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Wall Street institutions have recently injected nearly $90 million into the altcoin market, with most of the inflows going into tokens such as XRP, SOL and HYPE. The heavy buying helped drive a sharp price jump in those tokens. The moves point to a short-term allocation interest from traditional finance institutions in select altcoins. The flow has drawn market attention, but the specific buying channels and strategy details were not disclosed.

Solana hit several milestones this week, including its first slot-time reduction to 350ms. Shinhan Asset Management partnered with the Solana Foundation and other firms to build a KRW tokenized fund. Securitize and Neuberger Berman launched HINC on Solana, tapping Neuberger’s $230B+ asset-management platform. Solmate’s treasury reached ~1.25M SOL, while the $MRNA token posted more than $4.5M in onchain volume in its first 24 hours on Solana.

Nomura Securities’ digital-asset unit, Laser Digital, has completed registration in Japan as a Crypto Asset Exchange Service Provider under the Payment Services Act, with registration number 00032. The registration enables the firm to operate in Japan in compliance with local rules. Its approved crypto-asset list includes $XRP alongside BTC and ETH. The move expands a traditional financial group’s footprint in Japan’s crypto market and provides a new regulated route for trading $XRP.

Crypto project BounceBit said it will shut down its proprietary blockchain network after detecting an unauthorized large-scale transfer involving 286.5 million BB tokens. The incident prompted an emergency chain shutdown to address potential security vulnerabilities and asset risks. BounceBit has not disclosed details of the attack or the extent of any impact on user funds, but said the breach has dealt a serious blow to its ecosystem.

Bitcoin pulled back from a recent high, briefly touching $77,000. The drop triggered a wave of liquidations in leveraged long positions, with on-chain and exchange data showing forced closures totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. The market faced a short-term deleveraging shock, alongside a sharp rise in outflow pressure. Liquidations were concentrated in BTC-linked contracts and did not involve other tokens.

Bitcoin has moved close to the $80,000 level, but a key driver of the rise—buying linked to spot Bitcoin ETFs—has faded during weekend trading. With traditional financial markets closed over the weekend, institutional inflows via ETFs are interrupted, leaving the market without a major source of support in the near term. The shift highlights how dependent the current Bitcoin rally is on traditional finance channels, while thinner weekend liquidity could create resistance just below the psychological threshold.

Cryptocurrencies saw a flash crash over the span of one hour. Bitcoin fell 2.5%, ether dropped 5%, Solana slid 11.5%, and XRP plunged 37%. Total derivatives liquidations across the market reached $525 million during the same period. Market analysis said the immediate trigger was an excessive buildup of leverage beforehand.

The crypto market saw a sudden wave of long-position liquidations totaling more than $500,000,000. Major assets fell at the same time, with Bitcoin down $1,900 (2.4%) and Ether down $130 (5%). XRP slid $0.28 (16.45%), while SOL fell $11.00 (11%). The selloff unfolded within minutes, sparking widespread concern about a potential extreme event.

XRP Ledger (XRPL) has overtaken Stellar to become the 12th-largest stablecoin network by supply, according to DefiLlama data. XRPL’s stablecoin supply rose 13% over the past week. Over the same period, Stellar’s stablecoin supply contracted 6.5%.