In the wake of the Kelp exploit, RUNE from THORChain—flagged as the key laundering rail—has rocketed 19% since April 20, with social volume exploding to 5-10x baseline levels, drawing sharp trader focus amid broader crypto market volatility. Meanwhile, ARB social mentions hit 50 per 4 hours (a 10x spike) as debates over the Security Council freeze proposal ignited, yet its price held steady, underscoring how capital chases laundering paths while chatter fixates on governance precedents—echoing patterns seen in recent Bitcoin (BTC) halvings and RUNE price prediction models.

Zooming into the 4h chart, RUNE trades at $0.49 in a clear bullish structure, hugging the upper Bollinger Band resistance exactly at that level while the RSI screams overbought at 78.53, signaling potential exhaustion after this sharp run. MACD confirms the golden cross with a bullish 0.02 reading, but confluence points to a likely pullback: price could retrace to the EMA50 support at $0.43 or even the EMA200 at $0.42 for a healthier base, especially with volatility bands pinching tight around the lower support of $0.38—institutional desks are eyeing this as a dip-buy setup before resuming the uptrend, much like last quarter's crypto market recovery plays.