The article says Bitcoin had already finished a major selloff before the Iran-US war began on February 28, 2026, falling 50% from $126,100 to around $63,000. During the conflict, BTC rebounded to about $76,800 while gold slid from a $5,600 peak to $4,150 and the Nasdaq later recovered faster than Bitcoin, rising 24% from its March low versus BTC's roughly 20% bounce.

On May 26, 2026, XRP traded at $1.3475 while holding the 0.786 Fibonacci retracement near $1.336 after a pullback that followed a May 17 rejection at $1.41. A daily close below $1.336 would put $1.30 in focus, with the full retracement at $1.2784 below that. Upside, $1.3822 and a tight SMA cluster at $1.3944–$1.4005 stand as near-term resistance.

Solana (SOL) traded at $85.87 on May 25, 2026, sitting just under a tight resistance stack at SMA100 ($86.06), SMA50 ($86.52), and the Fibonacci 0.5 level ($87.56). A daily close and hold above $87.56 would shift focus to $91-$92 and then $90.12 and $93.28, while another rejection could pull price back toward ~$85.00 and the $83 zone. Daily RSI was 46.81 versus a 48.49 signal line, pointing to slightly negative momentum as markets watch macro headlines tied to Iran-US negotiations.

On May 25, 2026, XRP was trading at $1.3550 inside a tight Fibonacci retracement band between $1.3366 (0.786) and $1.3822 (0.618). The XRP Binance 30D Liquidity Index sat around 0.043, the lowest level since January 2020, while SMA50 ($1.3980) and SMA100 ($1.3958) converged into a nearby resistance cluster.

Across May 18–22, US spot crypto ETFs diverged: Bitcoin and Ethereum funds logged net outflows of -$1.256B and -$216M, while XRP and Solana products recorded net inflows of +$22.03M and +$13.58M. BTC’s biggest daily pull was -$648.64M on May 18, and ETH’s daily outflow eased to -$6.67M by May 22. The same period showed XRP inflows rising from $750K to $9.47M and SOL peaking at $5.94M on May 22, with $0.00 net on May 20.

Solana (SOL) traded around $86.67 on May 24, 2026, pressing the Fibonacci 0.382 level at $86.5 while sitting above a support cluster formed by the SMA50 at $86.47 and SMA100 at $86.10. The setup reflects a tight $0.78 compression range, with RSI at 48.42 still below its signal line at 50.64. Futures and spot CVD indicators remain neutral after earlier May activity, leaving the durability of the move dependent on whether demand returns.

On 24 May 2026 at 11:21, Fannie Mae accepted its first crypto-backed mortgage product, enabled via Better Home & Finance and Coinbase after an FHFA directive to incorporate digital assets into risk reviews. The structure pairs a standard Fannie Mae mortgage with a separate Bitcoin-collateralized loan that funds the down payment, keeping BTC in Coinbase Prime custody and avoiding a taxable sale. In the example provided, buying a $500,000 home uses $250,000 in Bitcoin to secure a $100,000 (20%) down payment loan under a 2.5:1 collateral ratio.

On May 23, 2026, Ethereum traded at $2,066 after dipping to $2,009 and reclaiming the Fibonacci 0.786 level at $2,051 on a closing basis. The decline from the $2,465 peak has pushed ETH through multiple Fib zones, while RSI sits at 31.60 and key moving averages remain above price. If $2,000 breaks, the next chart-marked level is $1,938.80, with $1,900 and $1,740 cited as additional downside references.

XRP traded around $1.32 on May 23, 2026 after falling below the Fibonacci 0.786 level at $1.3335, placing price in the final retracement zone toward $1.2779. On-chain indicators highlighted muted distribution signals, including Binance whale-to-exchange transactions at 237 and an NVT Ratio of 191.7 after a 12.1% 24-hour drop. Analysts also pointed to a monthly Descending Broadening Wedge structure with $1.11 marked as critical support and $2.65–$3.00 as a potential reclaim zone.