Santiment data shows XRP wallets holding at least 10 million XRP have lifted their combined balance to the highest level since May 2018, as XRP trades near the top of a recent range around $1.50. Those wallets control 45.83 billion XRP—about $68.5 billion—and represent 68.5% of supply. Separately, Santiment said the XRP Ledger hit 332,230 wallets holding 10,000+ XRP, after a brief drop of more than 4,500 wallets between Feb. 6 and Feb. 8.

Ali Martinez says Cardano’s daily SuperTrend indicator has switched to a bullish signal after a prior reading he tracked from September 25, 2025 preceded a 73% ADA drop. The setup highlights $0.33 as resistance, $0.42 as a secondary upside level, and $0.25 as the invalidation point. Separately, Santiment data shows wallets holding at least 1 million ADA control 25.09 billion tokens, or 67.47% of supply, while ADA was at $0.2664 at press time.

Arthur Hayes argues Bitcoin's bull market has already started and says a renewed surge in US dollar and Chinese yuan liquidity could lift BTC back to $126,000. In his May 12 essay "The Butterfly Touch," he links the next crypto upswing to macro credit expansion driven by AI infrastructure spending, military escalation, and a shift away from just-in-time supply chains. At press time, Bitcoin was trading at $80,680.

A circulating XRP thesis ahead of the Senate markup of the CLARITY Act on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 10:30 AM ET argues that clearer rules could shift XRPL liquidity from a speculative story into institutional market structure. Developer and XRP community member Vincent Van Code says a legal safe harbor may enable major banks and payment networks to use XRPL liquidity pools at production scale. XRP was trading at $1.46 at press time.

A May 7 update from analyst Kevin (Kev Capital TA) argued Ethereum has not confirmed a higher-timeframe reversal despite rebounding from around $1,700. He said ETH must reclaim the $2,800 area and then hold it on a retest—potentially after pushes toward $2,900–$3,000—before the structure looks like a durable uptrend. At press time, ETH traded at $2,283.

On May 7, Santiment reported that Chainlink wallets holding 100K–10M LINK increased their balances over the past month, adding 32.93M LINK (+7.7%). The firm said the buying happened while LINK traded in a relatively quiet range, and argued it could reduce liquid supply if broader market conditions remain supportive. At press time, LINK traded at $9.86.

Markets open the week with macro risk in focus as March 30 brings a scheduled Powell appearance and fresh attention on the Iran conflict alongside rising energy prices. In crypto, key dates include EthCC[9] running March 30–April 2, FTX’s fourth distribution starting March 31 for about $2.2 billion, and Based launching its token on March 30 with BASED/USDT trading set for 10:00 UTC.

Market commentator Will Taylor says XRP is nearing a technical inflection point as a descending wedge tightens and weekly momentum looks oversold. In "The Weekly Insight—Week 188," he argues liquidity and positioning suggest downside may be tiring, even if crypto sees one more modest dip. XRP was trading at $1.35 at press time.

Standard Chartered digital assets research head Geoffrey Kendrick said Ethereum could climb to $40,000 by 2030 and potentially beat Bitcoin as institutional on-chain adoption accelerates. He argued tokenization, stablecoin expansion, and early-stage compliance-focused deployments are more likely to begin on Ethereum’s mainnet before spreading to other chains and layer-2 networks.