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XRP climbs above $1.15 as derivatives activity improves despite market fear

Key takeaways

  • XRP climbed to around $1.15 on Monday as retail traders cautiously returned to the derivatives market.
  • XRP futures open interest increased from $2.28 billion to $2.44 billion, signaling renewed speculative activity.

Ripple (XRP) edged higher on Monday, trading around $1.15 as risk appetite showed tentative signs of recovery across the cryptocurrency market. While broader sentiment remains fragile, derivatives data suggest retail traders are gradually returning to the market after weeks of caution.

The modest recovery comes amid a challenging macroeconomic backdrop and renewed geopolitical tensions that continue to weigh on investor confidence.

Geopolitical risks keep investors on edge

Risk-off sentiment remains the dominant market theme as digital assets struggle to sustain gains following a brief rebound over the weekend. Investor caution intensified after Israel and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time since the ceasefire agreement reached on April 8.

Despite the cautious environment, XRP derivatives activity recorded a modest increase. Open Interest (OI) in XRP perpetual futures rose to an average of $2.44 billion on Monday, up from $2.28 billion previously. The increase suggests traders are gradually re-entering the market and taking on additional exposure, even as uncertainty remains elevated.

The rise in futures positioning points to renewed speculative interest, although the increase remains relatively modest compared to previous bullish periods.

Ripple price forecast: XRP faces heavy technical resistance

Although XRP has managed to rebound toward $1.15, the broader technical picture remains bearish.

The token continues to trade below its key moving averages, including the 50-day EMA at $1.33, 100-day EMA at $1.41, and the 200-day EMA at $1.63

These levels create a significant overhead resistance zone that could limit upside momentum.

Additional bearish signals come from the SuperTrend indicator, which remains negative around $1.26, and a descending trendline whose breakout point is located near $1.52. Together, these indicators suggest that rallies may continue to encounter selling pressure.

Technical momentum indicators continue to favor the bears. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is hovering near 32 on the daily chart, reflecting weak buying momentum despite the recent bounce. 

Meanwhile, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) histogram remains below the zero line, reinforcing the prevailing bearish trend.

These indicators suggest that downside risks remain elevated unless XRP can reclaim key resistance levels.

XRP/USD 4H Chart

While XRP has shown resilience by reclaiming the $1.15 level, the token remains trapped within a broader bearish structure. Improving derivatives activity and continued ETF inflows offer encouraging signs, but weak market sentiment and persistent geopolitical uncertainty continue to cap upside potential.

For a stronger recovery to develop, XRP will need to overcome multiple resistance barriers while broader risk appetite across the crypto market improves. Until then, traders remain focused on whether support around $1.05 and the critical $1.00 threshold can withstand further selling pressure.

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Ethereum remains under pressure after double-digit weekly losses

Key takeaways

  • Ethereum continues its downtrend after breaking key support levels and testing a low of $1,505 last week.
  • The broader crypto market remains under pressure following last week’s massive dump.

The cryptocurrency market starts the week on a weak footing, with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) continuing to trade under heavy selling pressure following steep declines last week. 

Bitcoin lost more than 14%, Ethereum dropped over 15%, and XRP shed more than 13%, leaving technical indicators firmly tilted toward further downside risks. 

BitMine boosts Ethereum holdings with largest ETH purchase of 2026

Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies significantly expanded its holdings last week, purchasing 126,971 ETH as the second-largest cryptocurrency declined toward the $1,500 price region.

The acquisition marks BitMine’s largest weekly Ethereum purchase of 2026, underscoring the firm’s continued commitment to accumulating the digital asset despite recent market volatility.

Following the latest purchase, BitMine’s total Ethereum holdings have climbed to 5.54 million ETH. The company stated that it now controls approximately 4.59% of Ethereum’s circulating supply, moving closer to its long-standing objective of owning 5% of all ETH in circulation.

According to the firm, it remains on track to achieve that milestone before the end of the year, further strengthening its position as one of the largest corporate holders of Ethereum.

Ethereum slides below critical support areas

Ethereum is also extending its bearish trend, trading around $1,684 after breaking several key support levels below. The second-largest cryptocurrency remains firmly below its 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day EMAs, currently positioned near $2,058, $2,189, and $2,441, respectively.

The concentration of these moving averages above current price levels suggests that any recovery attempts could face strong selling pressure. Meanwhile, Ethereum’s daily RSI sits at 50, indicating a neutral market condition, while the MACD remains deeply negative, reinforcing the dominance of bearish momentum.

ETH/USD 4H Chart

For bulls to regain control, Ethereum would need to overcome several resistance levels:

  • Immediate resistance at $1,747.
  • Psychological resistance at $2,000.
  • 50-day EMA near $2,058.
  • 100-day EMA around $2,189.
  • 200-day EMA near $2,441.

On the downside, the next significant support level is located around $1,385, a zone where buyers could attempt to slow or reverse further declines if selling pressure intensifies.

 

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Zcash developers propose ‘Ironwood’ upgrade, ZEC price rebounds, but there is a risk

  • Zcash’s Orchard pool bug, undetected since 2022, sent ZEC crashing 52% to $303.
  • The proposed Ironwood upgrade lets anyone verify ZEC’s 21 million coin supply cap.
  • Analyst Yashu Gola warns of a rising wedge pattern, with $314 as the key support.

Zcash (ZEC) suffered one of its worst weeks in recent memory last week.

The privacy-focused cryptocurrency plunged from around $635 to a low of roughly $303 in a matter of days after Shielded Labs, a nonprofit developer on the Zcash network, disclosed a critical bug in its Orchard shielded pool, the part of the system responsible for hiding transaction details.

The bug, which had gone undetected since 2022, could have allowed an attacker to mint an unlimited amount of fake ZEC without detection.

However, by Monday, June 8, ZEC had clawed back a significant portion of those losses, trading around $442 at press time, a roughly 45% rebound from the June 5 low.

The rebound followed two key developments: an emergency patch to address the vulnerability and the introduction of a new upgrade proposal called Ironwood.

Nevertheless, the token is still down approximately 19.7% over seven days and 26.2% over the past 30 days, leaving plenty of ground to recover.

What the Ironwood upgrade actually does

The emergency patch was a coordinated effort.

Shielded Labs, the Zcash Foundation, and the Zcash Open Development Lab pushed through network upgrades within days of the disclosure, working alongside mining pools ViaBTC and Foundry to get it done quickly.

But fixing the bug was only step one.

On June 6, those same groups formally proposed the Ironwood upgrade as a longer-term solution to restore confidence in Zcash’s coin supply.

Ironwood would create a brand-new privacy pool built on the repaired code and effectively shut down the old Orchard pool, blocking any new coins from being created there.

Once active, anyone running Zcash software would be able to aggregate balances across the old and new pools and independently verify that no more than the maximum supply of 21 million ZEC is in circulation.

The upgrade could also serve as a forensic tool of sorts.

As users migrate their coins out of the old pool, any counterfeit ZEC that might have been minted would either show up when it tries to move or get stranded and effectively destroyed.

Shielded Labs has said it believes the vulnerability was never exploited, though that has not been confirmed definitively.

Developers have not committed to a timeline yet, noting that building, testing, and coordinating the upgrade across the network will take time.

Here’s why the rebound may not hold

While the price recovery looks sharp on paper, technical analysis shows a warning sign.

ZEC appears to be forming a rising wedge pattern on the four-hour chart. The pattern is characterized by higher highs and higher lows within a narrowing range and often signals that buying momentum is fading rather than strengthening.

Zcash price analysis

Notably, after rebounding, ZEC has struggled to establish sustained momentum above the $420-$430 area, suggesting buyers are finding it difficult to push decisively higher.

If the price breaks below the wedge’s lower trendline, the measured downside target lands near $314.

That $314 level is not arbitrary. On the weekly chart, it aligns with the lower trendline of a broader ascending triangle and sits near the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement drawn from the approximately $700 swing high to the $200 swing low.

If ZEC holds above $314 during a pullback, bulls can argue that the broader structure remains intact.

But a decisive break below that level opens the door to a deeper slide toward the $250–$200 support zone.

For bulls to keep the recovery on track, ZEC needs to defend wedge support and clear $450 convincingly.

The 7-day range tells the full story of just how volatile this period has been: $303.80 on the low end and $635.49 on the high end, a spread of more than $330 within a single week.

The fundamental damage from the bug disclosure should not be underestimated either.

Zcash’s core value proposition rests on privacy, cryptographic integrity, and a fixed, trustworthy supply of 21 million coins.

A vulnerability that could have silently inflated that supply struck at the heart of what makes the asset appealing to its investor base.

Even with the patch in place and Ironwood on the table, rebuilding that confidence will take more than a 45% price bounce.

The coming weeks will likely depend on two factors: whether Ironwood progresses from proposal to implementation, and whether ZEC can maintain its key technical support levels during that process.

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Bitcoin price prediction: Is Strategy’s 1,550 BTC buy a bullish signal after the crash?

  • Strategy bought 1,550 BTC after a rare 32 BTC sale.
  • Bitcoin is stabilising near $63K after a sharp 20% monthly drop.
  • Analysts split on whether the $60K support will hold or break lower.

Bitcoin has been moving through a volatile stretch marked by sharp liquidations, uneven recovery attempts, and conflicting signals from both technical indicators and institutional activity.

The latest development is Strategy’s decision to purchase 1,550 BTC worth about $101.3 million shortly after a controversial small sale of 32 BTC.

Strategy’s return to accumulation after a rare Bitcoin sale

According to an SEC filing dated June 8, Strategy’s latest purchase of 1,550 BTC was at an average price of $65,332 per coin.

Notably, this followed a short-term sale of 32 BTC, which generated about $2.5 million and was linked to funding corporate obligations, including preferred-share dividend payments.

The sale drew attention because it marked a rare departure from the company’s long-standing accumulation narrative.

Now with the disclosed purchase, Strategy appears to have quickly resumed buying, increasing its total holdings to roughly 845,000 BTC.

The contrast between the small sale and the much larger purchase has become central to market interpretation.

The Michael Saylor’s company remains the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, and its return to buying after the rare sale has been interpreted by traders as an attempt to reinforce confidence at a time when Bitcoin is still recovering from a sharp drawdown.

Bitcoin stabilises after liquidation-driven crash, but trend remains uncertain

Bitcoin is currently trading around $63,800 after a turbulent week that saw it fall to around $59,300 after failing to hold above $62,00.

Over the past seven days, Bitcoin has declined about 10.9%, while the 30-day drop stands near 20.8%.

At the same time, the market has shown signs of stabilisation after a heavy deleveraging phase.

Open interest in Bitcoin futures has dropped significantly, falling from about 901,000 BTC to roughly 716,000 BTC.

This decline reflects widespread liquidation of leveraged positions rather than sustained new short positioning.

During the same period, Bitcoin briefly rebounded after triggering more than $500 million in short liquidations in a single move.

However, analysts, including Xanrox, have pointed out that the price structure still shows breakdowns from both ascending and descending channels, a technical setup often associated with continued downside risk rather than immediate recovery.

Bitcoin price analysis by Xanrox
Source: Tradingview/Xanrox

Despite this, Bitcoin has held near the $60,000 region, which is also close to its long-term 200-week moving average.

Historically, this level has acted as a key zone during major market resets, making it a closely watched area for both bulls and bears.

Analysts remain divided on whether the crash has ended

Market interpretation remains split between two major views.

One side argues that the recent move represents a late-stage capitulation event.

This perspective is supported by the sharp drop in leverage, falling volatility, and liquidation-driven selling rather than sustained spot demand weakness.

On the other hand, analysts like Xanrox have warned that the breakdown in trend structure suggests the correction may not be complete.

According to this view, Bitcoin could still revisit lower levels if the $60,000 support zone fails to hold consistently.

Potential downside targets in case of a further decline include $54,000 and $52,000, with more extended bearish projections reaching toward the $48,000 area if macro pressure intensifies and ETF outflows continue.

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ZIGChain integrates Ondo tokenized stocks, ETFs to expand onchain access

  • ZIGChain adds Ondo tokenized stocks and ETFs to its ecosystem.
  • Partnership expands onchain access to US financial markets.
  • Rollout begins in phases across selected ZIGChain applications.

ZIGChain announced on Monday that it is integrating with Ondo Finance to bring tokenized US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to users across its blockchain ecosystem, expanding access to on-chain versions of traditional financial assets.

The partnership combines ZIGChain’s infrastructure for regulated investment products with Ondo Finance’s tokenized securities platform, extending their shared goal of making publicly traded US assets more accessible through blockchain technology.

According to the companies, the integration strengthens ZIGChain’s broader real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem, which already includes Valdora Finance’s Liquid RWA Vaults and Beehive’s tokenized small and medium-sized enterprise private credit pipeline.

Partnership expands tokenized asset ecosystem

ZIGChain said the integration aligns with its strategy of bringing established financial products onchain rather than creating entirely new investment instruments.

Ondo Finance has developed infrastructure that enables publicly traded US stocks and ETFs to be represented as programmable blockchain-based assets.

Through the partnership, these tokenized products will become available across the ZIGChain ecosystem, with a particular focus on expanding access for users in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and beyond.

The companies said the collaboration is designed to provide onchain exposure to institutional-grade financial products while reducing traditional barriers such as intermediaries and minimum investment requirements.

“The next phase of onchain finance is not about replicating access that institutions already have. It is about taking those instruments and making them genuinely accessible to a broader universe of participants, through transparent, scalable onchain infrastructure, without the minimums and intermediaries that have always stood in the way,” said Abdul Rafay Gadit, Co-Founder, ZIGChain.

“Ondo has done the hard work of bringing these products onchain. ZIGChain is the infrastructure through which that reaches a new generation of users. For us, this is deeply aligned with our mission: to make high-quality financial opportunities more open, more programmable, and more globally accessible.”

Ondo aims to broaden distribution

Ondo Finance said expanding access to tokenized securities across new blockchain ecosystems is a core part of its strategy.

The company, which focuses on tokenizing real-world assets, has built infrastructure intended to bridge traditional financial markets with decentralized networks.

Through Ondo Global Markets, investors outside the United States can gain economic exposure to US stocks and ETFs using blockchain-based tokens backed by the corresponding underlying assets.

“Bringing tokenized US stocks and ETFs to new ecosystems and user bases is core to what the Ondo Global Markets platform enables. ZIGChain’s infrastructure gives investors across the GCC onchain exposure to the world’s most in-demand securities, with the execution quality and transparency that institutional markets demand. This is exactly the kind of distribution that expands the reach of tokenized finance where it matters most,” said Oya Celiktemur, EMEA Director, Ondo Finance.

Rollout to begin in phases

According to the announcement, access to Ondo-tokenized products through ZIGChain will be introduced gradually, beginning with selected ecosystem applications and partners before expanding more broadly over time.

The companies noted that the integration does not represent a token launch and does not guarantee investment returns or yield.

Underlying assets are issued by Ondo Global Markets (BVI) Limited, while ZIGChain does not custody the underlying real-world assets.

The partnership comes as blockchain companies continue to focus on tokenizing traditional financial instruments, seeking to combine regulated market exposure with the accessibility and programmability offered by decentralized infrastructure.

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