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Bitcoin’s rebound from mid-year lows has helped lift market-wide sentiment, but CoinMarketCap Head of Research Alice Liu says investors should be careful about assuming the asset will revisit the lower ranges it traded through for much of 2026. In an interview with Cointelegraph’s Trade Secrets, Liu argued that BTC may have already “touched the bottom,” pointing to a drop to around $59,000 in June—roughly 53% below its October all-time high of $126,100.
While Bitcoin recently pushed up toward $81,600 and the CoinMarketCap Crypto Fear & Greed Index moved back to “Greed” after spending most of the year in “Fear,” Liu suggested the more revealing developments are happening outside Bitcoin. In particular, she highlighted tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) and perpetual futures markets—especially venues connected to Hyperliquid’s ecosystem—as areas where activity and capital flows may be shifting.
Bitcoin failed to hold above $80,000 after a rally, yet Liu argued that the market is unlikely to return to the lower levels it hovered near for much of the year. Her framing is rooted in how far BTC fell from its prior peak and how quickly it has recovered since.
According to Liu, the June selloff to roughly $59,000 was a major drawdown versus the October all-time high at about $126,100. More recently, BTC tapped around $81,600 at the start of September following a roughly 28% rally from mid-August. The CoinMarketCap Fear & Greed Index, which measures broader sentiment, has also improved—moving back to “Greed” after prolonged “Fear” readings earlier in the year.
That said, Liu’s broader point is not that volatility is over. Rather, she believes the market may already have already priced in the most pessimistic scenario investors were testing earlier in the year.
Liu’s most detailed comments focused on tokenized markets linked to RWAs, particularly perpetual futures that are backed by exposure to assets such as tokenized stocks, tokenized ETFs, and tokenized indices.
She said her review of RWA perps over the past two months shows that Hyperliquid “still leads” in terms of aggregation and where liquidity concentrates—but she also flagged that this position may not be permanent. The reason: centralized exchanges have moved into the same product category.
Liu noted that when Binance began launching RWA perps, volume and liquidity “quickly moved” toward Binance. She estimated that Binance now accounts for around 50% of market share, while maintaining that Hyperliquid still leads within decentralized venues. In her view, Hyperliquid remains a place where liquidity is aggregated and product scale is created—even as competitive pressure increases.
Crucially, Liu stressed a distinction traders often miss: high network or trading activity on its own may not automatically produce token price strength. She suggested investors should separate the metrics that reflect user behavior and liquidity from the mechanisms that influence token valuation.
On Hyperliquid’s token price, Liu pointed to a different driver than pure trading activity: buybacks. She said Hype recently reached an all-time high around $86 and called out the role of repurchases as a plausible contributor to ongoing price momentum.
According to Liu, Hyperliquid has spent more than $400 million on token buybacks. She framed these repurchases as support for demand dynamics by using revenue to buy HYPE on the open market. Liu also added that only a small amount of tokens are currently unlocked, implying that additional unlocks could occur gradually—something investors may want to monitor as it can affect supply over time.
“So, will we have enough activity on the network to generate the revenue to continue with the buybacks to support the price level? I think that’s one of the key things to watch.”
That condition is the central uncertainty in Liu’s analysis: if buybacks are funded by revenue generated from network usage, then sustained token support may depend on maintaining the activity needed to fund repurchases. In other words, the bullish narrative here is tied to whether operational performance can keep the buyback engine running—not just to short-term trading volume.
Liu also delivered a cautionary note on parts of the AI-crypto theme. While she remains bullish on the broader category of credible AI infrastructure, she said she is more skeptical about “AI tokens with little or no utility” that became popular in late 2023.
Her concern centers on competition. She argued that these tokens are facing pressure from actual AI companies and traditional “AI stocks,” including memory-related names and broader AI industry players. She suggested that the meme-like AI tokens that are more concept than infrastructure could “go to zero.”
At the same time, Liu distinguished infrastructure projects that have real utility. Even then, she suggested that these tokens may see a “price discount,” implying the market may reprice AI-related assets more realistically after earlier speculative waves.
This view aligns with her earlier emphasis on fundamentals: tokens backed by revenue-generating systems and clear use cases may be better positioned than assets whose value rests primarily on narrative demand.
Liu also addressed the debate around Bitcoin’s longer-term upside in the context of the current economic environment. She said Bitcoin and the broader crypto market may be underestimated as places to park funds—though she appears more conservative than high-profile bullish forecasts.
She contrasted her own stance with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood, both of whom have predicted Bitcoin could reach $1 million by 2030. Liu reacted by saying, “Bitcoin to $500K by 2030,” adding that hitting $1 million is “not unlikely,” but that she would give a more conservative answer.
Her comments reflect a balancing act common among market participants: acknowledging the possibility of sustained institutional and macro-driven demand, while avoiding aggressive targets without the supporting certainty.
For traders and investors, Liu’s remarks suggest three watchpoints going into the next phase: whether RWA-perp liquidity continues migrating between venues as more centralized options launch, whether Hyperliquid’s revenue can sustainably finance buybacks amid token unlocks, and how quickly the market separates AI infrastructure with utility from AI tokens that never become more than a narrative.
This article was originally published as Binance Revenue Shift Raises Risks for HYPE Token Pricing on Crypto Breaking News – your trusted source for crypto news, Bitcoin news, and blockchain updates.
XRP went on a massive run after the August 19 breakout, surging from the key psychological support at $1.00 to a multi-month peak at $1.70, all within the span of just 72 hours.
However, the subsequent rejection was quite violent, and the token lost a few crucial support levels on the way down, including $1.60, $1.50, and, most recently, $1.40. It now sits below the last one, and some on-chain data suggests more pain is ahead.
Perhaps the most evident reason behind XRP’s major breakout several weeks ago came from whales. These large market participants ‘went crazy’ in their accumulation efforts, scooping roughly 400 million tokens within a week or so. In addition, network activity spiked, showing increased interest in the token and the blockchain behind it.
The same investors have turned on the cross-border token, according to more recent data shared by Ali Martinez. Citing Santiment Intelligence, he noted that the “pullback appears to be driven in part by profit-taking, with whales selling or redistributing roughly 90 million XRP over the past week.”
Naturally, such moves from the largest ecosystem participants have a two-fold effect. First, they increase the immediate selling pressure. Second, their example can be followed by retail investors who tend to copy whales.
The second major warning comes from the network activity. Daily active addresses have plunged by over 90% from the peak during the rally of 388,492 to 38,163. According to Martinez, this signals a “significant drop in participation during the correction.”
The analyst added that XRP has found “critical support” near $1.35, where 2.29 billion tokens were previously traded. If the asset maintains that level, it could rebound toward $1.60 or even $1.68 next.
Another popular analyst, Celal Kucuker, was even more optimistic about XRP’s future. They added that the token’s rally to its previous all-time high began when it stood 12% below its 50-day moving average. Current data shows that it trades at the same point now.
As such, the cross-border token could reignite another major run if it manages to reclaim the 50-day MA soon. The analyst predicted a massive 600% move based on historical performance and the Fibonacci equality. If Kucuker’s prediction comes to fruition, it could push XRP to over $9, more than double its current all-time high.
The previous ATH rally started when XRP was 12% below the 50-day moving average.
We are at the same point now: 12%
Above the 50-day MA = The bull run begins for XRP
If the 13.55% descending channel breaks to the upside, a 600% move could begin based on Fibonacci equality! pic.twitter.com/Pw6Cwhk6iJ
— Celal Kucuker (@CelalKucuker) September 11, 2026
The post Ripple (XRP) Price Outlook: Two Key Metrics Are Flashing Warning Signs appeared first on CryptoPotato.
CoinEx said falling trading volumes and liquidity, along with rising regulatory and compliance costs, had exceeded “reasonable boundaries,” with withdrawals remaining open until Dec. 22.
Banking groups also said the GOP’s final text leaves stablecoin reward loopholes, while tribal gaming interests warn that its prediction market provisions threaten tribal sovereignty.
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