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XRP has been down 2.6% in the last 24 hours, reflecting growing technical weakness across multiple indicators. Its price is below $2.40. Its RSI has sharply dropped into neutral territory, signaling fading momentum after nearly reaching overbought levels just one day prior.
The Ichimoku Cloud setup has turned bearish, with the price now trading below key support lines and under a red cloud, indicating increasing downward pressure. Adding to the concern, XRP’s EMAs are on the verge of forming a death cross, a bearish signal that could lead to deeper declines unless a strong recovery emerges.
XRP Loses Strength After RSI Falls Sharply From Near-Overbought Levels
XRP’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) has dropped to 46.72, falling from 64.86 just a day earlier, indicating a swift loss of upward momentum.
The RSI is a widely used momentum oscillator that ranges from 0 to 100. It helps traders identify overbought and oversold conditions.
Readings above 70 typically suggest an asset may be overbought and due for a correction, while values below 30 indicate oversold conditions that could lead to a bounce. Levels between 30 and 70 are considered neutral and reflect a lack of strong directional trend.
With XRP now sitting at 46.72, the token has returned to a neutral zone, signaling indecision and a potential pause in its previous upward move.
The sharp decline suggests weakening buyer interest, which could lead to further price consolidation or mild downside if market sentiment doesn’t improve.
For bullish momentum to resume, XRP would likely need a bounce in RSI toward the 60–70 range, supported by a broader recovery in crypto markets. Until then, price action may remain range-bound or slightly bearish.
Ichimoku Cloud Turns Bearish for XRP as Price Drops Below Key Lines
The Ichimoku Cloud chart for XRP shows a bearish shift in momentum. The price has broken below both the Tenkan-sen (blue line) and the Kijun-sen (red line), signaling a short-term trend reversal.
The price action is now positioned beneath the Kumo (cloud), which has transitioned from green to red—an indication that market sentiment is weakening and downward pressure is building.
The red cloud ahead suggests that bearish momentum could continue unless there’s a strong recovery to push the price back above the cloud.
Additionally, the Senkou Span A (leading green line) is trending downward, and the Senkou Span B (leading red line) is flat, showing a loss of bullish momentum and potential for range-bound or declining movement.
Although not clearly shown, the Chikou Span (lagging green line) appears to be below the price action, further confirming a bearish outlook.
Overall, the Ichimoku setup reflects increasing resistance and declining support, suggesting XRP is in a vulnerable technical position unless buyers step back in forcefully.
XRP Faces Bearish Risk as EMA Death Cross Looms
XRP recently approached the $2.50 zone but faced sharp rejection as Bitcoin’s sudden drop triggered a broader market pullback.
The selling pressure has weighed heavily on XRP’s structure, and its exponential moving averages (EMAs) are now converging in a way that suggests a potential death cross. This bearish crossover typically signals extended downside risk.
If confirmed, this pattern could open the door to a deeper correction, with key support levels at $2.32 and $2.28 in focus. A break below those zones could accelerate losses toward $2.12 and $2.07 if bearish momentum intensifies.
A push back toward the $2.449 resistance would be the first key test for bulls, and reclaiming $2.479 could open the way for a retest of the $2.65 level.
Such a move would likely require a broader recovery in crypto sentiment, particularly from Bitcoin, as well as a clear rejection of the looming death cross. Until then, the technical bias remains tilted to the downside.
Airdrop tokens are under the spotlight as Kadena (KDA), Huma Finance (HUMA), and Sophon (SOPH) face volatile market reactions following their recent distributions.
Kadena kicked off a Galxe campaign with a $55,000 prize pool but remains down 14.4% in the last week. HUMA has dropped over 51% in just three days after its Season 1 airdrop, despite strong investor backing. Meanwhile, SOPH plunged 33% within 24 hours of launch due to a massive token unlock and continues to test key support levels amid high leverage and limited utility.
Kadena (KDA)
Kadena leads the list of top crypto airdrops for the final week of May, raising over $35 million with backing from major investors like Multicoin Capital, CoinFund, and SV Angel.
The project, a Layer 1 Proof-of-Work blockchain focused on scalability, launched a confirmed airdrop campaign through Galxe with a 100,000 KDA prize pool—valued at around $55,000.
Users can participate by completing tasks such as connecting wallets, joining social channels, or holding KDA tokens. The campaign runs until August 24, offering a strong incentive for community engagement and ecosystem growth.
However, if sentiment shifts and buying pressure returns, the token may retest resistance at $0.54, with further upside potential toward $0.621 and $0.677.
Huma Finance (HUMA)
Huma Finance recently unveiled its full tokenomics and Season 1 airdrop details, allocating 5% of the total 10 billion HUMA token supply to early users.
Backed by major investors like Circle and HashKey Capital, Huma is positioning itself as a first mover in the emerging PayFi sector. It aims to merge instant payments with DeFi and real-world assets.
Despite raising over $46 million and planning a second airdrop of 2.1% post-TGE, the project faced criticism for its relatively low initial airdrop allocation.
The team insists this is just the beginning, but market engagement has been modest, signaling shifting user preferences toward newer airdrop models.
Since the airdrop, HUMA has plunged more than 51% in just three days, reflecting a lack of buying support following the airdrop. If the current downtrend continues, the price could fall below $0.0503, testing new lows.
However, if sentiment shifts and the token finds support, it could rebound to challenge resistance at $0.055. A stronger rally could even push HUMA up toward $0.0596, though sustained momentum would be needed to reverse the early bearish pressure.
Sophon (SOPH)
Sophon’s SOPH token dropped over 33% within 24 hours of its debut and Binance listing, primarily due to the sudden release of 900 million airdropped tokens.
Despite strong backing—including over $70 million in funding and support from Binance Labs—the token’s limited immediate utility and the overwhelming supply shock triggered a sharp sell-off.
Adding to the volatility, Binance assigned SOPH a “seed tag” and enabled futures trading with up to 75x leverage, amplifying price swings.
SOPH is now hovering near a key support level at $0.056, which may be tested soon if pressure continues. Should the token regain bullish momentum, it could challenge resistance at $0.059.
A strong uptrend could push SOPH further to $0.061, $0.064, and possibly $0.067.
Coinbase exchange has made significant improvements to its Solana network infrastructure to enhance speed, resiliency, and scalability. The exchange further said that certain technical improvements have been implemented that have boosted performance numbers for Solana transactions on the exchange.
Coinbase doubles down on Solana ecosystem commitment
As per Coinbase’s announcement, the enhancements comprise asynchronously processing transactions. This has seen block processing throughput increase five times. The company has also introduced bare metal machines that have seen RPC (Remote Procedure Call) performance improve four times. These enhancements come with better failover mechanisms, liquidity optimizations, and enhanced operating controls to enhance the overall system resilience.
We’ve been hard at work scaling our @Solana infrastructure to be faster, more resilient, and more scalable.
We have upgraded our systems to: → Process transactions asynchronously, leading to a 5x improvement in block processing throughput. → Leverage bare metal machines for 4x… pic.twitter.com/WFINzCutNK
Coinbase upgraded its infrastructure, which means it wants to improve its Solana features as more and more people use the blockchain. The exchange highlighted that these technology upgrades will enable it to process transactions more effectively and dependably for senders and receivers of SOL and Solana tokens.
Coinbase said that this work is part of their dedication to achieving the best performance for Solana transactions. The company said that they will keep working on it and plan to invest more in Solana infrastructure to keep up with the growing demand as the network grows.
The upgrades are happening now because more institutional investors and developers are becoming interested in Solana. Coinbase has changed how it manages Solana’s fast blockchain by processing transactions at the same time. The announcement comes as Canada is set to approve multiple spot Solana ETFs this week.
SOL price shows bullish indicators amid institutional interest
As Coinbase improves its technical infrastructure for Solana, analysts are noting positive price action for SOL. Analyst Andrew Griffiths has identified several bullish technical indicators in his recent analysis of Solana’s price movements.
According to Griffiths, Solana has broken out of a descending parallel channel on the daily chart, retouched the trendline, and begun moving upward. The price has remained above the 21-day exponential moving average (EMA) for several days and remains above solid support around the $117 level.
**Daily Analysis:** – Price has broken out of a descending parallel channel, retouched the trendline, and is on the rise. – Closed above EMA21 for several days, overcoming an initial hurdle! – Price is above strong support around… pic.twitter.com/phvoODMj5o
Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicators are still in a bearish trend on daily charts but are moving closer to the positive axis.
MACD and RSI are both bullish on the 4-hour time frame. Price is over the 22-period EMA, and the 21-period EMA is over the 55-period EMA. The 200-period EMA has been stable with current price action, and current candles have closed over all EMAs.
Institutional interest in SOL also appears to be growing, with analyst Gordon reporting that real estate firm Janover has purchased an additional 80,567 SOL worth approximately $10.5 million. This acquisition brings Janover’s total Solana holdings to 163,651 SOL in its treasury.
