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
Circle Platform Promising Tokenized Gold, Silver Swaps Is 'Fake,' Company Says
A press release on Dec 24 claimed Circle launched a platform called CircleMetals for swapping USDC with tokenized gold (GLDC) and silver (SILC) tokens backed by COMEX liquidity. Circle’s spokesperson confirmed the announcement is fake, stating the company never created such a service. The bogus site asks users to connect wallets and promises a 1.25% CIRM reward, a token that cannot be found on major data aggregators. The hoax highlights ongoing phishing and impersonation attacks in the crypto ecosystem.
Offchain Labs Boosts ARB Stake as Arbitrum Crosses $20B Milestone
Offchain Labs, the developer behind Arbitrum, announced an additional purchase of ARB tokens, reinforcing its long‑term commitment to the layer‑2 network despite a 77% price decline this year. The buy‑back follows Arbitrum’s recent milestones, including over 2.1 billion lifetime transactions and...
Bitcoiners Waiting for a “Bukele Moment” In Chile Are Ignoring a $229 Billion Signal that Matters More
Chile’s right‑wing president José Antonio Kast won a decisive runoff, prompting markets to anticipate deregulation and pro‑business reforms. Despite the political shift, Chile’s crypto outlook diverges sharply from El Salvador’s legal‑tender experiment, as regulators favor a cautious, technocratic approach. The Banco...
Social Engineering, Not Code, Drives Crypto Hacks
Are humans the vulnerability? 🤔 In this @Unchained_pod episode, @PabloSabbatella and @isaacpatka join me to break down: 🫠 How social engineering has become the primary driver of crypto exploits 😬 How the North Korean IT jobs scheme has evolved 💡 Why the Bybit attack...
Five Governments that Clarified Crypto Licensing in 2025
2025 saw five major jurisdictions overhaul crypto‑licensing rules, delivering unprecedented regulatory clarity. In the United States, the GENIUS Act introduced a federal stablecoin framework that replaces fragmented state licences. The European Union’s MiCA entered full implementation, granting a single‑authorisation passport...
Interoperability: The Future of Crypto Ecosystems
Interoperability is the future. #blockchain #crypto #altcoins #cryptowendyo
EU’s Crypto Tax Reporting Starts in January with Threat of Asset Seizure
The EU’s DAC8 directive, effective Jan. 1, 2026, expands tax‑reporting obligations to crypto‑asset service providers. Exchanges, brokers and custodians must collect detailed user and transaction data and share it with national tax authorities, which will then exchange information across member states....
XRP Price Reaction Muted Even as New Income-Generation Opportunity Appears
Payments‑focused cryptocurrency XRP saw little price movement in the past 24 hours despite the launch of earnXRP, a new yield‑generating vault. The product, created by Upshift, Clearstar and Flare, lets holders deposit FXRP—an ERC‑20‑compatible, over‑collateralized representation of XRP—into a vault...
Crypto's 2026 Breakout: Tokens, Equity, and Stablecoin Shift
Is crypto setting up—or still unfinished? 🤔 On @bitsandbips, @ramahluwalia, @perkinscr97, and @John1Wu debate: 📉 Has the market washed out enough? 🔄 What actually brings momentum back 🈸 The token vs. equity drama 💱 Robinhood vs. Coinbase: who will win in super apps? Timestamps: 🎬 0:00 Intro 📉...
Crypto M&A Hits Record $8.6 Billion in 2025 as Trump’s Regulatory Stance Spurs Deals
Crypto M&A reached a record $8.6 billion in 2025, up sharply from $2.17 billion in 2024. The surge was fueled by the Trump administration’s supportive regulatory agenda, notably the GENIUS Act that created a federal stablecoin framework. Deal activity climbed to 267...
ZK Is Blockchain’s Endgame; Master It with Cairo
Is ZK is the endgame for blockchains? Yes, with a few benefits that give it a clear edge: - infinite scale - Privacy - Post-quantum security. And if you agree that ZK is the endgame, you should deep dive into Cairo: A ZK-friendly programming...
Gold Must Hold; Crypto Set to Surge Post‑correction
I think we'll cool off slightly with commodities. Platinum & Silver look like they want to go risk-off going into the holidays. That's fine, they have been accelerating massively over the past few weeks and some stalling is normal. Again,...
Trump Media Shuffles 2,000 BTC After Fresh Bitcoin Inflows
Trump Media and Technology Group (DJT) transferred roughly 2,000 bitcoin, valued at about $174 million, across several wallets a day after reporting a rise to 11,542 BTC. About $12 million of the moved coins were sent to Coinbase Prime Custody, while the...
Crypto.com to Hire In-House Market Maker for Prediction Markets
Crypto.com announced it will build an internal market‑making team to support its new prediction‑market offering, hiring a quant trader to trade contracts tied to sports outcomes. The firm emphasized that the in‑house market maker will not use proprietary data or...
12 Big Crypto Predictions for 2026 | Ryan & David
Ryan and David dissect the top 2026 crypto forecasts from major firms, highlighting a consensus that stablecoins will become genuine payment rails and tokenization will move beyond pilots to mainstream use. They anticipate a surge in crypto ETFs expanding institutional...
Bitcoin Holds $86K Support, Awaiting Nasdaq Surge
#Bitcoin currently stalls between $85-90K for multiple weeks. It's a waiting game. For me, it feels like we're waiting before commodities are peaked and the Nasdaq breaks to a new ATH for $BTC to surge again. Likely next week, I...
Sling Money Receives Approval to Offer Crypto Services in UK as Stablecoin Payments Gain Popularity
Sling Money, the crypto‑payments app from Avian Labs, secured approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate as a crypto services provider. The platform enables person‑to‑person transfers using Paxos’ USDP and Circle’s EURC stablecoins on the Solana blockchain, linking...
How Ondo Finance Plans to Bring Tokenized US Stocks to Solana
Ondo Finance announced it will launch tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on the Solana blockchain in early 2026. The tokens will be custody‑backed, giving holders economic exposure while underlying securities remain with U.S. broker‑dealers. Minting and redemption will operate 24 hours...
Polymarket Points to Third-Party Login Tool After Users Report Account Breaches
Polymarket disclosed that a vulnerability in a third‑party authentication provider caused recent account breaches, resulting in users losing funds despite two‑factor authentication. The platform pointed to Magic Labs, an email‑based login service that auto‑creates wallets, as the likely source. Polymarket...
Crypto Downturn Reveals Gap Between VC Valuations and Market Cap
The recent crypto market downturn has exposed a stark mismatch between venture‑capital valuations and current market capitalizations for many blockchain startups. Projects once valued near $1 billion, such as Humanity Protocol and Fuel Network, now trade at a fraction of those...
Philippines Blocks Coinbase, Gemini Amid Wider Crackdown on Unlicensed VASPs
Philippine regulators have ordered internet service providers to block access to global crypto exchanges Coinbase and Gemini, following a National Telecommunications Commission directive that targets fifty unlicensed platforms flagged by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The move extends a broader...
Trend Research Quietly Becomes One of Ethereum’s Largest Whales with 46K ETH Buy
Trend Research, a private investment arm linked to LD Capital, purchased 46,379 ETH, raising its holdings to roughly 580,000 ETH and placing it among the top three Ethereum treasuries worldwide. Only SharpLink Gaming and BitMine Immersion Technologies, both publicly listed, hold larger...
Prediction Markets Expand From DeFi Niche to Global News Sources
Polymarket, launched in 2020, exploded in 2025, processing roughly $500 million a day and becoming a go‑to source for odds cited by major news outlets. The platform’s volume surged from under $1 million per day in 2023 to a five‑day spike in...
Bitcoin's Low RSI Signals Upcoming Gold‑Beating Rally
It's crucial: Is the $BTC 4-year cycle still alive and where are we in the current cycle? There's a certainty: Gold has significantly outperformed #Bitcoin over the past year. That's what we discussed with @danheld in our recent episode: https://t.co/tAKhWXjkXl The current RSI...
PUMP Plummets as Legal Dispute Escalates
Pumpfun’s PUMP token has plunged more than 50% below its ICO price, now trading at a $1.7 billion fully‑diluted valuation and $1 billion market cap. Despite allocating 100% of daily revenue—about $1 million—to token buybacks, the coin fell an additional 12% after Burwick...
Dogecoin Loses $0.13 Floor as Derivatives Positioning Signals Bigger Swings Ahead
Dogecoin slipped below the $0.13 psychological floor as heavy spot selling coincided with a dramatic surge in derivatives activity. BitMEX reported a 53,000% jump in DOGE futures volume, reaching $260 million, indicating traders are bracing for heightened volatility. The price fell...
XRP Weakens After Losing Support, with $1.85 Next in Focus
XRP lost its short‑term support around $1.87 as sellers pushed the token below the $1.8615‑$1.8700 band. Heavy volume at the $1.9061 resistance level indicated larger players were selling into strength rather than accumulating. The price now hovers near $1.86, with...
The 2025 Bitcoin Year in Review
The episode reviews 2025’s pivotal shifts for Bitcoin, emphasizing that institutional adoption normalized it as a TradFi asset class while regulatory clarity emerged through guidance, enforcement reversals, and stablecoin legislation. It also examines how Trump-era crypto politics influenced the narrative...
Most NBATopShot Editions Remain Unlisted and Locked
This Steph is one of ~150 editions on @NBATopShot that have zero Moments listed on the marketplace – in this case 8 out of the 10 in existence are also Locked by their owners @Cuteknick is on top of this moment's...
Crypto Leaders Must Own Breaches, Not Conceal Them
Jill Gunter was hacked for $30k, but she didn’t want to hide it from regulators at the SEC roundtable. The industry needs to also admit to their abuse by bad actors 👀 #crypto #cryptopodcast #privacy
Bitcoin’s Lack of ‘Crazy’ Year-End Price Means No Hard Crash in Q1: Pomp
Anthony Pompliano told CNBC that Bitcoin’s muted year‑end rally reduces the odds of a severe Q1 crash. The cryptocurrency trades around $87,436, down about 7.4% since the start of the year, while volatility has noticeably compressed. Pompliano highlighted Bitcoin’s 100%...
OP Builds Powerful Tech on Ethereum, Shaping Web3 Future
$OP is building great technology on top of $ETH. Now, I've discussed the future of $OP and how they see Web3 going forward. Watch it here: https://t.co/vw2XAP4mTn
Smart Money Flows Into Starknet
Smart Money Starknet.
Altcoin Charts Poised to Trap Leveraged Traders
Altcoin charts waiting for you to enter a leverage position so they can chop you up: https://t.co/uauZNkfuZa
Vote for the Next Big Crypto Catalyst
POLL: 🇺🇸What's on your wish list for BIGGEST Crypto Catalyst?👀 $BTC $ETH $SOL $XRP
First Nation‑Backed Stablecoin Launches on BNB Chain
KGST First nation backed stablecoin On @BNBCHAIN Many more to come. ps, that gold bar I had on stage with Peter, was real (to the best of my knowledge) from KG. Guess what’s coming next? 😂
Trump's Rate Hike Hint Spooks Crypto Market
🇺🇸Trump: "We can always raise rates"👀 hmm... not sure the market wants to hear that🤔 $BTC $ETH $SOL $XRP https://t.co/Rw6m3Rei5W
Bitcoin's $126K Peak Under $100K in Real Terms
NEW: Galaxy Digital analyst Alex Thorn says bitcoin's $126K peak never crossed $100k when adjusted for inflation
Loss of Property Rights Shows Why Bitcoin Matters
Phong Le’s family fled Vietnam after their wealth was confiscated and their currency reset. This is why property rights matter. This is why Bitcoin matters. https://t.co/gbanMZL1vh
Starknet Enters Gaming: New Play‑to‑Earn Era
Starknet Got Game
Polygon Payments Double in 2025, Marking Record Growth
2025 was the year of Polygon payments Volume more than doubled YoY 📈 As seen in the @Dune 2025 report - https://t.co/uoBDLV8t9q
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Themecca Secures NBA Top Shot's First Legendary Shot
october 28, 2009. nobody knew they were watching the greatest shooter of all time ever take his first shot. now THEMECCA owns the Ultimate Moment @NBATopShot https://t.co/83rZDu4X8V
Hack Exposed: Industry Must Own Bad Actor Abuse
.@jillgun was hacked for $30k, but she didn’t want to hide it from regulators at the SEC roundtable. The industry needs to also admit to their abuse by bad actors 👀 https://t.co/ZQhVTNPcx3
VanEck Predicts BTC Will Outshine Gold, Nasdaq by 2026
VanEck’s head of multi-asset solutions David Schassler says $BTC is set to be a top performer in 2026 after lagging gold and the Nasdaq 100 this year. He expects rising liquidity and monetary debasement to drive demand for scarce assets, with...
Web3 Gaming 2026: Trends to Watch
I had a great chat with @jdorman81 on what to look forward to in web3 gaming in 2026!
CRV Chart Remains Stagnant, No Momentum
$CRV Still just a dead chart. https://t.co/jym0e99U0g
LINK Rejects Resistance, Slides to New Lows
$LINK Not looking good and rejected that monthly resistance. Continues to make new local lows https://t.co/SgajnNbf4l
ZEC Faces Resistance, Breakout Expected Soon
$ZEC (per request) Still struggling at resistance. Should break this consolidation soon though. https://t.co/9GSJbm1FVu
CLSK Forms Monthly Double Top at Key Resistance
$CLSK (per request) Still just looks like a double top on monthly chart at key resistance. Not a good sign. https://t.co/PJIirjJ0gy