Surprising Link Between XRP And Crude Oil Revealed By Analyst

By: bitcoin ethereum news|2025/05/16 10:00:12
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Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. Independent market technician Dom (@traderview2) has drawn the crypto community’s eye to an unconventional but increasingly watched ratio: XRP priced in West Texas Intermediate crude. The Link Between XRP And USOIL In a two-hour TradingView screenshot posted on 14 May, the analyst shows the XRP/USOIL pair fading—twice—in the exact same resistance shelf that has capped price action since mid-December. “Last night we tapped the five-month range high again and price rejected perfectly,” he wrote, adding that “it’s amazing how much we are respecting this level as it gives a clear zone bulls need to fully regain for the next impulse higher.” Since December last year, the XRP price has been hammered down six times in the exact same resistance area. On May 13, Dom wrote: “ Could you ask for a cleaner range? This chart should be in a textbook... We know the importance of this range high. If it breaks, the probability $XRP goes to a new ATH goes up drastically. We know what happened right after BTC / USOIL hit it’s ATH 2 weeks ago, I would expect something similar here. Patience, this needs steam to breakout here.” Related Reading That ceiling is circumscribed on Dom’s chart by a charcoal-grey block from roughly 0.0418 to 0.0430. Each of the last two probes into the band—one during Asian trade on 12 May, the second during the New-York session on 14 May—produced sharp downside wicks. Momentum, moreover, is flowing against heavy sell pressure in the spot token. Citing on-chain order-flow analytics, Dom highlighted that “$210 million of XRP has been net-market-sold over the past seven days—despite this, XRP is up twenty percent.” He argues that such divergence implies absorption by professional liquidity providers rather than retail exuberance: “Market makers or whales are likely soaking up aggressive asks through passive limit bids. When that dynamic persists, it usually precedes an explosive upside once sellers exhaust themselves.” Community members quickly asked what a definitive breakout could portend for XRP priced in dollars. One follower, The Standard (@Xrpdemon589), pressed: “Would you say if it breaks it, it will have another parabolic move up breaking ATH?” Dom responded, “If we see a full breakout, historically yes, it’s only time until XRP/USD prints a new high.” Related Reading Crypto commentator Moon Lambo (@MoonLamboio) queried the intellectual basis for linking an energy-based ratio to the standalone token. Dom conceded no fundamental thesis is proven, but stressed the analytical utility: “I really just think it provides another perspective of price action when we peg it to something deeply woven into the economic system. I don’t think there is any specific relationship—rather, it’s useful to see things you wouldn’t otherwise see on the USD pair.” Technically, the map is binary. Dom reiterated that he has “alerts set for a full breakout” above 0.0418–0.0430; any two-hour close in that region would, in his view, constitute decisive range expansion and “give bulls the runway for the next impulse higher.” Should buyers instead relinquish the amber pivot at 0.0394, the door reopens to 0.0378 minor support, with a break there exposing the 0.0357 floor and negating the current series of higher lows. Until either boundary yields, XRP/USOIL remains in its five-month box, but the very act of watching the pair, Dom contends, sharpens traders’ macro lens. “BTC, USOIL, XRP—combining them is just another way to triangulate liquidity,” he wrote. “Sometimes the edge is simply seeing the same market from a slightly different angle.” At press time, XRP traded at $2.46. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com Source: https://www.newsbtc.com/xrp-news/surprising-link-xrp-crude-oil/

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Mixin has launched USTD-margined perpetual contracts, bringing derivative trading into the chat scene.

The privacy-focused crypto wallet Mixin announced today the launch of its U-based perpetual contract (a derivative priced in USDT). Unlike traditional exchanges, Mixin has taken a new approach by "liberating" derivative trading from isolated matching engines and embedding it into the instant messaging environment.


Users can directly open positions within the app with leverage of up to 200x, while sharing positions, discussing strategies, and copy trading within private communities. Trading, social interaction, and asset management are integrated into the same interface.


Simplified Trading Experience: No KYC Required, Opening a Position in Five Steps


Based on its non-custodial architecture, Mixin has eliminated friction from the traditional onboarding process, allowing users to participate in perpetual contract trading without identity verification.


The trading process has been streamlined into five steps:

· Choose the trading asset

· Select long or short

· Input position size and leverage

· Confirm order details

· Confirm and open the position


The interface provides real-time visualization of price, position, and profit and loss (PnL), allowing users to complete trades without switching between multiple modules.


Social-Native Trading: Strategy and Execution Completed in the Same Context


Mixin has directly integrated social features into the derivative trading environment. Users can create private trading communities and interact around real-time positions:

· End-to-end encrypted private groups supporting up to 1024 members

· End-to-end encrypted voice communication

· One-click position sharing

· One-click trade copying


On the execution side, Mixin aggregates liquidity from multiple sources and accesses decentralized protocol and external market liquidity through a unified trading interface.


By combining social interaction with trade execution, Mixin enables users to collaborate, share, and execute trading strategies instantly within the same environment.


Referral Mechanism: Non-institutional users can receive up to 60% fee split


Mixin has also introduced a referral incentive system based on trading behavior:

· Users can join with an invite code

· Up to 60% of trading fees as referral rewards

· Incentive mechanism designed for long-term, sustainable earnings


This model aims to drive user-driven network expansion and organic growth.


Self-Custody Architecture and Built-in Privacy Mechanism


Mixin's derivative transactions are built on top of its existing self-custody wallet infrastructure, with core features including:


· Separation of transaction account and asset storage

· User full control over assets

· Platform does not custody user funds

· Built-in privacy mechanisms to reduce data exposure


The system aims to strike a balance between transaction efficiency, asset security, and privacy protection.


A New Path for On-Chain Derivatives


Against the background of perpetual contracts becoming a mainstream trading tool, Mixin is exploring a different development direction by lowering barriers, enhancing social and privacy attributes.


The platform does not only view transactions as execution actions but positions them as a networked activity: transactions have social attributes, strategies can be shared, and relationships between individuals also become part of the financial system.


Regulatory Background


Mixin's design is based on a user-initiated, user-controlled model. The platform neither custodies assets nor executes transactions on behalf of users.


This model aligns with a statement issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 13, 2026, titled "Staff Statement on Whether Partial User Interface Used in Preparing Cryptocurrency Securities Transactions May Require Broker-Dealer Registration."


The statement indicates that, under the premise where transactions are entirely initiated and controlled by users, non-custodial service providers that offer neutral interfaces may not need to register as broker-dealers or exchanges.


About Mixin


Mixin is a decentralized, self-custodial privacy wallet designed to provide secure and efficient digital asset management services.


Its core capabilities include:

· Aggregation: integrating multi-chain assets and routing between different transaction paths to simplify user operations

· High liquidity access: connecting to various liquidity sources, including decentralized protocols and external markets

· Decentralization: achieving full user control over assets without relying on custodial intermediaries

· Privacy protection: safeguarding assets and data through MPC, CryptoNote, and end-to-end encrypted communication


Mixin has been in operation for over 8 years, supporting over 40 blockchains and more than 10,000 assets, with a global user base exceeding 10 million and an on-chain self-custodied asset scale of over $1 billion.


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