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JPMorgan analysts indicate that despite the overall recovery of the crypto market following the Iran conflict, Ethereum and other altcoins continue to underperform Bitcoin. This trend, which has persisted since 2023, may be difficult to reverse in the short term unless there is a significant improvement in network activity, DeFi, and real-world applications.The report points out that, based on spot ETF flows and institutional futures positions, Bitcoin has shown stronger recovery momentum than Ethereum. Spot Bitcoin ETFs have recovered approximately two-thirds of their previous outflows, while spot Ethereum ETFs have only recovered about one-third.Meanwhile, CME futures data shows that institutional investors have been more active in rebuilding their Bitcoin exposure, with Bitcoin futures positions nearly fully recovered. In contrast, Ethereum futures positions remain below previous levels. JPMorgan believes that without stronger on-chain fundamentals and real-world application support, ETH and altcoins are likely to continue underperforming relative to Bitcoin.
according to sources familiar with the matter, MetaMask developer Consensys has postponed its U.S. IPO plans to earliest this fall. The company originally planned to submit a draft S-1 filing with the SEC by the end of February, but market demand weakened due to the market downturn in February, macroeconomic uncertainty, and Bitcoin ETF outflows. Besides Consensys, Kraken and Ledger have also paused their IPO plans.Consensys completed a $450 million funding round in 2022 at a valuation of $7 billion. Additionally, BitGo, which was the first crypto company to go public in 2026, raised $213 million but has since seen its stock price drop 36% from its $18 offering price, reflecting the public market's cautious approach toward valuing crypto infrastructure companies.
Odaily Odaily News Gate Research recently released its "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review" report, indicating that the overall cryptocurrency market saw a volatile upward trend in April, with total market capitalization significantly higher than in March. BTC and ETH ETF trading volumes maintained high volatility overall. The report shows continued divergence in activity across major public chain ecosystems. Solana's daily transaction volume remained in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, maintaining its leading position.Regarding trending sectors, the report notes that Pokemon TCG RWA has become one of the fastest-growing on-chain RWA sub-sectors, entering a second explosive growth phase in April. Major trading platforms saw monthly trading volumes exceed $220 million, with weekly revenue briefly approaching $6 million, setting new historical records. Meanwhile, Aave experienced its most severe liquidity crisis ever in April, with TVL outflows reaching tens of billions of dollars within a few days and net outflows exceeding $9 billion for the entire month.In terms of fundraising and security incidents, the Web3 industry completed 51 financing rounds in April, totaling approximately $834 million, with capital further concentrating on leading financial and infrastructure tracks. Among these, Payward ranked first for the month with a $200 million financing round. On the security front, Web3 security incidents in April resulted in losses of approximately $306 million, a month-over-month increase of about 858%, primarily driven by a single cross-chain infrastructure attack on Kelp DAO worth approximately $293 million. The report suggests that against the backdrop of a recovering market, on-chain activity and capital liquidity are both increasing simultaneously. However, the security risks associated with cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols remain worthy of continued attention.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will terminate trading support for NKN (NKN) on June 15 at 14:00, affecting the NKN/BTC trading pair. Users must withdraw their funds before July 16; otherwise, related assets will no longer be processable.
According to data from Trader T (@thepfund), yesterday’s total net outflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs amounted to $630.38 million—the largest single-day net outflow in the past three months—while trading volume remained muted. Specifically, BlackRock’s IBIT recorded a net outflow of $284.68 million, Ark’s ARKB saw a net outflow of $177.10 million, Fidelity’s FBTC experienced a net outflow of $133.20 million, and Bitwise’s BITB had a net outflow of $35.40 million; all other products registered no inflows or outflows.
U.S. financial services giant Charles Schwab has begun a phased rollout of its "Schwab Crypto" service to eligible retail clients in the United States, allowing users to directly trade Bitcoin and Ethereum.According to official information, users can view and manage their crypto assets directly through their existing Schwab accounts. Custody is handled by Charles Schwab Premier Bank, with Paxos providing the underlying custody and trade execution services.The platform charges a trading fee of 0.75% of the transaction amount and currently does not support deposits or withdrawals from external wallets. Additionally, the service is not yet available to residents of New York State or Louisiana.Charles Schwab currently manages approximately $12 trillion in client assets, and its clients already hold about 20% of the asset share in U.S. spot crypto ETFs. (FinanceFeeds)
Trader Eugene posted that, due to Bitcoin’s failure to sustain its bullish momentum, he has exited his long SOL position at a stop-loss and stated he will step aside from the market for the time being. Previously, Eugene noted that among major assets, SOL had demonstrated stronger relative strength compared to ETH and HYPE, and believed it was most likely to break out first from its three-month sideways trading range. At that time, he pointed out that if SOL decisively broke above $96, the next key resistance level would be near $120—representing approximately 25% upside potential.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Morgan Stanley purchased 395.6 $BTC over the past 24 hours, valued at approximately $25.81 million, bringing its total holdings to 3,389 BTC, worth roughly $270.15 million.
Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas), Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg, stated that since March this year, the Bitcoin spot ETF $IBIT has significantly outperformed the gold ETF $GLD, by a margin of 33 percentage points. In terms of fund flows, $IBIT recorded net inflows of $4.2 billion during the period, while $GLD experienced net outflows of $9 billion—resulting in a total fund flow gap of $13 billion between the two.
Bitget has launched a new CandyBomb campaign with a total prize pool of 55,000 BILL tokens. New users can earn up to 550 BILL tokens per person by completing tasks such as net deposits and futures trading. Detailed rules are available on the official Bitget platform. Eligible users must click the “Join Now” button to register before participating. The campaign runs from May 13, 18:00 to May 20, 18:00 (UTC+8).
According to Amr Taha, a CryptoQuant analyst, following the release of U.S. April CPI data—which came in higher than expected—Bitcoin derivatives markets witnessed synchronized risk reduction. Open interest across four major exchanges—Binance, Gate.io, Bybit, and OKX—collectively declined by approximately $1.25 billion. Gate.io saw the largest drop, at roughly $578 million; Binance followed with about $473 million; Bybit and OKX declined by approximately $123 million and $75 million, respectively. This synchronized contraction across multiple platforms indicates that the deleveraging was not an isolated incident confined to a single exchange, but rather a broad, market-wide defensive response to macroeconomic data. Analysts note that the decline in open interest may stem from long-position liquidations, short-covering, or proactive leverage reduction—and should not be interpreted in isolation as a definitive bearish signal. However, large-scale, synchronized open interest contraction triggered by macro catalysts typically signals that derivatives traders are rapidly adjusting their risk exposure.
According to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd (@OnchainDataNerd), KULR Tech transferred 300 BTC—worth approximately $24.36 million—to Coinbase. The company previously purchased 1,021 BTC at an average price of $98,923 per coin. Its stock surged tenfold amid the Bitcoin reserve narrative but has since declined 92.7% from its peak, suggesting it may be quietly cutting losses.
CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated on X platform that although the U.S.-Iran conflict and inflationary pressures continue to pose challenges to the market, the altcoin market has recently begun to show signs of recovery. After experiencing an overall correction of over 50%, the altcoin sector is gradually regaining activity. This round of adjustment is not only affected by the BTC correction but is also related to market token dilution. Currently, there are approximately 51 million altcoins in the market, with 46% deployed on Solana, 36% on Base, and 10% on BNB Smart Chain. Recently, the overall performance of altcoins listed on Binance has recovered to levels seen since September 2025. Currently, about 21% of altcoins listed on Binance have reclaimed the 200-day moving average, compared to only 2% in February of this year that remained above this key technical level. Darkfost believes this indicates a gradual resurgence of market interest in altcoins, serving as an important signal for investors looking to allocate to altcoins. However, it is still too early to declare the start of an altcoin season, as market liquidity remains limited.
Odaily Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, KULR Technology transferred 300 BTC (worth $24.36 million) to Coinbase Prime 2 hours ago.Since announcing a 90% surplus cash allocation to BTC in December 2024, KULR Technology had accumulated a total reserve of 1,021 BTC by July 2025, valued at $101 million with an average price of $98,923. At the current price, its BTC holdings show an unrealized loss of $18.25 million.KULR's stock price surged nearly 10-fold to $43.92 after announcing its BTC reserve in December 2024, but has since continued to decline, now trading at $3.19, a drop of 92.7%.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the whale Loracle.hl (@loraclexyz) has opened a 20x short position on 156 BTC, with a position value of approximately $12.66 million. Its 10x SNDK position—opened two days ago—is currently in profit by over $648,000, while its 5x short position on HYPE is generating over $2.3 million in profit. The address’s cumulative profits have now exceeded $41 million.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Alameda Research withdrew 162.64 BTC, 274.29 ETH, 315,299 MASK, and 6.877 million USDT from KuCoin over the past two hours, totaling over $20 million in value. Specifically, the BTC is valued at approximately $13.21 million, ETH at around $630,000, and MASK at roughly $168,000.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), “Ma Ji Lao Ge” has incurred a loss of $2.16 million on his long positions over the past week—nearly erasing all profits generated over the previous month—leaving him with only $187,000 in net profit. He currently holds long positions in BTC and ETH valued at $40.59 million: 14,150 ETH (worth $32.41 million) and 101 BTC (worth $8.18 million). His overall unrealized loss stands at $484,000.
According to Lookonchain monitoring, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs experienced a net outflow of 7 BTC today, Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of 1,183 ETH, and Solana ETFs registered a net inflow of 259,129 SOL.
although Bitcoin has retraced approximately 2.5% from its local high of $82,800 on May 6, market analysts widely believe its overall uptrend structure remains intact, and it has re-entered the "full bull market momentum" zone. Swiss wealth management firm Swissblock points out that Bitcoin has re-entered a price expansion zone, with the Bull Market Support Band turning into support. The 21-week EMA has crossed back above the 20-week SMA, shifting the trend structure back to bullish.Bitcoin is currently consolidating around the $80,000 level, where the "Realized Market Mean" and the short-term holder cost basis form key support, while the realized price near $85,000 represents overhead resistance. Spot buying pressure driven by whales and institutions is strengthening, while the proportion of speculative derivatives activity is declining. Historically, similar structural setups have often corresponded to sustainable uptrends. If this indicator remains persistently positive, it could further propel Bitcoin's upward cycle.On the liquidity front, the Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR) has rebounded from historical lows into a critical range, indicating stablecoin capital is flowing back into the market. This signal previously corresponded to阶段性底部反弹 (significant bottom bounces) in mid-2021, 2022, and mid-2023.Meanwhile, Binance's Stablecoin Supply Ratio Oscillator (SSR Oscillator) has risen to 2.8, hitting a 12-month high, demonstrating a notable increase in stablecoin purchasing power. On-chain activity is also strengthening. Bitcoin's daily transaction volume increased by 116% in May to 831,400 transactions, a 20-month high; the number of active addresses grew 7.1% week-over-week to 707,700; and total fees rose 37% to $279,300, indicating significantly heightened network usage activity. Regarding capital structure, the 90-day spot Taker CVD has turned consistently positive, suggesting spot buying is dominating the market. Glassnode data shows this indicator has further increased to $62 million compared to a week earlier, reflecting a strengthening of active buying sentiment in the market.In summary, price structure, liquidity indicators, and on-chain demand all indicate that Bitcoin remains in a "strong trend expansion phase," with the bull market momentum not yet exhausted. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily Odaily News According to the latest weekly report from Gate Ventures, global markets continued to strengthen last week, driven by the technology sector. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq index hit new record highs, with the S&P 500 gaining 2.36% for the week and the Nasdaq rising 4.52%. In the crypto market, BTC rose 4.6% last week, ETH rose 2.1%, spot BTC ETFs recorded net inflows for the fifth consecutive week, and market sentiment recovered to the neutral range. Additionally, the total market cap of cryptocurrencies excluding the top ten assets increased by 12.6% for the week.On the macroeconomic front, the ISM Services Price Index rose to 70.7, a two-year high, coupled with energy price fluctuations and the Federal Reserve's policy expectation of "keeping interest rates higher for longer," leading to increased market focus on a "stagflation" environment. On the industry level, Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has applied to the OCC for a national trust charter, highlighting the increasingly evident trend of industry compliance. In terms of investment and financing, 10 deals were completed last week totaling $34.2 million, primarily concentrated in the DeFi and infrastructure sectors. Among them, OpenTrade completed a $17 million funding round to accelerate the development of institutional-grade stablecoin yield infrastructure; OnRe secured a $5 million Series A round to advance its Solana-based tokenized reinsurance product offerings.