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
Crypto Coin Minute for December 28th, 2025 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
The Crypto Coin Minute notes Bitcoin trading at $87,810 with a modest 0.46% rise, while Ethereum, Binance Coin, XRP, and Solana all posted small gains. Meanwhile, Congress passed landmark crypto legislation that could reshape U.S. digital‑asset regulation in 2025. China announced tighter silver export licenses, tightening global supply amid surging industrial demand. A Polymarket betting market highlighted the speculative value of Logan Paul’s Pikachu illustrator NFT, underscoring the crossover between pop culture and crypto assets.
BTC’s 86.5‑90K Range Sets Direction: Down or 105K Up
Daily update on $BTC. It remains to be stuck in a range, which is between $86.5-90K. If it tests $86.5K again --> likely we'll break through and are testing lower grounds ($83K and $80K) and more importantly, trend remains to be...
Tether CEO Predicts Bitcoin Will Outlast All Currencies
PAOLO ARDOINO, THE CEO OF TETHER, SAYS, "Bitcoin will outlast any other currency." https://t.co/5o3x4xY5qe
Asia Is Quietly Building a Counterweight to the Dollar Stablecoin Empire, and the West Isn’t Ready
Asia is rapidly constructing a network of locally‑pegged stablecoins, challenging the U.S. dollar‑centric dominance that has defined the market for a decade. Hong Kong’s May 2025 Stablecoins Ordinance mandates licensing, while South Korea, Japan and Singapore are advancing legal frameworks...
Highest‑Fee Blockchains in the Past 24 Hours
Top Chains by Fees (Last 24H) https://t.co/hYNpHoq5xD
Tom Lee Forecasts ETH $7‑9k, Bitcoin $200k by 2026
Tom Lee predicts $ETH will hit $7,000 to $9,000 and Bitcoin will hit $200k in 2026 https://t.co/qgKCaDSbO2
Fed's 'Skinny' Accounts End Operation Chokepoint 2.0 — Senator Lummis
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller unveiled a proposal for "skinny" master accounts that would grant crypto and fintech startups limited access to Fed settlement infrastructure. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis hailed the plan as a decisive end to Operation Chokepoint 2.0, which...
2026 Will Cull Most Altcoins—Only Few Will Survive
The upcoming year 2026 won't be the year that all #Altcoins will survive. Are any of those #Altcoins going to survive? I discuss this in a new video on YouTube: https://t.co/nT8hocYgyn
Bitcoin's Bottom Hits when Panic Replaces Hope
Bitcoin low will happen when people capitulate Now they are still hopeful Trying to get conviction back lmao Once they panic we bottom
Emerging Market Economies to Drive RWA Tokenization in 2026: Crypto Exec
Jesse Knutson, Bitfinex’s head of operations, predicts the tokenized real‑world asset (RWA) market will accelerate in 2026, driven primarily by emerging market economies. He argues that tokenization resolves capital‑formation friction by allowing on‑chain financing and bypassing legacy intermediaries. While developed...
Revolut Processes $111M Monthly on Polygon
Revolut hits $111M monthly volume on @0xPolygon
Flow Joins Blockchains that Fork to Seize Attacker Funds
Add the “Flow” blockchain to the list of block chains that have chain-forked to retroactively seize or destroy attacker funds. https://t.co/bLR4u1UUSa
How Browser Extensions Expose Crypto to a Fatal Design Flaw the Industry Ignored, Bleeding $713M in 2025
Trust Wallet’s Chrome extension released a malicious version 2.68 in December, siphoning roughly $7 million from hundreds of accounts before a patch was issued. The incident underscores a systemic flaw: browser‑extension wallets act as always‑on hot wallets in a hostile environment,...
Uphold Forecasts XRP to Hit $9‑$13 This Cycle
JUST IN: Uphold exchange predicts $9-$13 $XRP this cycle
Base Designed Specifically for Stablecoin Payments
.@base is built for stablecoin payments
JPMorgan Freezes Accounts of Two Stablecoin Startups over Sanctions Concerns: Report
JPMorgan Chase has frozen the bank accounts of two Y Combinator‑backed stablecoin startups, BlindPay and Kontigo, after detecting transactions linked to Venezuela and other U.S. sanctioned jurisdictions. The freezes were executed through Checkbook, JPMorgan’s digital‑payments partner, and were not driven by...
Flow Hack Loses $3.9M, User Assets Remain Safe
There was a security incident on Flow this morning. About $3.9M exited before validators worked together to halt the network. User balances and assets are not affected. Your Top Shot moments, Pinnacle pins, and NFL All Day collectibles are safe. Products...
Key Crypto Highlights From Dec 22‑28 2025
Crypto things you might have missed week of 12/22/2025 #cryptonews #crypto #cryptowendyo
Ethereum's TVL Could Skyrocket '10X' In 2026: Sharplink CEO
Sharplink co‑CEO Joseph Chalom predicts Ethereum’s total value locked could surge ten‑fold by 2026, propelled by broader stablecoin usage, tokenized real‑world assets, and growing institutional appetite. He forecasts the stablecoin market reaching $500 B and the tokenized RWA market hitting $300 B, while...
Bitcoin Dominance Below 20‑Week MA Signals Altcoin Upswing
The #Bitcoin dominance broke beneath the 20-Weekly MA. It's quite comparable to the period in 2019 and I think we'll start to follow that path. Currently, the Bitcoin dominance fights the crucial resistance of that moving average, and a failure to...
Skill, Not Luck, Preserves Crypto Wealth
I joined Crypto 9 years ago. Back then, the space was small, there weren't that many of us, and we didn't know if we were going to really make it. Over the next few years, me and my peers started to hit...
Crypto's Wildest Year: Politics, Memes, and Unexpected Hijacks
The wildest year in crypto? In this first installment of a two part @Unchained_pod special, @0xdoug and @GwartyGwart join me to recount: 🤧 How Trump and Melania played the trenches 🫠 Crypto’s best Hayden: emissary to world leaders 😅 How...
Leaving X for Discord, YouTube, and Real Impact
Five more days on X. Come January, a digital twin takes over this account—I'll explain what that means on the first YouTube stream of the new year. Where to find me: Midnight Discord for weekly AMAs, YouTube for livestreams, and the long-form...
Bitcoin Cash Poised for Cycle High—Watch Breakout
Bitcoin Cash/B Cash/ $BCH wants to go to cycle high lol Keep an eye on that breakout https://t.co/2kp3vUyqdS
Ripple Teams with Japan's Top Banks to Boost XRPL Adoption
NEW: Ripple partners with Japanese banking giants Mizuho, SMBC Nikko, and Securitize Japan to drive XRPL adoption through stablecoins, tokenization, and financial infrastructure
100M+ UNI Burned, Ecosystem Stays Unified
✅ Ecosystem UNIfied The burn address now holds over 100m UNI and counting Now we keep building, while a pink bonfire keeps us warm through the winter https://t.co/cups0CZ4hi
Chasing 5% Crypto Pumps Is Just Gambling
People in crypto are feining for tiny 5% pumps. If you’re relying on a crypto pump to change your life then you’re just a gambler who needs a real income…
Zcash Unveils 2026 Slogan: A Fresh Vision
Announcing the new Zcash slogan for 2026.
Privacy Tools for Users Who Avoid Learning New Tech
I keep thinking about this long conversation from the other day: https://t.co/jPkginK426 . The puzzle is what to offer people who aren’t going to learn new concepts but they naturally want their privacy. ⤵️
Coinbase: Risky Outsourcing vs Retail‑Friendly Leadership
My relationship with @coinbase is so complicated... I hate that they use overseas customer service agents to cut costs, and our data, safety, and capital are at risk. But I love how @brian_armstrong advocates for retail, most recently for yield on...
Young Devs Model Building, Not Speculation
The young devs should all be a model for what to expect from this space: less speculation, more actual building.
Solana Mainnet Set to Outpace Major CEXs By
My one big prediction for EOY 2026 Solana mainnet will rival or exceed all major CEXs for majors for spot and perps
INX Token Sale Launches, Uniswap CCA to Follow
New token? Uniswap CCA Existing token that needs liquidity? CCA Already launching on another platform like sonar or coinlist? Believe it out not, CCA https://t.co/iIUQYhfQRo
Avalanche Hits 10 B Transactions, Leading Blockchain Scaling
10B transactions and counting. Avalanche leads the way on scaling blockchains.
Bitcoin Remains the Sole Focus in Crypto Market
Only Bitcoin https://t.co/0dXE5XAEiu
Phemex Offers $100 Voucher, $20 Bonus, VIP Trial
PHEMEX END-OF-YEAR PERKS ARE LIVE 🎁 New sign-ups can claim a $100 position voucher, $20 trading bonus, and a VIP 2 trial, profits are withdrawable. Limited-time offer, details here 👇 https://t.co/BZTHjvVrv6 Trading involves risk. Always do your own research. https://t.co/1080ZJbJVn
2026 To
BULLISH 🚨 OVER 100 NEW ETF FILINGS EXPECTED IN 2026! Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas predicts $15B–$40B in potential inflows from institutional demand https://t.co/MaNt0QyZWP
Putin Announces US‑Russia Joint Bitcoin Mining at Nuclear Site
BULLISH 🚨 President Putin says the US and Russia are discussing a joint Bitcoin mining project at Zaporizhzhia's Nuclear Power Plant. https://t.co/68wLlkm5Iv
Bitcoin Poised to Become Gold 2.0 by 2026
BULLISH 🚨 Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss just said "wait till the world realises that Bitcoin is Gold 2.0" Bitcoin will go parabolic in 2026! https://t.co/vDT2EArtC9
Stateless Hash‑based Signatures Are Safest for Post‑quantum Crypto
Great opinionated, mathematically sophisticated rundown of the "unknown unknowns" that could hide fatal flaws in post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, from Sophie Schmieg: https://t.co/3BtCxRK4Ei My dumb take-away: stateless (*STATELESS*) hash-based digsigs are the safest. https://t.co/j46UHB5Tqi
Bitcoin 2025: Why Prices Fell Below Starting Point
What do you think explains bitcoin’s price action in 2025 and us ending below where we started? 😅
Take a Week Off Bitcoin Charts, See What Happens
If we all agree to not look at a #Bitcoin chart for a week then maybe something will happen. Who's with me?
Banks Oppose Crypto Now, Will Chase Stablecoin Yields
Exactly - I’m actually impressed the banks can lobby for this with a straight face and not get kicked out of senator’s offices. It takes some serious mental gymnastics. We won’t let anyone reopen GENIUS. Red line issue for us. And...
Ethereum Activity Peaks Despite Flat $3k Price
Ethereum just hit an all-time high in network activity, even as $ETH price remains stuck near $3k. The surge is driven by L2 settlements, DeFi, and stablecoins. Source: CryptoPotato
Ethereum's Hype Masks Questionable Speculative Risks
Ethereum: Dubious Speculation https://t.co/TTduI6ve2o
Rick Rubin Discusses Crypto’s Role in Entrepreneurship
Had a great chat with @RickRubin about crypto and entrepreneurship recently. The podcast just went live, link below. https://t.co/WyeeE4Cqo4
Crypto Not Threat to Dollar, Says Treasury Secretary
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said "Crypto is not a threat to the dollar...Digital assets are one of the most important phenomena in the world right now." https://t.co/FoX30m73jH
Kraken Launches Exciting New Trading Competition
Kraken have launched a really cool trading competition take a look https://t.co/MCBYSvjjjN
XRPL Hub Remains Stable Despite Observed Anomalies
My XRPL hub has been completely solid for the past month. I've investigated the anomalies shown on these graphs and none were associated with any reduction in performance for peers. https://t.co/LBDEaGGplh https://t.co/8cm4cDfLyb
Invest in Bitcoin: Sovereign, Non‑Seizable Ownership
Want to be a Great Investor? Focus on ownership In a world of counterparty risk, what is truly yours? When banks wobble & politicians waffle, the need for sovereign, non-seizable assets becomes clear The core thesis for Digital Property Rights Own the Base Layer Bitcoin