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A crypto analyst is raising questions over whether the famous four-year cycle theory that has governed Bitcoin’s (BTC) market trajectory in the past is now dead. The expert has shared BTC’s price movements and investor trends to prove that the cycle theory is still very much alive and playing out in the current market cycle.    Analyst Says Bitcoin’s 4-Year Cycle Is Still Active In an X post on May 23, Mags, a crypto analyst, has raised concerns about whether “the 4-year cycle is over” for Bitcoin. This debate has been spreading across the market for months now, with some experts, such as Strategy CEO Michael Saylor, stating that the four-year cycle has ended, while others believe it is still active.  Many crypto community members, in response to Mags’ post, also compared this cycle to past ones. They noted that the current BTC market is markedly different from previous cycles, due to the emergence of Spot ETFs , increased institutional flows, and broader adoption. However, af...

A crypto analyst has outlined 13 decentralized projects, including XRP, Stellar (XLM), and Ondo Finance (ONDO), that he believes could drive a fresh wave of crypto adoption . The analyst has stated that each of these projects fulfills a unique function and replaces legacy infrastructure worth trillions of dollars.  XRP, XLM, And ONDO Tipped As Next Wealth Drivers In an X social media post on May 24, X Finance Bull, a well-known pseudonymous crypto analyst, argued that the next wave of wealth in the crypto market will not come from coins that are spent on speculation or hype to grow. Instead, he believes that this wave of adoption and capital inflow will be led by infrastructure projects with proven real-world use cases.   He shared a long list of crypto networks he says are positioned to power several highly lucrative markets and functions, including payments, feeds data, real-world assets (RWAs) , and on-chain connectivity.  At the top of X Finance Bull’s list is XRP, which he ...

XRP is struggling below $1.40 as selling pressure keeps the price pinned in a range that has resisted every recovery attempt in recent sessions. The market is cautious and the direction is unclear — but an Arab Chain analysis tracking Binance liquidity conditions has identified a structural development that changes how the current weakness should be interpreted and what the next significant price movement might look like when it arrives. The 30-day liquidity index for XRP on Binance has fallen to approximately 0.043 — its lowest level since January 2020. That date requires context to feel as significant as the number demands. January 2020 predates the DeFi summer, the 2021 bull market, the FTX collapse, and the entire institutional era that has since transformed crypto market structure. XRP has not been this illiquid on Binance at any point across five years of the most dramatic market cycles the asset has ever experienced. The practical implication of a liquidity index at this leve...

Ethereum is struggling to stay above $2,100 as the market shows indecision that has left bulls and bears in a standoff without a clear resolution. A brief recovery arrived when President Trump stated that the Strait of Hormuz would be opened following talks with Middle Eastern leaders about Iran and regional peace efforts — markets interpreted the comments as a potential easing of geopolitical tensions, and both Bitcoin and Ethereum rebounded in response. The relief was real but short-lived. XWIN Research Japan has examined Ethereum’s internal market structure during the recovery and found something that complicates the straightforward interpretation of the recent price weakness considerably. The data that normally identifies a healthy market is present. Spot Taker CVD remains positive — buyers are still outpacing sellers in the order flow. Funding rates are still above zero — derivatives participants are paying to stay long rather than paying to stay short. Exchange Netflow sho...

A New York lawsuit is seeking a court declaration over tens of thousands of long-dormant Bitcoin addresses that one outside analysis says collectively hold about 3.79 million BTC. The case, brought by “Noah Doe” and two Wyoming LLCs, attempts to frame inactive self-custodied crypto addresses as abandoned property under New York lost-and-found law. The filing, submitted in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, names ABC Company, XYZ Company and Noah Doe as plaintiffs, with “John Does 1–39,069” listed as respondents. It is not a court order awarding ownership. It is a summons and amended complaint seeking declaratory relief, meaning the plaintiffs are asking the court to recognize their claimed rights to the wallets and their contents. According to the complaint, Doe allegedly identified three sets of dormant digital wallets between December 2024 and April 2025. The first group included 1,625 wallets, or 1,544 after duplicates were excluded. The second include...

Vitalik Buterin said the Ethereum Foundation (EF) is moving toward a smaller, more focused and more opinionated role, with fewer ETH sales and a sharper mandate around Ethereum’s long-term resilience, privacy, security and capture resistance. In a lengthy post via X on Sunday, Buterin framed the shift as a deliberate move away from treating the EF as the “center of Ethereum” and toward a narrower function inside a broader ecosystem. He also stressed that the remarks reflected his own view, not an official unilateral directive. “First of all, this is only my own view. The board is not just me, and I have no extra special powers on the board that the other board members do not,” Buterin wrote. He added that the board is expanding and that his own influence within the organization “will continue to decrease,” which he said is “honestly what I want.” A Smaller Ethereum Foundation With A Narrower Mandate Buterin said the EF’s 2025-era changes had improved execution, efficiency and focu...

The 13 US Bitcoin Spot ETFs closed out last week with $1.26 billion in net withdrawals, amid significant price losses in the broader crypto market. Notably, data from SoSoValue shows this is the heaviest outflow from the Bitcoin ETF market since the last week in January, when investors’ activity resulted in a net loss of $1.49 billion. Bitcoin Spot ETFs Register Six Consecutive Red Days More details of the last week performance shows the Bitcoin Spot ETFs market recorded a starggering $648.64 million in net outflows on Monday, representing it’s largest daily net withdrawal since January 29. Meanwhile, the following days recorded lesser but significantly negative performance such as $331.05 million on Tuesday, $70.47 million on Wednesday, $100.82 million on Thursday, and $105.19 million on Friday. Taken together, the Bitcoin Spot ETFs translates to six consecutive trading days of net outflows while 80% of the last 10 days are also red days. Looking at individual fund per...