Bitwise plans to launch an ETF tied to Hyperliquid’s HYPE token, with shares set to begin trading May 15 on the NYSE under the ticker BHYP. The firm says the fund uses Bitwise’s in-house staking infrastructure and its prospectus lists a 0.34% sponsor fee, which it intends to waive for the first month on the first $500 million in assets.

XRP moved above $1.50 on Thursday as large holders continued adding exposure and traders reacted to developments tied to the US Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Santiment data showed wallets with at least 10 million XRP held 45.83 billion tokens, about 68.5% of circulating supply, while SoSoValue reported $18.52 million of net inflows into XRP ETFs for the day.

Analyst Mark Chadwick said on May 13 that altcoins are showing one of the cleanest technical setups since 2020 after months of consolidation along a rising support line. He argued similar conditions in 2020–2021 preceded advances of 2,000%–10,000% for many large-cap alts, while other analysts see a possible 100%–300% window if liquidity improves. Separate on-chain commentary also cautioned it is too early to declare an altseason as liquidity remains constrained.

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing from May 13 to 15, a trip expected to cover AI, semiconductors, trade and investment, and Middle East tensions. Bitcoin was trading near $81,000 at the time of writing, up less than 1% over the past seven days but around 13% over the past 30 days. The article outlines potential implications for crypto policy expectations, mining supply chains, and broader macro pressures such as oil’s move to $105.50 after US-Iran talks reportedly stalled.

Pseudonymous analyst Doctor Profit says Bitcoin's move back above $82,000 is a distribution-style rebound and outlined a short plan focused on the $82,000–$85,000 area, with an eventual target of $50,000 or lower. Other analysts point to a weekly close above $82,000, a bullish MACD crossover, and RSI at 52 as signs of improving momentum, while another view pegs $94,000 as upside if BTC holds above the 200-day SMA near $82,500. BTC touched $82,500 early Monday but later slipped under $81,000 after President Donald Trump called Iran's latest nuclear proposal "totally unacceptable."

XWIN Japan published a comparison on May 11 covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, BNB and Solana across six months of market stress from October 2025 to April 2026. The study says BTC fell 52.5% from about $126,000 to roughly $60,000, while SOL slid 71.6% from $238 to $67; SOL later rebounded 38% from its low versus BTC’s 34.7%. It also cited current prices used in the research, including BTC near $81,000 (+11% month-on-month) and SOL around $95 (more than +12% over the past month).

American Bitcoin (ABTC) released its Q1 2026 results earlier in the week, reporting a nearly $82 million net loss while producing a record 817 BTC. The company said it kept accumulating Bitcoin, ending March 31 with a 7,021 BTC reserve after also buying 803 BTC, and later raising the stash to about 7,300 BTC with an additional 300 BTC purchase. ABTC shares fell 8.4% to around $1.15 after the release, versus a 52-week high of $14.65.

TrustedVolumes, an Ethereum-based liquidity provider, said a hacker stole about $5.9 million on Thursday by exploiting a weakness in its custom order-settlement setup. The funds reportedly included 1,291 WETH, around 16.9 WBTC, roughly 206,000 USDT, and just under 1.27 million USDC. Both 1inch and Blockaid stated the 1inch protocol was not compromised and that no 1inch user funds were impacted.

Bitcoin shed about 245,000 wallet holders over five days, marking the quickest contraction in nearly two years and drawing comparisons to a similar wallet-exit phase in summer 2024. BTC has since fallen back under $80,000 after peaking near $83,000, while $80,300 is cited as a key cost-basis level for recent buyers amid price pressure around $79,500.