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
Senate Banking Hearing on the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act of 2025 Scheduled for May 14th
The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on May 14 to discuss the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act of 2025, after a delay caused by banks fearing revenue loss from stablecoin yield products. A compromise allowing modest rewards for stablecoin holders has softened banking opposition, paving the way for bipartisan markup and a likely floor vote. If passed, the bill must be reconciled with the House version before the President signs it, with expectations of becoming law before the congressional summer recess.
Take Profits: Trim Altcoins to Hedge and Boost Returns
'Why are you considering selling your #Altcoins in the coming run?' Because they won't go up forever. Most of the people are looking to hold them for a 10/20x and refuse to sell atleast a portion when something goes 5x and might...
Propy Secures $100 Million Credit Facility to Build AI‑Powered Blockchain Closing Platform
Propy, the Miami blockchain startup, closed a $100 million credit facility with Metropolitan Partners Group to develop an AI‑enabled, end‑to‑end closing platform on public blockchain. The funding aims to consolidate title and escrow services, speed transactions, and reduce fraud in real‑estate...
Banking Trade Groups Push Senate for Stronger Stablecoin Yield Guardrails
Six U.S. banking trade groups sent a joint letter to Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren urging tighter language in the CLARITY Act to bar interest‑like payments on stablecoins. The groups warn that yield‑bearing stablecoins...
It Might Be Too Late for Bitcoin’s Quantum Migration, Project Eleven Report Argues
Project Eleven’s 110‑page report warns that quantum computers could render elliptic‑curve cryptography obsolete as early as 2030, jeopardizing more than $3 trillion in digital assets and critical infrastructure. The analysis predicts a "Q‑Day" window between 2030 and 2033, after which attackers...
Emerging-Market Users Are Treating Crypto Exchanges Like Banking Apps, Binance Says
Binance reports that emerging‑market customers now represent 77% of its global user base, up from 49% in 2020, and are using the platform more like a “shadow bank” for savings, payments and investment. Stablecoins dominate this activity, with roughly 36%...
Why a 2017 Linux Bug Is Now a Major Concern for the Crypto Industry
A Linux kernel privilege‑escalation bug dubbed “Copy Fail,” present in kernels since 2017, lets a low‑privilege user obtain root with a short Python script. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating...
Swiss Central Bank Bitcoin Reserve Push Fails over Signature Shortfall
Swiss campaigners abandoned their bid to force the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold Bitcoin in its reserves after gathering only about half of the 100,000 signatures required for a referendum. The constitutional amendment would have mandated BTC alongside gold...
Circle Introduces Nanopayments Framework for Agentic AI Economies on Arc
Circle released an open‑source nanopayments framework that lets USDC move in increments as tiny as $0.000001, targeting AI agents that need to pay for compute or API calls thousands of times per minute. The system combines off‑chain EIP‑3009 authorizations with...
Stolen Crypto Isn't Legal Property, Aave Argues in Court
Stealing crypto doesn’t automatically make it legally yours — and that may be Aave’s strongest argument in court. Taylor, Kain, Luca Netz, and Kelsie Nabben on the growing legal fight over frozen hack funds on Uneasy Money: https://lnkd.in/edtUMyD9
How DeFi Is Changing the Financial Landscape for Latin Americans
Decentralized finance is moving beyond crypto‑enthusiasts in Latin America as local fintechs build user‑friendly interfaces, fiat on‑ramps, and stablecoin options. Global protocols like Aave now partner with regional firms to offer dollar‑denominated savings and collateralized crypto loans accessible to everyday...
Earn 5%+ Stablecoin Yields Without Incentives
5.11% on USDC on Sonic 5.27% on USDT and USDT on Ethereum - No token incentives - No subsidies - No "points" - No looping - No leverage - No "unstaking period" - No "exit queue" - Instant redemptions & liquidity Defi hasn't reached its peak yet, there is so...
BTC Shifts Toward Digital Gold, Not Lambo Gains
If you want BTC to be digital gold things are going your way. If you want BTC to provide lambo's and speculative generational wealth things are going very poorly. BTC vol is very low and trending low. Correlation to gold is...
Coinbase Impacted by 7-Hr Outage After AWS Data Center Cooling Failure
Coinbase experienced a seven‑hour outage after multiple chillers failed at an Amazon Web Services data center, causing a server room to overheat and halt trading. CEO Brian Armstrong said the incident exposed a weakness in the centralized trading engine’s zone‑level...
Coinbase Cuts 14% of Workforce, Flattens Management to AI‑Driven Five‑Layer Model
Coinbase announced a 14% headcount reduction—just under 700 employees—and a restructuring that limits the hierarchy to five layers, with each manager overseeing at least 15 direct reports. The move, framed as an AI‑driven efficiency overhaul, signals a broader shift toward...
Coinbase Q1 Losses Deepen as Revenue Misses, Shares Slide Over 5%
Coinbase posted Q1 2026 revenue of $1.41 billion, missing estimates and delivering a $394 million net loss. The earnings miss sent the stock down more than 5% in after‑hours trading and underscored the impact of a 20%+ drop in crypto market cap...
Amazon Bedrock Teams with Coinbase and Stripe to Power AI Micropayments via Stablecoins
Amazon Web Services has unveiled Bedrock AgentCore Payments in preview, partnering with Coinbase and Stripe to let generative‑AI agents make micropayments in stablecoins. The move targets sub‑cent transactions for APIs, web content and future human‑agent commerce, signaling a shift in...
DOJ, FBI, and Global Partners Arrest 276 in Massive Crypto Scam Takedown
The U.S. Department of Justice, together with the FBI, Dubai Police and China’s Ministry of Public Security, announced a coordinated operation that led to 276 arrests and the shutdown of at least nine cryptocurrency scam centers. The crackdown targets “pig‑butchering”...
Altcoins Surge as BTC Dominance Slides, CLARITY Act Looms
The trade today isn't Bitcoin — it's the rotation happening underneath it. BTC dominance has slid four sessions in a row (58.73 → 58.18) while SOL +5.3%, LINK +5.2%, SUI +6.9% all run on a tape where BTC is dead...
Bitcoin Faces Key Resistance at $86‑88K and $93‑95K
There are two crucial resistance zones for #Bitcoin to monitor. - $86-88K. - $93-95K (at the 50-Week MA). In any first rally of the bull cycle, you'll see resistance around the previous support level and/or the 50-Week MA. Has been the case in...
The SEC Looks at a 1990s Fix for Crypto Markets to Allow True “Innovation Pathway”
In a May 8 speech, SEC Chair Paul Atkins outlined a two‑step “innovation pathway” that could give on‑chain trading systems conditional access to the regulatory perimeter before a full rulemaking defines their status. The approach mirrors the 1998 Regulation ATS framework,...
StarkWare Unveils Quantum‑Safe Bitcoin Scheme, Costs $75‑$150 per Transaction
StarkWare’s chief product officer Avihu Levy released a Quantum Safe Bitcoin (QSB) proposal that lets users make quantum‑resistant transactions without altering the Bitcoin protocol. The method relies on a hash‑based signature puzzle and costs roughly $75‑$150 in GPU compute per...
Bitcoin's 21‑MA Below Price Signals More Upside, Altcoin Gains
The question is: How long does #Bitcoin continue to go up, to give #Altcoins space to continue to run? Well, as long as the daily 21-MA acts beneath the current price, there's more legroom to go. I do think that...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Log 6th Straight Week of Net Inflows for First Time in 9 Months
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a sixth straight week of net inflows, the longest streak since August 2025. Over the six‑week period from early April, the funds attracted $3.4 billion, with a peak weekly inflow of $996 million in the week of April 17...
ONDO Rockets 34% on New 12‑hour Bull Trend
$ONDO mooning hard on low-timeframes up 34% since the 12h bull flip 2 days ago trend BULL on 12h timeframe for the first time since September 2025 long horizontal base was built then violent explosion up capture profits, let a portion ride until bull...
Simple Green-Red System Drives 75% SNDK Surge
$SNDK up 75% since the recent daily bull trend just 20 days ago (and this is just short-term daily trend, gains on weekly are much bigger but require more patience) BUY GREEN; SELL RED = simplicity Most people cant follow even this...
Strike CEO Jack Mallers Dismisses Idea that Wall Street Threatens Bitcoin
Strike CEO Jack Mallers told the *What Bitcoin Did* podcast that Wall Street’s growing participation in Bitcoin poses no threat to the cryptocurrency’s core principles. He argued that if institutional entry were fatal, Bitcoin would never have succeeded. Mallers highlighted...
TON Price Doubles After Telegram Made a Move Critics Say Cuts Against Crypto’s Core Promise
Toncoin surged from about $1.32 on May 1 to an intraday high of $2.90 by May 7, lifting its market cap to roughly $7.8 billion. The rally was sparked by Pavel Durov’s announcement that Telegram will replace the TON Foundation as the network’s...
Bitcoin Holds Near $80,000 After Rejection at $82,500; ETF Outflows Trigger Cautious Sentiment
Bitcoin hovered around $80,000 on Friday after failing to break the $82,500 resistance level, prompting traders to lock in gains. Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States logged a net outflow of $268 million, nudging sentiment toward caution. Ethereum rose modestly...
Judge Clears Path for Aave to Move $71 Million in ETH Linked to North Korea Hack
A Manhattan federal judge cleared the way for Aave to move roughly $71 million in ether frozen on Arbitrum, allowing an on‑chain governance vote to transfer the assets to an Aave‑controlled wallet while preserving terrorism‑victims’ legal claims. The order also shields...
Bankers Finally Bend Over Backward for Crypto
My first Consensus was in 2018. There were hardly any suits in sight, yet a Reddit post said the event "sucked" bc "the vibe was, let's bend over backward for bankers." Well, eight years later, bankers are certainly here. Did crypto...
Final Crypto Sell List: Exit Positions by Wednesday
And for my grand finale of the "Reason was right all along" tour The cryptos & crypto stocks to get....be out by Wednesday Time for the fireworks🫰🏾 If this thread blows up @zuck is in too
Bitcoin Energy Fears Fade, AI Becomes New Target
Wild how the Bitcoin energy FUD has almost completely disappeared. AI taking the full front of the energy luddite movement now 🫡
BNB Nears Crucial Support: Hold for Uptrend
$BNB IS APPROACHING A KEY SUPPORT LEVEL If BNB manages to hold this support, the uptrend will likely continue. If not, we could see a move lower to sweep liquidity and form a new local low.... https://t.co/8WVSZ2Emnp
Blockchain Adds Traceability, Turning Authenticity Into Product Feature
A product can reach high levels of quality and efficiency, yet without traceability it remains exposed to replication. Blockchain introduces verifiable provenance into supply chains, making authenticity part of the product, limiting counterfeits. Microblog @antgrasso https://t.co/WMhryXJsHf
BTC Stuck in Ascending Channel, Facing Resistance
🚨 $BTC IS TRADING INSIDE AN ASCENDING CHANNEL BTC failed to break through the resistance level. Is this the beginning of a correction, or will it attempt another breakout soon? 👀 The market is currently at a key decision point. https://t.co/Bk02TrQpMF
Altcoin Open Interest Jumps $2.8B in Five Days
Altcoins open interest has gone up $2,800,000,000 in only 5 days. The Degens are back. 🚀 https://t.co/MJlsCCJt0V
Bitcoin Stays Long; Crypto Equities and Solana Set for Rotation
Looking for the next rotation trade? Bitcoin still on my list (long), but further out crypto equities & alt season starting to perk up. Watch: https://t.co/p5hmRUpvvP Here's Solana waiting for the fat and happy semiconductor investors to rotate some cash. bitcoin:native...
Bull Markets Boost Cup‑and‑Handle Pattern Success
Bullish conditions increase the success rate of bullish patterns. Cup and handles are a useful pattern for catching extended pumps Here's a video explaining it better. Video link in the replies 👇👇 https://t.co/z92jCXCLSv
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Australian Police Seize $4.1M Bitcoin Tied to Darknet Trade
🇦🇺Australian police just seized $4.1M worth of Bitcoin linked to a darknet marketplace involving drugs and weapons. https://t.co/8hyiIX4Tep
Judge Clears rsETH Funds, Aave Moves to Restore Bridge
Update on the rsETH recovery. Judge enabled the Arbitrum recovered funds to be moved to Aave LLC address. Next steps of the recovery starts by backing the rsETH bridge. ETH LTV moving back to normal. Aave never stops fighting for the users and for...
CEO Says Bitcoin Sales Fund Dividends, Prioritizing Math over Ideology
Strategy's CEO Phong Le just said the company will sell Bitcoin to pay dividends when it clearly benefits shareholders. He calls it "math over ideology." https://t.co/muCxxdEYYj
Bull Market Returns: Win 10 Zcash with Geopolitical Meme
In honour of the resumption of the bull market, it's time for another giveaway 10 zcash:native giveaway meme contest. Theme: Geopolitics Photo: Required, no videos Text: Witty & offensive
April 2026 Sees $635M Lost in Crypto Breaches
JUST IN: Crypto security breaches totaled over $635 million across 28 incidents in April 2026, the worst month for crypto exploits this year.
All We Want From Musk: $5k DOGE Checks
The only thing anyone wants to hear from Elon Musk is when he is going to send us the $5k DOGE dividend checks he promised.
Banks Failed to Block Stablecoin Rewards; Fight Continues
Banks spent months trying to kill stablecoin rewards inside the Clarity Act. @faryarshirzad says they didn't succeed — but the fight isn't over … plus, it’s still unclear whether Clarity can actually be passed. https://t.co/vms9HZ25HH
Wall Street Takes Over Crypto, Miami Conference Goes Corporate
JUST IN: Wall Street is assuming control of cryptoland with minimal resistance, as a major crypto conference in Miami Beach gained a corporate appearance this year.
Rebuilding Vs. A.I.-Native: A Contradictory Claim
"He said his company was 'adjusting early and deliberately to rebuild Coinbase to be lean, fast, and A.I.-native.'" Can you rebuild a company to be A.I.-native? Doesn't the need to re-build by definition make it non-native? https://t.co/JCyIueXSZY
Zcash Surges as Clarity Nears, but I Lost My Keys
It looks like zcash:native is pumping because Clarity is getting close to being done, and I’m not mad at it I’m mad that I lost the keys to my ZCASH wallet. https://t.co/YJjaK7VTRF