Today's Crypto Pulse
Bitcoin slides below $70k as energy‑price worries spark $1.8B in liquidations
Bitcoin fell under $70,000 amid heightened energy‑price uncertainty linked to U.S.–Iran tensions. The dip triggered roughly $1.8 billion in crypto liquidations, while institutional investors pulled more than $4.2 billion from digital‑asset positions.
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By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
Ethereum: Revival Ahead—Or Is the Structural Decline Set to Continue?
Ethereum has been trading around $2,000 for five years, marking a 57% decline from its August 2025 peak and lagging behind Bitcoin’s 42% drop. Despite an $8 billion drawdown in treasury vehicles such as Bitmine, accumulation continues and USDT issuance on Ethereum now surpasses that on Tron. These dynamics have revived speculation that Ethereum could become a primary beneficiary of stablecoin growth and underpin a more on‑chain, Wall Street‑driven financial infrastructure. Analysts remain divided on whether this signals a genuine turnaround or persistent structural headwinds.
Watch $40K–$54K: Key Bitcoin Support Zones
Watch these two Bitcoin indicators like a hawk. They have historically nailed every bottom: the Realized Price and the Balanced Price. The Realized Price is often the final dip before a reversal, and the Balanced Price has held as strong support. Right now...
Bitcoin Bearish Social Chatter Reaches 5-Week High: Santiment
Santiment reports Bitcoin’s social‑media sentiment has turned sharply bearish, with the bullish‑to‑bearish comment ratio dropping to 0.81 – the lowest since February 28. This translates to roughly five negative remarks for every four positive ones, pushing the Crypto Fear &...
April 2026 Q&A Part 1
The April 2026 Q&A Part 1, branded as Level 4 “Turbo Autist,” launches a new DeFi education series. The blog invites community members to submit questions on technology, security, protocols, airdrops, farming, and token mechanics. Submissions are accepted within 24 hours of the post,...
EastPoint:Seoul 2026 to Gather Global Leaders on Digital Assets and AI Economy
Hashed and Bloomingbit will co‑host EastPoint:Seoul 2026 on Sept. 28 in Seoul, bringing together policymakers, financial institutions, corporate executives and management consultants to debate digital‑asset strategy and AI‑driven economic models. The conference builds on a 2025 debut that attracted 503...
Minnesota Lawmakers Push Ban on Crypto Kiosks After $1 Million in Reported Losses
Minnesota lawmakers are introducing legislation to prohibit cryptocurrency kiosks after the state’s Department of Commerce recorded 134 complaints and nearly $1 million in consumer losses. The move follows a surge in scams that the FBI says cost Americans $240 million in the...
Ripple Treasury Integration Targets $13 Trillion On‑Chain Volume for XRP Ledger
Ripple announced that its Treasury platform, which processed $13 trillion in payments last year, will integrate directly with the XRP Ledger. The move could drive massive on‑chain volume, boost XRP demand and expand the RLUSD stablecoin, while recent SEC/CFTC guidance clears...
Ethereum’s Circulating Supply Contracts as ETH2 Deposit Contract Holds 68.8% of All ETH
Ethereum’s circulating supply fell to 120.69 million as the ETH2 Beacon Deposit Contract now controls 83 million ETH—about 68.8% of total supply and $170 billion in value. The surge reflects a 10.67% three‑month rise in staking, driven by institutional investors and recent U.S....
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New Yorkers to Receive $12K in Stablecoin From Coinbase Pilot
Coinbase is funding a new pilot with GiveDirectly that will give 160 low‑income New Yorkers a one‑time $8,000 USDC grant plus five $800 installments, totaling $12,000 per participant. The program is financed with $2.6 million leftover from Coinbase’s discontinued GiveCrypto initiative....
Tether Gives Investors Two Weeks to Commit in Final Push to Raise Capital at a $500B Valuation
Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer with roughly $184 billion of USDT in circulation, is pressing investors to commit within two weeks to a capital raise that would value the company at $500 billion. The fundraising effort, coordinated with Cantor Fitzgerald, Clear Street...
Crypto Volatility Squeeze Signals Strong Move Within Weeks
One of the beautiful things of trading is that you can do it in so many ways. I used to be a directional trader, but when you're trading volatility, you don't care about direction. Just volatility. Day in, day out. More trades =...
Security Must Match Your Attractiveness as a Target
Scary stuff. The best security remains obscurity. Unfortunately just being “anonymous” isn’t enough anymore due to constant third party data breaches, like Coinbase leaking user balances and addresses. The potential security holes are endless. Basically every...
Bitcoin Tends to Outperform Gold and Stocks After Global Shocks, Mercado Bitcoin Finds
Mercado Bitcoin’s research shows Bitcoin consistently outperforms gold and the S&P 500 in the 60‑day periods following major economic or geopolitical shocks. The study cites examples such as a 24 % Bitcoin gain after the 2023 U.S. tariff announcement, a 21 % rise at...
Cardano (ADA) Launches Privacy Sidechain, Yet Taurox (TAUX) Hits Reaches Critical Development With Pre-KYA
Cardano’s Midnight privacy sidechain went live on mainnet, backed by institutional validators such as Google and MoneyGram, while the Protocol 11 hard fork is slated for April 2026. In parallel, Taurox (TAUX) has entered a critical development phase, opening its Pre‑KYA registration...
Jimmy Song Explains Why Bitcoin Needs a 'Conservative' Node Client
Jimmy Song, co‑founder of ProductionReady, argues that Bitcoin needs a conservative node client to keep storage costs low and protect its monetary properties. He warns that the recent Bitcoin Core 30 upgrade, which raised the OP_Return data limit from 83...
Bitcoin Hyper , BlockDAG Questioned as Coinbase Custody Win Boosts Pepeto Past $8M
Coinbase received conditional OCC approval to operate a federally chartered crypto trust, signaling growing regulatory acceptance for institutional custody. Meanwhile, miners including Riot Platforms sold roughly 3,778 BTC—about $113 million—to finance AI data‑center expansion. In the presale arena, Pepeto has attracted over...
Best Crypto Presale to Invest In: Pepeto Gains as ETH and SOL Fight for Recovery
The Ethereum Foundation deposited $93 million in ETH, completing its 70,000‑token staking target and signaling confidence ahead of the June‑targeted Glamsterdam upgrade. Meanwhile, the Pepeto presale has attracted over $8 million, offering a zero‑fee swap engine, a 188% APY staking option, and...
Dogecoin Price Prediction: DOGE Stalls at $0.10 as Smart Money Loads Pepeto Pre-Listing
Dogecoin’s active addresses jumped 28% in a week, lifting the token to $0.092 but it remains stuck below the $0.10 resistance level for the fourth time this quarter. Analysts see a potential rise to $0.1174 if the ceiling breaks, yet...
AI Boom Just Starting—Grab Cheap Tokens Now
I don't think we'll see extraordinary massive bull runs in specific niches. However, what we see right now is that a lot of people are already done with the hype straight after it happens. Nonsense. The AI growth is literally on the start....
Ex-UK Chancellor Backs Bitcoin as Alternative to Failing Systems
Former UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, reflecting on the 2022 mini‑budget fallout, warned that Britain is trapped in a fiscal “doom loop” of overspending and rising taxes. He criticized short‑term political thinking and promoted Bitcoin as a resilient, long‑term monetary alternative....
Rushing Bitcoin to PQ Signatures Risks New Vulnerabilities
It’s been almost 10 years since the Blocksize Wars ended and Brian hasn’t changed at all. He still carries the exact same complete lack of humility and understanding. Brian forms the opinion first, along with a prescribed course of action and...
Litecoin (LTC) – Elliott Wave Analysis
The analysis identifies Litecoin (LTC) as currently navigating a large corrective cycle that likely represents an expanded ABC formation stemming from its 2021 all‑time high. The recent price drop aligns with the expected completion zone of Wave C or the...
BitVM: Computing on Bitcoin to Escape the Altcoin Bridge Trap.
The post argues that Bitcoin’s security has been compromised by the widespread practice of wrapping it for use on alt‑chain DeFi platforms, exposing users to bridge hacks and custodial risks. It introduces BitVM, a protocol that achieves Turing‑complete computation on...
Retail Traders Marginalized as Crypto Joins Traditional Finance
I think this might be one of the worst bear markets, sentiment wise, not price wise. It really feels that the entire crypto industry is being absorbed into traditional finance with retail being left behind, the very group that made bitcoin...
Drift Hack Fallout : Circle Faces Sharp Criticism for Not Freezing Stolen USDC
Circle faced intense criticism after the $285 million Drift Protocol hack on April 1, during which attackers converted roughly $230 million of the stolen assets into USDC and moved them from Solana to Ethereum via Circle's Cross‑Chain Transfer Protocol. Despite possessing on‑chain tools...
ICE Pours $600M Into Polymarket, Launches Institutional Data Tool
ICE Invests Further $600M Into Polymarket ICE launched Polymarket Signals & Sentiment tool (Feb 2026): normalizes chaotic real-time trading data into structured feed = institutional traders see Polymarket's implied probabilities next to bond yields + S&P 500 futures. Context: Polymarket launching...
BlackRock, Visa and World Liberty Financial Accelerate Stablecoin Push
At the Future Investment Initiative in Miami, BlackRock, Visa and World Liberty Financial disclosed new stablecoin projects, joining Ripple and other incumbents in a wave of institutional entry. The move follows a year in which stablecoins processed $33 trillion, underscoring their...
Tech Leaders to Unite for the Global Blockchain Show
The Global Blockchain Show returns to Riyadh on June 29‑30, 2026, positioning the Saudi capital as a new hub for blockchain and Web3. Organized by VAP Group and Times of Blockchain, the two‑day event expects over 10,000 delegates, 100+ speakers,...
Bitcoin Whales Lose $30.9B in Q1, Playbook Shifts
Glassnode published the number that defines this market. Bitcoin whales and sharks realized $30.9 billion in losses during Q1 2026 — $337 million per day. The worst quarter since Terra/Luna collapsed in 2022. After Q2 2022, BTC dropped another 50%....
Altcoins Reveal Their Gambling Roots as Exchanges Shift
The best evidence that altcoins are simply a form of gambling is the fact that many exchanges pivoted to prediction markets after interest in altcoins dried up
Crypto Miners Soluna Secures $53M Wind Farm While TeraWulf Faces FERC Pushback Over Maryland Plant
Soluna Holdings completed a $53 million acquisition of the Briscoe Wind Farm in West Texas, securing renewable power for its AI‑focused data centers. At the same time, environmental groups urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject TeraWulf’s purchase of a...
Builders Must Ensure Security, Even When Users Ignore It
Even if users don't care about decentralization, quantum readiness, or other factors that contribute to security, builders should. In the same way I don't test my car's seat belts, ABS, or other safety features, it is the builder's responsibility to make...
NFTs Remain Timeless Collectibles Despite Early Adoption Hurdles
NFTs are a forever collectible :) obviously the 21/22 confusion slowed down the onboarding and the ui/ux is still not there- but many working on Their projects everyday and many collecting everyday and that will grow in the next decade...
A Tax Economist Bet His Entire Life Savings Against DOGE — and Walked Away with $128,000 in Profit
Tax economist Alan Cole wagered his entire $342,195.63 savings on a Kalshi prediction‑market contract that U.S. federal spending would not exceed Q4 2024 levels. The bet paid off, delivering $470,300 in proceeds and a $128,000 profit, roughly a 37% gross return....
Skipping Full OpenClaw Use Is 90s Offline Mindset
Not experimenting with @openclaw to the max extent for “security reasons” is like not connecting to the internet in the 90s.
Netherlands' 36% Unrealized Gains Tax Is Theft
The unrealized gains tax of 36% in the Netherlands is pure theft. I completely agree with @themarketsniper on this. He fully explains it here: https://t.co/835ovZdtJL
Polymarket Takes Down Market on Missing US Pilot After Backlash
Polymarket pulled a prediction market that asked whether U.S. authorities would confirm the rescue of a missing pilot after intense criticism, citing a breach of its integrity standards. Representative Seth Moulton labeled the market “disgusting,” highlighting the moral backlash. The...
Aave March Surge: TVL and Loans Jump 45% YoY
March top line Aave fundamentals Total value locked: $42.34b (+45.45% YoY) Active loans: $16.55b (+47.32% YoY) Fees: $43.94m (+9.01% YoY) Revenue: $6.64m (+7.79% YoY) Monthly active users: 114.4k (+2.10% YoY) Market share: 59.79% (+0.63 pp YoY)
Bitcoin Becomes Digital Capital, Driven by Capital Flows
Bitcoin has won. Global consensus is that $BTC is digital capital. The four-year cycle is dead. Price is now driven by capital flows. Bank and digital credit will determine Bitcoin’s growth trajectory. The biggest risk is bad ideas driving iatrogenic...
Bitcoin’s ‘No Direction’ Action May Lead to Heavier Breakout: Analyst
Bitcoin has been stuck in a tight $60,000‑$74,000 band since early February, currently hovering around $66,890 and down 8.25% over the past month. MN Trading Capital founder Michael van de Poppe argues that the longer the consolidation lasts, the stronger...
Midterm Years Tend to Drag Bitcoin Bearishly
Midterm years are always bearish for Bitcoin. You can try and find plenty of reasons why, but narrative follows price.
Flat or Falling Volume Signals Potential Reversal
Reversal Trading Cheat Sheet (Volume) What you WANT: - Flat or decreasing volume - This shows the move lacks sustained participation What you DON’T want: - Gradual increase in volume - Increasing volume means fresh buyers keep arriving https://t.co/hEdHtei3hu
Selling by Bitcoin ‘Whales’ Blunts Institutional Demand
Bitcoin’s price hovered around $67,000, roughly 45% below its October peak, as institutional buying grew but was eclipsed by retail and whale selling. CryptoQuant reported a negative apparent demand of about 63,000 tokens and a net contraction of 166,000 tokens...
Quantum Threat Makes Crypto Existential, Not Just Technical
What keeps me up at night about quantum is that centralized companies can just rewrite their ledgers when hacked. Bitcoin can't. That's why a quantum threat to crypto isn't just a tech problem, it's existential. 👀 h/t @apruden08 https://t.co/ZZnqMsa0hq
Flat Market Persists as Good Friday Slows Volume
Volumes have dropped due to Good Friday; the market is currently more in a flat trend amid mixed news about the war.
Franklin Resources Bets on Active Crypto, Acquires 250 Digital
Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) announced it will acquire crypto‑asset manager 250 Digital, creating a new Franklin Crypto unit. The transaction, slated to close in the second quarter, will be partially paid with BENJI tokens tied to its blockchain‑based mutual fund. By...
Set Daily Trading Bias Efficiently with AI and 4‑Step System
How I Determine My Daily Trading Bias (Full Guide) This includes: - My key platforms/indicators - My 4 step system - An AI-Assisted Bias Setter (free) Read this if you want to trade less while making more money. Enjoy. https://t.co/DGfnxSihwL
Community Banks Challenge OCC's Coinbase Trust Charter Approval
JUST IN: US community banks are fighting the OCC's approval of Coinbase's trust charter, claiming it doesn't meet regulatory requirements and risks consumers and the financial system.
Hashed and Bloomingbit to Host EastPoint:Seoul 2026 on Digital Assets and AI
Hashed and Bloomingbit will co‑host EastPoint:Seoul 2026 on Sept. 28, bringing together global policymakers, finance executives and blockchain innovators to chart the future of digital assets and AI. The forum builds on a 2025 debut that attracted 503 participants and is...
India’s Crypto Exchanges Reach 49 Registered, Marking Regulatory Shift
India’s Financial Intelligence Unit has certified 49 cryptocurrency exchanges under its anti‑money‑laundering framework, turning a fragmented market into a regulated ecosystem. The move promises tighter fraud controls, clearer tax rules and a more attractive environment for institutional investors.