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
XRP: Ripple Prime Approved to Operate in All 53 US States and Territories
Ripple Prime has secured broker‑dealer registration in every U.S. jurisdiction—50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—making it the first crypto brokerage legally cleared nationwide. The firm already processes over $3 trillion annually for more than 300 institutional clients and was added to the DTCC’s National Securities Clearing Corporation directory. A recent $200 million debt facility from Neuberger Berman will fund expanded margin‑lending, while revenue has tripled year‑over‑year.
Shield Crypto Loans with LLC or Trust Structures
Borrowing against crypto in your personal name works until someone sues you. At that point they can claim the debt note and the underlying assets. Put the assets in an LLC or trust first, get the loan through the entity,...
A Crucial Stablecoin Bill Faces a Senate Committee Vote
The Senate Banking Committee will vote Thursday on the 309‑page Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a bill that would establish the first comprehensive U.S. rules for stablecoins. The legislation splits oversight between the SEC and CFTC, mandates one‑to‑one high‑quality asset...
Cantor8 Partners with Yiksi to Tokenise M‑PESA and EVC Plus Across Africa
Cantor8 announced exclusive memoranda of understanding with Yiksi Limited and fintech platform Taran App to bring Kenya’s M‑PESA and Somalia’s EVC Plus onto its Canton blockchain. The pilot targets low‑banked markets, promising faster settlement and crypto conversion for millions of mobile‑money...
Gold Tokenisation (Part 1): The 5,000-Year Asset Meets the Programmable Blockchain Present
Gold tokenisation has exploded, expanding from roughly $1.9 billion in January 2025 to $7.13 billion by February 2026 – a four‑fold increase driven almost entirely by gold‑backed tokens. Tether Gold (XAUT) and Paxos Gold (PAXG) now account for about 73% of the segment, making...
5 Things to Know About the CLARITY Act
The US Senate Banking Committee released a revised CLARITY Act to set a clear regulatory framework for digital assets. The bill draws enforceable guardrails, separates securities from commodities, and limits liability for decentralized software developers. It also tackles the contentious...
BNB Chain Unveils On-Chain Agent Identity and Payment Framework With ERC-8004 Standard
BNB Chain introduced an on‑chain agent framework on May 13, 2026 that assigns decentralized identities to autonomous agents via the new ERC‑8004 standard. The suite also supports peer‑to‑peer payments, task delegation through ERC‑8183, and verifiable reputation tracking on the 8004scan explorer. Integrated...
CME Group to Launch Bitcoin Volatility Futures on June 1, 2026
CME Group will introduce Bitcoin volatility futures on June 1, 2026, using the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index (BVX) as the benchmark. The cash‑settled contract, ticker BVI, offers a $500 multiplier and is designed for institutional risk‑management, expanding the regulated...
Arthur Hayes Backs Hyperliquid and Zcash as Top $1,000 Crypto Picks
Arthur Hayes, CIO of Maelstrom, named Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Zcash (ZEC) as the leading crypto assets for a $1,000 allocation, highlighting Hyperliquid’s $645 million buyback program and Zcash’s 30% private‑pool share. The picks underscore a clash between high‑margin derivatives trading and...
How Crypto Companies Get Media Coverage? - Otto Jacobsson | ATC #611
In this episode, Otto Jacobsson, CEO of Yap Global, discusses how crypto and fintech companies can secure media coverage in today’s fragmented landscape. He explains Yap Global’s focus on earned media, the importance of crafting clear narratives—especially for stablecoins and...
Explained: What Is a Perpetual DEX? A Wall Street Primer Featuring Decibel
Decibel Foundation’s Brylee Whatley explained that perpetual decentralized exchanges (perp DEXs) allow 24/7 trading of futures contracts directly on‑chain, eliminating expiration dates and traditional intermediaries. Built on the high‑throughput Aptos blockchain, Decibel consolidates trading, settlement and custody into a single smart‑contract...
Crypto Bill Advances in Senate With Strong Support: Brian Armstrong
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that a crypto‑focused bill has cleared a key Senate hurdle, receiving strong backing from senators and the 3.7 million‑member Stand With Crypto coalition. The legislation is pitched to speed up U.S. payments, cut costs, and expand...
Volatility Trading Offsets Loss, Beats BTC Since Inception
Over the past month, the fund's return was -5.08%. A challenging month, in which multiple protocols have seen challenges. $TAO, $AAVE, and $SUI all faced their challenges and have shown strong resilience since then, but ultimately ended up with a negative return...
WazirX Launches Crypto Futures Trading with Lowest Fees in the Industry
WazirX has introduced a crypto futures platform in India, touting the industry’s lowest trading fees. The maker fee is 0.02% and the taker fee 0.04%, with no minimum volume requirement. Traders can open futures positions directly in rupees, avoiding a...
Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Holds Above $80K as Support Firms
Bitcoin held steady above $80,000 this week, reaching its highest level since January 2026, yet remains about 8% lower year‑to‑date and 35% beneath its October 2025 record. Ether traded flat around $2,300 for a third consecutive week, down roughly 23% YTD...
CoinDesk Live at Consensus Miami
Cooley partner Brian Klein appeared on CoinDesk Live during the Consensus Miami 2026 conference, providing an update on the high‑profile case of client Roman Storm. He warned crypto founders about mounting legal risks as U.S. federal agencies adopt a more...
Base58 Labs Launches BASIS.pro, Live Crypto Arbitrage Platform
Base58 Labs has taken its BASIS.pro arbitrage platform live, delivering sub‑50 microsecond p99 execution latency, over 100,000 operations per second, and a 100% uptime record. The service uses a staking model that distributes only the profits generated from cross‑exchange price...
BTC Leverage Hits All‑Time High, Triggering Potential Crash
🚨 RECORD LEVERAGE LEVELS IN THE MARKET 🚨 According to the data, leveraged positions on $BTC have reached ATH. Never before in crypto history have traders used this much borrowed capital. And as we know the more leverage in the market, the...
Bakkt Posts $82.6M Cash and Targets $2.5B Transaction Volume as Stablecoin Market Surges
Bakkt Holdings announced $82.6 million in cash and a flat $18.6 million operating expense for Q1 2026, while projecting $2.5 billion in transaction volume by year‑end. The firm cites a 72% rise in stablecoin settlement volumes and a new Zoth partnership as catalysts for...
Clarity Act Essential for US DeFi Leadership
The latest market structure bill markup just dropped, and I want to highlight how important it is for DeFi. The Clarity Act is fundamental to giving DeFi developers the confidence to build in the US, backed by strong developer protections. If the...
UAE Licenses Crypto.com for Government Fee Payments, Pioneering Sovereign Crypto Adoption
The United Arab Emirates' central bank granted Crypto.com a Stored Value Facilities license, making it the first platform approved to accept cryptocurrency for government service fees. The move positions the UAE as one of the earliest nations to link public‑sector...
XRP Ledger Hits Record 332,230 Large‑Holder Wallets as Institutional Activity Rises
The XRP Ledger now hosts 332,230 wallets with at least 10,000 XRP each, an all‑time high that signals deepening institutional accumulation. The surge coincides with $25.8 million of one‑day inflows into spot XRP ETFs and a fresh $200 million debt facility for...
Coinbase Thought It Could Failover. It Didn't Count on Bug in Its Amazon MSK Deployment.
Coinbase experienced a roughly five‑hour outage after a bug in its Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK) deployment prevented a smooth failover. The incident began in an AWS US‑East‑1 data centre but quickly spread as the platform could not...
Tagus Bytes (13.05.26)
Bitcoin’s perpetual futures have posted a record‑long streak of negative funding rates since early February, even as the spot price hovered around $81,000. The negative funding indicates traders are paying to stay short, revealing crowded bearish bets despite a resilient...
Exodus Q1 Revenue Jumps 80%, Self‑Custody Goes Mainstream
Exodus just dropped Q1 numbers: $40.5M revenue (up 80% YoY) and $6.9M net income. Self-custody is becoming main stream. 🚀 Crypto
Recovered 5 Lost Bitcoin Using Claude Code
this is insane. Dude was able to get 5 bitcoin that he lost recovered using claude code https://t.co/mBCvPRrhh1
Bitcoin Back Above $81,000 After Hot CPI Print, BNB, DOGE Lead Majors Gains
Bitcoin quickly recovered from a dip to $79,800, climbing back above $81,000 after the U.S. April CPI showed a hotter‑than‑expected 3.8% year‑over‑year rise. The rebound was fueled by aggressive dip‑buying and marked the strongest weekly inflows into crypto funds in...
Crypto Surge: XRP Outpaces BTC, Bitcoin Dominance Rebounds
Crypto things you might have missed: -100+ amendments dropped on Clarity Act -Schumer: Democrats want a "good crypto bill" -$XRP crushes $BTC & $ETH volumes -Bitcoin dominance rebounds -@CryptoHayes: $BTC to explode to $126K -JPMorgan files for second tokenized fund on $ETH
GLM 4.6 Leads Token Production Amid Fragmented Models
Updated Venice daily token production chart • G = billion tokens • Model list below • GLM 4.6 remains in top spot across time as it's the default if user doesn't choose, yet entire array remains highly fragmented https://t.co/ij6b59iktH
Valyra Exchange Expands Decentralized Trading Platform with Cross‑Chain and DeFi Services
Valyra Exchange announced a major expansion of its decentralized digital‑asset trading platform, adding cross‑chain capabilities, a high‑throughput matching engine and a roadmap that includes lending, staking and tokenization. The move positions the exchange as a broader digital financial infrastructure for...
Warren Leads 40+ Amendments to Bar Crypto From Fed
CLARITY ACT: 🚨 Senators filed 100+ amendments ahead of the May 14 markup, with Elizabeth Warren alone submitting 40+ proposals including one to block crypto firms from accessing the Fed banking system https://t.co/8Us3ozfVPF
MoonPay Acquires Dawn Labs, Launches AI‑Driven Trading Tool for Prediction Markets
MoonPay announced the acquisition of AI‑research startup Dawn Labs and the simultaneous launch of Dawn CLI, an AI‑native tool that lets users create and execute crypto trading strategies in plain English. The initial focus is on prediction markets such as...
Coinbase and Morpho Unveil Solana-Backed Loans
Coinbase announced that Solana (SOL) can now be used as collateral for crypto‑backed loans, allowing U.S. customers to borrow up to $100,000 in USDC instantly. The offering, powered by Morpho’s on‑chain lending protocol, features interest rates as low as 5%...
Bermuda to Transition ‘Key’ Financial Services to Stellar Blockchain
Bermuda announced it will shift core payment and financial‑services functions onto the Stellar blockchain, aiming to become a fully on‑chain national economy. Premier David Burt said the move follows risk assessments that cleared digital‑asset acceptance and investment. Stellar’s low‑cost, fast...
Buying XRP at $1 Secured Unrepeatable Tier‑One Gains
Nothing in financial history compares to buying something at a dollar that becomes tier one global collateral. Gold was never available at that price point with that upside. When BIS designates XRP tier one, institutions pay above spot to get...
Prometheum Offers Service for Brokers Wanting to Enable Crypto Trading, Tokenized Securities
Prometheum launched Digital Brokerage Solutions, enabling broker‑dealers to offer crypto trading and tokenized securities. The platform’s first users include Arete Wealth Management, Network 1 Financial Securities, and a clearing broker‑dealer, with Talos supplying the underlying technology. Prometheum processed its inaugural ETH...
Cardano (ADA) Founder Charles Hoskinson Says Smartphones May Have Better Digital Security than Hardware Wallets
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson argues that modern smartphones, equipped with secure elements like Apple’s Secure Enclave and Samsung’s Knox, can provide stronger protection for crypto assets than many hardware wallets. He suggests that these built‑in chips enable seedless, mobile‑first self‑custody...
Payward and Franklin Templeton Unveil Tokenized Yield Suite
Payward, the parent of Kraken, and global asset manager Franklin Templeton announced a joint suite of tokenized yield products. The partnership will extend Payward’s xStocks framework, which has processed over $30 bn in volume, to include tokenized equities, money‑market funds and...
Galaxy Digital and Sharplink Announce $125M Onchain Yield Fund
Galaxy Digital and Sharplink have signed a non‑binding MOU to launch the Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund, a $125 million limited partnership focused on decentralized finance strategies. Sharplink will supply $100 million from its staked Ethereum treasury while Galaxy contributes $25 million and will serve as the...
Circle Adds $3 Billion Wall Street Arc Token Risking an Uncomfortable Rivalry with Coinbase
Circle raised $222 million in its ARC token presale, valuing the new Arc blockchain at $3 billion. The company reported Q1 revenue of $694 million, a 20% year‑over‑year increase, while USDC circulation grew 28% to $77 billion. Arc is pitched as an EVM‑compatible, sub‑second...
Bitcoin Clings To $80K As Altcoins Drag Market Lower
Bitcoin slipped to $80,262, hovering just above the $80,000 threshold as broader risk appetite cooled. Altcoins such as Solana, Cardano and Hyperliquid led the market’s decline, pulling the top‑20 token cohort into the red. A hotter‑than‑expected U.S. CPI report lifted...
ICBA Urges OCC to Halt Kraken Parent's Trust Charter Bid
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to halt its review of Payward’s application for a national trust charter, which would let Kraken’s parent offer federally regulated digital‑asset custody...
Zcash‑NEAR Integration Turns NEAR Deflationary, Fuels Price Surge
Arthur on why the Zcash and NEAR integration is the quietly building mechanism that flips NEAR from inflationary to deflationary "Shielded Zcash lets you swap and send any coin, USDT on Tron, Bitcoin, anything, and that transaction will not point back...
AFC Urges Regulatory Clarity and Tailored Oversight in OCC Stablecoin Rulemaking
The American Fintech Council (AFC) submitted a comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on the proposed GENIUS Act rulemaking for U.S. stablecoins. The AFC urges a risk‑based federal framework that tailors requirements to the...
Revenue-Back Tokenomics Propel Hyperliquid to Top Volume
"If you make money, you must give it back to token holders. I don't give a fuck what the reason is, you just must do it." Arthur on why giving revenue back to token holders is the only tokenomics that actually...
Politicians Single Out Crypto for Ethics, Ignore Traditional Finance
Why all of a sudden do politicians want an ethics provision with crypto but not with the stock market, traditional finance, or lobbying money?
The Ethereum Foundation Unveils New 'Clear Signing' Standard to Stop Users From Approving Malicious Crypto Transactions
The Ethereum Foundation, together with leading wallet developers, is launching a new security standard called Clear Signing, built on the proposed ERC‑7730 specification. The framework replaces cryptic code strings with human‑readable prompts that show assets, recipients, and permissions before a...
SNDK's 40x Surge Makes Volatility Spike, Options Cheap
Appreciating what high volatility means... SNDK is up ~40x in a year. The vol has justifiably exploded. If you want to bet on it halving by December (ie up 20x from where it was a year ago), the put spreads offer...
New Clarity Crypto Structure Flawed; XRP ETF Hits Record Inflows
DISGUSTING new Version of Clarity Crypto Market Structure Released (It's Bad) BIGGEST $XRP ETF Inflows EVER https://t.co/IyzqNUQR0R
LUNA & UST Collapse Wiped Tens of Billions in One Week
On this day 4 years ago, LUNA & UST had officially collapsed In just one week, LUNA dropped 99.8%, with tens of billions of dollars being wiped off the ecosystem https://t.co/MvCEoIx9wT