Markets Flip Green Overnight ahead of NVDA earnings, Hype hits $50, Polymarket partners with Nasdaq

Markets Flip Green Overnight ahead of NVDA earnings, Hype hits $50, Polymarket partners with Nasdaq

Author: Decrypt Media May 20, 2026 Duration: 55:06

Crypto majors are slightly green with Hype leading; BTC +1% at $77.5k; ETH +1% at $2,130; SOL +1%at $85; HYPE +3% at $49.70. VVV (+23%), LIT (+20%), DASH (+12%) and JUP (+7%) led top movers. Oil -2.5% at $101.5; Gold -0.3% at $4,497. Stock futures are green with the Nasdaq up 0.6% ahead of NVDA earnings today. The White House teased an “imminent” update on the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, citing progress on the legal framework. Truth Social withdrew its spot BTC ETF filing, as competition from major players like Morgan Stanley heats up. JPMorgan analysts warned that ETH and the broader altcoin market may struggle to catch up with BTC without a meaningful recovery in network activity, DeFi adoption, and real-world use cases and that ETH has been lagging since October 2025 in price and flows. TD Cowen raised its MSTR price target to $400 citing faster-than-expected Bitcoin accumulation and accretive deleveraging. Solana perp DEXs hit a record $20 billion in weekly trading volume over the past seven days, a new all-time high for the ecosystem.


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Crypto majors are red again down 3-5%; BTC -3% at $67.2k; ETH -5% at $1,880; SOL -5% at $75.45; HYPE +1% at $73.05. LIT (+27%), ENA (+22%), and WLD (+21%) led top movers; NEAR and VVV +10% as well. Oil +5% at $96; Gold -…