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43 source posts analyzed· 2026-05-18T05:46:11.821507+00:00Ethereum Sheds 10% In A Week As Tom Lee Blames Oil Ethereum(ETH) has wiped out its May gains, sliding nearly 10% in the past week as crude oil climbs toward $111 a barrel. Tom Lee Pins ETH Slump On Oil The second-largest cryptocurrency hit an
· 2026-05-18T16:25:41.024236+00:00Coinbase to Launch Wrapped Ronin (WRON) Spot Trading: What It Means Coinbase has announced plans to launch spot trading for Wrapped Ronin (WRON), adding the token to its exchange platform and opening a new access point for traders looking to gain exposure to
· 2026-05-18T11:55:39.904309+00:00David Schwartz rejects XRP meme coin investment hype after FUZZY rumors Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz pushed back against XRP community claims around meme coins after users urged him to support the FUZZY project. Summary David Schwartz said treating XRP meme
· 2026-05-18T03:54:56.031068+00:00Ethereum Spot ETFs Saw $255M in Weekly Outflows, BlackRock ETHA Led With $185M Ethereum spot ETFs posted $255 million in net outflows over the past week, with BlackRock's ETHA fund accounting for $185 million of that total, according to ETF flow tracking data. The weekl
· 2026-05-18T14:05:42.787834+00:00VALR, Africa’s Leading Digital Asset Infrastructure Provider, Eyes Kenya for Expansion (18 May) Johannesburg, South Africa, May 18th, 2026, Chainwire VALR, Africa’s leading digital asset infrastructure provider, served as diamond sponsor of the Kenya Blockchain & Crypto Conference held
· 2026-05-18T04:55:44.122406+00:00Money Keeps Pouring Into Spot $XRP ETFs... Spot $XRP exchange-traded funds in the United States continued to attract fresh capital last week, posting net inflows of $60.5 million even as their $BTC and $ETH counterparts suffered notab
· 2026-05-18T07:05:42.533282+00:00Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Long/Short Ratios: A Slight Bearish Lean Across Major Exchanges BitcoinWorld Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Long/Short Ratios: A Slight Bearish Lean Across Major Exchanges Data from the world’s three largest cryptocurrency futures exchanges by open interest re
· 2026-05-18T10:55:45.590329+00:00Tom Lee Remains Bullish on Ethereum Despite $2,000 Support Risk Ethereum is at $2,119 as of May 18, 2026. It has not closed above its 20-day EMA in over two weeks. Spot ETF withdrawals crossed $255 million in five days. Prediction markets give a 56 percen
· 2026-05-18T08:25:51.135386+00:00Bitcoin Horror Story as Spot ETFs Bleed $1 Billion. A Sharp Reversal After Six Weeks of Inflows The thirteen spot $BTC ETFs trading in the United States have collectively recorded net outflows of $1 billion for the week ending May 15, 2026, ac
· 2026-05-18T06:35:42.909313+00:00Money Keeps Pouring Into Spot $XRP ETFs... Spot $XRP exchange-traded funds in the United States continued to attract fresh capital last week, posting net inflows of $60.5 million even as their $BTC and $ETH counterparts suffered notab
· 2026-05-18T09:15:10.069147+00:00Bitcoin Horror Story as Spot ETFs Bleed $1 Billion. A Sharp Reversal After Six Weeks of Inflows The thirteen spot $BTC ETFs trading in the United States have collectively recorded net outflows of $1 billion for the week ending May 15, 2026, ac
· 2026-05-18T09:35:46.455882+00:00Ryanair (RYAAY) Stock Drops Despite Record Profits as Fuel Price Uncertainty Looms Key Takeaways Shares of Ryanair declined more than 3% following the company’s decision not to provide FY27 earnings outlook The airline achieved a record underlying after-tax profit of €2.26
· 2026-05-18T10:05:40.182000+00:00What Are Bitcoin Experts Actually Predicting for the Rest of 2026? Bitcoin experts predict prices between $100,000 and $145,000 by the end of 2026. Some see even higher targets later. As of May 12, 2026, Bitcoin trades near $81,000 after recent consolidation
· 2026-05-18T10:05:40.182118+00:00Spot XRP ETFs Clock $65M Inflows in May Already Spot XRP exchange-traded funds have pulled in more than $65 million across the first nine trading days of May, with zero outflow days on the board. The streak has lifted cumulative net inflow
· 2026-05-18T10:25:46.864829+00:00Spot Bitcoin ETFs Record $1B in Weekly Outflow as Momentum Breaks Spot Bitcoin ($BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) went through a notable reversal over the past week. In this respect, from May 11 to May 15, a huge $1.039B left the spot $BTC sector. As per t
· 2026-05-18T11:16:05.632143+00:00Bitcoin Pullback in 2026: Healthy Reset or Warning Sign? Bitcoin pullbacks are never comfortable. Even experienced crypto investors can feel pressure when BTC drops quickly, headlines turn negative, leveraged positions get liquidated, and social me
· 2026-05-18T11:35:45.079799+00:00XRPL validators face May 27 deadline as upgrade nears activation XRP Ledger validators are under fresh pressure to update their nodes as version 3.1.3 moves toward amendment activation. Summary XRPL version 3.1.3 includes the fixCleanup3_1_3 amendment, whi
· 2026-05-18T12:16:16.763809+00:00Crypto Liquidations Explained: Why Volatility Hits Traders So Hard Crypto traders often focus on market direction: will Bitcoin break higher, will Ethereum reclaim resistance, or will an altcoin recover after a sharp sell-off? Liquidations are the reminder t
· 2026-05-18T12:45:44.121264+00:00CBRS Listed on Binance Futures: What the New Listing Means Binance has listed CBRS on its futures platform, opening perpetual contract trading for the token. The listing gives CBRS exposure to one of the largest derivatives exchanges in crypto, where
· 2026-05-18T13:45:42.990586+00:00Spot XRP ETFs Clock $65M Inflows in May Already Spot XRP exchange-traded funds have pulled in more than $65 million across the first nine trading days of May, with zero outflow days on the board. The streak has lifted cumulative net inflow
· 2026-05-18T14:05:42.787983+00:00Spot XRP ETFs Clock $65M Inflows in May Already Spot XRP exchange-traded funds have pulled in more than $65 million across the first nine trading days of May, with zero outflow days on the board. The streak has lifted cumulative net inflow
· 2026-05-18T14:25:56.477387+00:00Bitwise Will Start Accumulating HYPE Tokens Bitwise Moves Beyond Custody With $HYPE Allocation @Bitwise is taking its exposure to Hyperliquid a step further. The crypto asset manager has announced it will allocate 10% of the management
· 2026-05-18T15:05:40.661818+00:00Bitwise Will Start Accumulating HYPE Tokens Bitwise Moves Beyond Custody With $HYPE Allocation @Bitwise is taking its exposure to Hyperliquid a step further. The crypto asset manager has announced it will allocate 10% of the management
· 2026-05-18T15:15:40.575714+00:00Spot XRP ETFs Clock $65M Inflows in May Already Spot XRP exchange-traded funds have pulled in more than $65 million across the first nine trading days of May, with zero outflow days on the board. The streak has lifted cumulative net inflow
· 2026-05-18T15:15:40.575898+00:00Bitwise Will Start Accumulating HYPE Tokens Bitwise Moves Beyond Custody With $HYPE Allocation @Bitwise is taking its exposure to Hyperliquid a step further. The crypto asset manager has announced it will allocate 10% of the management
· 2026-05-18T15:35:43.203963+00:00Bitwise Will Start Accumulating HYPE Tokens Bitwise Moves Beyond Custody With $HYPE Allocation @Bitwise is taking its exposure to Hyperliquid a step further. The crypto asset manager has announced it will allocate 10% of the management
· 2026-05-18T16:15:44.710596+00:00Bitwise Will Start Accumulating HYPE Tokens Bitwise Moves Beyond Custody With $HYPE Allocation @Bitwise is taking its exposure to Hyperliquid a step further. The crypto asset manager has announced it will allocate 10% of the management
· 2026-05-18T16:35:41.024196+00:00Bitwise Will Start Accumulating HYPE Tokens Bitwise Moves Beyond Custody With $HYPE Allocation @Bitwise is taking its exposure to Hyperliquid a step further. The crypto asset manager has announced it will allocate 10% of the management
· 2026-05-18T17:36:09.899724+00:00Bitwise Will Start Accumulating HYPE Tokens Bitwise Moves Beyond Custody With $HYPE Allocation @Bitwise is taking its exposure to Hyperliquid a step further. The crypto asset manager has announced it will allocate 10% of the management
· 2026-05-18T17:26:09.899885+00:00Bitwise Will Start Accumulating HYPE Tokens Bitwise Moves Beyond Custody With $HYPE Allocation @Bitwise is taking its exposure to Hyperliquid a step further. The crypto asset manager has announced it will allocate 10% of the management
· 2026-05-18T18:05:41.301440+00:00Bitwise Will Start Accumulating HYPE Tokens Bitwise Moves Beyond Custody With $HYPE Allocation @Bitwise is taking its exposure to Hyperliquid a step further. The crypto asset manager has announced it will allocate 10% of the management
· 2026-05-18T18:25:47.249434+00:00Bitwise Will Start Accumulating HYPE Tokens Bitwise Moves Beyond Custody With $HYPE Allocation @Bitwise is taking its exposure to Hyperliquid a step further. The crypto asset manager has announced it will allocate 10% of the management
· 2026-05-18T05:25:43.790550+00:00Spot Bitcoin ETFs Saw $1.039B in Net Outflows From May 11-15 Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.039 billion in net outflows during the five trading days from May 11 to May 15, snapping what had been a sustained stretch of institutional inflows into the U.S.
· 2026-05-18T18:55:50.391770+00:00Crypto News Today: Schwab Opens BTC to 35 Million Clients While Pepeto Presale Nears a Binance Listing With 150x Upside Charles Schwab just opened spot Bitcoin trading to 35 million clients and the crypto news today sends one message: the wall between Wall Street and crypto is gone. BTC holds near $79,000 whil
· 2026-05-18T05:35:44.328907+00:00Money Keeps Pouring Into Spot $XRP ETFs... Spot $XRP exchange-traded funds in the United States continued to attract fresh capital last week, posting net inflows of $60.5 million even as their $BTC and $ETH counterparts suffered notab
· 2026-05-18T03:54:56.031053+00:00Ethena's Fundamentals Say Buy, $819M In Perp Outflows Say Otherwise Ethena(ENA) has notched its strongest monthly earnings since September 2025, even as a negative funding rate threatens to derail a projected 30% rebound. Ethena Earnings, TVL Surge The synthe
· 2026-05-18T06:05:49.804929+00:00BTC/USDT Spot CVD Chart at 5:00 a.m. UTC on May 18: Volume Heatmap and Cumulative Delta Analysis BitcoinWorld BTC/USDT Spot CVD Chart at 5:00 a.m. UTC on May 18: Volume Heatmap and Cumulative Delta Analysis At 5:00 a.m. UTC on May 18, the BTC/USDT spot cumulative volume delta (CVD) chart
· 2026-05-18T05:05:44.122358+00:00Money Keeps Pouring Into Spot $XRP ETFs... Spot $XRP exchange-traded funds in the United States continued to attract fresh capital last week, posting net inflows of $60.5 million even as their $BTC and $ETH counterparts suffered notab
· 2026-05-18T07:15:40.386612+00:00Spot XRP ETFs Clock $65M Inflows in May Already Spot XRP exchange-traded funds have pulled in more than $65 million across the first nine trading days of May, with zero outflow days on the board. The streak has lifted cumulative net inflow
· 2026-05-18T07:25:46.210910+00:00Bitget Review 2026: Is Bitget a Good Crypto Exchange? What You Need to Know Key Takeaways Bitget is a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2018, serving over 20 million users across 100 countries, and is recognized as one of the top exchanges for derivatives
· 2026-05-18T07:45:44.993953+00:00Bitcoin Horror Story as Spot ETFs Bleed $1 Billion. A Sharp Reversal After Six Weeks of Inflows The thirteen spot $BTC ETFs trading in the United States have collectively recorded net outflows of $1 billion for the week ending May 15, 2026, ac
· 2026-05-18T08:05:39.981272+00:00Bitcoin Dominance Signals Could Trigger Next Altseason Wave Bitcoin dominance remains the main altseason signal High leverage levels increase market liquidation risks Long-term Bitcoin holders continue absorbing volatility Bitcoin dominance has become
· 2026-05-18T08:25:51.135372+00:00Bitcoin Exchange Upbit Announces Listing of This Altcoin on its Spot Trading Platform! Here Are the Details South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has announced it will list TRAC, the native token of the blockchain-based fact-checking project OriginTrail. According to the exchange’s announ