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The S&P 500 reached 7,798.99 while Bitcoin hovered above a cost-basis fault line amid record-low spot activity.

 

Ethereum (ETH) remained confined within the $1,800–$2,000 range on Thursday as cautious crypto-native activity offset improving institutional demand. Exchange data indicates a mild increase in potential selling pressure, while smaller ETH holders continue to reduce their positions. However, accumulation by large whales and historically depressed profitability levels suggest that Ethereum could be approaching a market bottom. From a technical perspective, ETH retains a mildly bullish short-term structure but must overcome resistance near $1,922 and $1,961 to escape its current consolidation range. Ethereum exchange activity signals mild selling pressure Ethereum's Exchange Netflow is showing a modest dominance of inflows after its 14-day moving average turned positive.

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Solana is preparing for a major overhaul of its consensus architecture with the upcoming Alpenglow upgrade, which aims to reduce transaction finality from roughly 12.8 seconds to just 150 milliseconds. The upgrade could significantly improve the speed at which the Solana network reaches cryptographic finalitythe point where validators have established enough consensus for a transaction to be considered effectively irreversible.

 

Ripple (XRP) is down by nearly 1% in the last 24 hours and is trading near the psychologically important $1.00 support level on Friday. Consistent inflows into US-listed spot XRP Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), accumulation by large holders, and an improving risk-to-reward profile suggest that selling pressure may be easing. However, XRP remains below its major moving averages, while momentum indicators continue to favor sellers. The combination leaves the token at a crucial point where holding the $1.00 support could determine its next directional move. Institutional demand supports XRP recovery prospects Institutional interest in XRP remains resilient despite the token's ongoing price correction. Data from CoinGlass's ETF page shows that US-listed spot XRP ETFs recorded $2.