Crypto Morning Daily

Crypto ETF performance weakened alongside broader digital asset markets, with Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs experiencing modest daily declines and mixed fund flow activity, while Solana- and XRP-linked products remained more volatile. Spot Bitcoin ETFs broadly fell between 1.4% and 1.6% on the day, with BlackRock’s IBIT, Fidelity’s FBTC, and Grayscale’s GBTC all posting negative returns. Despite the pullback, monthly and three-month performance for Bitcoin ETFs remained positive, reflecting continued resilience in institutional demand. Flow data was mixed, however, as IBIT recorded strong year-to-date inflows exceeding $3.8B while FBTC, GBTC, and ARKB saw notable recent outflows. Levered Bitcoin products such as BITX and BITU amplified downside moves, declining roughly 3% on the session and remaining sharply lower over the past six months.

Ethereum ETFs also traded lower, with most products down approximately 1.1% to 1.3% on the day as ETH sentiment softened following recent market weakness. BlackRock’s ETHA and Fidelity’s FETH both experienced meaningful short-term outflows, although ETHA continued to maintain strong trailing one-year inflows near $7.7B. Levered Ethereum funds, including ETHU and ETHT, significantly underperformed spot products, falling nearly 2.7% on the session and remaining down more than 60% over six months, highlighting continued volatility in leveraged crypto exposure.

Within alternative Layer-1 ecosystems, Solana ETFs displayed some of the strongest recent momentum despite sharp daily declines. Spot Solana products such as BSOL, GSOL, and SOLZ fell roughly 4% on the day but remained up approximately 8% over the past month and continued to attract positive inflows, particularly BSOL, which added nearly $70M over the last week. Levered Solana ETFs such as SOLT and SLON declined more than 8%, reflecting the higher beta nature of leveraged exposure. XRP ETFs were comparatively more resilient on a weekly basis, with most products still posting gains of 2% to 5% over the past week despite modest daily declines. Levered XRP products including XXRP, XRPT, and UXRP experienced outsized volatility, falling more than 3% on the day but still maintaining stronger short-term momentum relative to spot XRP funds. Overall, the crypto ETF ecosystem continues to show bifurcation between steady institutional allocations into core spot products and elevated volatility within leveraged strategies.

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Cryptocurrency markets moved lower overnight, with total market capitalization declining 2.1% to $2.74T as of 06:00ET, extending the weakness seen during the prior evening session. Bitcoin fell 2.0% over the last 24 hours to $79,582, while Ethereum declined 2.9% to $2,255, contributing to broad pressure across major Layer-1 networks. Solana, Cardano, Avalanche, and Polkadot also posted notable losses, with SOL down 5.3% and DOT falling 7.1%. Market sentiment weakened further following a sharp reversal in Celestia (TIA), which moved from a 7.5% gain in the previous update to a 13.1% decline today despite remaining up 16.9% on a seven-day basis. Toncoin continued to underperform, falling 7.1% over 24 hours and nearly 19% over the past week.

Within sector performance, Metaverse and DeFi tokens broadly traded lower alongside the broader market. Internet Computer (ICP), Axie Infinity (AXS), The Sandbox (SAND), Uniswap (UNI), and Filecoin (FIL) all experienced meaningful declines, reflecting continued risk-off positioning across higher-beta digital assets. On the positive side, Canton (CC) was among the few notable gainers, rising 3.8% over 24 hours and 8.3% over the past week, while MemeCore (M) also posted modest gains. Overall, trading activity suggests continued caution among investors as large-cap cryptocurrencies consolidate near recent lows and speculative segments of the market face increased selling pressure.

May 14, 2026:

Trading Update as of 06:00ET: Total Market Cap (2.1%) to $2.74T

• Notable Gainers – Last price, 24H, 7D changes, Fully Diluted Valuation
  • Canton (CC) $0.16 / +3.8% / +8.3% / $6.1B
  • MemeCore (M) $3.35 / +2.1% / (13.6%) / $33.51B
• Notable Decliners
  • TIA (Celestia) $0.45 / (13.1%) / +16.9% / $0.52B
  • Internet Computer (ICP) $2.96 / (10.5%) / (1.7%) / $1.63B
  • Cronos (CRO) $0.07 / (8.1%) / +4.6% / $7.37B
  • Polkadot (DOT) $1.32 / (7.1%) / +0.4% / $2.78B
  • Toncoin (TON) $2.11 / (7.1%) / (18.9%) / $10.9B
• Layer-1
  • Bitcoin (BTC) $79,582 / (2.0%) / (1.6%) / $1671.22B
  • Ethereum (ETH) $2,255 / (2.9%) / (3.2%) / $272.12B
  • BNB (BNB) $669.97 / (2.1%) / +3.4% / $90.3B
  • Solana (SOL) $90.66 / (5.3%) / +1.5% / $56.78B
  • Cardano (ADA) $0.26 / (4.8%) / (1.1%) / $11.88B
  • Avalanche (AVAX) $9.65 / (4.7%) / +0.8% / $6.91B
  • Hedera (HBAR) $0.09 / (2.9%) / +1.9% / $4.63B
  • Polkadot (DOT) $1.32 / (7.1%) / +0.4% / $2.78B
• Metaverse
  • Internet Computer (ICP) $2.96 / (10.5%) / (1.7%) / $1.63B
  • Chiliz (CHZ) $0.04 / (5.4%) / (2.1%) / $0.44B
  • Axie Infinity (AXS) $1.25 / (8.6%) / (9.1%) / $0.34B
  • Klaytn (KLAY) $0.05 / (0.6%) / +2.2% / $0.28B
  • The Sandbox (SAND) $0.08 / (6.4%) / (1.2%) / $0.23B
• DeFi
  • Chainlink (LINK) $10.20 / (4.7%) / +2.0% / $10.2B
  • Cronos (CRO) $0.07 / (8.0%) / +4.6% / $7.37B
  • Uniswap (UNI) $3.58 / (6.7%) / +3.2% / $3.21B
  • Filecoin (FIL) $1.04 / (6.3%) / (5.2%) / $2.03B
  • OKB (OKB) $84.55 / (2.0%) / (2.6%) / $1.78B

May 13, 2026:

Trading Update as of 18:00ET: Total Market Cap (1.3%), to $2.73T

• Notable Gainers – Last price, 24H, 7D changes, Fully Diluted Valuation
  • TIA (Celestia) $0.48 / +7.5% / +28.1% / $0.56B
  • Dogecoin (DOGE) $0.11 / +2.6% / (0.2%) / $17.4B
  • Canton (CC) $0.15 / +0.7% / +4.9% / $5.94B
  • BNB (BNB) $669.69 / +0.7% / +3.0% / $90.26B
  • UNUS SED LEO (LEO) $10.04 / +0.4% / (3.0%) / $9.89B
• Notable Decliners
  • Toncoin (TON) $2.11 / (9.1%) / (13.0%) / $10.9B
  • Zcash (ZEC) $521.19 / (6.1%) / (7.2%) / $10.95B
  • Bittensor (TAO) $295.57 / (4.9%) / (6.0%) / $6.21B
  • Monero (XMR) $391.74 / (4.9%) / (5.9%) / $7.23B
  • Cronos (CRO) $0.08 / (4.1%) / +5.7% / $7.5B
• Layer-1
  • Bitcoin (BTC) $79,483 / (1.3%) / (2.6%) / $1669.14B
  • Ethereum (ETH) $2,258 / (1.1%) / (4.1%) / $272.48B
  • XRP (XRP) $1.42 / (1.4%) / (0.6%) / $141.92B
  • BNB (BNB) $669.69 / +0.7% / +3.0% / $90.26B
  • Solana (SOL) $90.92 / (3.9%) / +1.6% / $56.95B
  • Hyperliquid (HYPE) $38.77 / (3.8%) / (10.4%) / $37.29B
  • TRON (TRX) $0.35 / +0.01% / +1.2% / $33.16B
• Metaverse
  • Kaia (KAIA) $0.05 / (0.9%) / (0.4%) / $0.3B
  • Aavegotchi (GHST) $0.07 / (1.5%) / +0.3% / $0B
  • Chiliz (CHZ) $0.04 / (1.8%) / (0.1%) / $0.44B
  • Yield Guild Games (YGG) $0.04 / (3.3%) / (6.7%) / $0.04B
  • Basic Attention Token (BAT) $0.1 / (3.3%) / (3.3%) / $0.16B
  • Decentraland (MANA) $0.1 / (3.3%) / +2.5% / $0.21B
• DeFi
  • Perpetual Protocol (PERP) $0.03 / +1.0% / +4.9% / $0B
  • Tokenize Xchange (TKX) $0.03 / +1.0% / +4.9% / $0.48B
  • NXM (NXM) $0.03 / +1.0% / (0.1%) / $0.39B
  • KuCoin Token (KCS) $8.29 / (0.8%) / (1.7%) / $1.66B
  • GateToken (GT) $7.25 / (0.8%) / (3.0%) / $0.84B