book is simply intentions. Early 2025 I used the large… pic.twitter.com/VCdbjp7MLT — Dom (@traderview2) May 28, 2026 What The Order Book Is Showing That liquidity zone is exactly where analyst Dom’s findings get interesting. According to Dom, a heatmap of Coinbase’s XRP order book shows buy orders stacked heavily below the current price, with sell orders above appearing far smaller by comparison. He put the difference at roughly seven times — meaning buy-side depth dwarfs whatever selling pressure currently sits above. Dom was clear that order books reflect trader intentions and not guaranteed price outcomes, but he said the data still carries weight. He pointed to a 2025 Bitcoin call where similar order book readings supported his bearish view before BTC fell around 30%. The implication is that when the data lines up, it tends to mean something. Adding to the discussion, reports note that new wallets on Hyperliquid have been opening large XRP long positions using 20x leverage, with some bets running into the millions of dollars. That kind of activity has fueled further chatter about a potential move higher. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s 4-Year Rhythm Is Still Playing Out, Says Crypto CEO Watching For A Breakout XRP’s market structure, according to Dom, suggests the path of least resistance leans upward under current conditions. Less buying pressure would be needed to push the price higher than it would take selling pressure to drag it sharply lower. Whether that plays out depends on whether broader market sentiment shifts. For now, traders are watching both the Coinbase order book and XLM’s momentum for clues on what XRP does next. Featured image from Westend61/Getty Images, chart from TradingView

30 May 2026, 04:00

Why Bitcoin Is Struggling While Stocks Keep Rising – Here’s What The Data Reveals

Bitcoin is struggling below $75,000 as the market faces uncertainty that has persisted long enough to raise fundamental questions about the nature of the current weakness. The price action is frustrating for bulls who expected the recovery from the February lows to deliver more, and XWIN Research Japan has published an analysis that identifies the structural reason the recovery has stalled in a way that goes considerably deeper than technical resistance or short-term sentiment. The most important market theme since May 2026 has been a divergence that most participants have noticed but fewer have fully explained: stocks are near highs while Bitcoin is struggling, despite both being classified as risk assets that should theoretically move in the same direction under the same macro conditions. XWIN Research Japan’s explanation for that divergence is structural rather than incidental. The engines driving stock prices and Bitcoin prices have separated. Today’s equity rally is supported by AI-related earnings growth, capital expenditure from companies like NVIDIA, aggressive share buyback programs, and continued ETF inflows into equity products. Investors are buying stocks because future profit growth is visible, quantifiable, and being delivered in quarterly earnings reports. Bitcoin has no earnings and no cash flow. Its price depends on something different entirely — and that something is currently moving in the wrong direction. Bitcoin Liquidity Is Leaving The XWIN Research Japan report identifies the demand deterioration with data that removes ambiguity about what is driving the divergence. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded large outflows during the second half of May — the institutional demand channel that provided the most reliable source of new capital has reversed direction precisely when the price most needs it to hold. On-chain data confirms the same story from a different angle: active addresses declining, transaction activity falling, and network participation slowing. CryptoQuant shows Bitcoin active addresses trending lower since 2024 even as the S&P 500 continues making highs. The issue is not simply price weakness — it is weakening network participation occurring simultaneously. In strong Bitcoin cycles, rising prices and growing user activity reinforce each other. That dynamic is currently running in reverse. The structural contrast with equities defines the problem precisely. Stocks rise because companies generate profits. Bitcoin rises when new liquidity and new participants enter the market. Capital is currently flowing toward the former and away from the latter. The recovery conditions are specific. Bitcoin needs stronger ETF inflows, rising on-chain activity, an improving Coinbase Premium, and a weaker dollar. Stock market strength alone satisfies none of those requirements. The real question is not whether equities remain strong — it is whether new demand returns to Bitcoin itself. Bitcoin Tests Major Support Zone As Sellers Press Their Advantage Bitcoin continues to trade under pressure, with the price now sitting near $73,600 after losing momentum from the May rally that briefly pushed BTC above $82,000. The daily chart shows a clear rejection from the 200-day moving average, which remains overhead near the $80,000 region and continues to define the broader bearish structure that has been in place since late 2025. The most important area on the chart is the support zone between $72,000 and $74,000. This region acted as resistance throughout March and April before eventually breaking higher in mid-April, making it a key area of former resistance now being tested as support. Bitcoin is currently attempting to hold this zone while trading directly around its 50-day and 100-day moving averages, creating a critical decision point for the market. Volume remains relatively subdued compared to the capitulation event seen in February, suggesting that panic selling has not yet emerged despite the recent decline. However, buyers have also failed to show aggressive accumulation, leaving the market vulnerable to additional downside if support breaks. A daily close below $72,000 would significantly weaken the current structure and expose the February-March demand zone around $65,000. Conversely, if bulls successfully defend current levels, Bitcoin could attempt another recovery toward $77,000 and eventually retest the $80,000-$82,000 resistance region where sellers recently regained control. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com

30 May 2026, 03:00

Ethereum Price Falls, But Whales Push Holdings To 10-Week High

On-chain data shows large wallets on the Ethereum network have continued to accumulate despite the price decline that the asset has faced. Ethereum Holders With At Least 100,000 ETH Now Control 22% Of Supply According to data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the Ethereum investors owning at least 100,000 ETH have been accumulating recently. At the current exchange rate, this 100,000 ETH cutoff converts to nearly $200 million, so the only holders that would qualify for the cohort would be the big-money ones. Related Reading: Cardano Millionaire Wallets Reach Highest ADA Holdings Since 2017 In fact, the sums held by members of this group are so significant that they would be classified as large even among the whales, the popular cohort for classifying influential investors. Now, here is a chart that shows the trend in the total supply held by these Ethereum mega whales over the last few months: As displayed in the above graph, the Ethereum investors with 100,000+ ETH have collectively added a net amount to their holdings since the start of May. Interestingly, this trend of accumulation has maintained despite the bearish turn that the market has taken in the second half of this month. From the chart, it’s visible that these humongous ETH investors now hold a total of 17.41 million tokens, the highest in around nine weeks. In supply percentage terms, their holdings occupy a share of 22.03%, which is a 10-week high. The fact that the massive Ethereum whales have been adding to their holdings recently can naturally be a positive sign for the cryptocurrency, but something to keep in mind is that the supply of this group has still followed an overall decline since Q4 2025. Considering this, it only remains to be seen whether the current trend will continue for long enough to reverse this drawdown. Related Reading: Crypto Faces Nearly $1 Billion In Liquidations As Bitcoin, Ethereum Crash In related news, on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has also shared some data related to large holders, this time for the Bitcoin network. As is apparent in the graph on the right, the Bitcoin whales saw their supply go up during January and February, but since then, their 30-day supply change has dropped off to neutral levels. At the same time, the smaller dolphin group (displayed on the left) has also been pulling back on its accumulation. “Historically, when both cohorts stall simultaneously, sustained price weakness tends to follow,” explained CryptoQuant. ETH Price Following a drop of more than 6% over the past week, Ethereum has found itself back under the $2,000 level for the first time since late-March. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com

30 May 2026, 03:00

Bitcoin faces ‘strategic’ distribution below $75K as IPO frenzy builds

Bitcoin's position on the price charts is very tricky right now.