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
Michael Saylor's Strategy Made Second Consecutive $1B Bitcoin Purchase Last Week
MicroStrategy (MSTR) completed its second back‑to‑back roughly $1 billion Bitcoin purchase, acquiring 10,645 BTC for $980.3 million at an average $92,098 per coin. The buy raised the firm’s total holdings to 671,268 BTC, representing a cumulative $50.33 billion investment at an average cost of $74,972 per Bitcoin. Funding came primarily from an $888.2 million common‑stock sale, supplemented by proceeds from its STRD preferred shares. Despite the equity dilution, MSTR’s shares remain flat and the company stays in the Nasdaq 100 while contesting MSCI’s digital‑asset exclusion proposal.
2025 Sets Foundation; 2026 Won’t Be Bearish
The year 2025 has been a surprise year for everyone in the Web 3 ecosystem. However, the year 2025 has been a year of high expectations. These weren't always met, as it all depends on the appreciation of prices. In...
Stonksy Delivers 60% Bitcoin Gains, 600% with Leverage
Since the 15th September (3 months) Stonksy has placed 25 trades on Bitcoin on the 1hr timeframe 15 were profitable 5 were neutral 5 were losers Combined PnL = 60% Try it. This tool is incredible. 60% Gain + 10x Lev = 600% growth in 3...
Bitcoin's Parabolic Arc Snaps: Trader Peter Brandt Eyes $25K Crash Floor
Veteran trader Peter Brandt warns that Bitcoin’s signature parabolic rally has broken, opening the possibility of a sharp correction toward a $25,000 floor. The cryptocurrency peaked at $126,000 in October 2025 before retreating to just under $90,000, slicing through the...
Aevo Loses $2.3 Million in Exploit Targeting Ribbon Vaults
Aevo, the rebranded Ribbon Finance decentralized exchange, suffered a $2.3 million exploit in its legacy Ribbon Decentralized Options Vaults. The breach was traced to an oracle misconfiguration after a recent upgrade that left USDC at 8‑decimal precision while other assets moved...
Jump Crypto’s Firedancer Goes Live on Solana Mainnet
Jump Crypto’s Firedancer validator client has officially launched on the Solana mainnet after three years of development and more than 100 days of continuous testnet operation. During testing the client produced over 50,000 blocks without major incidents, demonstrating its stability....
Crypto Market Cap Stalls Between $2.85T‑$3.2T
The total market capitalization of #Crypto is undefined in its direction. Yes, there's been a firm correction, but we've seen this in February '25. That's nothing special. The current chart is quite similar to the chart after the COVID-19 crash. Price...
Weekend Sell-Off Hits EdgeX’s Nasdaq-Linked Perp as $13M in Longs Liquidated
A weekend sell‑off in EdgeX’s Nasdaq‑100‑linked perpetual futures market triggered roughly $13 million in liquidations. A newly created wallet executed a six‑hour TWAP short of about $10 million, pushing the XYZ100 price down more than 3.5 % in minutes. The cascade caused a...
ETH/BTC Stays Above 20-Day MA, Signals Strength
We shouldn't be putting too much value on this, but at least it's a good sign. The markets are holding above the 20-Day MA for $ETH / $BTC. Would like to see more momentum in the coming weeks, so the markets hold...
Fear and Greed Index in Fear 30% of the Past Year, Bitcoin Back in Extreme Fear
Bitcoin’s Crypto Fear and Greed Index has slipped to 17, placing the market in extreme‑fear territory. Over the past twelve months, fear or extreme fear accounted for more than 30% of all readings, underscoring heightened investor anxiety. A November death‑cross...
Utility-First Gaming Token Uses Logarithmic Bonding Curve
Worth understanding how Providence is structuring OMEN. OMEN is the core utility token of the Providence ecosystem, designed for in-game use rather than speculation. The launch uses a progressive logarithmic bonding curve starting at a $1M FDV, with allocations determined by a...
#500: Anurag Arjun, Co-Founder of Avail, on Interoperability, Liquidity Unification, and The Future of Crypto
In this episode, Anurah Arjun, co‑founder of Avail, explains how the platform tackles the biggest misconceptions around multichain interoperability by unifying liquidity and creating a single, intent‑based user balance across rollups and different blockchains, including EVM, non‑EVM and eventually Solana....
SEC Embraces Crypto: Spotlight on Surveillance and Privacy
Grateful to be back at the SEC tomorrow, presenting at another Roundtable. The “DeFi and the American Spirit” event back in June felt like a powerful moment for those of us who have been building in crypto for the last...
SEI's Partnerships Signal Opportunity Amid Lagging Price
$SEI has made strong partnerships over the last few weeks and is ready for the next phase. Price isn't following through yet. That's just how the markets behave, and that's where mispricing and opportunities arise. These lower valuations for most assets will not...
XRP Is Flooding Ethereum and Solana, but This Invisible Layer Exposes Your Wallet to a $1.5 Billion Risk
Hex Trust launched a $100 million wrapped XRP (wXRP) on Ethereum, Solana, Optimism and HyperEVM, adding to Coinbase’s cbXRP on Base and Axelar’s eXRP on the XRPL EVM sidechain. The move gives XRP access to deep DeFi liquidity, especially through RLUSD...
BoJ Rate Hike: Market Reaction Already Priced In?
Will the BoJ rate hike cause a massive selloff this week? Or is it all priced in already?
Which 2025 Token Dominated Your Portfolio?
What was that one token in your portfolio that took all the limelight in 2025? 😁 https://t.co/1ayXopCgg1
Crypto Coin Minute for December 15th, 2025 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
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Crypto Exposes the Financial System’s Casino Nature
when people say crypto has become a casino, in reality it is their first step in realizing that the global financial system we are replacing always has been a casino
Great Leaders Learn Daily From Smarter, Knowledgeable Teams
Best part about being @StarkWareLtd's CEO: I am surrounded by team members who are smarter and more knowledgable than me. Every day I'm learning from my team, listening to them, being corrected by them when needed, hearing their (very) educated insights. It's...
Firedancer Is Live, but Solana Is Violating the One Safety Rule Ethereum Treats as Non-Negotiable
Firedancer, a ground‑up C++ validator client built by Jump Crypto, went live on Solana mainnet in December 2024 after a 100‑day, 50,000‑block test phase. The client is completely independent from the Rust‑based Agave implementation, creating a separate failure domain for the...
On-Chain Data Providers Get Holiday-Scale Boost
This is like Christmas for on-chain data providers
Low Volume Makes Range Breakdown Insignificant
#Bitcoin Range break down *However* Note the volume. Complete lack of volume means that this range is probably insignificant now and can be thrown out. https://t.co/gzQnn1UGWS
Firestorm Erupts in Aave Governance Forum over CoW Swap Fees
A dispute erupted in the Aave DAO after a member revealed that fees generated by the new CoW Swap integration—estimated at $200,000 per week, or roughly $10 million annually—were being sent to a private address controlled by Aave Labs instead of the...
Bitcoin Surges to $88,000, Hitting New High
$88,000 Bitcoin.
Lighter's “Zero Fees” Masked in Spread, Yet Genius
Lighter has emerged as a top competitor in the perps DEX wars. But some say the exchange’s “0% fees” is just fees hiding in the spread. 🤷♂️ @kaiynne’s take? “It’s kind of genius.” 👀 https://t.co/8g254ftvdi
Cardano Now Has Institutional-Grade Infrastructure, but a Glaring $40 Million Liquidity Gap Threatens to Stall Growth
Cardano has deployed the Pyth Network oracle under its new Pentad governance, shifting from push‑based to pull‑based price feeds that update every 400 milliseconds. The low‑latency oracle unlocks institutional‑grade DeFi primitives such as order‑book perpetuals and real‑time RWA products. Despite the...
ETH Rebounds, BTC Dominance Drops; Week Signals 2026 Market Direction
I've said it before, but I'll repeat it again. This week is going to be super important. I think that it will tell a lot of the markets going into 2026. $BTC dominance going down, as $ETH is bouncing back up vs....
Crypto Tax Forms Hide 2026 Pitfalls, Experts Warn
Think your broker’s tax form tells the whole story? Think again 👀 CoinTracker’s Shehan Chandrasekera joins Steven Ehrlich on Bits + Bips to explain why crypto taxes heading into 2026 are full of hidden pitfalls ⚠️👇 https://lnkd.in/ef7Di9q3
Compliance, Credibility, and Consumer Trust in the New Age of Crypto ATMs
Crypto ATMs have surged to nearly 40,000 worldwide, turning cash‑based kiosks into a primary on‑ramp for digital assets. As the network expands, regulators and industry players are tightening AML/KYC, transaction limits, and real‑time scam warnings to protect consumers, especially seniors....
DeFi Yield Myths, Vault Risks, and Stablecoin Surge
Risk curators have been at the center of the storm. Steakhouse Financial’s Sebastien Derivaux breaks down what most DeFi users misunderstand about yield, vault safety, and the coming stablecoin wave on Bits + Bips. Plus: the liquidity problem with tokenized...
Most Altcoins Down 50%, Few Will Ever Recover
Most altcoins are down 50% from the 2022 bear market bottom Only a handful of major alts have pumped this cycle so far And the sad part is most of those alts will probably never recover And that's one of the major reasons...
BTC Likely to Test 87.8K Before Potential Bounce
$BTC is coming down. $ETH is holding up nicely, which is great. There are 3 zones for me of interest and all of them have a non-zero chance of happening. 1 - Sweep of $87.8K and bounce back upwards. Given the fact...
Uncover DeFi Risks and Hidden Crypto Tax Traps
High yields, stablecoins, and crypto taxes. ⚠️ On Bits + Bips, Steven Ehrlich breaks down the fine print of crypto returns with: 🏦 Steakhouse Financial’s Sebastien Derivaux on DeFi risk 🧾 CoinTracker’s Shehan Chandrasekera on hidden tax traps 👇 https://lnkd.in/eNEktFqC
Solana Leads All Chains in DDoS Traffic
Solana is #1 in ddos traffic recieved
Coinbase System Update Hits San Francisco Dec 17
The Coinbase System Update is taking over SF. December 17.
Bitcoin Faces Bear Attacks as It Becomes Global Reserve
Everyone wants your Bitcoin. They are bear posting to scare you into submission and selling. All of this is happening just as Bitcoin steps through the doorway into the traditional financial system to become the new reserve asset of the world.
Staying Bullish on Bitcoin Amid Market Uncertainty
I remain ₿ullish.
Prioritize Global Adoption Over Current Usage: Starknet
Ask not Which chain is most used. Ask which will reach global adoption. Starknet
Solana: The Backbone of Internet Capital Markets
Internet capital markets are built on Solana
Jupiter's Contagion Risk Claims Are More Nuanced
Did Jupiter lie to users about contagion risks? 🤔 @LucaNetz says it's likely more nuanced than that 👇 https://t.co/0dbYihNhMS
Bitcoin Remains Top Generational Wealth Builder Despite Volatility
Even with the massive ups and downs, Bitcoin is still the best way to make generational wealth in the long term.
Crypto Market Cap Re-Evaluated by Actual Revenue
Let’s split the crypto mcap by revenue
One Bitcoin: The New American Dream
Owning 1 Bitcoin is the new American dream. Do you have one whole $BTC?
Critique of Hyperliquid ADL May Spawn Rival
Could the result of @tarunchitra’s criticism of @HyperliquidX ADL function be … a new competitor? 👀 https://t.co/c1lCIcxqUP
Current Market Trends Mirror the 1929 Crash Pattern
This chart is a chart of the big crash and crisis in 1929. First, big boom, then, a massive collapse of the markets. I think we're on the path towards this, and that's why I made this video: https://t.co/7VVHSzoGxF https://t.co/MC7zI3IhHv
Bear Market Wasn't Over—It Just Started
we were in schrodinger's bear market right up until this point plenty of people thought the worst was over, and it was safe to buy. then one day everything dropped 50%, and we all realize the bear market is just...
Prediction Markets Trade Differently Than Crypto: Key Insights
This episode on prediction market trading was amazing — lots of insight into how to trade these markets, and how it differs from trading crypto 👇🏻
Solana Sees CEX Listings as Liquidity‑draining Vampire Attacks
Delayed take on the Base / Solana bridge drama: Does Solana view CEX listings for Solana assets as vampire attacks trying to siphon liquidity and compete with it? CEX activity competes with DEX on solana, only generating transactions in and out, like...
Key Factors Behind Bitcoin's Recent Price Decline
Why is Bitcoin Dropping? https://t.co/pU8At0PMtk