Bitcoin’s “short-term holder stress” metric has fallen to lows not seen since 
2018, suggesting the market has capitulated and possibly bottomed.

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XRP’s derivatives markets are still showing signs of bearish pressure, with 
funding rates across major exchanges now in negative territory. According to 
real-time data, funding rates have been predominantly below zero in recent 
trading sessions, with the lowest exchange funding rate recorded around 
-0.0748%. At the same time, open interest has returned to levels associated 
with long-term base zones in previous years. Could this environment lead to a 
turning point, or is further downside still unfolding for XRP&#8217;s price action? 
Bearish Derivatives Positioning Shows In Deeply Negative Funding Real-time 
funding metrics from Coinglass reveal that XRP’s average funding across major 
exchanges has dipped into negative readings, and several crypto exchanges are 
on bearish rates. At the time of writing, the lowest funding observed is at 
-0.0748%, which is a clear indication that short positions are currently 
dominating sentiment. Related Reading: Analyst Reveals What XRP Price Will 
Move Toward In Bid For $4 Negative funding rates mean that perpetual futures 
shorts are paying longs, and bearish bets outweigh bullish ones across 
exchanges. In practice, heavily negative funding can reflect overcrowded short 
exposure. However, this is a condition that sometimes precedes sharp rebounds 
if the price begins to stabilize, as short sellers may eventually be forced to 
cover. Technical analysis posted on the social media platform X by crypto 
analyst Osemka shows that XRP’s aggregated funding rate, weighted by open 
interest, is in deep negative territory on a weekly timeframe. As it stands, 
this metric is now at its lowest level since late 2022, only bested by the 
week of the November 2022 FTX crash. However, the interesting thing is that 
the prolonged period of negative funding back then marked a bottom in 2022. 
Open Interest Returns to Multi-Year Base Levels Open interest has also dropped 
significantly alongside funding in negative levels. The weekly aggregated open 
interest metric is now sitting on levels associated with previous multi-year 
accumulation bases. This base, shown in the chart above, has been acting as 
the base level for open interest since October 2022. Each time open interest 
has revisited this zone since then, it has been followed by a rebound to 
higher levels. Related Reading: Here’s The Mistake Most People Are Making With 
XRP; Pundit Reveals In terms of price action, XRP has been struggling to find 
a sustainable bottom because the wider crypto market is yet to turn bullish. 
As it stands, XRP now needs to hold above two intermediate supports. The first 
of these is around $1.45, where recent daily candles have registered wicks. 
Beneath this lies a larger demand area roughly spanning $1.15 to $1.30. On one 
hand, the negative funding rate points to bearish positioning stress, but 
history shows this has always occurred just before lows. At the time of 
writing, XRP is trading at $1.49, although it recently traded above $1.60 
during the weekly open. A weekly close above $1.50 will be the first step to 
confirming a return to bullish momentum. Featured image from iStock, chart 
from Tradingview.com

XRP Funding Levels Drop To Extreme Negative Levels, What This Means For Price

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has fully divested from ETHzilla Corp., exiting a 
7.5% stake disclosed in August, according to a U.S. SEC filing. The sharp 
crypto downturn and the October 2025 flash crash forced the company to 
liquidate assets, selling more than $100 million in ether to fund buybacks and 
repay debt. A Volatile Transition […]

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Monad&#8217;s blockchain launch showcased impressive transaction speed and seamless 
user experience. Coordination challenges were a hurdle in achieving a perfect 
launch. Monad strategically opted out of an ecosystem-wide pre-deposit 
campaign.
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The Base engineering team said the protocol would remain open-source and 
encouraged developers to continue building unique implementations.

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