XRP's derivatives leverage on Binance climbed to about 0.179 on May 15, marking a two-month high. The move coincided with XRP retesting supply near $1.50, increasing the odds of forced liquidations if momentum flips. XRP was down nearly 2% over the past 24 hours to around $1.44 at the time of reporting.

On May 15, 2026 at 18:38, XRP was trading at $1.4345 after slipping about 2% from the day's open near $1.46 and dropping beneath the hourly SMA50 ($1.4548), SMA100 ($1.4550) and SMA200 ($1.4376). The SMA200 now sits $0.0031 above price as the nearest overhead level, while RSI was 38.11 versus a 47.29 signal and Aroon showed Up at 85.71% and Down at 7.14%.

Onchain investigator ZachXBT published an investigation alleging LAB, an AI trading terminal project, is dominated by insiders controlling more than 95% of its token supply. He said LAB pumped over 350% in under 72 hours to a $6 billion fully diluted valuation before dropping more than 65% within hours, alongside claims of multiple retail value-extraction paths. The report also cites large LAB movements tied to Bitget accounts and includes a $10,000 bounty seeking documents tied to market-making activity.

Sui (SUI) declined about 10% on Friday, extending its slide to a fifth straight day as retail interest weakens. Derivatives activity also softened, with futures open interest down 10.5% in the past 24 hours to $727.97 million and $7.2 million in liquidations. Technically, SUI is below key short-term levels, with downside levels clustered around $1.0270 and $0.9972.

Flare has introduced a new yield product for XRP holders with digital asset manager Monarq and vault infrastructure provider Upshift. The Monarq XRP Yield Vault (MXRPY) accepts FXRP deposits, mints MXRPY receipt tokens, and targets 3% to 4% APY with an initial 500,000 FXRP deposit cap. Capital is allocated across options strategies, basis and funding-rate arbitrage, and Flare-native XRPFi deployments, with weekly Friday withdrawals and an optional instant redemption feature.

On Friday, May 15, Monarq, Flare, and Upshift announced MXRPY, a managed multi-strategy yield vault for XRP holders built on Flare. Users deposit FXRP into the vault via Upshift, with an initial cap of 500,000 FXRP and a target yield range of about 3% to 4% APY. The vault allocates across multiple strategies, with redemptions on a weekly Friday cycle and an optional instant exit for a fee.

Multicoin Capital appears to be trimming an AAVE position built via Galaxy Digital's OTC desk, after AAVE fell about 55% from its average entry. The firm received 338,005 AAVE between October 13 and November 25, 2025, implying roughly $73.7 million of exposure at about $218 per token. With AAVE trading near $97, the position is valued around $32.8 million, leaving it more than $40 million underwater.

THORChain was hit by a multi-chain exploit on May 15, 2026, with security alerts estimating losses at about $10 million across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base. RUNE slid to $0.5146, down 11.32% over 24 hours, while tracking data showed the stolen assets concentrated in two main wallets.