Today's Crypto Pulse
Bitcoin crashes below $65K, sparking $1.86B liquidations
On June 3, Bitcoin slipped under the $65,000 psychological level, triggering a 12% weekly decline. The drop wiped out $1.86 billion in leveraged futures positions and coincided with Michael Saylor’s sale of 32 BTC worth about $2.5 million. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $2.97 billion of outflows over ten sessions, deepening market pressure.
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By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
Ethereum Layer-2 RISE Unveils RISEx and MarketCore to Build Global On-Chain Markets
RISE, an Ethereum layer‑2 focused on ultra‑low latency, announced the launch of RISE Markets and its on‑chain perpetuals DEX, RISEx, built atop the newly introduced MarketCore shared order‑book infrastructure. MarketCore lets developers deploy spot, perpetual and future market contracts that pool liquidity on‑chain, while RISEx, now in a closed‑mainnet phase, aims to deliver a centralized‑exchange experience with full transparency. The rollout leverages technology from BSX Labs, a perp DEX RISE acquired on the Base L2, and targets a public launch in early 2026. RISE positions itself as the foundational engine for global on‑chain markets, bringing traditional order‑book trading models to DeFi.
Ethena Founder Clarifies Funding Came From Foundation Cash
File this under better late than never: After this episode aired, @gdog97_, the founder of Ethena, reached out and said that what Sam said below was factually incorrect. Guy said, “We paid for the 12% with a budget of cash...
Circle Plans New Native Token for Arc Network
Circle is evaluating a native token for its Arc blockchain, where USDC currently serves as the gas token, to encourage broader network participation and move toward decentralized governance. The Arc network, launched in October, recently completed a public testnet with...
Aptos, BNB Chain and 14 Blockchains Can Freeze User Funds: Bybit
Bybit’s Lazarus Security Lab identified that 16 major blockchains—including Aptos, BNB Chain, EOS and Sui—contain built‑in mechanisms that allow accounts to be frozen, either hard‑coded at the protocol level or configurable by validators or foundations. The report also notes another...
UFC to Debut Fan Prediction Scoreboard in Polymarket Deal
TKO Group Holdings, the parent of UFC and Zuffa Boxing, has signed a multi‑year partnership with prediction‑market platform Polymarket to embed a live Fan Prediction Scoreboard into UFC broadcasts and upcoming Zuffa Boxing events. The scoreboard will display real‑time fan...
User Adoption Drives Sovereign Crypto Era and Trillion-Dollar Payments
Sat down with @BinanceNew_s to talk about why I believe crypto is moving toward a sovereign individual era, why payments and stablecoins will define the next trillion-dollar opportunity, and why I think POL is one of the most undervalued tokens...
SUI Poised for Upside as Stablecoin Gains Traction
In hindsight we'll look at this period saying: Shit, I should have bought more #Altcoins. $SUI is providing such a case. Why? - It's relatively far away from the 20-Week MA, which provides a clear picture that it's probably trending back to the...
Did the US Steal $13 Billion in Bitcoin? China Says Yes
The episode examines China’s claim that the United States hacked the Labuyan Bitcoin mining pool in 2020, stealing roughly 127,000 BTC—now valued at over $13 billion—and traces how the coins surfaced in wallets linked to the U.S. Department of Justice. It...
Czech Central Bank Becomes First Central Bank to Buy Bitcoin
The Czech National Bank announced a $1 million test portfolio that includes bitcoin, a US‑dollar stablecoin and a tokenized deposit, marking the first time a central bank has placed bitcoin on its balance sheet. The pilot, approved on Oct. 30, is intended...
Chainlink Says It Finally Solved Crypto’s $3.4 Trillion Problem: The Privacy Fix Wall Street Has Been Waiting For
Chainlink introduced Confidential Compute, a privacy layer inside its new Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) that runs sensitive data in cloud‑hosted trusted execution environments and posts attested results on‑chain without revealing inputs or logic. The service, slated for early‑access in 2026...
Launching the First XRP, HBAR, & Litecoin Spot ETFs! With Steven McClurg
In this episode, CEO Steven McClurg of Canary Capital explains the firm’s strategy for launching the first spot ETFs for XRP, HBAR, and Litecoin, detailing the regulatory landscape and the SEC’s recent openness to alt‑coin ETFs. He discusses the broader...
Crypto Roundup: Bybit Freeze Switches, Circle Token, XRP ETF
In today’s Unchained Daily newsletter: 🧯 Bybit uncovers freeze switches across 16 blockchains 💵 Circle thinking about an Arc token of its own 🚀 XRP ETF to go live on Nasdaq 🏈 Polymarket tiptoes back into the U.S. ⚡ Read...
STBL Holds, Targets $0.175‑$0.225 Run
I'm trading $STBL in my daytrading portfolio. It's going quite well. Must say, that crash at the beginning of October did harm the trade stack, but it's just 10% down from the the recent highest valuation of that stack. That's quite...
Ark Invest Buys $30.5M Circle Shares as Stock Falls 12%
Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, purchased $30.5 million of Circle Internet (CRCL) stock, adding 353,328 shares across its ARKK, ARKW and ARKF ETFs. The buy came as Circle’s shares fell 12% to $86.30, their lowest close since early June, after...
We Overhauled $LOL Withdrawal Limits After Community Feedback
tl;dr - we messed up on the initial $LOL implementation of reward limits. We focused too much on tokenomics (ie, people will need more $LOL the more they want to withdraw) at the expense of the user experience. Fortunately, our player...
Broad Institutional Adoption Secures Ethereum Against Centralized Forks
the answer to this dilemma is to get as many governments and institutions simultaneously building on and secured by Ethereum as humanly possible then there is a much better chance that they would be unable to act as a monolith and...
How Bitcoin and XRP Traders Are Positioning Themselves in a Choppy Market Environment
Large Bitcoin traders are leaning on non‑directional options strategies, with strangles accounting for 16.9% and straddles 5% of Deribit’s weekly BTC option block flow—together exceeding 20% of total blocks—while XRP traders are shorting strangles, signaling a bet on reduced volatility....
Altcoins Set to Break Highs, Rally, Then Surge Late Month
This is probably the best visualization of the upcoming price action of #Altcoins. I would assume that most of them break their higs in the coming 1-5 days and rally towards the previous resistance zone at October 10th. Then, a small correction...
MN Fund Posts 17% YTD, Beats Bitcoin
I'm extremely proud to share an additional update on the return of MN Fund . Since the 1st of November, the return is +10%. That puts the YTD return at 17.27%, which is since the 1st of July. #Bitcoin return...
#491: Robin Nordnes, CEO of Raiku, on Ethereum Vs. Solana, Reserving Block Space, and Solving Predictable Execution
In this episode, Robin Nordnes, founder and CEO of Raiku, explains how his Solana upgrade tackles the blockchain’s reliability problem by enabling instant, predictable, and scalable transactions, including reserving block space for planned execution. He contrasts Ethereum’s current limitations with...
Bitcoin Needs $108‑110K Breakout for New ATH
Good response from #Bitcoin. However, I think we'll start to see the actual move when US opens later today. Ultimately, it's still ranging in this area and there's not much excitement about that. If we want to break upwards, I'd rather want to...
Ethereum’s Network Effects Ensure Evolution, Not Replacement
"smart contract chains will just keep getting replaced, so no one has won" wrong and the main reason why this is wrong is because of economic network effects if/when Ethereum starts securing and settling trillions in value, what's easier: moving that value elsewhere...
Firm Behind First U.S. Spot XRP ETF Files for MOG Fund
Canary Capital filed a registration statement for the Canary MOG ETF, which would give investors direct price exposure to MOG Coin – a cat‑themed, TikTok‑driven memecoin ranked 339th by market value with roughly $170 million in capitalization and a 78% loss...
Tokyo Exchange Operator Mulls Limits on Digital Asset Treasury Firms: Report
Japan Exchange Group (JPX), operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is weighing new measures to curb listed companies that amass digital tokens as treasury assets. The proposals include tighter enforcement of back‑door listing rules and fresh audits of firms shifting...
DIFC Court Freezes ARIA Assets in $456M TUSD Scam
Six months after our announcement to bail out all public holders of TUSD, where US$456m of US Dollar reserves were siphoned-off by a group of fraudsters involving ARIA group, First Digital Trust and Legacy Trust, among others, I am pleased...
Bitcoin Price Dips 0.9% as Heavy Volume Breakdown Tests Key Support
Bitcoin slipped 0.9% on Tuesday, dropping from $103,177 to $102,203 after a brief rally to $105,342, while trading volume surged 138% above its 24‑hour average, with 27,579 BTC exchanged during the breakdown. The cryptocurrency then found a narrow consolidation zone between...
Balancing DeFi: Responsibility, Pure Ideals, and Stalled Crypto Law
First episode of DEX in the City is now live!! 🤩 After the Balancer hack, DeFi is asking the hard questions 💥 Our fantastic hosts @TuongvyLe12 @kkirkbos & @jessi_brooks1 debate: ⚖️ Who’s responsible when code breaks? 🧩 Is “pure DeFi” even possible? 🧑⚖️ Why the...
Visa Direct Now Supports Stablecoin Payouts, Major Shift
Visa adding stablecoin payouts to Visa Direct yesterday is big news IMO, was under reported. https://t.co/lqNjt9C0aU https://t.co/z1vgRFk1sI
Bitcoin Could Surge 50‑100% Post‑shutdown Liquidity Rebound
The US government shutdown has just ended. FYI, Bitcoin pumped by over 300% by mid-2019 after the Dec 2018–Jan 2019 shutdown ended. Not saying we get that kind of expansion again But if history rhymes, a 50-100% move isn't too unrealistic once...
BTC Above $100K: How Long Can It Hold?
How long can BTC hold above $100K? If you're trading crypto, here are the key levels to watch on BTC, ETH, SOL, ZCash, and XMR. New video: https://t.co/3r0k0pToij
Starknet: The Future of Privacy with ZK Expertise
Why is Starknet going to be the best place for privacy? Because we're the ZK experts https://t.co/SGxOSIDTEZ
Bitcoin Offers Freedom From Central Bank‑controlled Liquidity
Liquidity is like oxygen, you don’t notice it’s missing until you can’t breathe Central Banks giveth, and taketh Break the stranglehold with Bitcoin
Bitcoin: Slow Wealth Builder, Not a Quick‑Rich Scheme
Bitcoin is not a get-rich-quick scheme Bitcoin is a don’t-get-poor-slowly system Fiat burns quietly, Bitcoin compounds loudly… 🧡💪🏼
Privacy Drives Crypto Gains: ZEC, DASH, and ADA’s Midnight
Privacy is one of the biggest narratives, as lately, $ZEC and $DASH have been providing tremendous returns and momentum. In our episode with @F_ZK_Now we discussed the topic of privacy and Midnight, the protocol within the $ADA ecosystem. Watch here: https://t.co/bmyfG9fxVD
Crypto Market Sees $570M Liquidated in 24 Hours
Over $570 million liquidated from the crypto market in the past 24 hours. https://t.co/9mOEAgbokm
Crypto Daily: Bybit Freeze Switches, Circle Token, XRP ETF
In today’s @Unchained_pod Daily newsletter: 🧯 Bybit uncovers freeze switches across 16 blockchains 💵 Circle thinking about an Arc token of its own 🚀 XRP ETF to go live on Nasdaq 🏈 Polymarket tiptoes back into the U.S. ⚡ Read today’s biggest crypto news… and...
Bondex Acquisition Signals Booming Web3 Career Opportunity
Another acquisition from @bondexapp People looking for a career in Web3 should start here. The token $BDXN is also up ~150% this week!
Energy Emerges as Key Link Between Bitcoin and AI
🎯“Bitcoin and AI are converging faster than anyone expected” … energy is becoming the real denominator. @_The_Prophet__
Solana ETFs Record Continuous Inflows Since Launch
BULLISH 🚨 THE SOLANA ETFS HAVE SEEN NOTHING BUT INFLOWS SINCE LAUNCH! 🚀 https://t.co/EO9QVD8dUv
BlackRock's $91M Ethereum Sale Drives ETF Outflow
$ETH ETF saw an outflow of $183,700,000 yesterday BlackRock sold $91,000,000 in Ethereum. https://t.co/9EtUCaT7DX
Ethereum's PoS Shift Challenges Bitcoin with AI Power
for the first time Ethereum shifted to Proof of Stake Bitcoin finally has competition for power from AI data centers
Aave Proves Its Value Every Single Day
Another great day to use Aave.
Crypto's Evolution: From Mining to Smart Contracts to Privacy
The three eras of crypto. Proof of work: 2009-2017 Programmability: 2017-2025 Privacy: 2025-203X https://t.co/YIpJN2OMZo
Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs See Outflows; Solana ETFs Attract Inflows
BREAKING 🚨 Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs both recorded net outflows on Nov. 12. $278.1M exited BTC while $183.7M left ETH. SOL spot ETFs gained $18.1M in inflows. https://t.co/lkUgPPm08T
Weaponized Agency Chills Dissent, Wastes Countless Hours
The fact that we were restricted in how we operated while you + gensler weaponized the government against us simply proves the chilling effect that a weaponized agency can have It’s not evidence of anything else Fuck you for thousands of wasted...
Math and Numbers Ensure Integrity: Blockchain vs ZK
Integrity by numbers --blockchain Integrity by math -- ZK
Ethereum L2 Becomes Top Perpetual DEX by Volume
An Ethereum L2 is now the top perp dex by volume. https://t.co/pwC1pKZEvM
Dubai Court Issues First Global Freeze for TUSD Holders
Thank you to Dubai's Digital Economy Court for their ruling, marking their first worldwide freezing order to protect the holders of #TUSD. #Justice may be delayed, but it will never be denied. https://t.co/7UvoGdto5z
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Lean Ethereum Evolves Into Beam Chain
fortuitous as “Lean Ethereum” >>>> “Beam Chain”