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Solana started a fresh increase from the $132 support zone. SOL price is now 
consolidating and might climb further above the $155 resistance zone. SOL 
price started a fresh increase above the $135 and $150 levels against the US 
Dollar. The price is now trading above $150 and the 100-hourly simple moving 
average. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $150 
on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair 
could start a fresh increase if it clears the $155 resistance zone. Solana 
Price Gains Over 10% Solana price formed a base above the $132 support and 
started a fresh increase, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. SOL gained pace for a 
move above the $135 and $145 resistance levels. The pair even spiked toward 
the $150 resistance zone. A high was formed at $154.55 and the price is now 
consolidating gains. There was a minor move below the 23.6% Fib retracement 
level of the upward move from the $145 swing low to the $155 high. Solana is 
now trading above $150 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is also 
a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $150 on the hourly 
chart of the SOL/USD pair. The trend line is close to the 50% Fib retracement 
level of the upward move from the $145 swing low to the $155 high. On the 
upside, the price is facing resistance near the $154 level. The next major 
resistance is near the $155 level. The main resistance could be $162. A 
successful close above the $162 resistance zone could set the pace for another 
steady increase. The next key resistance is $175. Any more gains might send 
the price toward the $180 level. Pullback in SOL? If SOL fails to rise above 
the $155 resistance, it could start another decline. Initial support on the 
downside is near the $150 zone. The first major support is near the $145 
level. A break below the $145 level might send the price toward the $138 zone. 
If there is a close below the $138 support, the price could decline toward the 
$132 support in the near term. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for 
SOL/USD is gaining pace in the bullish zone. Hourly Hours RSI (Relative 
Strength Index) – The RSI for SOL/USD is above the 50 level. Major Support 
Levels – $150 and $145. Major Resistance Levels – $155 and $162.

Solana (SOL) Holding Strong Above $150 — Breakout Zone In Play

The on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has revealed how the large Bitcoin 
investors have been buying during this price rally so far. Accumulation Trend 
Score Suggests Strong Buying From Mega Whales In a new post on X, Glassnode 
has discussed about how the Accumulation Trend Score has changed for the 
different Bitcoin investor cohorts recently. The &#8220;Accumulation Trend Score&#8221; 
refers to an on-chain indicator that basically tells us about whether the BTC 
holders are buying or selling. The metric calculates its value by not only 
making use of the balance changes happening in the wallets of the investors, 
but also the size of the wallets themselves. This means that large addresses 
have a higher weightage in the indicator&#8217;s value. Related Reading: Bitcoin 
Short-Term Holders Back In Green As Price Breaks $94,000 When the Accumulation 
Trend Score is greater than 0.5, it suggests that the large investors (or a 
large number of small holders) are participating in accumulation. The closer 
the metric is to 1.0, the stronger is this behavior. On the other hand, the 
indicator being under 0.5 implies the investors are distributing or simply not 
doing any buying. On this side of the scale, the zero mark acts as the point 
of extreme. In the context of the current topic, the combined Accumulation 
Trend Score of the entire Bitcoin market isn&#8217;t of interest, but rather the 
separate scores for the different investor cohorts. There are two main ways to 
divide holder groups: holding time and balance size. Here, the cohorts are 
based on the latter categorization. Below is the chart shared by the analytics 
firm that shows the trend in the Accumulation Trend Score for these groups 
over the past year. As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin market as a 
whole has been in a state of distribution during the last few months, but one 
cohort started to pull away from the rest last month: the 10,000+ BTC holders. 
The investors holding between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC are popularly known as the 
whales, so these investors, who are even more humongous, could be termed as 
the mega whales. From the chart, it&#8217;s visible that the rest of the market 
continued to sell into this month, but the mega whales, who were already 
dropping off their distribution, pivoted to buying instead. They have since 
only strengthened their behavior, with the metric now even reaching a near- 
perfect score of 0.9. The whales have also turned things around very recently, 
as the score has hit 0.7 for them. Thus, it would appear that the big-money 
investors as a whole have been accumulating Bitcoin during the latest recovery 
rally. Related Reading: Bitcoin Spot Volume Nearly Triples As BTC Breaks 
$91,000 Among the rest of the market, the sharks (100 to 1,000 BTC) are the 
closest at catching up to the whales, with their Accumulation Trend Score 
sitting at 0.5. The investors on the smaller end are still continuing to 
distribute. The current pattern is sort of similar to what was witnessed back 
in December 2024, where the Bitcoin mega whales started participating in 
strong distribution ahead of the rest. Bitcoin Price Bitcoin crossed above the 
$94,000 level earlier, but it seems the coin has seen a pullback since then as 
its price is back at $92,600. Featured image from Dall-E, Glassnode.com, chart 
from TradingView.com

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The Lazarus Group&#8217;s tactics highlight the growing sophistication of state- 
sponsored cybercrime, posing significant threats to global cybersecurity and 
economic stability.
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XRP price corrected gains from the $2.30 zone. The price is now consolidating 
near the $2.150 support and might aim for a fresh increase. XRP price started 
a fresh increase above the $2.150 zone. The price is now trading above $2.150 
and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bearish trend line 
forming with resistance at $2.20 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data 
source from Kraken). The pair might start another increase unless there is a 
close below the $2.150 support. XRP Price Dips To Support XRP price started a 
decent upward wave above the $2.120 and $2.150 resistance levels, like Bitcoin 
and Ethereum. The price traded above the $2.220 and $2.250 levels to start a 
decent increase. A high was formed at $2.299 and the price started a downside 
correction. There was a move below the $2.20 and $2.180 support levels. A low 
was formed at $2.120 and the price started another increase. It cleared the 
50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2.299 swing high to 
the $2.120 low. However, the bears are active near the $2.2350 level and the 
61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2.299 swing high to 
the $2.120 low. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance 
at $2.20 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair. The price is now trading 
above $2.150 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. On the upside, the 
price might face resistance near the $2.20 level and the trend line. The first 
major resistance is near the $2.2350 level. The next resistance is $2.30. A 
clear move above the $2.30 resistance might send the price toward the $2.350 
resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $2.450 resistance 
or even $2.50 in the near term. The next major hurdle for the bulls might be 
$2.620. More Downsides? If XRP fails to clear the $2.20 resistance zone, it 
could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the 
$2.1620 level. The next major support is near the $2.150 level. If there is a 
downside break and a close below the $2.150 level, the price might continue to 
decline toward the $2.120 support. The next major support sits near the 
$2.0650 zone. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for XRP/USD is now 
losing pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The 
RSI for XRP/USD is now below the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $2.1650 and 
$2.150. Major Resistance Levels – $2.200 and $2.2350.