Today's Crypto Pulse
Bitcoin crashes below $65,000 amid $1.86B liquidations and Saylor sell‑off
Bitcoin slipped under the $65,000 psychological barrier on June 3, sparking a 12% weekly decline. The drop triggered roughly $1.86 billion in leveraged futures liquidations and a $2.97 billion outflow from spot Bitcoin ETFs over ten sessions. Michael Saylor added pressure by selling 32 BTC, valued at about $2.5 million.
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By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
African Freelancers Get Paid in Dollars. Hurupay Makes Sure They Keep Them.
Hurupay, a Kenya‑born, US‑incorporated fintech, offers African freelancers virtual dollar, euro and pound accounts backed by stablecoins, enabling fast cross‑border payouts. Since its 2023 launch, the company has processed over $50 million, achieving marginal profitability with roughly 40% profit margins. After a fraud‑related pause in 2025, Hurupay rebuilt its compliance stack using global KYC providers and now charges a 2% fee plus a $0.50 network charge. The startup aims to scale monthly volumes from $10 million to $100 million, focusing exclusively on remote workers.
Binance Introduces Loans to Support Bitcoin Mining Operations
Binance has revamped its loan offering with a Flexible Loan product that allows users to borrow as little as $1 worth of crypto while keeping their collateral fully active in earning rewards. The loan is over‑collateralized, fee‑free, and features interest...
Bitcoin Poised for Higher Low Before $80K Test
#Bitcoin correcting. This could be due to the upcoming macroeconomic week with the FOMC Meeting tonight. Very likely to be risk-off going into that one given that oil has skyrocketed. Regardless, I think that it's simply rejecting on a resistance and therefore looking...
Bonds Boost Bitcoin-Based Borrowing
Crypto lender Ledn issued $188 million of Bitcoin‑collateralised bonds to broaden its funding base. The senior tranche priced at 335 basis points over benchmark and the mezzanine at 650, delivering a blended 7.2% yield. The bonds are backed by more than...
SEC's Crypto Safe Harbor Reshapes Fundraising Landscape
Everyone is watching the Fed today. They should be watching the SEC. Yesterday, Chair Paul Atkins officially declared that most crypto assets are not securities — and proposed safe harbor exemptions that would let crypto startups raise capital legally in...
DAO Governance Platform Tally Shuts Down After Six Years, Citing Lack of Viable Market Demand: Tally
DAO governance platform Tally announced it will cease operations after six years. The service had over one million users, supported hundreds of DAOs, and processed more than $1 billion in payments. Co‑founder and CEO Dennison Bertram cited reduced demand, a relaxed...
Ethereum's Fast Confirmation Rule Targets 13-Second Bridge Times with 98% Reduction: Ethereum Foundation
Ethereum Foundation unveiled a Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR) to slash bridge times between Layer 1 and Layer 2 to roughly 13 seconds. The new mechanism promises an 80‑98% reduction compared with current finality, leveraging attestations rather than traditional blocks. Importantly, the upgrade...
OpenSea Pushes Back SEA Token Launch Amid Slumping NFT Market
OpenSea announced an indefinite delay of its native SEA token, originally slated for March 30, 2026, citing fragile NFT market conditions and a need for full product readiness. The platform will waive token trading fees for 60 days and let...
TRON Beats CRCL: $3.3B Profit, 1/70 Valuation
Wall Street has been asking: what is the Chinese version of CRCL? They’re looking to invest in a CRCL-like company that is more efficient, has a lower valuation, and generates higher profits. Now the answer is here: TRON. Its issuance is on...
BTC Poised to Break $80K After Strong Rally
Very strong move on $BTC this month, and now it's consolidating. Nothing wrong with that, the opposite actually. It's very likely that we'll continue to test higher, as resistances are still above us. Wouldn't be surprised with that test at $76-80K. I wouldn't...
Nigel Farage Bitcoin Firm Turns to the Public to Raise Cash – at Double the Price
Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s Bitcoin firm Stack BTC has opened a retail share offering to raise up to £250,000, pricing new shares at 10p each—double the price Nigel Farage paid a week earlier. Farage invested £215,000 for a 6.3% stake...
NFTs Need New Platform as Nifty Gateway Fades
Nifty Gateway is about to shut down. The NFTs I bought back then—worth tens of millions of dollars—now feel like they’re going to zero. I still believe NFT art has strong potential. Compared to traditional art, I’m convinced that AI will...
SEC Says Most Crypto Assets Aren’t Securities.
NEW: SEC introduces five-category crypto framework with CFTC, says most crypto assets are not securities, only digital securities fall under its remit, some may still qualify as investment contracts, with more rules coming https://t.co/QodcXBpZk2
Explain Layer 1 and 2 and On-Chain and Off-Chain
The article breaks down the four blockchain layers—Layer 0 (inter‑chain networking), Layer 1 (core ledger and consensus), Layer 2 (scalability solutions), and Layer 3 (decentralised applications). It explains how Layer 2 mitigates Layer 1’s throughput limits and introduces the on‑chain versus off‑chain distinction, highlighting speed, cost,...
Altcoin Market Cap Poised for Mean‑Reversion Upswing
The #Altcoin market capitalization is looking like we want to continue moving upwards as a mean reversion move, until we find ourselves into resistances. Despite the overall negative sentiment, I would assume that there's significantly more momentum in the tank....
Crypto Non‑securities Are Really Securities; Demand Stronger Laws
Many celebrate certain crypto assets getting classified as non-securities. If you look at those assets, they are clearly securities, sold as such and are designed only to enrich insiders. We need better securities laws and more fair and accessible markets, not exemptions.
Themelia – Custom Crypto Indexes
In this episode, Andy Pickering talks with Jessica Allurem and Kent Grogan, co‑founders of Thamelia, about their custom crypto indexing platform that aims to simplify crypto investing. They explain why traditional static indexes fall short in a market with millions...
#BVL039: A Hazy Shade of Winter
Last week, BVL038 predicted Bitcoin would retest the $75k breakout zone after briefly peaking at $70k, and the price rose into the mid‑$70k range before hitting strong resistance. The post highlights that in bear markets, rallies can appear robust on...
With Watchful Eye on Iran War, Crypto Dodges UAE Disruption
The ongoing US‑Israeli war on Iran has not halted the UAE’s burgeoning crypto sector. Because blockchain firms rely on cloud‑based infrastructure and virtual marketplaces, daily operations in Dubai continue with minimal interruption. Bitcoin has even nudged higher to nearly $74,000,...
Bitcoin’s Political Orphanhood
The 2025 GENIUS Act created a federal framework for dollar‑pegged stablecoins, granting them regulatory approval and a clear compliance perimeter. By requiring licensed issuers and 1:1 reserve backing, the law effectively excluded Bitcoin from the U.S. payment infrastructure. On‑chain data...
SEC and CFTC Issue Joint Clarification, Exempting Most Crypto Assets From Securities Laws
On Tuesday, March 12, 2026, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig released a joint interpretation that exempts digital commodities, collectibles, digital tools, stablecoins and certain digital securities from being classified as securities. The guidance, issued by the...
Vietnam Blocks Offshore Crypto Trading, Boosts Domestic Exchange Licences
On March 17, 2026, Hanoi announced a plan to block offshore cryptocurrency trading while piloting a licensing scheme for domestic exchanges. The Finance Ministry identified five firms—affiliates of Techcombank, VPBank, LPBank, VIX Securities and Sun Group—that cleared an initial screening....
First XRP Email Arrived From FalcoVinnie, Feb 2013
Fun fact: The first email anyone ever sent me that had the word "XRP" in it was from @FalcoVinnie asking for some back in February of 2013. https://t.co/XZqGnsqLHp
Ethereum Needs Dynamic Consensus for Finality and Progress
An excellent post explaining the importance of Ethereum having a dynamically available consensus, that both provides economic finality and ensures chain progress even under conditions where economic finality is impossible. https://t.co/wrtIRFnHpL
OpenSea Delays Token Launch Again, Citing Market Conditions
OpenSea has postponed the SEA token generation event originally slated for March 30, citing unfavourable market conditions and will not announce a new date. The platform is ending its current Treasure rewards wave and will allow users from Seasons 3‑6 to claim...
Ethereum Gains 12‑second Irreversible Confirmation Guarantee
A new fast confirmation rule mechanism lets you get a hard guarantee that Ethereum will not revert after one slot (12 seconds) Security assumptions are (i) supermajority honest, (ii) network latency under ~3s. So one step below economic finality, but very...
Oil Risks Spark Inflation, Reviving Short‑Gold, Long‑Bitcoin Play
War, oil, and crypto collide with Ram Ahluwalia, Austin Campbell, Chris Perkins 🛢️ Why elevated oil risks flipping markets into an inflationary regime 📉 Deleveraging everywhere ₿ "Short gold, long Bitcoin" trade is back on the desk 🎲 Prediction markets...
ETH EW-Count Suggests Massive Rally to >10K
The blog post by Henrik Zeberg argues that the Ethereum EW‑Count metric is pointing to a massive price rally, potentially pushing ETH above the $10,000 level. Zeberg explains that the EW‑Count, which tracks weighted on‑chain activity, has entered a historically...
Bitcoin's Record Low Z-Score Signals Prime Entry
The concept of mean reversion. It does apply to #Bitcoin. The current Z-Score of Bitcoin vs. Gold is the lowest it has ever been. The current Z-Score of Bitcoin alone is the lowest since any bear market. These two arguments combined show you...
SEC Splits Crypto Into Five Distinct Regulatory Categories
wowww the SEC just classified crypto assets into: DIGITAL COMMODITIES DIGITAL COLLECTIBLES DIGITAL TOOLS STABLECOINS DIGITAL SECURITIES. and explained what each category means. SEC digital commodities include: Aptos (APT); Avalanche (AVAX); Bitcoin (BTC); Bitcoin Cash (BCH); Cardano (ADA); Chainlink (LINK); Dogecoin (DOGE); Ether (ETH); Hedera (HBAR); Litecoin...
Using Crypto in Mortgage Approvals: What Brokers Need to Know
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have begun counting cryptocurrency as an asset in mortgage applications, following FHFA’s directive to implement the change immediately. Lenders such as Newrez and Rate now accept crypto holdings, converting them to dollars for down‑payment calculations...
Predictors Flip: From $250k to $30k, Unchanged
Everyone that missed the top of the BTC cycle telling you why it’s going to 250k are now telling you why BTC is going to 30k Never change
SGHO: Simple, No‑Cooldown On‑Chain Savings
sGHO is the simplest way to save onchain. Deposit and withdraw on your own terms with no cooldowns or slashing.
SEC Clarifies the Application of Federal Securities Laws to Crypto Assets
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a joint interpretation that clarifies how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets. The guidance introduces a taxonomy covering digital commodities, collectibles, tools, stablecoins and digital securities,...
Policy Matters as Real Users Drive Global Digital Finance
Policy matters because real users are already here. @AdrianWall8395 and @DSAForg are advancing dialogue as digital financial infrastructure scales globally.
Tokenization Built on Spec Chases Nonexistent Demand
.@baehr says that tokenization is being built "on spec," chasing demand that doesn't exist yet, like trading on a Saturday night in Europe. https://t.co/R6b65MEHmp
XRP Ledger Upranks, Amassing Tokenized Commodities Dominance
Tokenized commodities on the XRP Ledger have surpassed $1.1 billion in value, outpacing all other blockchains except Ethereum, according to RWA.xyz. The analysis shows XRPL’s tokenized gold, oil, silver, diamonds, emeralds and copper holdings exceed the combined totals on Solana, Stellar,...
Dubai Flight Activity Mirrors Bitcoin Moves, One-Day Lag
Who has a chart showing flights out of Dubai 1 day lagged to #bitcoin? Can’t take hard assets but can take digital wallets?
Commission Guidance Beats Staff Letters in Enforceability
🧵This is #sec #cftc commission-level guidance, not staff-level, which makes it more enforceable than the statements and no-action letters the Crypto Task Force has been issuing since January. That is meaningful distinction. Staff guidance can be withdrawn or walked back...
Crypto.com Brings Crypto Payments to Tourists Visiting South Korea
Crypto.com has teamed up with KG Inicis, South Korea’s leading payment gateway that controls roughly 40% of the market, to enable crypto‑based payments for inbound tourists. The integration routes crypto transactions through Crypto.com Pay, instantly converting them to Korean won...
Crypto Hits Watershed Moment After Decade of Advocacy
watershed moment for the the crypto industry - grateful to all the teams who dedicated immense amounts of capital and energy to lobbying, advocacy, and litigation over the last decade onward (not sure on the upward for now)
Even in Bitcoin’s Free Fall, Value Arguments Persist
Bitcoin’s in free fall, might as well have some fun. Here’s one of the most elaborate VIC pitches on Bitcoin from last year, plus the longest debate I’ve seen on the topic. I’m a value guy, no skin in the game, but...
Rethinking Market Primitives for the 2026 Agentic Economy
I'm giving a research talk at @NVIDIAGTC tomorrow, March 18 @ 9am PT! Virtual registration is free. As Jensen confirmed on Monday, 2026 is the year of the Claws. I'll talk about rethinking market primitives for an agentic economy with...
SEC Says Most Crypto Assets Aren't Securities, Signaling Shift
SEC just issued critical guidance on how various crypto assets will be classified… Not waiting on CLARITY Act. “Most crypto assets are not themselves securities.” This type of pro-crypto innovation stance from SEC would have been *unthinkable* 2yrs ago. https://t.co/BmU9qfnwQE
Nasdaq Poised for Breakout as Gold Consolidates
I wouldn't be surprised if we start to see a break upwards on $NQ in the coming weeks. It's been doing nothing for half a year. Given that Gold is going to consolidate, it seems likely that we'll start to see...
Bitcoin ETFs Arrived; Bitcoin Now Finance's Collateral Backbone
Years ago I pushed for Bitcoin ETFs. Many said it would never happen. Now Bitcoin ETFs are a reality and top buyers of Bitcoin. Next Bitcoin is becoming the collateral layer of finance. Infrastructure is being built now. Similarly hard and...
Ethereum's Identity Crisis: Tool or Institutional Power?
There's an ideological schism between the @ethereumfndn and the for-profit ecosystem in Ethereum's orbit - Is Ethereum a tool you keep in your pocket? - Or an institution that competes with the world? My take: A soul without a body is just a...
Accountability From Day One Prevents Internet Money Theft
"You need accountability from day #1 If not, when you give people internet money, it will lead to theft" @TheiaResearch https://t.co/QpeiTvzyBx
Bitcoin Rallies, but Fundamentals Remain Unchanged
Bitcoin is up 10% this week. $609 million in shorts liquidated in 24 hours. But the macro hasn't changed. The Fed isn't cutting. Oil is above $100. The Middle East is at war. I'll get excited when the fundamentals shift.
Market Will Force $PUMP to Choose Token or Equity
"$PUMP would trade much better if it only had a token (or equity) The market is going to push them into one direction or the other." https://t.co/QpeiTvzyBx