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
IRS 1099-DA Reporting Gaps Could Cause Crypto Investors to Overpay Taxes by $14,500, Summ Analysis Finds
Summ’s analysis of 30,000 U.S. crypto traders finds the new IRS Form 1099‑DA routinely omits purchase‑price data when assets move between non‑reporting and reporting platforms. The omission inflates reported capital gains by an average of $14,500 per investor, creating $435 million in overstated gains for the 2025 tax year. Because only one in four connected data sources issues a 1099‑DA, 57 % of transactions lack cost‑basis reporting. The study warns that the aggregate distortion could top $600 billion across 46 million U.S. investors.
BNB-Based Prediction Market Opinion Launches Token
Opinion, a BNB‑Chain prediction market, issued its native OPN token with an airdrop for early users. The token launched at a $350 million valuation but is already down about 20% from its initial price, generating roughly $150 million in trading volume. OPN...
MUFG Launches First Own Brand Real Estate Security Token for $142 Million
MUFG’s trust division has launched its first own‑brand real‑estate security token, the MUFG Realty Token, valued at ¥22.4 billion ($142 million) for the Osaka Dojimahama Tower. The token is issued on Progmat, the blockchain platform MUFG founded and now partially owns. Distribution...
IRS Proposes Rules for Electronic 1099-A Statements
The IRS and Treasury have issued proposed regulations allowing cryptocurrency brokers to deliver the new Form 1099‑DA electronically starting Jan. 1, 2027. Brokers would need customer consent and must meet enhanced electronic notice and access requirements, but they would no longer have to...
Interoperability Is 'Essential' For Digital Assets to Reach Their Full Potential: DTCC
A joint report from DTCC, Clearstream, Euroclear and BCG argues that interoperable infrastructure is essential for digital assets to scale within traditional capital markets. It defines interoperability as the seamless exchange of assets across DLT and legacy ledgers while preserving...
FBI Arrests Suspect Linked to $46M Crypto Theft From US Marshals
The FBI, in coordination with France's elite Gendarmerie unit, arrested John Daghita on Saint Martin for allegedly stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency seized by the U.S. Marshals Service. Daghita, the son of a government‑contractor CEO, is accused of abusing his...
Bitcoin Pumped… But THESE 4 Didn't (Yet)
In this episode of Discover Crypto, the hosts discuss Bitcoin's recent price action, noting a short-term pullback after a 30‑day high and analyzing key support levels, liquidation magnets, and potential bottom patterns. They compare Bitcoin’s performance to gold, explore several...
Crypto Crime Hits Record $154 Billion as Sanctioned States Turn to Blockchain
Illicit cryptocurrency activity hit a record $154 billion in 2025, driven largely by a 694% year‑over‑year surge in sanctions‑evasion flows to prohibited entities. Nation‑states such as Russia, North Korea and Iran leveraged on‑chain tokens and stablecoins to bypass financial restrictions, while...
Seasonality Reveals Bitcoin Weakness Amid Apathy, Headwinds
If you want to understand my thesis on Bitcoin you can read this report published in January when Bitcoin was trading at $97k. My views are not just constrained to "seasonality." Bitcoin topped on apathy, and macro headwinds remain. I use seasonality...
Revolut, Zerohash Pursue US National Banking Charters
Revolut, the UK‑based neobank, has filed for a U.S. national bank charter and FDIC insurance as part of a strategic expansion, appointing Cetin Duransoy as its new U.S. CEO. Crypto‑infrastructure firm Zerohash has applied for an OCC national trust bank...
Coupang Builds Stablecoin Legal Team to Issue Digital Assets and Save up to $200M in Annual Fees
Coupang announced it is hiring an in‑house legal team dedicated to stablecoin issuance and regulatory compliance. The initiative will enable the e‑commerce giant to embed blockchain‑based digital assets across its South Korean and Taiwanese operations, as well as its Farfetch...
Bitcoin Rebounds, Proving Market Fit Amid Geopolitical Shock
Bitcoin dropped on the Iran strike news — then bounced back to $70k while gold hit $5,400. Ram Ahluwalia. Austin Campbell, Chris Perkins say that's a signal. Plus: 🤖 Is Anthropic principled and Sam Altman mercenary? 🏛️ Why stablecoin legislation...
Kraken's xStocks Launches Unified Liquidity Layer for Tokenized Stocks
Kraken’s tokenized‑stock platform xStocks has launched xChange, a multi‑chain execution layer that lets traders buy and sell tokenized equities on both Ethereum and Solana. The new layer supports more than 70 on‑chain stocks and runs 24 hours a day, five days...
Crypto's Long-Term Outlook Better Than Ever, Says Hadick
War in the Middle East. Rate confusion. A stablecoin bill stuck between banks and crypto. And yet: Rob Hadick says the long-term setup for crypto is "as good as it's ever been." Institutional flows, tokenization momentum, DeFi finally showing product-market...
Self-Custody Startup Bron Adds Inheritance Flow Built Around Guardians and MPC
Bron, a self‑custody wallet provider, introduced a Digital Inheritance feature that lets heirs access a deceased owner’s crypto after a mandatory six‑month delay. The system relies on pre‑selected Guardians who verify recipients and uses multi‑party computation (MPC) to reconstruct lost...
Miden and RiscZero: Rising ZK‑STARK Competitors Worth Watching
Among crypto projects, two that I really like and respect are both in the area of ZK-STARKs: 1. The @0xMiden project (led by @bobbinth) Many years ago, when I first spoke to Bobbin, he told me he was really interested in ZK-STARKs. He...
SEC Sends Crypto Securities Framework to the White House
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission delivered an interpretive framework to the White House on March 3, outlining how certain crypto assets may be treated as securities. Unlike prior staff memos, this commission‑level guidance carries stronger legal weight without requiring a...
Bitcoin Reclaims $73,000 as ETF Inflows and Risk Appetite Return
Bitcoin surged to $73,427, briefly touching $74,000, marking its strongest week in a month. The rally was fueled by $1.1 billion of inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $307 million. Crypto‑linked equities rallied, with Coinbase up about...
CMC Markets Begins 24/7 Blockchain Settlements with J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys
CMC Markets has launched a 24/7 blockchain settlement platform in partnership with Kinexys Digital Payments, a JPMorgan unit. The solution uses JPMorgan’s JPMCoin on the public Base blockchain to move cash instantly across currencies and regions. Live testing confirmed near‑real‑time...
Bear Market Blindness Masks Bitcoin’s $400K Upside
The point with a bear market is that people heavily underestimate the upside. At this point, even a test of the all-time high for #Bitcoin is super bullish, given that sentiment is at its worst. However, if you look at the...
DATs Boost ETH Utility, Not Just Price
“I’m very bullish on DATs. Not just because of the price of ETH itself, but because we turn it into a productive asset” Joe Chalom of @Sharplink
Ethereum Powers the Upcoming Agentic Economy
“Agents will do everything for you onchain. The agentic economy is gonna happen where trust and liquidity is. That’s Ethereum” Joe Chalom
Institutions Rarely Ask About Solana, Focus on Ethereum
“I have had hundreds of conversations with institutions. Only once I’ve been asked about Solana” @dannyryan
Privacy on Ethereum Unlocks Institutional Liquidity Cycles
“Privacy WILL be a feature on the Ethereum mainnet And then institutions will bring liquidity And then liquidity begets liquidity”
Bitcoin May See More Upside; $69K Support Needed
Pretty standard correction, with likely more upside ahead. The first test of resistance doesn't trigger a breakout. However, I'd prefer to see $69K hold as support on #bitcoin. https://t.co/2U1sZLTnW5
Institutions Seek Open Neutral Infrastructure, Boosting FOCIL
"Institutions WOULD want FOCIL. They want an open, neutral infrastructure. This is a mega boost for that." @dannyryan https://t.co/1PTN6HaUfE
Vitalik Says L2 Vision Obsolete, Ethereum May Pivot
Vitalik recently wrote that the original vision of L2s “no longer makes sense.” Is Ethereum pivoting? And what does that mean for ETH? https://t.co/1PTN6HaUfE
Global USD Demand Fuels Stablecoin Profits, Threatens Banks
One of reasons banks are freaking out about stablecoins, even though stablecoins don't pay yield, is bc there is more demand for USD outside the US than there is inside the US. And that means billions (no...trillions) of profits going...
Morgan Stanley's Crypto Shift: Competition, Not Risk, Drives Change
The irony: Morgan Stanley spent years keeping advisors away from crypto to "protect clients" Now they're racing to capture allocation before Merrill, UBS, and Wells Fargo eat their lunch Risk management was never the issue Competition always was
Decentralized Finance Ensures No One Can Pause Your
If your financial life can be paused by someone else, you do not truly own it. Blockchains allow decentralization, which allows distributing control to individuals, which ensures no single entity can pause your financial life and own them.
Economy Is a Lie; Bitcoin Offers True Value
The entire economy is one big lie. That's why we have #Bitcoin. Listen to @JeffBooth's philosophy here: https://t.co/WSlxZt7Jjq
Weak SPX Mirrors BTC: Market Correction Looms
SPX continues to be weak, as the market has not really durably moved higher in months. Same thing happened with BTC, and it eventually led to a correction https://t.co/P0cSGNfg90
Prediction Markets Can Sharpen Our View of Future Possibilities
https://t.co/RdtKwnrGQR @slatestarcodex is making a great case for prediction markets being useful as an intellectual tool to help us understand the world and the possible near futures better. I would love to see prediction market projects doing more to optimize for this...
Sky Pulls $950M Stablecoin Inflows Amid Global Turmoil
While the world is falling apart from war and social media degeneracy Sky is having another regular Thursday (950m in stablecoin inflows) https://t.co/8RFds9Ys2q
Coinbase Builds Infrastructure for Agent Economy, Base Powers On‑chain AI
At Coinbase: - We’re building the infrastructure for the agent economy - Base is quickly establishing itself as the onchain home for AI
First Test Leads to Consolidation, Not Breakout, in Bitcoin
The first test doesn't provide an immediate breakout. No, it provides a test, and then consolidation follows. That's what's currently happening on #Bitcoin. https://t.co/z4eTMv3dCG
When Voice Fails, Exit Through Bitcoin and Open Source
Two ways to express power: voice and exit. When voice is no longer sufficient, we have one option: exit. The system is broken. Voice doesn't work anymore, so I'm out. Bitcoin, open source software, and distributed systems. That's our exit. Buy bitcoin....
Crypto Loses $80B as Markets Turn Volatile
Another volatile day is shaping up for markets. Stocks and crypto started green but have now turned red while oil jumps 5% on the day. $80,000,000,000 wiped from crypto alone https://t.co/EKhcvl5hmA
Agentic Commerce Starts with Cards, Moves to Stablecoins
Agentic commerce will use cards first, then stablecoins. The "stablecoins agentic payments" discourse is missing so much nuance. @nlevine19 did a great job starting the conversation. I think we can go much further. Here's my thesis: https://t.co/yNzQdwx3hS
Aave V4 Launches Continuous Bug Bounty via Sherlock
We propose launching the Aave V4 bug bounty program with Sherlock. Bug bounties have long been an important part of Aave’s security strategy, and the Sherlock team has demonstrated strong expertise in managing both security contests and bug bounty programs.
BTC's Bear Bounce Targets Falling 100‑Day MA
$BTC - Made a multi week low a month ago. The minimal target for this bear market bounce is the 100 day MA, which it has traded below since October 10. The 100 day MA is currently around 82900 but...
Fear & Greed Index Plummets 50% Since September
Fear & Greed is down nearly 50% from September “Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” https://t.co/Y7GnXgOPPv
AI Agents Get Full On‑Chain Wallet Toolkit
You need to understand something. AI agents are going to need real financial rails, i.e. real wallets, real identity, real payments. The team just shipped exactly that. One CLI, everything an agent needs to go onchain on Polygon. We literally just gave...
Zero‑Human Companies Are Already Redefining Work with Crypto
The first zero human companies are already using crypto DAO treasuries managing themselves AI agents settling in stablecoins Smart contracts as the entire org chart We're not ready for what this means for employment Or equity Or anything, really
Starknet Targets Execution, Decentralization, Economics for 2026
Starknet's focus for the coming months(!): ✅ Better execution and UX ✅ Deeper decentralization ✅ Healthier economics 2026 is the year where Starknet sets the stage for Starknomics, privacy, and ZK proving. As always, we're trailblazing the future of Blockchain. Read 👇
Aave Newsletter Now Public: Latest Ecosystem Updates
We are now distributing Aave Newsletter publicy. Learn the latest progress on the Aave ecosystem.
Bitcoin Always Rallies First Week of March in Midterms
If your quant who has been bullish on BTC from $126k to $60k is dunking on people because of this candle, then you need to find a new quant. Bitcoin has *always* rallied in the first week of March in...
Altcoin Cap Near Support, 20‑30% Rally Expected
The #Altcoin market capitalization is currently holding an important support level. Given that the moving averages are still so far away, it seems inevitable to atleast have a rally of 20-30% before hitting crucial resistances. https://t.co/fBnUAsPdIs
Matt Hougan Reveals Weekend Events That Shook Finance
🔥 @Matt_Hougan explains why this past weekends events SHOOK Finance👀🌐 $BTC $ETH $SOL $XRP https://t.co/jmMohP7J34
Treat Order Flow as Confirmation, Not Primary Signal
Applying Order Flow to Your Trading Use order flow as confluence to your setups. Don’t use it as your primary signal. Order flow is discretionary and subjective. Terms like “thick” and “thin” are relative and require judgment. https://t.co/VuTOi8L665