📊 Crypto trading volume has been rising substantially Monday, with retail traders positively responding to the news of the U.S. and China reaching an agreement to drop tariffs for 90 days as their negotiations continue for a long-term solution.

Prices have been lagging a bit compared to the massive +3.1% S&P 500 reaction to the news. But don't be surprised if cryptocurrency plays a bit of catch-up with rising volumes and institutional investors planning their next moves. 👌

📈 XRP has just surpassed Tether for the #3 market cap spot among all cryptocurrencies. The asset's market value is now back above $2.61 for the first time since March 6th. There are a few attributable reasons that the popular altcoin has enjoyed a mild decoupling from the pack:

• House bill 594, which would make Missouri the first U.S. state to offer a full income tax deduction on all capital gains
• XRP's amount of holders has grown by +11% thus far in 2025 alone
• XRP is now accepted as a payment method on Travala.com

🇨🇳🇺🇸 BREAKING: US & China are mutually stating that an agreement has been reached, with more details to come later Monday. Bitcoin ($104.1K) has mildly climbed, and altcoins are surging with Ethereum now all the way back above $2,500.

Stock markets are reacting positively, with anticipation from traders that tariffs will no longer be an anchor holding back their investments. We are seeing the highest discussion rate on this topic since the crypto market bottom one month ago. Though this does appear to be objectively bullish news on the surface, this White House announcement may entail the framework of a deal discussed in Geneva this weekend, rather than a completed & executed deal.

We advise traders to await the official words from Trump in the morning US hours before assuming this is an immediate zero for zero tariff deal, or something equally as exciting. If this deal indeed does immediately reduce the impacts on exporters & importers for both countries, we should see an instant bullish impact on all markets. Just avoid overextending until confirmations are made to avoid getting trapped into any "buy the rumor, sell the news" scenarios. 👍

📈 Crypto heads into the weekend on a surge, with many sectors showing double digit percentage market cap rises. Memecoins, liquid staking, and layer 1's have been particularly enjoying this bullish momentum.

📺 Ethereum may not have had the immediate price pump traders were hoping for following the Pectra upgrade, but it has proven doubters wrong as the week comes to a close. We cover ETH, BTC, and meme coin euphoria on our latest This Week in Crypto video.

🐳 With altcoins skyrocketing this week, there are some major whale transfers moving to centralized exchanges. Eurite had a $3.3M transfer 8 hours ago, which makes up 7.4% of its supply. Other big whale moves include Illuvium, Mantra, Ethena, & Pepe.

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📺 With Bitcoin's historic rebound and Ethereum's rise from the dead, our latest video with Thinking Crypto looks at the ever-changing on-chain & social data across crypto. We cover whale behavior, meme coins rising, & plenty more!

📈 Bitcoin's network saw 344,620 new wallets be created on its network as FOMO poured in. Crypto's top market cap asset has silenced bears, reaching a high of $103.8K for the first time since January. 👀