EOS crypto is showing strong signs of recovery just days after officially rebranding to Vaulta, with several bullish signals flashing across its charts. EOS (EOS), now rebranded as Vaulta with the ticker ‘A’, surged to an intraday high of $0.85…

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Solv Protocol has launched a yield-bearing Bitcoin token on the Avalanche 
blockchain, giving institutional investors more exposure to yield 
opportunities backed by real-world assets, or RWAs.
On May 16, the protocol unveiled SolvBTC.AVAX, a token that connects Bitcoin 
(BTC) to real-world assets like US Treasurys and private credit offered by 
BlackRock and Hamilton Lane.
The new token was developed through a seven-way partnership involving Solv, 
Avalanche, Balancer, Elixir, Euler, Re7 Labs, and LFJ, the company said.
Solv Protocol founder Ryan Chow said the token is a way to link Bitcoin to 
&#8220;real-world economic cycles&#8221; in uncorrelated assets such as US government 
bonds and private credit, as opposed to BTC&#8217;s typical boom-and-bust four-year 
cycle.
The token uses a multi-protocol strategy to generate yield involving Elixir&#8217;s 
deUSD stablecoin, Treasurys provided by BlackRock and Hamilton Lane via 
Elixir, and incorporated on the lending platform Euler to increase RWA 
exposure.
&#8220;The yield is received in BTC format,&#8221; a Solv Protocol spokesperson told 
Cointelegraph 
 _Elixir deUSD is a synthetic dollar with nearly $220 million in market 
capitalization. Source:__RWA.xyz_
Solv is a Bitcoin-centric staking platform that offers yield strategies across 
various blockchains and decentralized finance applications. The protocol 
commands more than $2.3 billion in total value locked, according to industry 
data.
_Solv Protocol &#8216;s TVL. Source: __DefiLlama_
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## The race to offer Bitcoin yield intensifies
Demand for Bitcoin yield solutions has grown amid the recent wave of 
institutional adoption of digital assets.
Earlier this month, crypto exchange Coinbase launched the Bitcoin Yield Fund, 
which aims to offer annual returns of between 4% and 8% on BTC holdings.
The yield will be earned through a cash-and-carry strategy, which involves 
purchasing BTC in the spot market and selling a corresponding futures 
contract, Coinbase said.
CoinShares analyst Satish Patel predicted the growing interest in Bitcoin 
yield in December, noting that more investors now see BTC &#8220;not only as a store 
of value but also as a means to generate yields.&#8221;
While there are many ways to generate Bitcoin yield, such as leveraging 
derivatives or yield farming, Michael Saylor&#8217;s Strategy introduced its own 
&#8220;BTC Yield&#8221; metric to measure the performance of its investment strategy.
Strategy&#8217;s BTC Yield, which measures how much additional Bitcoin it&#8217;s 
acquiring relative to its outstanding shares, is currently 15.5% year-to-date, 
according to the company.
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purchases intended for their balance sheets, and two more enterprises have now 
declared similar intentions. One is a craft distilling company based in the 
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**Key takeaways:**
 * The total altcoin market cap (excluding ETH) gained $126 billion in Q2, fueling speculation of an altseason.
The altcoin market cap, excluding Ether (ETH), has added $126 billion in Q2, 
sparking enthusiasm from analysts who have been waiting for an altseason. 
Crypto analyst Javon Marks noted a breakout that could rival the explosive 
2017 bull run.
In a recent post on X, Marks highlighted a chart comparing the TOTAL3 index 
(total market cap of altcoins excluding Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum) against 
the US money supply, suggesting that altcoins may be on the verge of a 
significant rally.
A rise in TOTAL3 against the US money supply suggests that altcoins are 
gaining value relative to the total liquidity in the US economy, reflecting 
increased investor interest and capital inflow into altcoins.
_TOTAL3/US Money supply. Source: X.com_
Marks emphasized that altcoins have recently bounced off a critical retest 
level following a breakout, and said,
&gt; &#8220;Altcoins have bounced off of the breakout retest against the US money 
&gt; supply and can deliver one of their most powerful runs since 2017!&#8221;
Likewise, anonymous crypto trader Moustache shared an analysis on X, 
highlighting a weekly inverse head-and-shoulders pattern in the TOTAL3 chart. 
Comparing 2021 and 2025, the chart mirrors the 2021 altcoin season when top 
altcoins surged 174% against Bitcoin&#8217;s 20% during the final leg. The pattern, 
a bullish reversal indicator, suggests a rally, with the analyst forecasting 
&#8220;much higher levels&#8221; for altcoins.
_Moustache &#8216;s TOTAL3 analysis. Source: X.com_
## &#8220;Altseason&#8221; sparks mixed sentiment among analysts
While some analysts are on the altcoin rally bandwagon, others are approaching 
with caution. Technical analyst Crypto Scient explained that the recent rise 
in altcoin market cap is yet to reflect a higher time frame (HTF) bullish 
trend shift. The analyst noted that the TOTAL2 trend remained bearish after 
hitting resistance at the $1.25 trillion level, and said,
&gt; &#8220;Since both BTC and TOTAL are near the resistance zone and TOTAL2 still has 
&gt; some room, I am inclined to believe that we are distributing.&#8221;
Similarly, Crypto commentator DonaXBT argued that a significant breakdown in 
Bitcoin&#8217;s dominance trendline is essential for altcoins to experience a 
substantial move. The accompanying chart reveals that Bitcoin dominance is 
above 60%, with the weekly uptrend still intact.
_Bitcoin dominance. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView_
According to the analyst, a decline below the 60% level, followed by a retest 
of the support zone between 56% and 58%, could serve as the initial catalyst 
for a full-fledged altcoin season to emerge.
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$250M profit**_
## Altcoin spot trading volume is still under $10 billion
Data from CryptoQuant indicates that altcoin spot trading volumes remain 
subdued, averaging $3-$5 billion/per day compared to $8-$12 billion/per day in 
Q4 2024, indicating that altcoins are in the early stages of a rally. Despite 
these lower volumes, market observers see this as a precursor to significant 
growth, suggesting that altcoins have yet to reach their peak momentum.
_Bitcoin and Altcoins spot trading volume. Source: CryptoQuant_
The Altcoin Season Index, currently at 24, further supports this outlook by 
confirming that the market is in Bitcoin season, as noted by 
Blockchaincenter.net. Historically, an index below 25 indicates Bitcoin 
dominance, but this can be a positive setup for altcoins. When the index 
climbs above 30-40, altcoins often experience significant pumps, driven by 
capital rotation from Bitcoin.
With trading volumes showing early signs of recovery and the Altcoin Season 
Index pointing to a shift, investors&#8217; optimism for an altcoin rally is 
growing.
_**Related: Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows fall, but BTC whale activity points to 
bull market acceleration**_
This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every 
investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their 
own research when making a decision.

Altcoins are on the verge of ‘most powerful rally’ since 2017 — Analyst

XRP&#8217;s current price has been highlighted by a range of around $2.5 in the past 
three days. However, this low price hasn&#8217;t stopped the idea of an extravagant 
XRP price from being in the hearts of XRP bull traders and enthusiasts. 
Against this backdrop of growing confidence, a bold theory suggesting that XRP 
could surge to $10,000 has come up from a crypto analyst. This extravagant 
price point is much higher than most predictions based on technical analysis. 
Notably, this analyst leaned on XRP fundamentals with XRP to show a scenario 
where its price reaches this point. Analyst Predicts XRP Could Hit $10,000 
Between 2027 And 2030 The theory, introduced by a crypto analyst named Remi 
Relief on the social media platform X, centers on a long-term vision of XRP 
reaching $10,000 due to widespread adoption in financial institutions and 
complete activation of its utility features. Related Reading: Analyst Says 
These Factors Will Drive XRP Price To $1,000, But What Does Market Cap Say? In 
a post dated May 12, the analyst predicted that this massive XRP price point 
of $10,000 could materialize between 2027 and 2030. He clarified that the 
prediction wasn’t dependent on sudden events or institutional price setting 
but on the natural outcome of XRP functioning at its full potential in global 
financial systems. However, he also stated that such a price point could 
manifest as early as 2026. Building on the original post, the analyst has 
recently expanded on a more detailed vision of a $10,000 XRP. He claimed the 
existence of two separate XRP ledgers: one for the retail market and another 
accessible only to around 1,700 institutions and private entities operating 
under NDAs. According to him, these private participants could already be 
running tests with drastically different price levels, possibly including the 
$10,000 mark. He linked this development to recent progress in CBDC trials, 
especially in France. The analyst also referred to a report discussing the 
efficiency and performance of various digital currency and payment platforms 
in terms of Transactions Per Second (TPS) back in 2022. The report focused on 
CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) test networks. According to the report, 
the Ripple Private Ledger had a TPS of 1,500 in 2022 during tests for the 
digital Euro. Although Ripple is not yet at the operational scale of AliPay or 
the Hamilton Project, future projections of the blockchain’s TPS are still 
unknown. The Possibility Of A $10,000 Basement Price For The Altcoin The 
crypto analyst&#8217;s theory is based on a future where XRP underpins major 
financial operations at fixed high values across private networks. The most 
provocative element of the theory involves Ripple potentially setting a 
basement price for XRP at $10,000, which would never be breached. Related 
Reading: XRP Price At $10-$20 Only The Beginning, It’s Headed For $1,000 – 
Analyst Reveals In this scenario, if the price ever threatened to fall below 
that mark, decentralized technologies like Chainlink oracles and IOTA-based AI 
mechanisms would intervene to stabilize it through automatic trading. At the 
time of writing, XRP is trading at $2.40, down by 2.2% in the past 24 hours. 
Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com

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of a new startup program dubbed Build on Solana. The Chainlink (LINK) program 
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