XRP Price Prediction as Ripple vs SEC Lawsuit Ends – Multiple Analysts See A Breakout to $10 Imminent

A wave of heavy sell-offs linked to the team behind the Melania meme coin (MELANIA) has raised fresh concerns about insider activity within the project.

These activities have contributed to the token’s value dropping to an all-time low, a staggering 97% down from its all-time high on Trump’s inauguration day back in January.

Heavy Insider Selling Sends MELANIA to Historic Low

On April 19, on-chain analyst EmberCN reported that wallets tied to the project offloaded nearly 3 million MELANIA tokens.

In return, the team received approximately 9,009 SOL, valued at around $1.2 million. The tokens were sold through unilateral liquidity provisions added to the MELANIA/SOL trading pair on Meteora.

This transaction is part of a broader pattern. In the past three days, the MELANIA team reportedly moved 7.64 million tokens, worth about $3.21 million, from both liquidity and community wallets.

The team systematically added these tokens to the same liquidity pool and sold them for SOL within a pre-defined price range. Out of the total, they sold 2.95 million tokens just hours before EmberCN’s disclosure.

“In the past 3 days, the $MELANIA project team has continued to transfer out 7.643 million $MELANIA tokens ($3.21M) from liquidity and community addresses, then added them to MELANIA/SOL one-sided liquidity on Meteora, selling $MELANIA within a set range for SOL. Of which, 2.95 million $MELANIA tokens were sold 7 hours ago for 9,009 SOL,” EmberCN stated.

EmberCN further pointed out that the project’s team has sold over 23 million MELANIA tokens in the past month. The tokens were worth approximately $14.75 million.

These repeated sell-offs have added weight to concerns over internal dumping—suspicions that first emerged in March.

At the time, blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps reported unusual movements of over $30 million in MELANIA tokens. Originally part of the community allocation, the tokens appeared to be gradually transferred to exchanges without explanation.

The firm linked these transactions to Hayden Davis, a co-founder of the meme coin. Davis previously worked on another controversial token, LIBRA, which briefly surged after Argentine President Javier Milei endorsed it, then quickly collapsed.

Bubblemaps also revealed that wallets tied to the MELANIA team control roughly 92% of the token’s total supply. Critics argue that this level of centralization raises red flags over potential market manipulation.

As a result of these concerns, MELANIA has seen its price collapse. After reaching a high of over $13 earlier this year, the token has dropped by over 96% to an all-time low of $0.38, according to data from BeInCrypto.

However, the steep decline reflects both internal turmoil and broader weakness in the meme coin sector. Investor appetite for high-risk tokens appears to be fading amid global uncertainty and a more cautious market sentiment

The post MELANIA Plunges to All-Time Low After $14.75 Million Sell-Off By Insiders appeared first on BeInCrypto.

A recent study from the Citi Institute, Citigroup’s research organization, claims that the global stablecoin market could reach as high as $3.7 trillion by 2030. This was its most bullish estimate, but the base case was $1.5 trillion.

It acknowledged a few risks that could lead to a bearish scenario of $0.5 trillion, but the report largely remained optimistic. In any event, this sector could tremendously impact global markets.

Citigroup Is Extremely Bullish on Stablecoins

Citigroup’s researchers had one clear reason to be optimistic about stablecoins: friendly regulation worldwide. The Citi Institute’s report was titled “Digital Dollars.” It called special attention to stablecoins’ growing integration with the US dollar. This could serve as the motor for long-term growth:

“Government adoption of blockchain falls into two categories: enabling new financial instruments and system modernization. Stablecoins are now major holders of US Treasuries, starting to influence global financial flows. Their growing adoption reflects sustained demand for US dollar-denominated assets,” claimed Artem Korenyuk, a managing director at Citi.

The organization was particularly interested in mandates that stablecoin issuers hold reserves of US Treasuries. It predicts that non-USD stablecoins, including CBDCs, will ultimately exist on the margins, with 90% of the stablecoin market sticking to the dollar.

These reserve mandates would, therefore, cause the issuers to become major holders of Treasury bonds.

By doing this, regulators will compel stablecoin issuers to substantially change their internal policies. Citigroup predicts that this could better integrate stablecoins with the TradFi ecosystem.

Although stablecoins “pose some threat to traditional banking” for several reasons, these regulations will encourage a cooperative model instead. Public sector blockchain spending will also help this dynamic.

Still, Citigroup acknowledged significant risks in this rosy picture of stablecoins. Although its most bullish estimate is a $3.7 trillion global sector by 2030, its bearish outcome is only half a trillion.

That’s a very significant spread. The largest risks include fraud, contagion from de-pegging events, and confidentiality concerns.

It’s important to remember, however, that Citigroup has a surprisingly long history with crypto. It first considered entering the sector four years ago and continually publishes novel research on the market.

The post Citigroup Predicts Stablecoin Market to Reach $3.7 Trillion By 2030 appeared first on BeInCrypto.