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.
Also developing:
By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
ICP Faces Downward Pressure but Traders Eye Relief Bounce Near $3.15
Internet Computer (ICP) slipped to $3.19, breaking a key support level and sparking concerns of further downside. Technical traders, however, see a potential relief bounce near $3.15, a price that previously acted as a floor. Trading volume remains modest amid a stable broader crypto market, suggesting the move is relatively isolated. The next price action will likely hinge on whether buyers can hold the $3.15 zone.
Bitcoin Censorship Threat Comes From Within, Not State
On Knots and bitcoin censorship; Bitcoin’s fundamental challenge as “permissionless” money is/was conflict with state demands for KYC and control. Proof of Work (without privacy) allows the state to easily and directly exert control via regulating concentrated...
Trading Success Requires System, Not Just Setup Signals
I’ve consistently shared breakout and breakdown setups on BTC and altcoins for months. But knowing which coins will do well isn’t enough. Without a system, every trade you take is random. You need clear rules: - Entry trigger: what confirms your setup - Trade...
BONK Battles Back After Breaking Support; Traders Eye $0.000015 Rebound
BONK fell through the $0.000015 support level, triggering a sell‑off that pushed the token lower on the chart. The breach was accompanied by a sharp rise in trading volume, suggesting heightened market activity. Analysts note that the price action could...
South Korean Crypto Exchanges See 1,400x Jump in Flows Linked to Sanctioned Cambodian Entities
South Korean crypto exchanges reported a 1,400‑fold surge in fund flows tied to entities in Cambodia that are subject to U.S. sanctions. Bithumb handled the bulk of the activity, with 12.4 billion won transferred, while Upbit saw 366 million won and smaller...
Competition Guarantees Censorship‑Resistant Trading and Lower Prices
bam + mcp would mean there is always competition to provide the best possible censorship resistance for trading. With mcp it won’t matter if bam has 10% market share or 90% market share because it would have no way...
Future Top Prediction Markets Will Shift to Starknet
Prediction on prediction markets: a) 5 years out, the biggest prediction markets will not be Polymarket, nor Kalshi, and b) some of the largest prediction markets will be on @Starknet Why? For the same reason this happened with perps. I'll...
Crypto Stocks Climb Alongside Bitcoin and Nasdaq on Chinese Trade Talk Optimism
Crypto‑related equities rose in tandem with Bitcoin and the Nasdaq as investors cheered optimism around renewed China‑U.S. trade talks. Robinhood Markets led the gains among brokerage platforms, with its stock outperforming peers. Meanwhile, the Trump‑aligned American Bitcoin ETF jumped about...
PEPE Drops Nearly 2% as Memecoins Struggle, Late-Session Bounce Hints at Buyer Support
PEPE, a leading meme‑coin, slipped almost 2% in the latest session as broader memecoin weakness persisted. The decline was accompanied by trading volume only 7.55% above the weekly average, indicating that the move was driven largely by routine profit‑taking rather...
Mt. Gox Delayed to 2026: Does 34k BTC Even Move Bitcoin Price Anymore?
Mt. Gox secured court approval to move its final repayment deadline from this Friday to Oct. 31, 2026, extending the schedule by a year. The postponement removes the immediate prospect of releasing roughly 34,000 BTC into the market, averting a potential short‑term price...
Bitcoin Lender Ledn Hits $1B in Loan Origination This Year as BTC Credit Market Picks Up
The crypto lender also crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue, the firm reported.
How October Was the Most Destructive Month in Recent Memory for at Least Some Crypto Traders
October began with a rally in bitcoin but turned into a severe sell‑off, wiping out roughly $19 billion in crypto derivatives positions and driving the flagship cryptocurrency down about 17 percent by month‑end. The losses were concentrated among leveraged traders and funds...
Bitcoin Developers Debate Soft Fork Proposal to Curb ‘Spam’ Transactions
Bitcoin developers are sharply divided over BIP-444, a proposal for a temporary soft fork that would cap arbitrary on‑chain data in non‑monetary transactions—targeting NFTs, JPEGs and memecoins—to curb so‑called “spam” and potential network/legal burdens. Proponents, including some client maintainers, argue...
Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Added Another $320M in Ether, Bringing Overall Holdings Above $14B
Tom Lee's crypto investment firm BitMine Immersion has added roughly $320 million worth of Ether, bringing its total holding to over 3.31 million ETH valued at more than $14 billion. The purchase moves the firm closer to its stated goal of owning 5%...
BTC Bounce Unconfirmed Until $116K Break, Downside Bias
BTC Bounced off the lows, but the bounce is not real yet. Until $116K is claimed, structure is not broken, and we can still put in a lower high. Above $116K is where the highest probability play will shift to the $120K highs,...
IBM Unveils Digital Asset Platform as Demand for Tokenization, Stablecoins Grows
IBM launched the IBM Digital Asset Haven, developed with security firm Dfns, offering a full‑stack platform for token custody, governance and compliance aimed at banks, governments and enterprises. The product responds to rising demand for tokenization and stablecoins by bundling...
Bitcoin Treasury Company Strive Surges Additional 30%, Nearly Doubling in Two Sessions
Shares of Bitcoin Treasury Company surged an additional 30%, nearly doubling over two trading sessions after investors responded to a perceived cheap valuation, a bullish tweet from a high-profile investor, and a firmer bitcoin price. The rally highlights how social-media...
Do Non‑Private Rollups Still Earn the ‘ZK’ Label?
Since privacy is becoming so desired, here's a discussion worth having: Should ZK-Rollups that don't provide privacy be called ZK-Rollups? On the one hand, everyone is using this term and at some point it's easier for the sake of conversation and comparisons....
Blockchain Is Changing the World & SUI Will Play a Big Role with Christian Thompson
In this episode, Christian Thompson, Managing Director of the Sui Foundation, explains how brands and companies are adopting the SUI blockchain for Web3 solutions, highlighting partnerships, social‑media integrations, and potential uses such as combating AI deepfakes and enabling brand‑issued tokens...
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Jumps 4.5% as All Constituents Climb Higher
The CoinDesk 20 index rose 4.5% over the weekend as all 20 constituents advanced, signaling broad-based strength across major crypto assets. Bitcoin Cash led gains with a 12.7% surge and Aptos climbed 6.5%, contributing materially to the index's upward move....
How Bitcoin Sets up to Undergo Another Major Fork in 2026
A new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal, BIP-444, seeks to reverse a recent OP_RETURN upgrade that permitted users to embed text, images and digital signatures in transactions, setting the stage for a potential chain split in 2026. Backers argue the rollback is...
Vote OKX Dutch, Win Free Beleggersfair Ticket
For my Dutch followers: You can now get a free ticket to @Beleggersfair on November 7th, simply by voting for @OKXDutch as Best Crypto Broker! During the fair, I’ll be hosting my second masterclass (this time in Dutch 🇳🇱), covering the...
Four Trillion Idle Cash Could Earn 4% via Stablecoins
$4 trillion currently sitting in non-interest-bearing accounts (NIBDs) in U.S. banks $4 trillion getting inflated out $4 trillion that could be earning 4% $4 trillion that will move to stablecoins Programmable money It just works
Spotting the Altcoin Market Top Indicator
The big question is whether or not the markets are peaking during this month for #Altcoins. Which indicator shows a top signal? We discuss this in the recent update, watch it here: https://t.co/mcVtvdS01H
Crypto Succeeds when It Serves Money, Assets, Property
everything that's worked in crypto has been a money use case i'm using money broadly here - assets & property
Bitcoin Must Break $115,400 to Reach $120k
#Bitcoin Currently battling with key resistance needed to push to $120,000+ $115,400 is the level to beat. https://t.co/yrk7Uy3TUL
Hive Intel Launches 17 Crypto AI Agents, 402 Coming
$HINT AI AGENTS JUST LEVELLED UP @hive_intel has added 17 specialised crypto agents, including smart contract auditors, MEV hunters, DeFi strategists, all built into Claude Code. They’re also rolling out x402 Agents soon, which will connect directly to on-chain AI...
Programmable Money Delivers Real‑Time Yield via Stablecoins
Programmable money Continuous yield Real time money optimization Bottom line: money works for you in ways not possible before. Only possible with stablecoins ™️ most articulate post on how crypto enables agentic payments below by @philip0x Crypto x AI is real
Canary Files Form 8‑As for HBAR and LTC ETFs
Just in: Canary files Form 8-As for $HBAR and $LTC ETFs
ZEC Breaks $300 Local High After Shared Setup
ZEC $300 local high breakout done ✅ Shared this setup last week. https://t.co/1ybZbm3GK7
Hardware Wallets Aren't Meant for Long‑term Storage
PSA! This is a very common and very dangerous mistake. A hardware wallet is not a long-term storage solution!!
ICOs Return Marks Crypto’s Most Positive Shift Yet
ICOs being back is the best thing to happen to crypto in a long time
AI Agents to Power Future Internet via WardenProtocol
The future internet won’t just be built by humans, it’ll be run by agents. @wardenprotocol is building the network where AI agents can earn, trade, and build their own economy. ∙ Former Binance execs behind it. ∙ 10M+ users already testing. $WARD 👀 https://t.co/ebhagLFmT8
DeFi Poised to Dominate the Financial Landscape
DeFi will win.
Polygon Outpaces Crypto Market, up 39% vs 21%
Just read the @MessariCrypto Polygon Q3 report, you know the numbers are good 🔥 POL market cap is up $2.36B/39% since Q2. Whereas the whole crypto market only rose by 21% Full report in the thread https://t.co/y7U5kNrUrv
ClearBank Partners Circle to Expand USDC, EURC in Europe
BREAKING 🚨 CLEARBANK TEAMS UP WITH CIRCLE TO SCALE USDC & EURC STABLECOINS IN EUROPE! https://t.co/yJCNUYna3i
Crypto M&A Surge Signals Industry Consolidation Momentum
Crypto M&A is heating up 🔥 Coinbase just bought Echo, and @CryptoHayes has $250 M ready to deploy. What does all this consolidation mean for the industry? We’re live! 🎙️ https://t.co/Hl3yaE5zDg
EU Outlook: Optimism From Our Head of EU
Bullish on the EU? You’re not alone. Our Head of EU just wrote why the future’s bright. https://t.co/S7ROoQiLrF
Maelstrom’s Criteria for Funding Crypto Startups
If you’re a crypto founder thinking, “Should I sell to Maelstrom?” @CryptoHayes & Adam explain what they look for and how to reach them. We’re live — hear it straight from them! 🚀
Arthur's New Fund Shuns Tokens, Focuses on Equity
Unlike his venture fund, Arthur’s new vehicle won’t invest in tokens, only equity. Why skip tokens in a tokenized world? We’re live! Tune in https://t.co/Hl3yaE67sO
Gold Dips Under $4k, Bitcoin Poised for Inflow
Gold just fell below $4,000 The money rotation from gold to Bitcoin is about to begin. https://t.co/iAOvhWZTBB
Can Private Equity Outperform Lagging Crypto VC Returns?
Family offices and pensions want to deploy big — but crypto VC returns have lagged. Can private equity deliver better risk-adjusted returns? I’m live with @CryptoHayes & Adam to discuss. 🧠 Come bring your Qs! https://t.co/Hl3yaE67sO
Maelstrom Fund Bridges TradFi’s Crypto Exposure Gap
TradFi firms want crypto exposure, but can’t find ready-to-buy companies. @MaelstromFund says it can bridge that gap. We’re live talking about how they plan to do it. Join us now! 🌉 https://t.co/Hl3yaE67sO
Crypto Shifts to Buyouts with New Acquisition Fund
Crypto’s in a new phase, not just building, but buying. @CryptoHayes and Adam Zuckerman are launching a fund to acquire crypto firms. Why pivot to buyouts now? We’re live — join the discussion! 💬 https://t.co/Hl3yaE5zDg
Hayes and Schlegel Discuss Maelstrom Private Equity Fund
Arthur Hayes & Adam Schlegel on Maelstrom Private Equity Fund https://t.co/Hl3yaE67sO
Saylor’s $43M BTC Bet Highlights Wealth Gap Risks
Strategy buys 390 BTC for $43.4M. Saylor’s conviction is legendary but be careful following his moves... Remember if everything crashed tomorrow he’d still be a multi millionaire. Whereas you'd be homeless.
Bitcoin's October Candle Shows Dramatic Price Surge
The Bitcoin October candle is such a sight. https://t.co/NI0hymu8bK
Live Talk on Crypto Private Equity with Hayes & Schlegel
Tune in LIVE at 10am ET as I sit down with @CryptoHayes and Adam Schlegel to talk about crypto private equity! 📺 Watch on X, YouTube, PumpFun, or Twitch!
HYPE Breaks Out, Faces $50.7 Resistance Before $60 ATH
Good breakout to the upside on $HYPE Momentum looks healthy, but price is now pressing into horizontal resistance with 0.618 confluence around $50.7 Above $50.7, the next resistance sits near $60 — the all-time high. https://t.co/HoqRv4VOfI
Weekend Crypto Bounce: Real Pump or False Hope?
Crypto bounced over the weekend But is this pump real? Here's a new video on how I'm trading to make money: https://t.co/LJSAZyrtLs