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
Crypto Coin Minute for March 12th, 2026 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
The SEC and CFTC announced a coordinated regulatory framework to oversee cryptocurrency markets. Mastercard launched a partnership program with 85 companies to accelerate crypto payments globally. Crypto ATM fraud surged 33% in 2025, driven by AI‑enabled scams, while Metaplanet unveiled a venture firm focused on Bitcoin ecosystem investments. Bitcoin rose 1.76% to $70,358, with other major tokens posting gains.
Nearly Half Bitcoin Supply at Loss Signals Ongoing Bear
45% of all bitcoin supply is now held at a loss. In every previous cycle this level marked the early phase of a bear market, not the bottom. If history is any guide, we haven't found the floor yet.
XRP - The 2 Paths Are Clear
XRP’s price action has been dominated by corrective phases since 2022, with impulse moves now fading rapidly. The latest technical analysis indicates the market is transitioning into an allocation phase, where investors begin positioning for longer‑term moves. The author provides...
Market Maker Virtu Expands OTC Crypto Pricing via New Talos Partnership
Virtu Financial announced integration with Talos, enabling streaming of spot digital‑asset liquidity to institutional clients. The partnership extends Virtu’s over‑the‑counter (OTC) crypto pricing capabilities and adds its liquidity to Talos’s provider network. Virtu, a long‑standing principal market maker across equities,...
New Zealand Regulator to Broaden FinTech Sandbox, Develop New “On-Ramp” License
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority announced an expansion of its fintech sandbox, extending controlled market access beyond the initial six‑firm pilot. The regulator is also drafting an “on‑ramp” restricted licence that lets innovative firms enter the market under defined conditions,...
Mastercard Boosts Agentic Commerce, Adds Crypto Network
Mastercard announced two strategic moves to broaden its revenue beyond card fees: a live agentic commerce test in Malaysia using its Agent Pay platform, and the launch of a global Crypto Partner Program that enlists over 85 cryptocurrency firms. The AI‑driven...
Solayer – Hardware Accelerated Finance at the Speed of Metal
In this episode, Andy Pickering talks with Joshua Sum, Chief Product Officer at Solayer, about the company's hardware‑accelerated blockchain built on Solana that aims to achieve ultra‑high throughput for real‑time financial transactions. Joshua explains Solayer's approach of separating consensus onto...
Bitcoin Holds Above $70,000 as U.S. Inflation Remains Subdued
Bitcoin held above the $70,000 mark on Wednesday, trading around $70,500 after the U.S. consumer price index rose 0.3% for the month, keeping annualized inflation at 2.4% in line with expectations. The broader crypto market nudged higher, with total market...
DeFi Protocol Developer Aave Labs Launches Protocol with Security Focus and App for Mainstream Crypto Adoption
Aave Labs unveiled Aave V4, a security‑by‑design upgrade, alongside a newly redesigned app aimed at mainstream crypto adoption. The V4 security program allocated $1.5 million, delivered 345 days of expert review, and involved top auditors and a public contest that found...
Bitcoin Rises Longer than It Falls in Bear Markets
In bear markets, Bitcoin will often spend more time going up than going down. When it does go down, it goes down very quickly, sets a low, then trends up for a few weeks/months before going lower. You can see the change...
Global Citizen Solutions’ Report Examines 22 Countries’ Crypto Friendliness
Global Citizen Solutions released a briefing titled "Crypto Secure Jurisdictions: Where Crypto Actually Works" that evaluates how 22 countries are embedding digital assets into tax, licensing and banking systems. The report shifts investor focus from asset selection to the legal...
Ethena's Deployed Capital Slumps as Demand for Leverage Dries Up
WuBlockchain’s latest analysis shows Ethena’s deployed capital, a proxy for excess long demand, has collapsed to $791 million, an 85 % drop from its peak. The decline follows a 60 % reduction since Bitcoin fell to $60,000, leaving directional longs and shorts nearly...
AI Agents Can Now Transact Via MetaMask Without Accessing Private Keys, Says CoinFello
CoinFello unveiled an open‑source OpenClaw skill that lets AI agents, known as MoltBots, execute on‑chain transactions through MetaMask without ever accessing private keys. The skill leverages MetaMask’s Smart Accounts Kit, employing ERC‑4337 smart accounts and ERC‑7710 delegations to grant narrowly...
Kraken Enters Enterprise Crypto Infrastructure Market with Payward Services
Kraken’s parent company Payward Inc. has launched Paywall Services, a B2B infrastructure platform that consolidates stablecoin payments, tokenized asset markets, trading, staking, lending and global fiat‑crypto funding into a single integration. Built on Kraken’s 15‑year operating history, the service combines...
Richer Than Gates and Bloomberg: Binance’s CZ Sees $47 Billion Wealth Surge After Prison Release
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao’s net worth has surged to about $110 billion, overtaking Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg. The increase represents a $47 billion jump in 17 months following his guilty plea, $50 million fine, and four‑month prison stint. Zhao still controls roughly...
Across Protocol Proposes Shift From DAO to Private Company
Risk Labs, the team behind the Across cross‑chain bridge, has submitted a proposal to dissolve its token‑based DAO and re‑incorporate as a U.S. C‑corporation. ACX token holders may either swap tokens for equity at a 1:1 ratio or sell them...
Agentic Commerce Traffic on Coinbase’s Protocol Has Yet to Accelerate
Coinbase’s x402 protocol, built on the HTTP 402 status code, aims to let AI agents execute instant stablecoin payments. Recent CoinDesk data shows the platform processes roughly 131,000 transactions per day with about $28,000 in total volume, and even its...
NEAR’s Volume Surges 20x, Proving Strong Fundamentals
I'm betting big on AI #Crypto. For that bet, I'm looking for fundamental data that supports growth on the protocols that I'm betting on. That's why my largest position is $NEAR. The weekly trading volume, the revenue, and all metrics have gone...
Premium Investor Report #512
The Premium Investor Report #512 delivers a macro‑focused market outlook, highlighting the Israel‑USA vs Iran conflict, a potential IEA emergency oil release, and today’s US CPI data as key risk drivers. Technical analysis points to a rising‑wedge breakdown in the...
Ep 23: Bitcoin & Crypto Liquidity Surge Few Saw Coming + NFTs & PNKSTR
In this episode the hosts discuss a surprising surge in Bitcoin and crypto liquidity, the impact of macro‑economic factors such as oil prices and U.S. interest‑rate policy, and the current state of NFTs, featuring insights from Jacob of the PNKSTR...
Altcoins Aren’t Dead, They Need Stronger Economic Models
Rob Hadick says altcoins are not necessarily dead According to him, tokens just need better economic models I think it's probably another pointer to how early the crypto industry still is What do you think? 👇 #altcoins #memecoins #tokens
Armstrong and Coinbase Oppose Favorable Bitcoin Tax Policies
Feels like you all are making something out of nothing Why would Armstrong and Coinbase not support favorable taxes for Bitcoin?
XRP & Bitcoin Ready For A 2017-Style Pump?
The episode dives into the current bullish momentum in Bitcoin and XRP, analyzing chart patterns that suggest potential breakouts toward $72,000 for Bitcoin and a rally for XRP up to $1.92, while noting key support levels. Host commentary blends market...
Geoff From Standard Chartered Predicts Crypto’s Next Evolution
I read everything Geoff at Standard Chartered writes, so it was a real joy to joy this pod with him. Great conversation on where crypto is heading.
Even the Skeptics Admit the Bear Market’s Over
The guys who told you the bear market would never happen want you to know why the bear market is over
US Justice Department Digs Into Iran's Sanctions Evasion via Binance
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a probe into Binance’s alleged facilitation of Iran’s sanctions evasion, focusing on crypto transfers that may have funded IRGC‑linked terrorist groups. The investigation follows a Treasury‑appointed monitor’s request for detailed transaction data and a...
Wells Fargo Launches Own Stablecoin, Banks Gamble with Deposits
Wells Fargo just filed for the “WFUSD” trademark, which is basically their own dollar-backed stablecoins The Banks and financial institutions hate you, but love your deposits, they can gamble with and your tax dollars that bail them out when they lose...
Aave Aims to Be Crypto JPMorgan; Morpho Powers It
"Aave is aspiring to become the JPMorgan of the world while Morpho is aspires to become infrastructure for JPMorgan" @PaulFrambot https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
Bitcoin's Gold Ratio Returns to 2017 Levels
Bitcoin is at the same valuation against Gold as it was in late 2017. https://t.co/fTHR4B9KIA
Creating Universal Financing Infrastructure for Open Underwriting
"We want to build financing infrastructure ... that allows anyone to underwrite anyone" @PaulFram https://t.co/Cc4ufu0Lcr
SEC and CFTC Partnership Could Cut Costly Regulatory Overlap
Can you imagine the SEC and the CFTC working together? The US has so many agencies overlapping the same areas it’s egregious and expensive. Hopefully we see more “partnerships” that lead to efficiency
Institutions Aim to Own DeFi End‑to‑end Stack
"[Institutions] think of DeFi as the opportunity for them to extend and own end-to-end the product they offer from distribution to infrastructure" @PaulFrambot https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
Which Comes First: 1M BTC or $1M Price?
Does @Strategy accumulate 1,000,000 BTC first, or does BTC go to $1,000,000 first? This is the only question that matters.
DAO-Wide Justification Inevitably Slows Strategic Execution
"If you have to justify your entire strategic plan for the next year to everyone in the DAO, it is naturally going to force you to move slower" @syrupsid https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
Tokenizing Assets Fuels Broader Lending Opportunities
"As more assets get tokenized, you can do more lending against it and therefore it becomes more useful to tokenize more assets" @syrupsid https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
Over 50 Million Americans Own Crypto, Numbers Rising
"There's currently over 50 million Americans who hold crypto of some kind, we expect that to continue to grow" @syrupsid https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
Syrup USDC and USDT Become Fastest Growing Products
"syrupUSDC and syrup USDT have been the fastest growing product that we have" @syrupsid https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
DeFi's Next Phase: Institutional-Grade Lending & Stablecoins
Up next on Unchained • Private credit vs regular DeFi lending • The role of stablecoins in global finance • Why the next phase of DeFi will focus on institutional-grade lending markets. Come join us! https://t.co/Cc4ufu0Lcr
Token‑holder Rights Disclosure Boosts Market Efficiency
"The sole reason to have disclosure about what the rights of token holders is to make the market more efficient" @kaiynne https://t.co/XhZjjsn1qB
Regretful of Crypto Scam, Warns Against Spamming Friends
I hate myself for ever claiming some crypto money that someone told me I had waiting for me. That part was true. But that community has been spamming my friends ever since trying to get them to do the same....
Ripple's $750M Buyback Sets $50 B Valuation
$XRP Ripple is buying back $750M in private shares, which sets the valuation at $50B. Ripple is also one of Mastercard's 80+ "crypto partners." The number is not moving on anything right now. https://t.co/p2HG3Z5fRe
STRC Hits Record Sharpe Ratio, Low Volatility
Risk-adjusted performance continues to improve for $STRC. Sharpe Ratio: 3.1 — all-time high 30-day volatility: 2.5% — all-time low 1-month VWAP: $99.93 — all-time high You can now track these metrics live on the STRC page. https://t.co/lWGmTRtNlI
Tokenized Gold Enables Fractional, 24/7 Value Storage
Scarce assets give everyone a way to store value with little dilution. That's why we just added tokenized gold to our app. Each XAUT token represents one fine troy ounce of gold stored in Swiss vaults. Fractional ownership. 24/7 trading. No vault...
Credit @The_JDK99 for Bitcoin Parabolic Banana Code
BTW, I must give credit to @The_JDK99 for developing the coding I use to show the Bitcoin Parabolic Banana They are a must follow
Aave Hosts DeFi Day Cannes: Alpha on DeFi & RWAs
Aave and friends are hosting the legendary DeFi Day in Cannes. Expect plenty of discussions and alpha around DeFi and RWAs.
Clarity Act Already Priced in, Analysts Lag Behind
Analysts are now calling the Clarity Act a potential "sell the news" trap. I said months ago it was already priced in. Nice of the “experts” to catch up.
Polygon Stablecoin Volume Surges Past February Record
493 million stablecoin transactions on Polygon in February. ATH. March? 206 million already and we're not even halfway through the month. February's ATH won't last long. You already know what i think 👀 https://t.co/5HPNsrjcaO
Early Crypto Users Reflect on Their First Blockchain App
To all 17 people still on CT: What made you come to blockchain and which app was the first one you interacted with?
UK Regulators May Ease Strict Stablecoin Holding Limits
BOE Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden hints that UK regulators may soften their relatively strict approach to limits on stablecoin holdings which sparked a backlash from the digital asset industry https://t.co/R74mPeBRaV via @tomelleryrees https://t.co/aZudM5uP8P
Fed Likely Holds; Crypto Rescue Trade Still on Standby
The Fed is 99% expected to hold rates next week. April cut odds just dropped to 11%. The "Fed pivot will rescue crypto" trade has been on standby for two years now.