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
Bitcoin Is No Inflation Hedge but Thrives when the Dollar Wobbles: NYDIG
NYDIG strategist Greg Cipolaro said Bitcoin has not proven to be a reliable inflation hedge, but has "evolved into a liquidity barometer" that performs well when the U.S. dollar weakens or liquidity conditions loosen. The firm observed stronger Bitcoin gains tied to dollar wobbliness and shifts in monetary policy rather than persistent inflation pressures. That suggests investors should treat Bitcoin as a macro-sensitive risk asset linked to USD liquidity and policy moves, not a guaranteed store of value against rising prices. The distinction matters for portfolio construction and for policymakers monitoring crypto’s reaction to dollar and liquidity shocks.
Zcash Pumps 30% After Arthur Hayes’ ‘Vibe Check’ Tips $10K Target
Zcash surged about 30% after former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes issued a bullish “vibe check” suggesting a $10,000 price target, fueling short-term buying. The token has rallied roughly 490% over the past 30 days and topped a $5 billion market...
Bitplanet Starts Daily Bitcoin Accumulation with 93 BTC Purchase, Targets 10k BTC Treasury
Seoul-based Bitplanet Inc. bought 93 BTC and launched a daily Bitcoin accumulation program, saying the purchase was executed through fully regulated, compliant infrastructure. The company said the move makes it a first mover among Korean public companies adopting Bitcoin for...
Bitcoin Rebounds as $319M in Shorts Are Liquidated While Traders Eye U.S.-China Talks
Bitcoin surged past $112,000 and traded near $114,500 after a sharp short squeeze, with CoinGlass showing $393.74 million of liquidations in 24 hours—about $319.18 million from shorts. Heavy volume accompanied a technical breakout that sent intraday activity roughly 318% above...
Money Giant Western Union to Pilot Stablecoin-Powered Transfers
Western Union said it will pilot stablecoin-powered transfers as part of an effort to tap “significant opportunities” in using stablecoins for cross-border sending and receiving of money. The move positions the 170-year-old money-transfer giant to test faster settlement and lower-cost...
Aave Horizon Hits $100M Borrow, Targets $500M
100M borrow reached on @aave Horizon. Next stop 500M. https://t.co/aBkostVdFz
Bitcoin Retraces Nearly Half Its Losses From October Crash Amid Fed Rate-Cut Expectations
Bitcoin rallied past the $112,000 resistance over the weekend, trading around $113,724 and breaching the $113,000 level for the second time this week as it retraced nearly half of the losses from October’s crash. The move—which saw a comparable print...
‘The Claim that L2s Inherit ETH Security Is Erroneous’ — Solana Co-Founder
Solana co‑founder Anatoly Yakovenko publicly disputed the common industry claim that Ethereum layer‑2s inherit Ethereum’s security, arguing L2s suffer from significant security flaws and centralization risks—including sequencer control and limited economic decentralization—even though they settle on ETH. He warned these...
Huge Altcoin Drawdowns Precede Massive Upside Potential
I'm currently down ~60% on the #Altcoin portfolio. That's not great, it's been worse, we've been down 70%. The thing is: It will be terrible for a long time, and then, it will be great in a short period of time. Sentiment...
Investors Should Be 'Cautious' When Using BTC Stock-to-Flow Model: Analyst
Bitwise analyst André Dragosch warned that the Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model is a flawed forecasting tool and investors should be cautious about relying on it to predict BTC prices. Dragosch argued S2F omits key drivers such as demand dynamics, macroeconomic...
New XRP Token Standard Launches Ahead of Hidden Road Acquisition
NEW XRP RIPPLE TOKEN STANDARD DROPS BEFORE ACQUISITION OF HIDDEN ROAD #cryptowendyo #crypto #bitcoin #xrp #ethereum #solana #wendy #xrpcommunity #finance #money
Sovereign Rollups Consolidate Trust‑minimized Bridge Specs
.@cemozer_ red pilled me on sovereign rollups. We are basically talking about the same thing, but a sovereign rollup is a really nice encapsulation because everything that a trust minimized bridge needs is defined within the rollups STF. ...
Decentralized Exchanges Surpass $1 Trillion Monthly Volume as Volatility Spikes
Perpetual decentralized exchanges recorded $1.049 trillion in monthly volume as of Oct. 24, with DefiLlama reporting roughly $1.241 trillion in 30-day volume — the first time on-chain derivatives have topped the $1 trillion mark. The surge, driven by elevated market...
When Niche Expertise Meets Market Funding, Startups Thrive
How it happened for me: I always have some side project. So I was constantly trying random ideas on my own time. I spent my entire career as an IC minimizing manager work and hyper focused on a single thing...
XRP Ledger Validator Sees NFT-to-NFT Trading Potential in Proposed 'Batch' Amendment
A proposed Batch amendment (XLS‑56) for the XRP Ledger would add atomic transaction batching, enabling multi‑operation transactions—most notably seamless NFT‑to‑NFT swaps processed as a single all‑or‑nothing action. A validator testing the feature on dev net demonstrated peer‑to‑peer barter‑style trades (e.g.,...
Starknet Achieves Performance and Succinct Verification
2 key elements that are hard to achieve together: - Performant - Meaning, it can process a massive amount of txs at a sufficient speed - Succinctly verifiable - Meaning, anyone can verify the network and make sure it executes txs correctly...
PEAQ Poised for Breakout as Machine Economy Rises
The Machine Economy. That's where we're heading to with Robotics AI #Crypto. $PEAQ is basically the $ETH of that ecosystem, as they have the biggest partnerships and most projects within that ecosystem. Great bounce from support and it's looking primed...
Bitcoin Bid, XRP Retakes 200-Day Average as Fed Rate Cut Looms; 'Mag 7' Earnings, Trump-Xi Summit Eyed
Major cryptocurrencies climbed ahead of a widely expected 25‑basis‑point Fed rate cut to 4% this week, with bitcoin up 1.7% to $113,600 and XRP rising past its 200‑day moving average to about $2.65; ether and solana each gained roughly 3%...
Bitcoin Poised for Rally if It Captures Gold’s Market Share
Looks like people lining up to buy gold last week might've been the local top. Gold is down 5% on the week. Bitcoin’s up 3%. Rotation starting? Maybe. If $BTC absorbs even a fraction of gold's market cap, it could mark the...
The Next Era of Crypto Belongs to Decentralized Markets
Decentralized finance is gaining momentum as DeFi trading volumes reach record proportions relative to centralized exchanges, driven by improved infrastructure, liquidity primitives and growing regulatory clarity. The shift is powering transparent, code-driven marketplaces that reduce counterparty risk and lower barriers...
Native Account Abstraction Powers Web2‑style Crypto Adoption
One thing to understand about DeFi, crypto, and future mass adoption: The people already using crypto and DeFi are those who didn’t give up on it because of complex UX. But when mass adoption finally happens, it would be on apps...
Old Script Upgraded to Full BIP‑444 Compatibility
Done with a decade old script that doesn't even use segwit, let alone taproot. 100% standard and fully compatible with @LukeDashjr's BIP-444.
Jeff Booth Wants You to Move More of Your Time Into Bitcoin
Entrepreneur and author Jeff Booth urged individuals to shift more of their time and attention into Bitcoin, arguing that the combination of rapid technological advancement and mounting global debt makes traditional monetary frameworks increasingly fragile. Booth, known for warning about...
NEAR CDP Stablecoin Secures Shielded ZEC Across Chains
Build this on NEAR - CDP style stablecoin that holds shielded ZEC All tech is there: Chain Signatures to hold shielded ZEC, ZEC liquidity on Intents, OmniBridge to bring these tokens to all chains and Intents to make this stable...
Shape Starknet’s Future: Share Your Feature Requests
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Gold’s Pause Is Bitcoin’s Pulse as Risk Appetite Returns Ahead of the Fed Week
Gold’s eight‑week rally paused as spot gold slid more than 6% from its $4,380/oz high to around $4,120 amid profit‑taking, heavy ETF outflows and easing U.S.–China trade tensions ahead of the Fed meeting. Traders now expect another 25 basis‑point cut,...
Bitcoin Reaches New $115,000 Milestone
$115,000 Bitcoin. https://t.co/17K7nxo96l
New C‑SCAM Attack Exploits Censoring Reorgs for Double‑Spend
This is actually going to create a new “C-SCAM” attack: if you want to cheat on an exchange, do a deposit and simultaneously do a transaction with some “cheese-pizza” image in it. If it confirms, withdraw from the exchange, and wait...
Solana's Marinade Labs CEO Eyes Lower Barrier to Entry for Validators After 'Alpenglow' Upgrade
Marinade Labs CEO Michael Repetny says Solana’s upcoming Alpenglow upgrade could sharply lower the cost of running a validator by slashing vote fees — today roughly $5,000/month to start with about $4,000 (80%) attributed to vote fees. Solana’s active validator...
Fed's “Skinny Master Accounts” Could Reshape Banking
1/ I'VE BEEN THINKING about Fed Gov Waller's Tuesday speech introducing "skinny Fed master accounts" for payment-only banks. (This is what @custodiabank proposed to the Fed in June 2020, but I digress.) This 🧵discusses implications for the banking system. https://t.co/ByF8ZQNfcg
Zelle Adds Stablecoins; Users Prefer Cash or Stablecoins Over Bitcoin
Zelle expands to Stablecoins When Zelle expands to Bitcoin payment I will use Stablecoins or cash.
BIP-444 Enables C‑SCAM Censoring Reorg Double‑Spend Attack
This. BIP-444 creates a “C-SCAM” attack where you use censoring reorgs to double spend.
Luke Claims Legal Threats Will Force Soft‑fork Adoption
Luke is being very clear the the expects his soft-fork to get adopted due to legal threats. https://t.co/17lkaxKnz1
Altcoins Aren’t Dead; Buy Now, Sell when Hype Fades
The people calling #Altcoins dead and calling that there won't be an altcoin run anymore are the same people shouting their coin into oblivion when they are up heavily. Do the contrary. Buy #Altcoins now, sell when your barber discusses...
Bitcoin Rebounds, Eyeing September Highs as New Support
#BTC Bitcoin is enjoying a strong rebound from the Macro Range Low Still just Macro consolidating inside this Monthly Range In fact, Bitcoin has a chance to turn the September Monthly Highs into new support by the end of the month $BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin...
Aave Powers Launch, Just the Beginning
Powered by @aave. Just the beginning.
Sharplink Gaming Spends $78.3M on 19,271 ETH
BREAKING 🚨 SHARPLINK GAMING JUST BOUGHT 19,271 $ETH FOR $78.3 MILLION https://t.co/0E5WnRdHMV
Bitcoiner Community Debates Sorkin's
Has any Bitcoiner read 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin yet? How is it?
Will Hyperliquid Outpace Solana in ZEC Volume?
I wonder if the Hyperliquid spot ZEC market is gonna do more volume than the Solana spot ZEC market
Aave Doubles Superstate USCC Circulation Since Horizon Launch
Aave has doubled the Superstate USCC circulation since Horizon launch. Aave scales RWAs, never settle for less. https://t.co/WaEpMJimbT
Turn $50k Into $272k with Systematic Crypto Courses
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Crypto 2025: Endless Wait for Altcoin Season
A perfect representation of crypto circa 2025. “Waiting for altcoin season” https://t.co/Dp0qsKbgXU
Trade Crypto by Volatility, Not Bull or Bear
A key observation I've made in the last year: It's not helpful for traders to think of crypto in terms of Bull VS Bear markets. Instead, start thinking in terms of market activity: High vs Low volatility environments. Then aggressively trade when your...
ZEC Executes Clean Bull Pennant Breakout
$ZEC Did not see this clean bull pennant breakout. Wowzer https://t.co/cQUUY7sjfm
Prediction Markets Boost Public Financial Literacy
One of the best side effects of the rise of prediction markets is that they will help substantially improve financial literacy in society Seeing percentages regularly, and every once in a while thinking something is mispriced, will work be great for...
ZEC Thrives as Bitcoin's Institutional Shift Marginalizes Self‑custody
Private internet money is a strong thesis for ZEC. Bitcoin becoming so institutionalized that self custody becomes marginalized is an even stronger thesis.
BTC Must Close Above $113.4k to Stay Bullish
#BTC needs a weekly close above $113.4k to close above the 20W SMA https://t.co/H2TGaywjqb
Seeking Your Input on New UI LP Improvements
We’ve recently ramped up efforts to improve LP flows in our UI Now is a good time to let me know what features and improvements you most want to see 👇
Bitcoin Bulls Surge Amid Market Optimism
BITCOIN BULLS RIGHT NOW https://t.co/3HJqpfwEAD
Massive Binance Liquidations Precede Altcoin Surge, No Manipulation
It's not a coincidence, right. The markets have the heaviest liquidation ever on Binance, days before CZ gets pardonned and, probably, weeks before Binance is operating in the U.S. again. And then, out of nowhere, #Altcoins are surging massively. Very...