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
Parsec Shuts Down Amid Ongoing Crypto Market Volatility
On‑chain analytics firm Parsec announced it is shutting down after five years, citing a mismatch between its DeFi and NFT focus and the current market environment. The company pointed to a sharp contraction in on‑chain activity, including a 37% drop in NFT sales from $8.9 billion in 2024 to $5.63 billion in 2025 and lower average prices. Parsec, backed by investors such as Uniswap, Polychain Capital and Galaxy Digital, said the post‑FTX DeFi spot‑lending landscape never rebounded, leaving its business model unsustainable. The closure comes amid broader industry consolidation signals.
Fed Governor Reveals Hidden Dollar Liquidity and Stablecoin Strategies
THREAD 🧵I know everyone is very excited about aliens this morning, but I ask you, is it really as exciting as super wonky insights on dollar liquidity plumbing, Federal Reserve balance sheet policy, and stablecoin statecraft? I think not. I...
WTF Is a Creator Capital Market?
Creator capital markets (CCMs) are emerging as a way for influencers to monetize future earnings through equity, revenue‑sharing tokens, or meme‑coins. Early platforms like GigaStar have raised millions by offering fans a stake in YouTube ad revenue, while crypto launchpads...
Fed’s Kashkari Lashes Crypto and Stablecoins, Praises AI
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari told the Midwest Economic Outlook summit that crypto is “utterly useless” compared with artificial intelligence, which he sees as delivering real economic value. He dismissed stablecoins as a “buzzword salad,” questioning any...
Coin Center Highlights Decisive Shift in Congressional Debates Over Digital Assets Market Structure
Coin Center’s executive director Peter Van Valkenburgh says the Senate is now confronting the core issue of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act – whether developers of non‑custodial blockchain infrastructure will receive legal protection under the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act....
Gold Tops Sharpe Rankings; Bitcoin Shows Hopeful Higher Low
For the spectrum of asset classes that I track, equities remain in the middle with modest 52-week Sharpe Ratios, while gold remains on top and Bitcoin at the bottom. Gold continues to exhibit very resilient behavior, recovering quickly from corrections. This...
DBA Secures $68 Million for Second Crypto Venture Fund
New York‑based venture firm DBA announced the close of its second crypto fund at $68 million, expanding on the $50 million raised for Fund I in 2023. The 10‑year closed‑end vehicle will invest across blockchain infrastructure, decentralized exchanges, stablecoins, ICO platforms and prediction...
Stablecoin Yield Claims Favor Elite, Neglect Retail Users
LIMITED YEILD on stablecoins is BS The only people in crypto who are for this and want the issue done are accredited investors and large companies and have already profited so it doesn’t impact their bottom line. Retail is why Bitcoin...
Autonomous Ethereum Code Mirrors AI Risks, Threatens Humanity
I fail to see how @VitalikButerin’s critique of autonomous AI doesn’t exactly apply to autonomous code (aka smart contracts). Let me ctrl+F+replace “Conway/AI” for “Ethereum.” ——————- Bro, this is wrong. Lengthening the feedback distance between humans and financial code is not a good...
Ethereum Foundation Sets 2026 Protocol Priorities
The Ethereum Foundation released its 2026 protocol roadmap, emphasizing scalability, user experience, and security. It aims to raise the gas limit beyond 100 million, advance account abstraction, and improve interoperability while hardening Layer 1 against attacks. The plan follows the June 2025 establishment...
Stablecoin Payments Question Need for Traditional Rewards
If stablecoin is the future of payments, why do you need rewards? Are there FedNow rewards? ACH rewards? Check writing rewards? Wire rewards?
Uniswap Launches Free API and CLI for Instant Swaps
One of the things I'm most excited about at Uniswap right now is the hardcore focus on dev tooling Still in beta, but we just rolled out a dev portal with a free rest-API for swapping and an agent CLI Devs and...
Aptos Pivots Tokenomics Towards Performance-Driven Deflation
Aptos announced a shift to performance‑driven tokenomics, capping APT at 2.1 billion and locking 210 million tokens permanently. The proposal raises gas fees tenfold while keeping them among the world’s cheapest, and halves the base staking reward to 2.6 %. These changes aim...
Bitcoin IRAs Offer Solution to Retirement Savings Crisis
Crazy stat: 20% of Americans over 50 have ZERO retirement savings. The traditional system isn’t working… so many of us turned to Bitcoin as the main plan. Self-custody matters. Sovereignty matters. For long-term retirement planning, tax strategy can matter too. I sat...
Hack VC-Backed Nillion to Shut Down Its Chain on Cosmos, Shift Focus to Ethereum
Nillion announced that its privacy‑focused NilChain will cease operations on Cosmos on March 23 and migrate to Ethereum. The move follows a brief 10% rally in the NIL token, which now trades around $0.053. NilChain’s shutdown mirrors a wider exodus from...
Stablecoins Expand in Payments, Yet Most Activity Remains Internal
The episode examines a McKinsey-Artemis Analytics report showing that while stablecoins process roughly $35 trillion a year, only about $390 billion is tied to real‑world payments, with most activity still internal to exchanges, custodians, and protocols. External payment use is growing fast,...
Exclusive: Eric Trump Calls Maldives Hotel First of Many Real Estate Tokenization Projects
World Liberty Financial announced the tokenization of loan revenue from the Trump International Hotel & Resort in the Maldives, marking the first project in a broader on‑chain real‑estate strategy. The initiative is being built with real‑estate developer DarGlobal and tokenization...
2018 Bitcoin Signal FLASHING (Must Watch)
In this episode, the hosts analyze a newly emerging Bitcoin price pattern they describe as a "flashing" signal, drawing parallels to the clear market indicators seen during the 2018 cycle. They break down the technical characteristics of the signal, discuss...
CoinShares Bitcoin ETF Guide Helps Advisors
CoinShares introduced a new education series, “Digital Assets: The Advisors’ Brief,” to help financial advisors understand Bitcoin ETFs. The guide highlights that spot Bitcoin ETF assets topped $27 billion in early 2025, underscoring growing client demand. Contributors note reduced volatility—under 50%...
Etherfi, Scroll’s Top Fee-Generator, Leaves for Optimism
Etherfi, a decentralized neobank and crypto‑card issuer, announced it will migrate its Cash accounts, over 70,000 active cards and roughly 300,000 user accounts from Scroll to Optimism’s OP Mainnet. The move will shift about $160 million in total value locked and...
Boards Urge CFOs to Embrace Stablecoins for Crypto Adoption
Great to be back on with @MariaBartiromo discussing Ripple’s banner year and accelerating momentum as we start 2026. Already, we are actively seeing Boards and CEOs pushing their CFOs and treasurers to understand how they can leverage and benefit from...
White House Meets Ripple on CLARITY Act, Aiming Crypto Capital
LATEST: Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty joined today’s White House stablecoin yield meeting, saying work will continue on the CLARITY Act to get it right and make the US the crypto capital of the world. https://t.co/BIFNUWh8la
Anchorage Digital Launches Regulated 'Stablecoin Solutions'
Anchorage Digital has introduced Stablecoin Solutions, a federally regulated service that lets banks settle USD transactions globally in near‑real time via blockchain. The offering bundles minting, redemption, custody, treasury and settlement under Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., overseen by the OCC,...
Spark: Easiest, Fastest, Cheapest Lightning Integration
🚀! A reminder that the easiest, fastest, cheapest way to add Lightning to your product and wallet is @spark https://t.co/cVqtdpsgxP
Fintech Team @Fintechaaron Gains On‑Chain Momentum
This is a team to watch. I have to say, after some initial skepticism, the drive and vision of @fintechaaron and the @rhythmic_io team won me over. Financial services are coming onchain. Excited for @thefintechfund to invest alongside @dragonfly_xyz and @deptvc. 🚀 https://t.co/YWI00yxELS
Warren Warns Fed, Treasury Against Crypto Bailout
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell demanding a written commitment that the government will not bail out the crypto industry. She cited Bitcoin’s roughly 50%...
SBF's Persecution Claim Signals Bigger Crypto Risks
Of course he's back. 🥲 SBF is now claiming political persecution — and as tired as I am of hearing about him, @TuongvyLe12's point about what this actually means for crypto is worth paying attention to 👇 https://t.co/soc0OiOz4x
Q‑Day Could Force Bitcoin to Enlarge Block Size
"When Q-day arrives... in the worst case, you could increase block size" 😱 #Bitcoin https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
Quantum Fears Can't Explain BTC's Drop, Says Corallo
To the people who say that BTC is down almost 50% from ATHs due to quantum... Matt Corallo says, "If that were true, ETH would be up massively." https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
Ethereum Support Zone Holds: Potential $2,100 Bounce
🚨INSIGHT Massive area for Ethereum here This has so far held as support. If it does again, a bounce towards $2,100 is on If it breaks, it’s in danger and could drop FAST https://t.co/uE6284nH9F
BlackRock Lacks Incentive to Replace Bitcoin Developers
.@nic_carter said BlackRock would fire Bitcoin devs and put their own. Matt Corallo responds: "They are a stakeholder. But they haven't materially contributed (if at all) to Bitcoin development. BlackRock doesn't have an incentive to fire anyone." https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
Average Bitcoin Influencers Aren't Reliable Market Predictors
"Your average bitcoiner on social media is not the best source for what's going to happen to Bitcoin." https://t.co/CLMWr1HiYS
Bitcoin Shouldn't Address Quantum Threat, It Undermines Its Essence
Should Bitcoin make a statement against the quantum threat, like the Etherum Foundation did? "No, it defeats the point of Bitcoin itself." https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
Stealth Addresses Hide Your ETH Wallet Per Transaction
Right now, every time someone sends you ETH, your wallet address is exposed publicly. This new EIP introduces stealth addresses, generating a brand-new one time address for each payment so only you can recognize it belongs to you. #Ethereum #Web3...
Wuille and Back: No Direct Contributions to Bitcoin Core
"Pieter [Wuille] and Adam [Back] are great examples of people who have never materially contributed to Bitcoin Core." https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
Ripple CEO Reacts to 90% Odds CLARITY Act Passage
WATCH: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse reacts to 90% prediction market odds of the CLARITY Act passing by April 2026 https://t.co/hEvS16wCJN
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Bitcoin Holds Support, Eyes Return to $71.5K Highs
💥BITCOIN IS BOUNCING AT SUPPORT Bitcoin has solidified a trading range between $71,500 and $65,500 It has just tested for support again at the range low As long as it doesn’t break below, we can look at the highs https://t.co/cZmtpvKZEz
Quantum Cryptography Threat Still a Decade Away, Experts Say
"People keep claiming that we'll have a cryptographically-relevant quantum computer soon. The actual quantum experts are giving 10-year time horizons." https://t.co/CLMWr1HiYS
When Will Bitcoin Stop Accepting Old Public Keys?
"The burden question is: At what point do old public keys no longer get accepted?" - Bitcoin core dev @TheBlueMatt https://t.co/CLMWr1HiYS
Bitcoin Core Dev Delays Quantum‑resistance Until Threat Materializes
It sounds like Bitcoin core dev Matt Corallo wants to wait until the quantum threat becomes real to start working on it https://t.co/CLMWr1HiYS
Matt Clarifies He Doesn’t Speak for Bitcoin Developers
Does Matt speak for other Bitcoin devs? "No, but I can accurately represent what other people's views are." https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
CrossBorderCap Predicts Bitcoin Bearish Trend in 2026
I've had @crossbordercap on the @new_era_finance podcast. He mentioned that he thinks that 2026 will be bearish for #Bitcoin. Why did Michael say this? Watch it here: https://t.co/tQC1N49g7P
Crypto's Trillion‑dollar Market Is Vastly Under‑appreciated
Most people under-appreciate how large the addressable market is for crypto. Crypto is updating the entire financial system, from trading to payments to lending and more. Multiple trillions of dollars of revenue up for grabs.
Ethereum L1 Research Accelerates: Scaling, UX, Security
Ethereum L1 protocol research is taking leaps forward in 2026. A good post from @ralexstokes: https://t.co/XPa4bmYnJF * Scale * Improve UX * Harden
Justin Sun Endures Criticism Yet Stands With Community
Everyone gave $TRX founder, Justin Sun, a hard time over the years but he's the only one that didn't nuke on his community. One of the few good guys in the Crypto space 🫡 https://t.co/6JHZ2clRvv
Bearish 2026 Altcoin Outlook? I'm Still Bullish
Everyone is bearish on the markets for 2026 for #Altcoins & #Crypto. That's why I'm bullish. Why? Watch the update here: https://t.co/kXSq63GAq1
Agent Economy Bottleneck Shifts From Intelligence to Identity
New on the not-a-newsletter... KYA Now https://t.co/QX96zNPFUt Sean Neville, co-founder of Circle, was quoted in A16Z’s “17 things we’re excited about for crypto in 2026”. He said that the bottleneck in the agent economy “is shifting from intelligence to identity”. https://t.co/eUPxXe5X4K
Earn NEAR by Deploying Agents to Detect Fraud
A competition dropped on Agent Market for 1000 NEAR Unleash agents to find fraud and win part of this prize. https://t.co/5Zm51CTmQI
67K Bitcoin Support Determines 40K Drop or 90K Surge
Bitcoin is sitting at a major 67K support. If we lose this level, a move toward 40K becomes realistic, possibly even slightly below. But if support holds, the bounce scenario targets the 86K-90K area. This level decides everything. #Bitcoin #Crypto...