HYPE ETF demand reversed in July as JPMorgan identified two structural tests for Hyperliquid in 2026: regulated perpetual futures and an increasingly crowded prediction-market sector.

Ethereum has spent six sessions testing resistance near $1,870. With futures leverage still elevated, a break above $1,920 or below $1,850 could trigger a sharper move.

Ethereum researchers are considering a new reward-burn mechanism that would let validator issuance decline at high staking levels, aiming to reduce dilution and weaken incentives for excessive concentration.

HYPE returned to the top of its month-long descending channel on August 4, reaching an intraday high of $56.01 before pulling back to around $54.58.

Solana is considering two separate changes to how SOL enters and leaves circulation.

XRP held above $1.05 on August 3 while large transfers dominated exchange outflow activity.

XRP held near $1.06 on August 1, with price still confined between $1.05 support and resistance near $1.11 as Binance open interest fell to a 15-month low.

HYPE slipped below $52.5 on August 1, keeping price inside its descending channel even after Hyperliquid moved permissionless HIP-4 deployments to testnet.

Bitcoin trades at $62,980, down 2.7% over 24 hours, having lost the support band it was defending only hours earlier.

Bitcoin and most major cryptocurrencies fell sharply on July 31 after a Reuters report said the U.S. Treasury had told banks to prepare for possible intervention in the yen market.

Ethereum climbed to $1,930 on July 31 before reversing to $1,880, down 1.8% as resistance near the 100-day SMA held again.

HYPE continued lower on July 30 as sellers maintained control of the short-term structure.