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
Dune Analytics Introduces Stablecoin Datasets
Dune Analytics has launched a stablecoin dataset designed for enterprise and institutional users, consolidating transfer records, pricing, and token metadata across EVM‑compatible chains, Solana and soon Tron. The offering includes both free and premium tables that normalize balances, label addresses by role, and categorize transaction types, eliminating manual data reconciliation. By providing daily balance snapshots and enriched activity logs, the product aims to streamline compliance, risk monitoring, and analytics for stablecoin flows that now process trillions of dollars annually. Dune positions the dataset as essential infrastructure for the next phase of stablecoin adoption.
Bitcoin’s Self Custody Culture Created an Inheritance Time Bomb, and 2026 May Be when It Starts Detonating
Bitcoin’s self‑custody model is now confronting an inheritance crisis as early adopters age, creating a single‑point‑of‑failure that could lock away multigenerational wealth. A Gannett Trust report flags 2026 as the year holders will begin formalizing succession plans to avoid permanent...
Buyouts and Bitcoin: Inside the Messy Boardroom Fight at a Treasury Company that May Span to Others
Empery Digital, a publicly traded bitcoin treasury firm with 3,723 BTC worth about $235 million, is embroiled in a boardroom showdown with activist investor Tice P. Brown, who now holds roughly 10 % of the company and is demanding the resignation of co‑CEO Ryan Lane...
Stablecoin Yields in Spotlight as US Senators Raise Deposit Flight Alarm
U.S. Senate Banking Committee leaders raised alarms that stablecoin yields could trigger a deposit flight from traditional banks. Lawmakers worry the high‑interest returns on payment‑stablecoins mimic savings accounts but lack regulatory safeguards. The hearing highlighted the tension between stablecoins’ rapid,...
Robinhood Chain Introduces Native Stock Token, Unlocking New Apps
“We're probably the first chain to launch with the stock token as part of the native part of the chain itself,” Robinhood's Seong Seog Lee says. I am really interested to see what type of applications this unlocks. Are you...
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Scott’s observation has become rough consensus imo. It was tough when crypto leaders abandoned their values for money, but now we have leaders loudly virtue signaling their flip flop and pushing moral arguments from a high horse that they...
Bitcoin's Five-Month Slide: Why BTC Is Set for Worst Losing Streak Since 2018
Bitcoin is on track for its worst monthly losing streak since 2018, with February marking a fifth consecutive month of decline and a 16% drop to around $66,000. The cryptocurrency is down more than 25% year‑to‑date and its bitcoin‑to‑gold ratio...
From Tether to DeFi: On‑Chain Innovation Accelerates
Crypto can be very noisy, and innovation moves slow, but just reflecting on how much even simple things like stablecoins have come from back when Tether started from just tokenizing USD deposits on bitfinex to make trades a bit simpler,...
Base’s Exit Reveals L2 Tokens’ Reliance on Top Users
When Base said it would leave the Optimism Superchain, it took 98.5% of Superchain Network REV with it. In this analysis, we break down the graduation trap: why L2 infrastructure tokens are structurally exposed to their own best customers, and...
Why Institutions Still Prefer Ethereum Despite Faster Blockchains
Ethereum remains the dominant hub for stablecoins and DeFi despite newer, faster blockchains. Institutional investors prioritize deep liquidity and capital efficiency over raw transaction‑per‑second metrics, keeping the bulk of crypto‑linked capital on Ethereum. Layer‑2 rollups have mitigated fee spikes while...
Token Incentives Fail: Aave's Grim Outlook & Ethereum's Strawmap
Are tokens broken? In this episode of Uneasy Money, hosts Kain Warwick & Taylor Monahan are joined by Namik Muduroglu to discuss: 🤔 What is wrong with token incentives 😪 Why a happy ending no longer seems likely for Aave...
Tokenized Commodities Enable 24/7 Market Trading
Days like today make you wonder why finance isn’t open on weekends I’m sitting next to a macro guy discussing Iran strikes. While he’s speculating what markets will do on Monday I pull up Hyperliquid’s oil perp +5% @ $86 Brain melted. Yeah...
Bitcoin Sets up Potential Short Squeeze as Funding Plunges to -6%
Bitcoin's perpetual funding rate plunged to -6%, the most negative level in three months, reflecting aggressive short positioning as the price briefly slipped to $63,000. Coin‑margined open interest climbed to 687,000 BTC, showing heightened participation despite the dip. Over $500 million...
Fast Spikes Signal Reversal, Not Breakout Confirmation
Fast Spike Pattern this is a trading pattern that actually works for reversals. i'll explain. price can only do 2 things at a key level. break or reverse. our job as traders is to assign probabilities to each scenario and then place bets. This pattern, gives...
Zap Africa Cuts 44% of Workforce in AI-Driven Restructuring
Zap Africa, a Nigerian cryptocurrency startup founded in 2023, slashed 44% of its staff in February 2026, reducing headcount from 18 to 10 as part of an AI‑driven efficiency shift. The cuts targeted design, operations, marketing and support roles, while...
JPMorgan Warns a ‘Parallel Banking System’ Is Emerging—And It Could Put Trillions in Deposits at Risk
JPMorgan CFO Jeremy Barnum warned that interest‑bearing stablecoins are forming a "parallel banking system" that lacks the prudential safeguards of traditional deposits. Treasury estimates up to $6.6 trillion of bank deposits could be exposed if the regulatory loophole remains open. Lawmakers...
WBT: Real Infrastructure Token Backed by Exchange Growth
Been looking deeper into $WBT lately and honestly didn’t pay much attention to it before. It’s the native token of @WhiteBIT, one of the largest European crypto exchanges, and the structure behind it is quite different from most exchange tokens people...
Bitcoin Price Drops to $63K as US, Israel Bomb Iran
Bitcoin fell to around $63,000 as President Donald Trump announced a joint US‑Israel bombing campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities. The announcement triggered over $250 million in crypto liquidations within four hours while traditional markets remained closed, leaving crypto to react on...
BTC Below $67k: Stay Short Until $70k
Macro: BTC $70k. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Bitcoin Nears $63,000 as U.S. and Israel Launch Strikes on Iran
Bitcoin slipped below $64,000 on Saturday, trading near $63,000 after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran. The cryptocurrency dropped about 3% in a matter of hours, marking its lowest level since the early‑February crash. Because crypto markets...
Mt. Gox's Former CEO Floats Hard Fork to Recover 80K Hacked Bitcoin
Mark Karpelès, former Mt. Gox CEO, has submitted a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal that would hard‑fork the network to move the 79,956 BTC stolen in the 2014 hack to a recovery address. The proposal aims to unlock roughly $5.2 billion for creditors, but it...
NEARCON Unveils Secure Agents, Cross‑Chain Privacy, Nightshade 3.
This was a massive week for @NEARProtocol – here's a recap of the NEARCON launches. - https://t.co/ANYjHhz7hC: secure, encrypted personal agent - https://t.co/x53NMFRzHE: confidential hosting for the agent of your choice - https://t.co/uilYXjP7S7: one account for 35+ chains, enabling confidential transactions - Nightshade 3.0:...
Crypto CEOs Controlling Policy Threatens Democracy
Letting crypto CEOs play politics and dictate policy for the central bank and soon the entire country like their own personal fiefdoms is appalling and undemocratic
Tether Has Blocked $3.5 Billion in Crime-Linked Stablecoins Since 2023
Tether has frozen $3.5 billion of USDT linked to illicit activity since 2023, bringing the total frozen amount to $4.2 billion since the stablecoin’s launch. The company, which now has over $180 billion of USDT in circulation, can remotely lock tokens at law‑enforcement...
Ethereum Nears Record Six-Month Losing Streak
Ethereum is on the verge of a negative record. Today, $ETH could close its sixth consecutive month in the red. The historical record is seven straight losing months, recorded in 2018. https://t.co/KdTRVHMyYp
Buy Bitcoin when Everyone Says It’s Dead
As Bitcoin bears predict a multi-year downturn or a drop to $30K, remember this: the deeper we go into a bear market, the closer we get to the buy zone. When you hear "crypto is dead", that's your singal to...
Crypto VC Paradigm Expands Into AI, Robotics with $1.5B Fund: WSJ
Crypto venture firm Paradigm is raising a $1.5 billion fund to invest in AI, robotics and other frontier technologies while maintaining its crypto portfolio. The firm, which manages $12.7 billion in assets, previously launched a $2.5 billion crypto fund in 2021 and an...
Synthetic EURUSD Shows Weak Dollar Reaction Today
Looking at the intraday chart of the synthetic EURUSD - derived through Bitcoin proxy - limited Dollar response to today's headlines https://t.co/Pcdz3RvyC7
Bitcoin Dips Below Weekly EMA 200, Signaling Bear Market
Bitcoin had been trading around the weekly EMA 200 and last week finally closed below it. One the daily we see consolidation Just bear market things https://t.co/fOyNvStvrN
Morgan Stanley’s OCC Application Is Wall Street Colonizing Crypto’s Back Office
Morgan Stanley has filed an application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to create a new federally chartered entity, Morgan Stanley Digital Trust, National Association, under a national trust bank charter. The charter would focus on...
BTC's Iran Reaction: Pure Signal, No Noise
$BTC reaction to the Iran news is all signal, no noise. What exactly is the use case again?
Iran's Collapsing Currency Underscores Bitcoin's Relevance
NEW: 📉 Iran's currency has nearly gone to zero This is why Bitcoin exists https://t.co/CwyL2hkbQA
Coinbase’s Head of Litigation Says States Are 'Gaslighting' On Prediction Markets
Coinbase’s VP of litigation, Ryan VanGrack, says state regulators are mischaracterizing federal law to block the firm’s new prediction‑market offerings launched with Kalshi. The company has filed lawsuits in Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan and Nevada after those states issued cease‑and‑desist letters...
AI's Massive, Underrated Influence on Stablecoins
The impact of AI on our lives. We severely underestimate the impact. AI #Crypto is massive. I discussed this with @Reeve_Collins and he explained how big of an impact AI will have on stablecoins: https://t.co/5ZHe1WpFnf
Morgan Stanley to Build In‑House Bitcoin Services
Morgan Stanley 'absolutely' plans to offer Bitcoin custody, trading, yield and lending: The investment bank decided that it needs to build its own in-house capabilities before rolling out #Bitcoin offerings to its clients. @DecryptMedia. #CryptoAssets https://t.co/RWAGf7he23
Traders May Rotate Into Bitcoin if UBS’ Bearish US Stocks View Comes True
UBS downgraded U.S. equities to neutral, warning that high valuations, a weakening dollar and policy uncertainty limit upside for the S&P 500. The downgrade coincided with Bitcoin slipping below $65,500 as the market reacted to stronger-than‑expected U.S. inflation data and a...
Hyperliquid Stays Open While TradExchanges Close Weekends
It's the weekend, shits going down, TradExchanges are closed, but @HyperliquidX is open for business. https://t.co/pYLtfN3jYX
Swapping Made 100x Easier Than Any Platform
just made a swap on https://t.co/lhSajAVsFs was 100x easier than any other platform i've used to date
Top Volume DEXes on Base: The Best Picks
Screenshot of the top volume DEXes on base Made sure to get all the good ones https://t.co/yH1xABgeZm
Bitcoin Slides as Israel Strikes Iran, Weekend Geopolitics
Bitcoin tanking Saturday. Timing of drop suggests geopols related. Very few things trade on the weekend Israel strikes Iran https://t.co/kYR9NQU8Zl https://t.co/MXytvDYDHh
Simplify Trading: Small Positions, Fewer Trades Boost PnL
🌟 5 things that instantly improved my PnL: – smaller positions – fewer trades – no mobile trading – predefined invalidation – less screen time
Friday Market Wrap-Up: Monthly Close Approaches
Market Update with Landy: The Friday Wrap-Up 02/27/2026 Monthly close incoming. Brought to you by @davidgokhshtein @gokhshtein and hosted by @CryptoLandy. https://t.co/FRYliBnbo7
Ordinals' Legacy Outshines 2023 Hype Cycle
With @MagicEden shutting down bitcoin support, people are saying ordinals and runes are dead. maybe. but after making ep 2 of our Bitcoin DeFi docu series, I get that even if they never come back, it doesn't really matter --...
Major Financial Firm Plans Crypto Custody, Trading, Staking
One of world’s largest & most prominent financial services firms is now wanting to custody crypto… Would also conduct crypto trading & facilitate staking for clients. While you’re worried about crypto prices, major institutions continue to move in & build. via @Yizhu_Wang_ https://t.co/tbT6iZLX8t
Bitcoin Hitting $1M Proves It’s Not a Risk Asset
When Bitcoin surpasses $1.0M per coin, the world will understand that it wasn't a risk asset.
NEAR and LINK Are Undervalued Gems Poised for Growth
To be fair, I don't think people value tokens in the right way. Blue chips like $NEAR and $LINK. Absolutely fantastic protocols and tech and probably top 5 ecosystems. I think that we'll look back at these valuations in a few years...
ISM only Matters when Bitcoin Moves Opposite Direction
No one cared about the ISM when it was dropping for years while BTC went up. Now that BTC is going down and the ISM has gone up, it’s suddenly the indicator everyone cares about
Crypto's Bull Runs Powered by Speculation, Not Fundamentals
"Bitcoin has a big future. I'm optimistic about stablecoins. But crypto doesn't trade on fundamentals. They just have incredible moments of bullishness and very painful periods of correction. Speculative money drives the bull runs, not fundamentals." https://t.co/7JWBwOb7D4
Crypto Crackdown Persists, Now a DC Political Flashpoint
We like to say the war on bitcoin and crypto is over. It’s weaker, but it’s not over and it’s actually more politically charged now that it’s become a talking point in DC. https://t.co/1zo4HEKa7E
End‑Month Low Liquidity May Trigger BTC/ETH Crash
It's going to be an entertaining final day of the month. Typically, low liquidity days at the end of the month have given massive drawdowns on $BTC and $ETH. Would be wondering if that's going to happen again tomorrow.