Bitcoin trading near $77,200 on Sunday, slipping roughly 0.03% to $77,245.30 in electronic trading as of 19:41 ET, following a Saturday close near $77,300. Ether rose 0.34% to $2,525, XRP gained 0.81% to $1.3674, and BNB edged 0.10% higher to $727.43. Solana fell 0.66% to $101.79, while Cardano advanced 0.48% to $0.2073.
Meme coins posted wider moves, with TRUMP rising 10% and Shiba Inu climbing 2.12%. Dogecoin gained 0.63%.
The cryptocurrency’s lackluster advance came as investors weighed the tension between persistent rate-pressure concerns and arguments for digital-asset diversification. Bitcoin Suisse, in its Crypto Wealth Management Report 2026, noted that major U.S. hyperscalers are projected to spend more than $800 billion on artificial-intelligence infrastructure this year and over $1 trillion in 2027, underscoring the scale of capital flowing into a sector that increasingly competes for power and hardware resources alongside crypto miners.
The report also quantified the portfolio-case for bitcoin. According to Bitcoin Suisse’s traditional portfolio-return modelling, an annualized return of 6.2% on a conventional portfolio rises to 7.2% with a 1% bitcoin allocation funded from bonds, and climbs further to 8.6% with a 2.5% weighting. The firm framed these figures against a backdrop of U.S. federal debt that has now crossed $40 trillion, arguing that modest bitcoin exposure could serve as a hedge in a macro environment defined by elevated sovereign borrowing.
In stablecoin markets, Ripple’s RLUSD saw its circulating supply climb to approximately $2.4 billion, up more than 50% over the past month. Daily transaction activity reached roughly $750 million last month, up from about $200 million at the start of 2026. Ripple’s Treasury division reported around 1,200 corporate customers handling approximately $13 trillion in transactions annually.
Meanwhile, Revolut disclosed that customer data — including identity documents, residential addresses, and full transaction histories encompassing bitcoin activity — was exposed following a fraudulent government request. The digital bank said customer funds were not affected.
