Large outflows continued to hit Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) over the past several hours, while capital rotated heavily into stablecoins—especially Tether (USDT)—and selectively into a handful of altcoins such as XRP (XRP) and Zcash (ZEC), underscoring a defensive, risk-managed posture across the crypto market.
Data compiled by Cryptometer as of May 18 at 02:55 a.m. UTC (10:55 p.m. ET on May 17) shows that, over the previous five hours, fiat inflows into crypto were led by the U.S. dollar at $7.5 million, followed by Brazil’s real at roughly $899,000 and Turkey’s lira at about $826,000…. Read more







