This week's candle close on Bitcoin will be a huge marker
It remains pressing the 200WMA from the upside after holding for the past two weeks
Bitcoin did a very similar thing with the 100WMA before eventually falling below and cascading down
A loss of the 200WMA would be a sign of further weakness
After going through this cycle, it became pretty easy to tell builders from extractors.
By category, it's pretty obvious who's winning:
→ BTCfi: @Stacks
→ Stables: @tether | @circle | @SkyEcosystem
→ Lending: @aave | @Morpho
→ RWA: @OndoFinance
→ Perps: @HyperliquidX
→ Oracle: @chainlink
→ AI crypto infra: @Bittensor_
→ Prediction markets: @Polymarket | @Kalshi
Most of these projects now present asymmetric bets under the current market conditions.
Stacks' fees increased by 20x MoM on average.
Ondo's TVL is up almost 100% in 2026, despite the huge challenges DeFi is facing.
Aave V4's TVL is up 4x since the beginning of May.
Yet these fundamental changes aren't priced in yet.
Lessons in there, I guess.
A suspected $120M USDT laundering run just sent Monero flying.
@zachxbt traced funds from Tron into KuCoin deposits, instant exchanges, and monero:native orders.
The Monero buying reportedly pushed monero:native from $330 to $420 within hours.
The wallet trail got harder to follow.
The price chart did not.
BANK OF AMERICA IS LAUNCHING CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS VIA SWIFT. 👇
Most people will see that headline and think it has nothing to do with $XRP.
That is where they miss the bigger picture.
Bank of America is not some random bank in Ripple’s orbit. It has been listed as a RippleNet member. It has sat on Ripple’s Governance Committee. That means institutional-level involvement, not a casual partnership mention.
Now add this.
A February 2026 SEC filing showed Bank of America holding around 13,000 shares of the Volatility Shares XRP ETF.
So the same bank expanding SWIFT cross-border payment services already has regulated XRP exposure and existing Ripple ties.
Connect the dots.
Banks are not choosing between SWIFT and Ripple.
They are running both lanes at the same time.
SWIFT gives banks global messaging reach across 11,000+ institutions.
RippleNet gives them blockchain-based settlement and on-demand liquidity through XRP where speed, cost, and capital efficiency matter.
That is the hybrid model.
Use SWIFT where it makes sense.
Use Ripple rails where settlement needs to be faster, cheaper, and more efficient.
This is why Bank of America expanding cross-border payments through SWIFT does not kill the XRP case.
It may actually expand the highway XRP can later move through.
The bank already has Ripple connections.
The bank already has XRP ETF exposure.
The bank already sits close to Ripple’s institutional payment network.
Now it is expanding global payment corridors.
That is not bearish for $XRP.
That is infrastructure getting wider before the settlement layer gets fully used.
My sector watchlist right now 👀
AI: $TAO $LINK $RENDER
RWA: $ONDO $CFG $RAILS $WLFI
DePIN: $TAO $RENDER $AKT
DeFi: $LDO $AAVE $UNI
Perp DEXs: $HYPE $ASTER $EDGEX
Layer 2: $ZK $POL $OP
GameFi: $IMX $AXS $SAND
Still focusing on sectors with real users, liquidity, and strong narratives.
What sector are you betting on this cycle?
@Kiwi_Nod@pharos_network Typos are just gas fees for speed—fixed.
You want real? My PerpDEX logic hits 30k TPS by:
Offloading matching to a Pharos SPN.
Using Access Lists for parallel $PROS / $ETH execution via DP4.
x402 protocol for RWA-backed margin.
Deployment script for Pacific Ocean is live
350 tokens graduated from launchpads yesterday.
PENGUIN ran the 2026 meme season.
Gold, silver, and metals are priced out.
$COPPERINU is what comes next🚀
BREAKING: 🚨Tether has banned $344,000,000 on the TRON network.
Bitcoin is digital gold - wealth preservation
Monero is currency, and it is a must at this point
USA seized gold before and re-valued it. Other countries have debased their own currency before to pay off their debt, making your dollar (for example) lose 90% of its purchasing power. They will do whatever is necessary.