#FTX $BTC 🔥 $5 BILLION IS BACK IN THE CRYPTO GAME. WHAT'S NEXT?
On May 30, FTX begins paying off its creditors, bringing $5 billion out of the shadows. But this isn't just a debt repayment. It's a potential multi-move.🎎
🎯 Game Theory: Whale Cartel vs. Market: A major player may well artificially raise the price of BTC and altcoins in order to:
Retail received payments at the peak! Release $5 billion back into the market - at new prices. Strategy? "Get the crowd to buy your coins at higher prices."
💥 Why this is extremely important for the market: ▫️ $5 billion — ~3% of Bitcoin's capitalization. Even a partial return to crypto will cause a wave of growth. ▫️ Most of the money will go not only to BTC, but also to alts - Ethereum, memecoins, low caps. Retail loves risk. ▫️ If the “manipulator” holds positions, it is beneficial for him to pump up liquidity before payments.
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📉 Market Cap Update – Downward Trend: Even though USDC has expanded onto a new blockchain, its market cap has seen a decrease over the past month.
📊 Current Market Cap (as of writing): USDC is currently valued at just above $60 billion, down from over $62 billion at the end of April 2025.
#MastercardStablecoinCards Mastercard is partnering with MoonPay to launch global stablecoin cards, enabling cryptocurrency payments at 150 million merchant locations worldwide. This marks a significant milestone in the mainstream adoption of digital assets, making crypto spending seamless and widely accessible.
Time is ticking — others must act swiftly to keep pace.
Regarding the market, I think it may go lower — and despite recent declines, the market is still quite overheated. I’ll consider shorts if Bitcoin fails to stabilize above $104,900 in the coming days. Most likely, by summer we might see a move that forces all the spot into profit 🚀
• Circle launched native USDC on Sonic L1 • Chainlink, J.P. Morgan, and Ondo Finance teamed up to enable cross-chain settlement for tokenized U.S. Treasuries • Superstate introduced Opening Bell - a platform that enables companies to launch tokenized equities on Ethereum and Solana • Uniswap introduced one-click swaps • mETH Protocol announced the Restaking Alchemist, a incentive campaign which will randomly reward 50 cmETH restakers via a raffle • Virtuals Protocol released the staking mechanism for $VIRTUAL • Arbitrum DAO approved a 35M ARB allocation for tokenized US Treasuries • Rumpel introduced the Auto-Seller, enabling its users to sell their airdrop points automatically • Ethereum announced the Trillion Dollar Security initiative, aiming to upgrade Ethereum's security to help bring the next billion users on-chain • Kamino Finance released the checker for the Kamino Season 3 airdrop • LayerZero introduced Hyperbridge, which enables bridging assets to Hyperliquid • Fluid announced plans to make $FLUID a multichain asset via Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol • Ripple has agreed to a $50 million settlement with the SEC • Coinbase will join the S&P 500, becoming the first crypto-only firm in the index
📈 We're lucky — the trend is still holding, with a target of 107,000!
As long as we haven't dropped below 101,000, the upside targets remain valid. A bearish breakout would immediately open the way to 92,000!
🤑 ETH target accordingly is 2,830!
📈 U.S. indices are super positive — I'm surprised. Apparently, Trump turned the market around with his kindness and tariff agreements with other countries! Given such a strong rebound, the decline is canceled, and everything is now on the rise!
🤝 China and the U.S. have reached a temporary ceasefire and mutually reduced tariffs!
Everything looks very positive and promising — so much so that it's almost scary. But this is actually quite typical: after a downturn, everything starts rising again, while people wait for a pullback and are too afraid to enter — only to miss the entire move!
The market is pricing in optimism in advance, even before laws are passed!
I'am positioned conservatively, which is fine depending on my goals. I'm comfortable with some risk and want to grow my portfolio over time, will be gradually reducing USDC and reallocating into core crypto assets like BTC, ETH, or carefully chosen altcoins. Stay tuned.
The Bitcoin market and altcoin spread (ETH + SOL) highlight how altcoins outperform or lag behind BTC in terms of total returns, while also tracking shifts in BTC dominance.
This composite oscillator uses green dots to signal optimal altcoin entry points — when the combined 30-day MA oscillator crosses the 50% threshold.
Current oscillator value: 38% Remaining to altseason trigger: 12% (target: 50%)
Paul Atkins stated that the previous "adhoc lawsuits" policy is a thing of the past. Now, the regulator will develop clear and tailored rules for digital assets.
"This is a new day for the SEC. Cryptocurrency has the potential to bring enormous benefits — our task is not to stand in the way, but to regulate wisely," said Atkins.
$BTC 📉 From FOMO to Fundamentals: Retail Investors Drive Bitcoin Momentum
📅 From April 28th, when the trend began to shift upward, until May 13th, purchases by this group rose by +3.40%, indicating a notable rebound in interest from small investors.📈
Paul Atkins stated that the previous policy of "ad-hoc lawsuits" is becoming a thing of the past. Now, the regulator will develop clear and tailored rules for digital assets.
The SEC will consider the possibility of:
▶️ Allowing self-custody for funds and managers; ▶️ Providing flexibility for new crypto projects that don't fit into old regulations; ▶️ Updating rules for brokers and custodians.
"This is a new day for the SEC. Cryptocurrency has the potential to bring enormous benefits — our job is not to stand in the way, but to regulate wisely," Atkins said.
"The increasing realized price indicates that more market participants are buying Bitcoin at elevated prices, signaling that the asset remains in an uptrend during its current cycle."
I’ve noticed how the Bitcoin dominance chart is behaving during this local correction. So far, we’re not seeing aggressive dominance growth alongside the drop in BTC price, like we saw on May 5th, for example. This suggests that money is being parked into altcoins.
💡 Honestly, after so many years in the market, it’s better to play cautiously than to try and run ahead of the train. That’s why I’m taking a more conservative and wait-and-see approach right now — either waiting for a deeper pullback in BTC or until this current correction runs its course.
🧠 We’re up against some very smart players who have taught us over the past couple of years one simple rule: if you don’t want to get burned, wait for the pullback. We also witnessed from January how fast altcoins can drop. But now I'm asking myself — what if we get another 10–15 days of sideways movement, a small dip, and then continuation upward?
📊 Tariffs have already been priced in, both on equities and BTC, and earnings reports haven't confirmed recession risks. For now, I don’t see strong fundamentals for a sharp sell-off like we had in February–March. A technical correction? Sure. But a full-on crash? Not really.
🧐 I remain more skeptical for now, like most others who are holding spot portfolios with unrealized losses. But considering recent moves in ETH, altcoins could pleasantly surprise us this year. 🔥
📈 Net inflow into spot BTC ETFs for the week — $599.6 million. They’ve already bought back all the outflows. Next stop — $50 billion. The ETH ETF somehow isn’t exciting anyone — Vitalik’s son is apparently less appealing to the big players — minus $55.7 million.
🎤 After Scott Bessent’s speech (U.S. Treasury Secretary), where he announced that the U.S. and China have reached an agreement to reduce tariffs for 90 days, the market got another dose of euphoria and confidence in the future.
😡 On the BTC network, FOMO led to the creation of 344,620 new wallets.
🕓 Sailor, as usual, stocked up again — 13,390 BTC (~$1.34 billion) at around $99k.
#ETHCrossed2500 📢📢📢📢 Abraxas Capital is making a strong move into the market: over the past three days, the fund has withdrawn approximately 185,309 ETH from exchanges — worth around $399 million.
This coincided with a powerful ETH rally, surging from $1,800 to $2,600 — a jump of more than 44%.
Such aggressive accumulation during an uptrend may signal the fund’s high confidence in further price growth.
Similar moves by big players often reflect long-term strategies — whether it's staking, participating in DeFi, or reducing circulating supply to strengthen bullish momentum.
We are continuing to monitor movements from large addresses: signals like these rarely go unnoticed in shaping overall market dynamics.
Big money is moving. Watch ETH whale activity closely — it could set the tone for the next leg up.
$XRP According to report, Wellgistics, a U.S.-listed pharma infrastructure firm, is adopting XRP for payments and reserves with support from a $50 million credit facility.
#AltcoinSeasonLoading Current market situation is definitely tricky. Bitcoin keeps rising without corrections — similar to the moves we saw at the end of 2024. We're also seeing a drop in dominance and fresh capital flowing into altcoins.
I believe this isn't the start of alt season yet — it's just a correction after the dip. The price is shaking out those who went short, and many are trying to add more shorts as prices rise, which only fuels further upward momentum.
📉 The smartest move right now? Sit out the market.
Going long after a 20-30% pump is just not wise. And taking shorts is even riskier — price could easily consolidate sideways without dropping significantly.
Avoid FOMO. Wait for better entry points. Stay safe.
#CryptoComeback 📢📢📢📢 CryptoQuant Bull/Bear Indicator gives a bullish signal!
After Bitcoin returned above the $100K level, the CryptoQuant Bull Bear Market Cycle indicator has started showing bullish sentiment for the first time in recent weeks.
This could be an early sign of a new upward phase in the market cycle. Similar signals in the past have often coincided with the start of extended rallies.
We’re watching closely — if the data confirms, we may be heading into another strong upward move.