Price predictions 5/5: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI

Key points: Bitcoin is witnessing a tough battle between the bulls and the bears at the $95,000 level. Solid buying by spot Bitcoin ETF investors last week signals a positive shift in investor sentiment.  Select altcoins have held their support levels, increasing the likelihood of a short-term up move. Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below the breakout…

Bitcoin sell-off to $93.5K is a brief hiccup — Data still supports new BTC highs in 2025

Key takeaways: Bitcoin price slips, but BTC dominance is on the rise. Sizable purchases by Strategy and the spot BTC ETFs highlight institutional investors’ appetite for Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has dropped by 4.3% in the last three days after nearly reaching $97,900 on May 2. Despite showing resilience at the $94,000 level on May…

Crypto market manipulation schemes are becoming increasingly coordinated

Opinion by: Tracy Jin, Chief Operating Officer, MEXC Market manipulation is everywhere and yet nowhere to be seen. It is an invisible threat affecting crypto and traditional markets, leaving ordinary traders counting the costs. Sometimes, manipulation is obvious — illiquid tokens being pumped high before being dumped just as fast — but often, it’s subtler…

Vitalik Buterin says rollups must prove security before decentralizing

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin explained when rollup-based layer-2 platforms should go decentralized, and why “as soon as possible” is not the correct answer. In a May 5 X post, Buterin said there is a right time for rollup-based scalability solutions to transition to a decentralized model. This moment depends on how low the proof system’s…

Trump to host memecoin gala dinner amid backlash, impeachment calls

Update (May 5 at 3:27 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include comments from Niko Demchuk and Yarden Noy. US President Donald Trump will host a gala dinner for top holders of his Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin despite bipartisan criticism and renewed calls for impeachment. In a May 5 Truth Social post, Trump…

XRP price risks 45% decline to $1.20 — Here is why

Key takeaways: XRP forms a bearish descending triangle on the daily chart, risking a 45% drop to $1.20. Declining daily active addresses signal reduced transaction activity and liquidity. A breakout above $2.18 could invalidate the bearish pattern. The XRP (XRP) price flashes warning signs as a bearish technical pattern emerges on its daily chart, coinciding…

BTC Stack Grows to 3,634

Semler Scientific (SMLR) added to its bitcoin (BTC) holdings last week. The company acquired 167 BTC for $16.2 million, or an average price of about $97,000 each, according to a Monday morning SEC filing. The purchases appeared to be mostly or totally funded via sales of common stock, with the company disclosing it’s sold 1.166…

Solana devs fix bug that allowed unlimited minting of certain tokens

The Solana Foundation has confirmed that a zero-day vulnerability that allowed an attacker to potentially mint certain tokens and even withdraw those tokens from user accounts has been fixed.  A May 3 post-mortem from the Solana Foundation said that the security vulnerability, first discovered on April 16, could have allowed an attacker to forge an…

Bitcoin price cools going into Fed rate hike week, HYPE, AAVE, RNDR, FET still look bullish

Key points: Bitcoin’s positive sentiment should remain intact if BTC price stays above the 20-day EMA near $92,000. Several altcoins show bullish chart patterns in the 4-hour and 1-day timeframes. Bitcoin (BTC) has given back some of the gains over the weekend, and the price has pulled back to the breakout level of $95,000. Buyers…

Bitcoin price cools going into Fed rate hike week, HYPE, AAVE, RNDR, FET still look bullish

Key points: Bitcoin’s positive sentiment should remain intact if BTC price stays above the 20-day EMA near $92,000. Several altcoins show bullish chart patterns in the 4-hour and 1-day timeframes. Bitcoin (BTC) has given back some of the gains over the weekend, and the price has pulled back to the breakout level of $95,000. Buyers…