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
Inside Stripe’s Crypto Strategy with Privy CEO: Wallets as Global Financial Accounts and the End of Decentralization Dogmas
Stripe is deepening its crypto ambitions by integrating Privy, the developer‑focused embedded‑wallet platform it bought in June, into its stablecoin and blockchain initiatives. The company launched Stablecoin Financial Accounts that let users in over 100 countries send, receive and hold stablecoins, and unveiled the Tempo EVM‑compatible Layer 1 designed for high‑volume payments. Privy now powers the core wallet infrastructure and serves as Stripe’s internal digital‑asset expertise hub, aiming to make crypto usable without the friction of private‑key management. CEO Henri Stern argues that crypto adoption hinges on pragmatic product design rather than ideological purity.
Sats Terminal Integrates Morpho Into Borrow, Expanding DeFi Borrowing Options for Bitcoin Holders
Sats Terminal announced the integration of Morpho into its Borrow interface, giving Bitcoin holders a non‑custodial DeFi borrowing option alongside existing centralized venues. The upgrade lets users wrap BTC, bridge it to the EVM, and secure stablecoins from Morpho while...
Bitcoin Rallies While Unpriced Risks Loom
⏰ Starting in 5 minutes (12pm ET)! Bitcoin is rallying 📈 but the biggest risks may not be priced in yet In today's @Unchained_pod livestream: 🧠 Steven Ehrlich w/ Grayscale's head of research Zach Pandl (@LowBeta_) on markets & regulatory delays then... 🔐 I'll speak...
YouHodler’s Tony Severino Shares 2026 Crypto Predictions for BTC, ETH and More
YouHodler analyst Tony Severino predicts 2026 will be Bitcoin’s pivotal year, with the $74,000 support zone acting as a litmus test for a continued bull market. He warns that failure to hold $100,000 could signal a shift to a bear...
Get Access to Strategy’s 11% Bitcoin Dividends without Owning the Stock Through This New Token
Crypto startup Saturn is launching USDat, a dollar‑denominated token whose returns mirror Strategy’s 11% annualized preferred‑stock dividend. The project secured $800,000 in seed funding, including $500,000 from YZi Labs and $300,000 led by Sora Ventures. USDat converts Strategy’s STRC credit...
Crypto for Advisors: Blockchain’s Impact on Government
The CLARITY Act aims to resolve the SEC‑CFTC jurisdictional split by classifying digital assets and assigning regulatory oversight, paving the way for broader blockchain adoption in government. Proponents argue that blockchain can deliver real‑time, auditable visibility into campaign finance, public...
Republic Shares Update on 2025 Activities
Republic released its 2025 activity update, spotlighting the launch of Mirror Tokens—digital assets that track private‑company securities—issued under Reg D for accredited investors. The platform reported $500 million in reservations of interest, with SpaceX tokens as the first listing. Across its verticals,...
Starknet Partners with NEAR to Bring STRK to Solana
Ethereum L2 Starknet has launched its native token STRK on the Solana blockchain through a cross‑chain integration with NEAR Intents. The NEAR Intents protocol lets users receive STRK directly in Solana wallets without a traditional bridge, using a solver‑based execution...
Galaxy Digital Stock Rises 4% After Texas Grid Operator Approves Data Center Expansion
Galaxy Digital's shares rose 4% after ERCOT approved an 830 MW power addition to its Helios data‑center in West Texas, more than doubling the site’s capacity to 1.6 GW. The expansion underpins the firm’s AI and high‑performance computing strategy, with construction already...
Bitcoin Fails to Hold Above $97K as Rally Cools
Bitcoin slipped below the $97,000 threshold on Jan. 15, hovering around $96,035 as the broader crypto market steadied after two days of rally. Total market capitalization dipped to roughly $3.34 trillion, a 0.8% decline, while most top‑10 assets traded flat except for...
Ripple Injects $150 Million Into LMAX to Push RLUSD Stablecoin for Institutions
Ripple is providing $150 million to LMAX Group in a multi‑year financing deal to embed its RLUSD stablecoin into LMAX’s global exchange infrastructure. The partnership will make RLUSD a core collateral and settlement asset across spot crypto, perpetual futures and CFDs,...
Michael Saylor's Strategy Still Has Major Upside Despite 2025 Plunge, Says TD Cowen
Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) remains a bullish play on bitcoin despite a 66% share decline in late 2025. TD Cowen trimmed its 12‑month price target to $440 from $500, yet this still implies roughly 150% upside from the current $175 level....
Lingfeng Capital Preps Digital Venture Fund
Lingfeng Capital announced the upcoming launch of its Digital Venture Fund (DVF), a regulated, tokenised venture vehicle. The fund will operate across multiple blockchain networks, giving investors exposure to early‑stage fintech and digital infrastructure projects. By tokenising equity stakes, DVF...
On-Chain Vault Services Could Give Banks an On-Ramp to Crypto Markets
On‑chain vaults are smart‑contract wallets that automatically allocate stablecoins to the highest‑yielding DeFi strategies. They provide non‑custodial, 24/7 redeemable exposure with yields ranging from 3.7% to over 7%, outpacing many traditional money‑market funds. The piece argues banks could adopt these...
Meld Secures $7m to Expand Global Stablecoin Network
Meld, a digital‑asset infrastructure provider, closed a $7 million strategic funding round led by Lightspeed Faction. The capital will fund expansion of its global stablecoin network, sales force, and customer‑success capabilities. Meld’s platform links more than 150 fiat currencies to a...
Crypto Market News Today: CLARITY Act Draft Groups XRP and Solana with Bitcoin as DeepSnitch AI Shows 100X Potential
A draft of the U.S. "Clarity Act" proposes that tokens such as XRP, Solana and Dogecoin receive the same legal treatment as Bitcoin and Ethereum if they become the primary asset in a U.S.-listed exchange‑traded product by Jan. 1. The provision...
Senate Crypto Bill Threatens Existing DeFi Landscape
Is the Senate's crypto market structure draft bill bad for DeFi? 🧐 Vy Le says it could “sweep up all of DeFi as it is today” 👇 #cryptobill #marketstructure #senate
Lower Volatility, Bigger Allocations: Ark Invest Sees Bitcoin Entering Its Next Chapter
Ark Invest says Bitcoin has entered an institutional maturity phase, driven by spot Bitcoin ETFs and digital‑asset‑treasury strategies that now hold roughly 12% of the total supply. In the 18 months since ETFs were approved, they have attracted more than...
Stablecoins and Self-Custody Are Driving the Rise of Crypto Neobanks
Crypto builders are moving from protocol development to neobank‑style services, leveraging stablecoins to offer on‑chain spending, saving, and borrowing. Projects such as ether.fi and Polygon have accelerated this shift through product launches and acquisitions aimed at stablecoin payments infrastructure. The...
Bitcoin Rips as ETF Flows Flip Bullish
Bitcoin surged toward $98,000 as spot and futures ETFs recorded a net inflow of $1.71 billion this week, reversing the prior week’s $681 million outflow. The inflows extended to ETH, SOL and XRP ETFs, pushing the Crypto Fear & Greed Index up...
Galaxy Closes First $75M Blockchain-Based Loan Deal on Avalanche
Galaxy Digital closed its first tokenized collateralized loan obligation on Avalanche, financing roughly $75 million and anchored by a $50 million allocation from Grove, an institutional credit protocol. The CLO, named Galaxy CLO 2025‑1, backs Arch Lending’s over‑collateralized Bitcoin and Ether consumer loans...
Digital Assets: Figment, Ledger, Lombard Partner to Enable Earning Opportunities for Bitcoin Holders
Figment, Ledger and Lombard have launched a joint solution that lets Bitcoin holders earn yields while keeping their coins in self‑custody. The system swaps deposited BTC for Lombard’s LBTC token, which accrues rewards via the Babylon Bitcoin Staking Protocol. Figment...
Fasset Names Rafiza Ghazali MD, Consumer Banking
Fasset, the global banking and investment platform, has appointed veteran banker Rafiza Ghazali as Managing Director of Consumer Banking, effective 1 February 2026. The hire comes as Fasset moves to launch the world’s first stablecoin‑based Islamic digital bank after receiving provisional approval...
AI’s Energy Bottleneck Fuels Deflation, Pressures the Fed
AI is changing productivity, inflation, and also monetary policy 🤖📉 On @bitsandbips, @CampbellJAustin, @ramahluwalia & @perkinscr97 are joined by @DivesTech to unpack: ⚡ AI’s energy bottleneck 🏦 Pressure on the Fed ₿ Why Bitcoin enters the picture Timestamps: 🚀 00:00 Introduction ⚖️ 6:36 Why the DOJ probing...
The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin Mining Hosting Companies in 2026
Independent testing of ten Bitcoin mining‑hosting providers using identical Antminer S23 Hyd units revealed a stark performance gap, with the top tier delivering over 105% annual ROI and the lowest falling below 50%. OneMiners.com emerged as the clear leader, posting a...
Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion Invests $200 Million in YouTube Star MrBeast’s Company
Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced a $200 million investment in Beast Industries, the corporate arm of YouTube star MrBeast. The deal gives Bitmine a minority stake in a brand that commands over 450 million subscribers across its channels. It aligns with Bitmine’s ambition...
Ethereum’s Surprising Usage Drop Suggests the Network Solved the Wrong Problem with Fusaka Upgrade
Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade, rolled out in December 2025 and January 2026, raised the blob target from six to fourteen and the maximum from nine to twenty‑one, aiming to lower roll‑up costs by expanding data‑availability capacity. A MigaLabs study of 750,000...
Short Squeeze Hits Top 500 Cryptos as Traders Unwind Bearish Bets
The crypto market endured its largest short‑squeeze since the October 10 crash, erasing about $200 million in short positions across the top 500 tokens. Glassnode data shows Bitcoin led the unwind with $71 million liquidated, followed by Ether and Dash. The rapid...
Ethereum Breaks CME Gap, Signals New Upside Potential
$ETH Ethereum wasn't able to do that back in December 2025 But ETH now has yet another chance at additional upside Thus far, Ethereum has been able to Weekly Close above the CME Gap top and retest it into new support, which has...
Strategy’s Preferred 'STRC' Drops Below Par After Ex Dividend Date
Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred (STRC) fell below its $100 par value in pre‑market trading after the latest ex‑dividend date. The preferred offers an 11 % annualized yield on a $100 stated amount, and the dip aligns with typical...
Societe Generale Works with Swift to Settle Tokenize Bonds Using Cash and Stablecoins
Société Générale’s digital‑asset unit SG‑FORGE partnered with SWIFT to settle tokenized bonds using its MiCA‑compliant EURCV stablecoin, the first native stablecoin integrated with the global messaging network. The trial demonstrated end‑to‑end processes—including issuance, delivery‑versus‑payment, coupon payments and redemption—across both fiat...
Bitcoin Spot Demand Builds as Short Squeeze Risk Increases
Bitcoin has risen roughly 10% in 2026, trading just below $97,000, and the advance is now driven primarily by spot purchases rather than leveraged futures positions. On‑chain metrics from Checkonchain show the price move from $90k to $97k shifted to...
PUPI Presale Launches January 17 via Gempad
PUPI, a character‑driven meme crypto project, will launch its public presale on January 17 via Gempad on Ethereum, pricing each token at $0.02. The sale allocates 50 million PUPI tokens with contribution caps of 0.01‑1 ETH per wallet. After the presale, the token...
Senate Delays Key Crypto Bill Markup
The Senate Banking Committee’s long‑awaited markup of the crypto market‑structure bill was postponed just hours before it was set to begin, leaving the legislation without a new date. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong withdrew his support, warning that the draft could...
Best Risk Management Strategies for Cryptocurrency Leverage Trading
Cryptocurrency leverage trading offers amplified profit potential but also magnifies losses, especially in volatile markets. Australian platforms such as Immediate Nextgen provide tools like AI‑enhanced analytics, stop‑loss, and take‑profit orders to help traders manage risk. Effective strategies include using conservative...
Gaming's 2026 Comeback: Try Blitz on Starknet
If you've been reading my tweets in the past few weeks, you know that one of my predictions for 2026 is that Gaming is going to do a comeback. Blitz is one of the hot new Games on Starknet so you...
Sygnum Sees Tokenization and State Bitcoin Reserves Taking Off in 2026
Sygnum predicts that US regulatory breakthroughs such as the CLARITY Act and a prospective Bitcoin Act will unlock sovereign Bitcoin reserves, with at least three G20 economies likely to add Bitcoin to their treasuries by 2026. The firm estimates that...
Spain-Based DAO Xmaquina Raises $10M for Early-Stage Robotics Investments
Spain-based DAO Xmaquina has raised more than $10 million through its on‑chain Genesis Auction model, attracting nearly 2,000 contributors ranging from crypto‑focused venture funds to strategic angels. The auctions used uniform pricing and open participation, removing preferential terms typical of traditional...
LSEG Launches Blockchain-Based Digital Settlement Network
LSEG has launched the Digital Settlement House (DiSH), a blockchain‑compatible platform that enables instant, 24/7 settlement of commercial‑bank money for digital‑asset transactions. DiSH Cash tokenises deposits held at participating banks, supporting multiple currencies and both PVP and DVP settlement models....
Lemon Launches Bitcoin-Backed Credit Card in Cash-Hoarding Argentina
Lemon, one of Argentina’s biggest crypto exchanges, has introduced the nation’s first Bitcoin‑backed Visa credit card, allowing users to obtain peso‑denominated credit without liquidating their BTC holdings. Customers lock up 0.01 Bitcoin—about $960—as collateral to receive an initial limit of one...
SHOW Token Uses AI and Web3 Infrastructure to Improve Film Production Efficiency
SHOW Token has launched an AI‑driven, Web3‑based platform aimed at modernizing film production. The utility token is embedded in the platform to grant access and incentivize participation rather than serve as a speculative asset. By combining blockchain’s transparent contribution tracking...
Swift to Build Shared Ledger for Tokenised Asset Transactions
Swift will integrate a blockchain‑based shared ledger into its global messaging network after successful interoperability trials with BNP Paribas Securities Services, Intesa Sanpaolo and Societe Generale‑Forge. The ledger aims to enable real‑time settlement of tokenised assets across borders, improving speed and transparency. Trials...
Investors Missed Key Factor; 2026 Will Revive Altcoins
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 #𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 . 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. I sat down with Haseeb Qureshi to understand what went wrong. His answer surprised me. It wasn't about the projects, and it was also...
Institutions Flood Bitcoin ETFs with $1B in 2026
"In December, you had $1b coming out of bitcoin ETFs... then you saw $1b of inflows in the first 2 trading days of 2026." The institutions are BACK https://t.co/5TvOPrblcn
Miami’s Crypto-Settled Real Estate Record Broken by $14 Million USDT Transaction
A $14 million property deal in Miami set a new record by settling entirely in USDT, facilitated by tokenization platform Propy and developers Ciprés and Rilea Group. The buyer acquired five commercial units in the Mohawk development, with funds clearing in...
Petro's Digital Promise Fell Short on Trust and Adoption
Petro promised to turn Venezuela’s natural wealth into digital money. In practice, it never gained trust… or users. @cryptonomista explains why 👇 https://t.co/7i1DdStByz
BNB Chain Overtakes Ethereum in 2025 EVM Adoption
Not vs, just &. BNB Chain vs Ethereum - 2025's EVM adoption trends are now giving way to... - AMBCrypto https://t.co/oYdYxHZgqK.
What Happens to Card Economics when Stablecoins Stroll up to the Till in SA?
South African retailers are piloting stablecoin‑based settlement at the point of sale, allowing token transfers to clear in seconds and dramatically compressing the traditional card economics stack. Pick n Pay’s rollout showed that merchants can add a crypto tender without...
XRP Search Interest Surges, Joins BTC and ETH
BIG: 🔥 XRP search interest surged on X, ranking among the top cashtags with BTC and ETH This follows XRPL developments and Ripple securing regulatory milestones. Source: U Today https://t.co/fm1SOzzq1F
DeFi Quietly Breaks up with Discord as Scams Overwhelm Public Channels
DeFi protocols are pulling back from public Discord servers as scam activity overwhelms community channels. Morpho announced its Discord is now read‑only and redirected users to ticket‑based tools like Intercom, while data platform DefiLlama is shifting to live chat and...