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19 May 2026, 12:02
What Quietly Shifted In Goldman’s Crypto Book That Shocked XRP Army
Crypto analyst BankXRP (@BankXRP) recently flagged a striking shift in Goldman Sachs’ crypto ETF holdings. The bank’s Q1 2026 13F filing, sourced from the SEC, showed Goldman Sachs had fully exited its XRP and SOL ETF positions. The filing covered assets across 13,000+ holdings and confirmed the moves as of the Q1 reporting period. Goldman Sachs’ Current Position Goldman Sachs held $153.8 million in XRP ETF products as recently as Q4 2025, making it the largest spot XRP ETF holder on Wall Street. Its SOL position stood at $108 million across six ETF products. Both positions now read $0. The bank also cut its ETH exposure by 70%, dropping from around $380 million to $114 million. Bitcoin (BTC) was trimmed by approximately 10%, from $715 million to $690 million. The XRP holdings spanned four ETF products: BITW, FXRP, GXRP, and TOXR. The SOL position covered BITW, FSOLW, GSOL, and three additional products. The filing also showed new inflows into Circle, Coinbase, and Galaxy Digital. Goldman Sachs moved capital into crypto infrastructure equities rather than direct token-linked products. A Closer Look at the Numbers The 13F filing generated significant attention across crypto circles. Some read the exits as a vote of no confidence in XRP and SOL. Goldman’s status as the largest spot XRP ETF holder gave the move added weight. Dom Kwok, co-founder of EasyA, offered a more technical reading. He pointed out that Goldman’s holdings were active on its trading desk, not directional investment positions. “Their initial holdings of XRP and SOL were meant to facilitate client needs,” Kwok wrote, citing “ETF creation/redemptions, market-making, prime brokerage activity.” Kwok noted that these were not investments driven by bullish expectations for SOL or XRP. He described the Q1 changes as “nothing more than a routine rebalancing.” We are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 Context for the Filing 13F filings report institutional holdings at a point in time. They show what firms held at quarter-end, not the reasoning behind those positions. Goldman Sachs’ trading desk operates differently from its investment portfolios. Positions tied to client facilitation turnover regularly. The rotation into Circle, Coinbase, and Galaxy Digital shows Goldman Sachs maintains crypto exposure . The shift moves capital toward companies operating within the crypto ecosystem rather than ETFs tracking token prices directly. Kwok’s point stands on mechanics. Goldman Sachs’ XRP and SOL positions served operational functions. The Q1 filing reflects the end of those functions for that quarter, not a strategic exit from the asset class . Disclaimer : This content is meant to inform and should not be considered financial advice. The views expressed in this article may include the author’s personal opinions and do not represent Times Tabloid’s opinion. Readers are advised to conduct thorough research before making any investment decisions. Any action taken by the reader is strictly at their own risk. Times Tabloid is not responsible for any financial losses. Follow us on X , Facebook , Telegram , and Google News The post What Quietly Shifted In Goldman’s Crypto Book That Shocked XRP Army appeared first on Times Tabloid .
19 May 2026, 12:01
ChatGPT picks two cryptos to turn $100 into $1,000 in 2026 H2
The cryptocurrency market has been in relative stasis in 2026, following a substantial retreat from the late 2025 highs, but also a stabilization well above the lows recorded during the last ‘crypto winter.’ For example, Bitcoin ( BTC ) retreated substantially from the all-time high (ATH) above $125,000 but is, nonetheless, significantly above its previous ATH and changing hands at $76,644 at press time on May 19, 2026. Bitcoin price YTD chart. Source: Finbold XRP is, similarly, changing hands at $1.37, meaning that despite falling some 25% year-to-date (YTD), it remains approximately 60% above the levels it maintained for years ahead of President Donald Trump’s re-election. Still, despite such an overall market setup indicating that few major moves can be expected in the foreseeable future, digital assets are famed for their volatility, and Finbold decided to consult ChatGPT’s advanced artificial intelligence ( AI ) and try to find at least some that could turn a $100 investment into $1,000 in assets by the end of 2026. ChatGPT picks Virtials Protocol (VIRTUAL) for H2, 2026 After claiming to have thoroughly analyzed the cryptocurrency market and revealing it has stress-tested the many coins and tokens for survivability, narrative positioning, liquidity access, and whether there’s a believable path to reflexive mania, the AI revealed Virtuals Protocol ( VIRTUAL ) as its first pick. Indeed, ChatGPT explained that VIRTUAL made the cut due to being ‘basically the cleanest high-beta bet’ that is simultaneously associated with the parallel AI narrative. It highlighted that the Virtuals Protocol already boasts an agent infrastructure, tokenized assets ownership, and benefits from both availability and ‘real usage history.’ Thus, if Bitcoin’s ongoing dominance weakens in the second half (H2) of 2026 and the AI narrative regains momentum among retail investors, ChatGPT estimates that VIRTUAL is the most likely to enable turning $100 into $1,000 out of all digital assets. Still, the platform cautioned that it estimates it still has only an 18% chance of actually making the jump, though its most likely price target of between $3.80 and $4.50 is, nonetheless, relatively high. ChatGPT summarizes its VIRTUAL cryptocurrency case for H2, 2026. Source: Finbold & ChatGPT VIRTUAL is up 10.03% YTD and changing hands at $0.71. Virtuals Protocol price YTD chart. Source: Finbold ChatGPT picks Hyperliquid (HYPE) for H2, 2026 ChatGPT was quick to acknowledge its second pick as tenuous due to its market cap, but it also did not pull any punches as to why it was included when it said that ‘most small-cap 10x candidates are garbage.’ Still, the AI’s decision to include Hyperliquid ( HYPE ) was not entirely based on negativity toward other altcoins, noting HYPE benefits from real revenue, actual product-market fit, cult-like trader loyalty, and reflexive tokenomics. Nonetheless, ChatGPT set the odds of the cryptocurrency actually succeeding at turning a $100 investment into $1,000 in H2, 2026 at 9%, though it emphasized the figure remains ‘shockingly high for a large-cap asset.’ ChatGPT summarizes its HYPE cryptocurrency case for H2, 2026. Source: Finbold & ChatGPT As for its most likely HYPE price target for the second half of the year, the AI selected the range between $68 and $85 for up to a 77.42% predicted rally from the May 19 press time price of $47.91. Hyperliquid price YTD chart. Source: Finbold So far, Hyperliquid is up 88.33% in 2026, making it one of the better-performing major digital assets. Featured image via Shutterstock The post ChatGPT picks two cryptos to turn $100 into $1,000 in 2026 H2 appeared first on Finbold .
19 May 2026, 12:00
Analyst Says Roadmap For Bitcoin To Reach $500,000 Is Complete, Here’s Why
Bitcoin’s long-term chart has produced another interesting price projection, as crypto analyst Crypto Tice is pointing out a technical roadmap needed for a rally to $500,000. This Bitcoin price forecast is based on a broad ascending channel that has guided the cryptocurrency through previous support tests, midrange rallies, and rejection zones. Notably, the latest structure is now positioned at what the analyst called the second major support touch. Bitcoin’s Bull Channel Structure Crypto Tice, a technical analyst on the social media platform X, analyzed a macro bull channel on Bitcoin’s weekly chart that has been governing price action across multiple cycles. The structure is a long-term ascending parallel channel, bounded by a lower rising support trendline and an upper rising resistance trendline. Related Reading: Why Ethereum Is About To Break The Bear Cycle And Rally To $8,000 The weekly candlestick chart shows Bitcoin reacting to the lower green boundary during the previous cycle low, rallying into the middle of the channel, facing rejection here, and then returning to support before beginning a stronger rally phase to the upper part of the channel. The analyst’s rationale is that Bitcoin has already completed the same sequence that appeared earlier in the channel. The first touch at support has already happened, the rally to the middle of the channel has already played out, and the rejection back into the lower region of the structure has also been completed. Based on this reading, Bitcoin is now sitting around the second major support touch, which is the zone where the analysis suggests a much larger move could begin. The second support touch is the most important part of the setup because it represents the point where Bitcoin is expected to prove that the larger channel is still intact. Bitcoin Price Chart. Source: @CryptoTice_ On X The Projection To $500,000 Bitcoin’s current position is very important. A defense of the lower trendline would mean that the leading cryptocurrency is not merely bouncing inside a weak market but building another expansion leg from a long-term channel support trendline. Related Reading: Trillion-Dollar Italian Bank Moves To XRP, But How Much Have They Bought? The next projection is a bounce off the support trendline and then a rally to the channel resistance line. The next price target sitting on the upper resistance band of the long-term bull channel is at $500,000. This target is plotted using the same way Bitcoin rallied the last time from support to the upper resistance band. It is worth noting that this is only a technical projection, and one that implies a move of more than six times from current price levels. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $77,075, having lost the $80,000 price level again. The broader analyst community is divided on Bitcoin’s path, and institutional forecasts for 2026 are generally in a range from $143,000 to $189,000. Crypto Tice’s analysis, however, is more of a long-term outlook and it offers a structural context for understanding where Bitcoin is in its long-term trajectory. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
19 May 2026, 11:56
Bitcoin Tests $76K Support as Halving Clock Counts Down, TD Cowen Lifts MSTR to $400
Bitcoin News The countdown to Bitcoin 's next mining reward halving has crossed a meaningful threshold, with fewer than 100,000 blocks remaining before the issuance rate drops from 3.125 BTC to 1.5...
19 May 2026, 11:55
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $649M in a Day as Long-Term BTC Holders ‘Limit Downside Potential’
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $648 million outflows Monday as long-term BTC holders continue to accumulate the cryptocurrency.
19 May 2026, 11:55
Crypto Strategist Predicts Historic Move For Ripple’s XRP Amid Tightest Bollinger Band Squeeze in Over a Year
Fresh optimism is building around XRP after a closely watched indicator hinted that XRP could be approaching a potentially massive upward move.
