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InflowScan Staff · Flash May 20, 2026 · 3:26 AM ET
XRP Transitions Out of Confirmation as Price Engine Weakens; Liquidity Improves But 50D MA Holds as Cap
XRP shifted from Confirmation to Transition in InflowScan's FlowScore V2 framework Tuesday, with the Price Confirmation engine dropping 8.4 points to 47.9 as the token closed at $1...
InflowScan Staff · Flash May 20, 2026 · 3:25 AM ET
Ethereum Exits Distribution Phase as Flow and Liquidity Engines Lift, but Price Confirmation Lags
Ethereum's FlowScore V2 composite moved from Distribution to Transition on Tuesday, with the ETF Flows and Liquidity engines posting the strongest gains while Price Confirmation de...
InflowScan Staff · Settled Flows May 19, 2026 · 10:15 PM ET
Spot Crypto ETFs Shed $744 Million in Settled Session; IBIT Drives Bulk of Redemptions
Spot crypto ETFs registered $744.4 million in net outflows in Monday's settled session, with BlackRock's IBIT alone accounting for $462.5 million of the redemptions as issuer repor...
InflowScan Staff · Closing Bell May 19, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Drifts Lower to $76,701 as Solana Extends Weekly Gain; Crypto Funds Register Modest Net Outflow
Bitcoin closed Tuesday at $76,701, down 0.2% on the session and 0.6% on the week, while Solana held above $84 after a 9.2% seven-day advance. The broader crypto ETF complex registe...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 19, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHE Put-Heavy Volume Stands Out as Crypto Drifts Lower Midday; Funding Tilts Modestly Long
Crypto markets drifted lower into Tuesday's midday print, with bitcoin at $76,685 (-0.2%) and ether at $2,109 (-0.1%) holding tight intraday ranges. The standout signal is in optio...
InflowScan Staff · Pre-Market May 19, 2026 · 8:30 AM ET
Crypto ETFs Log $214.6M in Net Outflows in Monday's Settled Session; ARKB and FBTC Drive Bitcoin Redemptions
Spot crypto ETFs registered $214.6 million in net outflows in Monday's settled session, the most recent complete tape available, with ARK Invest's ARKB and Fidelity's FBTC accounti...
InflowScan Staff · Flash May 19, 2026 · 3:26 AM ET
Solana Moves From Divergence to Transition as Liquidity Engine Snaps Higher; ETF Streak Extends to Two Days
Solana shifted from Divergence to Transition in FlowScore V2 on Monday, with the composite rising to 57.65 from 49.03 as the Liquidity engine surged 31.8 points and ETF flows exten...
InflowScan Staff · Flash May 19, 2026 · 3:26 AM ET
ETH Shifts to Distribution as Six-Day Outflow Streak Drags Composite to 42.2
Ether transitioned to Distribution in InflowScan's FlowScore V2 framework Monday, the first such regime print under V2 tracking, as a sixth consecutive day of spot ETH ETF outflows...
InflowScan Staff · Flash May 19, 2026 · 3:25 AM ET
Bitcoin Shifts From Divergence to Transition as ARKB Posts $110M Outflow; Liquidity Engine Spikes 32 Points
Bitcoin transitioned from Divergence to Transition in InflowScan's FlowScore V2 framework Monday, with the asset closing at $76,950 after a second straight day of ETF redemptions. ...
InflowScan Staff · Settled Flows May 18, 2026 · 10:15 PM ET
Spot Crypto ETFs Log $307.8M in Net Outflows as IBIT Sheds $140M in Friday's Settled Session
Spot crypto ETFs registered $307.8 million in net outflows in Friday's settled session, with BlackRock's IBIT accounting for nearly half the redemption tape at $140.4 million, acco...
InflowScan Staff · Closing Bell May 18, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Holds $76,900 in Quiet Monday Session as Altcoins Extend Weekly Slide; Friday's Settled Flows Showed $307M Exit
Bitcoin closed Monday at $76,935, down 0.6% on the session and 5.9% on the week, as a broader risk-off tone weighed on majors. Ether slipped 0.4% to $2,118, while Solana extended i...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slides Below $77K on Bond Sell-Off and Geopolitical Headlines; ETHE Options Skew Turns Defensive
Bitcoin traded at $76,380 mid-session Monday, down 1.3% over 24 hours, as a broader bond sell-off and Middle East headlines drove crypto liquidations past $672 million. Ethereum-pr...
InflowScan Staff · Pre-Market May 18, 2026 · 8:30 AM ET
Crypto ETFs Bleed $354M in Friday's Settled Session as Bitcoin Slides Below $78K; XRP Products Buck the Trend
Spot crypto ETFs posted $353.9 million in net outflows in Friday's settled session, the most recent issuer-reported tape, with BlackRock's IBIT shedding $140.4 million and ARK's AR...
InflowScan Staff · Week Ahead May 17, 2026 · 3:00 PM ET
Week Ahead: Flow Momentum Cools as BTC Defends $78,000; Funding Skews Negative Across Majors
Crypto markets enter the May 18–22 trading week with deteriorating flow momentum and softening prices across majors. Spot crypto ETFs logged $354 million in outflows Friday, flip...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHE Puts Lead Midday Options Skew as Bitcoin Drifts Sideways; SOL Funding Turns Negative
Spot crypto majors traded in tight ranges through Sunday's midday tape, with Bitcoin holding $78,094 and Ethereum firming 0.4% to $2,188. The standout signal sits in the options ch...
InflowScan Staff · ETF Industry May 17, 2026 · 9:00 AM ET
JPMorgan Files New Ethereum Fund as GraniteShares Targets May 7 Launch for 3x Leveraged XRP ETF
JPMorgan filed a new Ethereum-linked fund product in early May, with the structure — spot, actively managed, or otherwise — not yet disclosed in the public docket. The filing l...
InflowScan Staff · Weekly Recap May 16, 2026 · 10:00 AM ET
Spot Crypto ETFs Bleed $987M as Bitcoin and Ether Slide; Wednesday's $663M Exit Sets the Week's Tone
US-listed spot crypto ETFs posted $987.3 million in net weekly outflows for the week ended May 15, reversing the prior week's $802 million of inflows, according to InflowScan data....
InflowScan Staff · Flash May 16, 2026 · 3:26 AM ET
XRP Transitions to Confirmation as ETF Engine Surges; Franklin's XRPZ Leads Inflows
XRP moved from Divergence to Confirmation in FlowScore V2 on Friday, driven by a 46.9-point jump in the ETF Flows engine. Spot XRP products absorbed $11.5 million in net inflows, e...
InflowScan Staff · Flash May 16, 2026 · 3:26 AM ET
Solana FlowScore V2 Transitions to Divergence as ETF Engine Collapses on Flat Issuer Flows
Solana shifted from Confirmation to Divergence in InflowScan's FlowScore V2 on Friday, with the composite reading dropping to 49.0 from 65.8 as the ETF Flows engine collapsed nearl...
InflowScan Staff · Flash May 16, 2026 · 3:25 AM ET
Bitcoin Shifts to Divergence as ETF Outflows Broaden Across ARKB, GBTC and FBTC
Bitcoin transitioned to a Divergence regime under FlowScore V2 on Friday, with the composite score falling to 45.66 from 54.14 as five of six engines weakened in tandem. Spot bitco...