XRP logged a $12.57 million weekly ETF inflow as of Friday, May 23, while Bitcoin and Ethereum posted net weekly outflows. The same dataset shows Bitcoin recorded $1.15 billion in outflows and Ethereum saw $209.32 million in withdrawals over the period. XRP also traded around $1.36 during the week, staying below $1.40 amid broader bearish sentiment.

Kevin Warsh is expected to be sworn in as the 17th Federal Reserve Chair at the White House on Friday, May 22, a shift XWIN Research Japan says could show up first in Bitcoin's on-chain indicators. The firm highlights the Coinbase Premium and exchange netflows as early gauges of U.S. institutional demand and potential risk-off positioning, with BTC last trading just above $77,000 after dipping near $76,000 and stalling around $78,000.

Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg says XRP could see investor interest rise 30% before December, and he believes the token's price could double from its current level. He also outlines a three-stage market path for the rest of 2026, warning of near-term pressure before a potential post-midterm pickup tied to ETF flows and regulation. XRP was around $1.40 when the comments were made, implying a move above $2.80 if his December target is met.

Trump Media & Technology Group moved 2,650 BTC to Crypto.com late on May 21, a tranche valued at roughly $205 million at the time. After buying 11,542 BTC for about $1.37 billion in mid-2025, the firm is now estimated to be sitting on around $480 million in unrealized losses with Bitcoin near $77,200. Its remaining BTC balance is estimated at about 6,889 BTC following the latest outflow.

Polymarket was targeted on May 22 in an incident tied to its rewards payout system, with more than $700K in USDC and POL reportedly drained. The compromise appears linked to a private key, while the team said user funds and market resolution were not affected as it rotates backend keys and continues investigating.

Crypto sentiment has weakened as the Fear and Greed Index slid to 27, following prior readings of 45 a month ago, 30 last week, and 28 yesterday. Bitcoin is trading at $77,176, down 4.3% over the past seven days, while price action continues to pressure the $76,000–$77,000 support zone that has been tested repeatedly in recent weeks.

Sui introduced protocol-level gasless transfers for supported stablecoins on May 20, 2026, enabling $0.00-fee sends without users needing to hold SUI for gas. The update was followed by a 7.11% 24-hour price jump and a 48.46% volume increase to $734.6 million, while SUI later retraced part of the move. As of May 22, 2026 (09:37 UTC), SUI traded at $1.1032 and was down -1.81% on the week.

Dogecoin saw a fresh accumulation burst as whales bought over 525 million DOGE within 96 hours while price compressed near the 200-day moving average around $0.117. U.S. spot DOGE ETF flows stayed inactive over the same window, with the last reported inflow of $860,960 dated May 18. The setup leaves DOGE at a decision point: a break above the long-term line could shift momentum, while rejection may extend the current range.