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.
Also developing:
By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
Bitwise Files with US SEC for 11 Single‑token ‘Strategy’ Crypto ETFs
Bitwise has submitted a Form N‑1A to the SEC proposing eleven single‑token “strategy” ETFs, each focused on a specific altcoin such as Aave, Uniswap, Zcash, Sui and Near. The funds will combine direct spot holdings with exposure through exchange‑traded products and may use derivatives, allocating up to 60% of assets to the token itself and at least 40% to related securities. This filing expands Bitwise’s U.S. lineup beyond its existing Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana staking and equity‑based products. The suite represents a coordinated, rules‑based approach to bringing a broader set of altcoins into regulated markets.
Commodity Volatility Signals Crypto Upswing, 2026 Bullish
Absolutely wild times for anyone in hte commodities markets. Platinum rallied to $2,500 and drops more than 20% in three days. To be fair, this excessive amount of volatility in these markets are usually a sign that it's at the end...
South Korean Retail Keeps Buying Ether Hoarder BitMine Despite 80% Drop: Report
South Korean retail investors have continued to pour money into BitMine Immersion Technologies despite an 82% plunge from its July peak, making it the second‑most bought overseas stock by Korean traders after Alphabet. The company, now holding roughly $12 billion in...
Bitcoin's Market Got Calmer in 2025 Thanks to Yield-Hungry Institutional Investors
In 2025 Bitcoin’s implied volatility fell sharply as institutions adopted covered‑call strategies to earn yield on idle holdings. Volmex’s BVIV and Deribit’s DVOL indexes dropped from around 70 % to the mid‑40 % range, reflecting reduced market turbulence. Institutional players sold out‑of‑the‑money...
Ethereum L1 Transactions Hit 2.2M a Day; Each Costs About 17 Cents
Ethereum mainnet set a new daily record of 2.2 million transactions, while the average transaction fee dropped to roughly 17 cents. The decline follows a series of 2025 upgrades—Pectra and Fusaka—that expanded validator capabilities and raised the block gas limit from 45 million...
Bullish Calls of XRP to Jump 300% in 2026 Do the Rounds Again, Implying $8 Target
XRP traded around $1.87 on Dec 31, 2025, with volume up 20.8% despite a narrow price range. Standard Chartered reiterated a bullish forecast, targeting $8 per token by the end of 2026, citing clearer U.S. regulation and growing institutional appetite. Spot...
Uganda Opposition Leader Promotes Bitchat Amid Fears of Internet Blackout
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is urging citizens to install Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat ahead of the Jan. 15, 2026 presidential election, warning that the Museveni regime may repeat past internet blackouts. The government has also moved to restrict...
Hopeful Optimism vs Cynical Survival: Crypto’s Future Battle
Watching Midnight trade is like a battle between two great dragons. One represents the narrative that has dominated the last few years: cynicism, pessimism, and survivalist trading. This beast wants to live one more day and longs to undo the...
XYO’s Markus Levin: Why a Data-Native L1 Could Become AI’s “Proof of Origin” Backbone
In a SlateCast interview, XYO co‑founder Markus Levin outlined the company’s purpose‑built Layer‑1 designed for massive real‑world data flows. He highlighted DePIN’s rapid expansion, citing a World Economic Forum forecast that the sector could grow to trillions of dollars by...
What the Fed’s Divided 2026 Outlook Means for Bitcoin and Crypto
The Federal Reserve’s December 2025 dot‑plot revealed a split among policymakers, with equal numbers forecasting zero, one, or two rate cuts for 2026, suggesting only a single 25‑basis‑point cut is likely. Three cuts in 2025 brought the funds rate to...
Iterate Fast, Experiment Broadly; Creator Coins Outperform YouTube
Great post - and genuinely appreciate the thoughts I think we agree, the right mental model for any product (especially one like Base App with broad scope) is iterate quickly with lots of experiments, see what works based on metrics and...
Bitcoin Stuck in Sideways Ping-Pong Between Key Levels
I'll just keep updating the same chart on #Bitcoin. It's moving to the right, that's the conclusion. There's no clear direction, and price is literally pingponging between two crucial levels. Really keen to see how this is going to develop itself from tomorrow...
Pakistan Could Be a Crypto Leader in 5 Years at Current Pace: CZ
Former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao praised Pakistan’s rapid regulatory progress, saying the country could rank among the world’s crypto leaders by 2030. Pakistan has launched a Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, granted licenses to Binance and HTX, and begun building a...
CZ Predicts Pakistan Will Lead Global Crypto in Four Years
BULLISH 🚨 CZ says Pakistan will become a global crypto leader in 4 years, if it maintains its current pace https://t.co/seSVq65i3K
STRK Powers Starknet Governance, Expands Hard Money Economy
$STRK is for Starknet Token, the governance, fee and operation token of Starknet, whose mission is: Expand Hard Money Economy
US Prosecutors Oppose Defi Education Fund Brief Ahead of Potential MEV Case Retrial
U.S. prosecutors have asked Judge Jessica Clarke to reject an amicus brief filed by the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) as the court prepares a retrial of Anton and James Peraire‑Bueno, accused of using MEV bots to exploit Ethereum. The brief,...
Liquidity Likely Bottomed in Nov, Crypto Poised to Rise
$ liq likely bottomed in Nov and is inching higher. It’s time for crypto to pump up the jam. https://t.co/XANf5xqEuo
Bitcoin Overtakes Gold in Valuation as of December 2024
When you look at the valuation of Bitcoin against Gold, Bitcoin topped in December 2024. https://t.co/0WcA3N54Ze
This Legendary $197M Bear Has Flipped Long Altcoins with High Leverage, but Funding Rates Signal a Dangerous Trap
The crypto‑whale known as BitcoinOG, famed for a $197 million BTC short, has resurfaced with a massive multi‑asset long strategy on Hyperliquid. Over $291 million of USDC flowed into the wallet, funding a series of large BTC, ETH and SOL order ladders....
Testing Bitcoin's 4‑Year Cycle in January
The first two weeks of January we are going to learn whether the bitcoin 4 year cycle still exists.
Bitcoin’s 21‑Day MA Test Fails, Await New Year Breakout
Another test of the 21-Day MA, another failure. Let's see whether the markets are going to give a nice little surprise on New Years Day with a breakout of #Bitcoin above the 21-Day MA. That's been the crucial trigger prior to previous...
Lighter Users Report Withdrawal Issues After Perp DEX Launches LIT Token
Lighter, a leading Ethereum Layer‑2 perpetuals DEX, launched its native LIT token early Thursday, prompting a surge of withdrawal requests that stalled the platform. Users reported a “Too many L2 Withdrawals” error and the exchange has not issued a comment....
How Privacy Prevailed in an Otherwise Dismal Q4 for Crypto
Privacy‑focused cryptocurrencies outshone the broader market in Q4 2025, with Zcash soaring from about $50 to near $700 and its shielded‑address share reaching roughly 30 % of total supply. Monero and Dash also posted relative gains, highlighting renewed investor interest in...
David Beckham-Backed Prenetics Ditches Bitcoin Purchase
Prenetics, the health‑sciences firm co‑founded by David Beckham, announced it will cease all new Bitcoin purchases after a prolonged crypto market slump, while retaining its existing 510 BTC worth roughly $45 million. The company will redirect capital to its IM8 supplement...
Get High Yields on ETH and Stables With Fusion
Fusion, IPOR’s on‑chain yield‑optimization platform, aggregates DeFi strategies into composable vaults across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Avalanche and other chains. Users deposit ETH or stablecoins and the protocol automatically allocates capital to lending, looping, carry trades and arbitrage, while earning Fusion...
Ethereum Quietly Sets a Record: 8.7M Contracts Deployed in One Quarter
Ethereum recorded a new quarterly high of 8.7 million smart contracts deployed in Q4 2025, according to Token Terminal data. The surge reflects organic growth fueled by real‑world asset tokenization, stablecoin activity, and core infrastructure upgrades. Contract deployments are a leading indicator...
SUI's Strong Fundamentals Signal Undervalued Upside
To me, $SUI is one of the strongest ecosystems in #Crypto. The fundamental growth is magnificent, and it keep stacking up, which means that the disconnect between the price and the fundamental valuation are enormous. TVL is around $1B, more and more...
UAMY May Break Inverse Head-and-Shoulders if Right Shoulder Holds
$UAMY (per request) Top Goon X buy approaching alert gives us clear levels and we have a clear pattern here. Doesn't mean it will bounce. If it holds right shoulder then it can break neckline of an inverse head and shoulders and...
SEC Filings Reveal the Multi-Million Dollar Trap Hiding Inside ‘Exclusive’ WhatsApp Crypto Investment Clubs
The SEC has charged three crypto‑trading platforms and four WhatsApp‑based investment clubs with a $14 million fraud that ran from January 2024 to January 2025. Scammers posed as AI‑driven “professors,” posted fabricated profit screenshots, and steered members to fake platforms that claimed regulatory...
Bitcoin Poised to Outpace Gold After Year‑end Reversal
In correlation with any #Altcoin, the BTCUSD/Gold chart has been downtrending since the Summer. How so? Well, since August, Gold has been outperforming #Bitcoin massively and it has been moving beneath the 20-Day MA. Therefore, it's important to be looking at a...
2025 Crypto Year: Unexpected Peaks, Crashes, and Policy Shifts
2025 was not the year the crypto industry expected. In this final installment of Unchained's year in review episode, @0xdoug and @GwartyGwart join me to look back on: 📝The passage of the GENIUS Act 📍 https://t.co/MVHhkv0DqD's ICO 📈 Bitcoin's peak in downtober 🫣 The “10/10”...
Zero‑Knowledge Proofs Enable Fast, Publicly Verifiable Blockchains
Blockchains core value : Public verifiability. Or in other words: Allow anyone, without permission or a high financial barrier, to verify the data on the chain. Problem: High throughput means the chain is fast, but participants need expensive computation machines to...
Crypto Market Structure Bill Set for 2026, Adoption Rises
Grayscale says the crypto market structure bill is likely to pass in 2026, boosting institutional adoption and onchain activity. They added that while quantum computing risks are real, they are unlikely to affect crypto prices next year. Source: Coindesk
Bitcoin Faces Year‑end Red Unless It Surpasses $93.5K
BITCOIN IS SET TO CLOSE THE YEAR RED 🔴 With one day to go, it must get above $93,500 to close green and is currently -30% from the high https://t.co/PAdMX0luPb
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Franklin Templeton Names XRP a Core Portfolio Pillar
JUST IN: Franklin Templeton Head of Digital Assets says "Within a diversified digital portfolio, we view XRPL’s native token, $XRP, as a foundational building block given its market cap significance."
Self‑belief, Bitcoin Conviction, and Entrepreneurship Unlock Opportunity
Stopped and had an awesome conversation with @hardknocksedu about self-belief, my conviction around Bitcoin, and building a business as a path to opportunity 👇 https://t.co/mKppiM0q2S
Grayscale's TAO ETF Filing Sparks Brief $2 Surge
Grayscale files for $TAO ETF and price pumps a whopping $2 before selling back off. https://t.co/Q2fcGkILi8
Stop Crypto Hacks: Protect Users' Funds Now
Constantly, hacks or exploits are taking place, through which a ton of #Crypto users lose their crypto. This should stop. That's why I discussed this topic on @new_era_finance. Watch it here: https://t.co/5TJeH9K6mU
Institutions Lead Crypto Into Milder Winter Phase
BIG: Cantor Fitzgerald says crypto may enter a milder "crypto winter," increasingly driven by institutional investors
Bullish Chart Awaits Resistance Break for New Highs
$ONDS (per request) Finally a nice looking chart. Bullish structure but still needs to break resistance. Breakout would have a measured target right about at new local highs. https://t.co/a0zvvEDnQu
XVG Near Resistance, Likely Rejection Over Bullish Pattern
$XVG (per request) Isn't this the pornhub coin or something? Pumped 25% last few days right into key resistance. Not a good spot to buy. Likely to reject but the bullish scenario would be an inverse head and shoulders. https://t.co/7lbKdZtBDQ
Catch Most of the Move, Not Perfect Tops
$RIOT (per request) Didn't sell the top, but sold pretty darn close to it and now it has full retraced. This is why I don't focus so much on selling tops/buying bottoms as long as I'm catching most of the move I'm...
Speculation Leads, Sound Money Retains Bitcoin Users
Come for the speculation, stay for the sound money. This is how 99% of Bitcoin adoption has occurred.
ZEC Hits Target, Now Waiting for Next Move
$ZEC (per request) Reached our upside target now we wait for something new. If it gave us a new upside trade we could consider it or if it loses $450 then it would likely drop back to 99smma. Patience. https://t.co/28vSCt0c4k
Dash's Pump‑Dump Signals Further Sell‑Off Ahead
$DASH (per request) Pump and dump above and back below the 99smma. Not a good sign. Likely to sell off further. https://t.co/6cz5uBrHxc
NPC Altcoin Plummets, Potential Head‑and‑Shoulders Forming
$NPC (per request) Another dead altcoin chart and is that a head and shoulders? https://t.co/lGfJqww4xf
Bitcoin Stuck in Flat Range: No Trades, Patience Required
#Bitcoin Just in a very ugly range. Momentum indicators are flat. Price action is flat. This meets strong criteria as a "no trade" zone for most people. Patience. https://t.co/w3qR02a7b9
Grayscale Files First U.S. Bittensor AI ETF
Grayscale filed an S-1 for $GTAO, which would be the first Bittensor $TAO ETP in the U.S. Decentralized AI is developing quickly and @Grayscale is pioneering access
Win $2,026 in Bitcoin – Like & Follow
Feeling generous to start the new year, so we loaded up a fresh wallet and decided to give it away. 🎁 $2,026 in BTC to one winner 🧡 Like this post and follow @Gemini ✅ Winner selected January 2 https://t.co/5Li22eo3WF