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
Crypto Reacts First. Your Strategy Must Too.
The piece argues that cryptocurrency acts as the world’s 24/7 risk market, reacting first to geopolitical shocks such as the death of Iran’s supreme leader. Bitcoin rebounded above $68,000, lifting the broader market after a prior 3.8% drop, while the sector recovered $32 billion of a $128 billion loss. The author attributes crypto’s outsized swings to nonstop trading, thin weekend liquidity, leverage, and derivative activity. Finally, the article urges traders to preserve capital, target high‑probability entry zones, and build structured positions, promoting an upcoming live masterclass for deeper guidance.
Bitcoin Serves as Proxy for Monday Market Direction
Bitcoin is being used as a proxy to determine if tradfi markets open red or green on Monday. 😂
Hackathon PWA Game Integrates Crypto Wallet and Bitcoin Prizes
Last week we had an agent-coding hackathon at @lightspark. I built a PWA game featuring a @spark wallet with @X and email login (@privy), ability to win Bitcoin prizes (skills), fund your BTC wallet with @USDC via @flashnet or...
Cryptonite $.01 Sales Plan
Cryptonite is proposing a $.01 token sale and argues that private or direct sales, such as through YAMM, are more appropriate than public promotion. The blog highlights that a public push via its Weekly Rap newsletter—reaching over 500,000 subscribers including...
Crypto Coin Minute for March 2nd, 2026 at 08:03 AM Pacific Time.
On March 2, 2026 Bitcoin traded at $69,185, up 3.55% in 24 hours, while Ethereum reached $2,051 (+3.09%). Binance Coin, Solana and XRP also posted gains, with Binance Coin at $647 (+3.17%) and Solana at $88.75 (+3.52%). The rally coincides with heightened Middle‑East...
Riot Platforms Inc (RIOT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Riot Platforms reported $647 million total revenue for FY 2025, a 72% jump driven largely by record Bitcoin mining earnings of $576.3 million. The company posted a $663 million net loss, primarily reflecting non‑cash depreciation, stock‑based compensation and Bitcoin mark‑to‑market adjustments. Management highlighted a...
Influencer Lists: Founders, VCs, Execs, Media Outlets
The Cryptonite Weekly Rap post publishes a set of curated influencer lists that rank crypto founders, venture capital firms, executives, and media outlets. The “12 Apostles of VC Crypto” section spotlights firms such as Draper Associates and Andreessen Horowitz, detailing...
Human‑less Companies Inevitable; Regulation Will Always Lag Behind
Zero human companies aren't science fiction They're inevitable We already have: • Autonomous trading bots making millions • AI writing and deploying smart contracts • Agents managing DeFi protocols The infrastructure exists The capability exists The capital exists What's missing is the regulatory framework But regulation always lags innovation By the...
Solana’s Tech Is Sufficient for Short‑term Institutional Adoption
Solana has a number of tech innovations in the works. but tech may not matter all that much for institutional adoption in the short term, Mike Ippolito says “Solana is good enough for the time being,” he says I don't...
Judge Rules Against Binance in Arbitration Bid for Crypto Token Lawsuits
U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter denied Binance’s bid to compel arbitration for class‑action lawsuits alleging unregistered token sales. The ruling holds that Binance failed to adequately notify users of the 2019 arbitration clause and that the class‑action waiver is ambiguous,...
NEAR Emerges as Top AI Protocol with Bullish Divergence
The reason why I've been adding $NEAR to my portfolio: It's simply the best AI protocol in the ecosystem. I don't see why you wouldn't want to add that to your portfolio. For context, my video is up here: https://t.co/ACujdzXO7M From a technical...
Crypto Investment Cons Now Run Like Call Centers and the DOJ $580M Haul Shows Where the Money Pools
The Department of Justice’s new crypto‑fraud strike force seized over $580 million in assets within three months, exposing an industrial‑scale fraud ecosystem that operates like a call‑center. These scams use mass texting, scripted trust‑building, fake trading platforms, and layered laundering to...
Ethereum Undervalued; Breakout Above 0.0325 BTC Signals Continuation
I'm glad to see more strength coming from $ETH. I still think that this is a must-have in anyone's portfolio, as the markets are undervaluing Ethereum enormously. Anyways, from a technical standpoint I'd like to see a breakout above 0.0325 BTC in...
Bitcoin Losing Trillions in Value Hasn't Stopped Traditional Giants' Interest in Digital Assets Sector
At the iConnections conference in Miami, the sentiment among large allocators toward digital assets has shifted from skepticism to acceptance, with more than 75 crypto funds and roughly 750 manager‑allocator meetings mirroring pre‑crash activity. Nearly 25% of limited partners on...
Fear Fades, Equities and Crypto Set to Rally
The consensus seems to be that Gold, Silver, and Oil are going to be trending upwards tomorrow. I don't think that it's actually going to happen. The uncertainty was whether or not the U.S. was going to attack Iran, and that was...
NDSS 2025 – MTZK: Testing And Exploring Bugs In Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Compilers
Researchers from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology introduced MTZK, a metamorphic testing framework designed to assess the correctness of zero‑knowledge (ZK) compilers. By applying systematically generated input mutations, MTZK automatically checks whether compiled circuits preserve intended semantics. In...
Bitcoin Developer Hides a 66KB Image in a Transaction to Expose a Governance Blind Spot Vulnerable to Spam
Bitcoin developer Martin Habovštiak embedded a 66‑kilobyte image directly into a transaction, avoiding both OP_RETURN and Taproot witness fields. The transaction complies with consensus rules, showing that data can be stored on-chain despite policy filters. The experiment arrives amid heated...
Native Account Abstraction Unifies All Accounts Into Smart Contracts
Short explanation: what is the difference between Account Abstraction and *Native* Account Abstraction? Native Account Abstraction means there's only one type of accounts that developers have to keep in mind: smart accounts (which are smart contracts). This kind of accounts...
$BANK
$BANK is a Solana‑based SPL token that tokenizes exposure to a professionally managed high‑stakes poker bankroll. A fixed supply of 1 billion tokens will be minted on March 4 2026, with 5 % of the supply released and fully unlocked at the token generation...
SpaceX’s $780 Million Bitcoin Stack Now Down to About $545 Million Ahead of IPO Filing
SpaceX is preparing a confidential IPO filing that could value the company above $1.75 trillion and raise up to $50 billion. The filing will reveal a Bitcoin portfolio of 8,285 BTC held in Coinbase Prime, now worth roughly $545 million after a $235 million drop...
BTC Correction Persists Amid US Market Uncertainty, Rally Delayed
Initial response of the markets was positive on $BTC. Now, markets are correcting back down, as there's uncertainty on how US markets will open tomorrow (and there's still an outstanding gap of the CME). On the other hand, the 21-Day MA needs...
Fiat Currencies Fail; Bitcoin Offers a True Standard
100 Egyptian pounds equals 2 dollars. You try to spend money and have to deal with conversion rates All countries’ currency is just paper backed by nothing Dollars are printed and you are taxed to fund wars you don’t support The whole...
‘Why You Should Mix Bitcoin and Gold’
The piece advocates pairing Bitcoin with gold through the Bold index, a risk‑weighted, monthly‑rebalanced strategy that exploits their low correlation. Bitcoin is currently deeply oversold while gold enjoys strong bullish momentum, creating a diversification opportunity. Bold is offered as the...
Time's Running Out to Stay Bearish Amid Bullish Catalysts
The simple fact is there isn’t much time left in the rest of 2026 to be bearish. There’s too much happening with STRC rates increasing, BTSR on the horizon with their $1.5B smash buy, and Metaplanet preferred shares on the...
On‑chain Corporations Run by Agents with USDC & ARC
Decentralized Autonomous Corporations Entirely onchain company run by Agents using @usdc and @arc Ownership, decision making, treasury and payments
Ether, Solana, Xrp Surge up to 10% as Majors Recover Saturday's War-Driven Losses
Crypto markets rebounded sharply on Sunday after a weekend sell‑off triggered by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Bitcoin rose to $66,843, up 5.2% in 24 hours, while Solana surged 10.8% and Ether reclaimed $1,994, nearing the $2,000 mark. The...
Crypto Influencers Must Adopt Honest, Sustainable Business Models
90% of crypto influencers now need to now find a new business model that does not just involve them pretending to like a project that they were paid to promote allowing them to dump their "allocations" on the people that...
Altcoins Plummet: Time to Ditch SUI Hype
Altcoin fundamentals? Raoul Pal says buy SUI, but it keeps falling. Avalanche down 58%, Ton Coin -73%, Polkadot -78%, and so on. We said no more alts after October last year. #Crypto #Altcoins #IvanClips https://t.co/fhWmRAngWi
Ethereum Smart Accounts Are Finally Coming 'Within a Year' — Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin announced that native account abstraction, also called smart accounts, will be delivered with the upcoming Hegata upgrade within a year, powered by the comprehensive EIP‑8141. The proposal solves the remaining technical hurdles for AA, enabling multi‑signature,...
Extreme Market Fear Signals Prime Bitcoin Buying Opportunity
Small reminder that the current status quo of the markets is: extreme fear. Historically, that equals: best buying opportunity. The current fear is lower than during the period where the only exchange on the markets collapsed. Or during COVID. That's not a bad time...
Adding $10K of NEAR to Our Altcoin Portfolio
It's time for a new #Altcoin portfolio update. It's the first of the month, which means: We buy another $10K into the portfolio. This time, we've bought one new altcoin. Which one? Yes, $NEAR. Watch it here: https://t.co/rpwkVEWQ7i
Here's How Bitcoin's Price Rise Could Be Fueled by Job-Stealing AI Software
NYDIG research chief Greg Cipolaro argues that Bitcoin’s trajectory will be shaped more by AI’s macroeconomic impact than by its own technology. He highlights that AI‑driven automation could cut jobs, suppress consumer demand, and trigger central‑bank liquidity responses that may...
BTC Faces $8B Short Squeeze as Longs Stay Minimal
A strong leverage imbalance in BTC: around $8 billion in short positions and less than $200 million in longs. Although #Bitcoin has slightly recovered today, the market still seems to be expecting a continuation of the escalation of the conflict. https://t.co/yZKxSSUIGw
XAUT Cracks Binance Top‑10 Perpetual Trading Pairs
#XAUT has officially entered the Top 10 perpetual trading pairs on Binance, according to CryptoQuant. https://t.co/SdMYcOKgm1
QuickLens Chrome Extension Steals Crypto, Shows ClickFix Attack
A Chrome extension called QuickLens – Search Screen with Google Lens was removed after a malicious version 5.8 compromised thousands of users. The update introduced a ClickFix attack, stripped security headers, and connected to a command‑and‑control server that delivered malicious JavaScript...
Ethereum 2029 Roadmap Targets Faster L1, Lower Latency
Ethereum's roadmap to 2029 prioritizes speed by reducing latency and cutting slot times, focusing on making L1 faster rather than just catering to L2s. #Ethereum #Blockchain #IvanClips https://t.co/HMp62VVkkj
Rising Bitcoin Spurs Faster Dividend Growth And
At these Bitcoin prices I’d also go pedal to the metal. Keep increasing the dividend rate and make the STRC accretion disk spin faster.
Bitcoin Is Stuck in a Rut but JPMorgan Says New Legislation Could Be the Ultimate Spark
Bitcoin remains range‑bound around $60,000 while crypto volumes thin, leaving the market searching for a catalyst. JPMorgan argues that the pending U.S. Clarity Act could deliver the regulatory certainty needed to revive institutional interest. The bill would split oversight between...
Bitcoin May
Often times, risk assets sell off, then bounce as major conflicts start. If a rally for Bitcoin does materialize, it will likely yield a lower high in March, just like it did in 2022. Bear markets tend to take a while to...
Aave Labs Advances Toward 100% Token‑Centric Revenue Model
Temp Check for the Aave Will Win proposal has passed. This brings Aave Labs closer to a fully token-centric model, directing 100% of product revenue to the $AAVE token. Next step: refine the proposal with structural improvements for the ARFC stage...
Crypto Treasury Companies Likely to Consolidate in 2026: Crypto Exec
Crypto treasury firms are poised to consolidate in 2026 as operating‑business players acquire distressed peers trading below net asset value. Companies that run validator services or issue tokenized credit generate cash flow, giving them a buying advantage. The 2025 market...
PMI Spike Signals End of Bear Market, Favor Equities, Crypto
Quite good actually; The recent read on PMI gave a big outlier: 57.7 The highest read since May '22. It doesn't say that we immediately need to pump with #Bitcoin or whatsoever, although it gives an indication of where the economy and markets...
BTC‑Gold Ratio Hits -2 Z‑Score, Rally Imminent
Bitcoin is ~24-66% below its trend relative to gold's market cap or global money supply, while gold is overextended. When the BTC/gold ratio's Z-score drops below -2, it has always preceded major rallies. Mean reversion is the most probable move next. 🚀
Iran Crisis Puts the Regime's $7.8 Billion Crypto Shadow Economy in Spotlight
Fresh U.S. and Israeli strikes have shone a spotlight on Iran’s parallel crypto economy, now estimated at $7.78 billion. Since legalising mining in 2019, Tehran subsidises electricity for licensed operators who sell Bitcoin to the central bank, using it to bypass...
Bitcoin Rebounds Amid Global Turmoil, Showing Resilience
It's a good sign that $BTC bounced back upwards today. Even though it's a terrible day for the world (sidenote: a great day for Iranian people if Khamenei is dead and a regime change is about to occur), however, the...
Follow the Trend, Even in Downturns, for Crypto Success
The key to success is following the trend. Even during a downturn, alt season can still occur in other coins. The system works – focus on the trend; everything else is fugazi. #CryptoTrading #TrendFollowing #IvanClips https://t.co/tivo4xYT77
Decision Markets: Governing by Future Outcomes Explained
For some reason I hate the word "futarchy". (It means you're going to be governed by the future‽) So I'll call it "Decision Markets". But anyway, this blog post does a good job of explaining the rationale and walking through...
Bitcoin Rebounds, Surpasses Pre‑strike Levels
Bitcoin rebounded from the drop last night and is now higher than before the strike. https://t.co/xUctQMQ4j0
A Bad Crypto Bill Is Worse Than No Bill
I spoke to @IOHK_Charles about crypto market structure legislation. He said, "No bill is better than a bad bill." Do you agree? https://t.co/OVcnZEk8oo
No Market Dip After Iran Crisis Hints Bitcoin Surge
If this is the day that Khamenei is killed, Iran is being attacked by the U.S. And the markets aren't down at all. Then there's not really any argument left for uncertainty anymore and I would expect #Bitcoin to turn upwards. https://t.co/5S5RfEOLqd