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
Stablecoins Processed $46 Trillion in Annual Transfers: A16z
A report from venture firm a16z estimates stablecoins processed $46 trillion in annual transfers in 2025 — nearly triple Visa’s volume — though a filter for bots and inflationary activity cuts that figure to $9 trillion. Even the $9 trillion adjusted total exceeds PayPal’s annual transfers by more than fivefold, underscoring stablecoins’ outsized role in on‑chain value movement and settlement. The findings highlight the growing importance of stablecoins for high-volume payments and Treasury-like liquidity functions while intensifying scrutiny from regulators and traditional financial players over market integrity and systemic risk.
$538M Stolen by Drainers: ETH & SOL Wallets Unite with Real-Time Phishing Blocks
Nonprofit SEAL on Oct. 22 launched a real-time phishing defense network with MetaMask, WalletConnect, Backpack and Phantom that uses Verifiable Phishing Reports to let users submit cryptographically attested evidence of malicious sites, bypassing manual review delays. The coalition, which has...
Keyrock: Crypto’s Buyback Boom Tests the Industry’s Financial Maturity
Token buybacks in crypto have surged into a mainstream tool for returning value, with protocol payouts rising more than 400% since 2024 and hitting nearly $800 million in Q3 2025, according to Keyrock research. The report finds 12 revenue-distributing protocols...
Crypto Token Buybacks Surge Fivefold as Projects Return More Revenue to Holders
Crypto projects have ramped up token buybacks and direct distributions more than fivefold since 2024, with Keyrock finding that the 12 studied projects returned an average 64% of revenue to tokenholders. The shift toward revenue-sharing—often executed via programmatic, discretionary or...
These Key Support Levels Can Help Bitcoin Avoid a ‘Bear Flag’ Crash to $88K
Bitcoin is trading about 13% below its $126,000 all-time high as analysts warn that failure to hold key support levels could trigger a rapid ‘bear flag’ decline to roughly $88,000 within days. Traders point to specific short-term support bands as...
BNB Wins ‘Uptober’ Amid Binance Market Crash Scrutiny
BNB staged a notable rally in October, turning a sluggish month for Bitcoin into a breakout as demand for memecoins and higher on-chain fees boosted activity. The token’s upside was further aided by the ascent of Aster, with trading volumes...
Identity Systems Must Work for the Disconnected
A new analysis warns that current digital identity systems systematically exclude roughly 2.7 billion people who lack smartphones, creating a large disconnected population unable to access financial, governmental, and commercial digital services. The piece argues for practical solutions—offline attestations, peer-signed...
Canaan’s Turnaround Gains Steam as Benchmark Doubles Price Target to $4
Benchmark raised its price target on Canaan to $4 from $2 and reiterated a buy, citing Nasdaq compliance restored and accelerating demand for its Avalon mining rigs. The broker highlighted Canaan’s largest U.S. order in three years for over 50,000...
Berachain Joins Race for Real-Time Blockchains with Sub-Second Transactions
Berachain has proposed a pre‑confirmation layer (BRIP‑0007) that would cut transaction inclusion times from about two seconds to roughly 200 milliseconds by using a lightweight sequencer that publishes partial blocks for near‑real‑time feedback while leaving full finality on the existing...
From Taylor Swift to Rate Cuts, RedStone Brings Real-World Bets Onchain with Kalshi
Data oracle provider RedStone has partnered with regulated event-exchange Kalshi to bring legally verified, real-world event outcomes onchain, enabling DeFi markets to settle on outcomes ranging from Taylor Swift ticket events to Federal Reserve rate moves. The integration will push...
ESX Poised for Breakout if 20‑Day MA Breaks
$ESX has been trending downwards, and there's not much to blame, as the entire market has been going downwards. They are looking to have a great final run with a lot of updates and news going into 2026. On top...
Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Launches PENNY to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps
Institutional crypto market maker B2C2 has launched PENNY, a platform that enables instant, zero-fee swaps between major stablecoins such as USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains. The service is pitched to remove on-chain frictions and routing costs for traders by...
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Edge Higher; HyperLiquid Surges on $1B Purchase Plan
Crypto markets steadied Thursday as Bitcoin and Ether recorded modest gains following weeks of volatility, signaling renewed buyer support. Most notable was HyperLiquid’s HYPE token, which surged after the firm announced a $1 billion purchase plan to buy back tokens...
Ledger Unveils $179 Nano Gen5, Built for Identity in an AI-Driven World
Ledger unveiled the Nano Gen5 hardware wallet priced at $179, positioning the device as a hardware identity solution tailored for an AI-driven digital economy. The company also launched a reimagined Ledger Wallet app (successor to Ledger Live) and Ledger Enterprise...
Turkey’s $200B Crypto Boom Is Built on Speculation, Not Adoption: Chainalysis
Chainalysis says Turkey dominated MENA crypto activity in 2025 with almost $200 billion in annual transactions, nearly four times the volume of the UAE, but the surge is driven largely by speculative altcoin trading rather than sustainable payments adoption. The...
Arbitrum Poised for Breakout Above $0.40 to $1
$ARB is back at the higher timeframe support zone, just like most of the Ethereum ecosystem. In 2020, this also occurred to most of the #Altcoins. They were called death. No future for those altcoins, why would we need all...
Risk Proxies Challenge Bitcoin's Bounce; HYPE, XMR Shine: Crypto Daybook Americas
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 23, 2025
Ripple Co-Founder Keeps ‘Cashing Out’ at the Highs: Will It Hurt XRP Price?
Ripple co‑founder and former CEO Chris Larsen has been selling XRP holdings intermittently since 2018, realizing millions in profits that coincide with recent price recoveries. Those regular cash‑outs, disclosed through on‑chain tracking and wallet analyses, raise concerns that concentrated selling...
Crypto Markets Face Bitcoin Fear, $12B Kalshi Valuation
In today’s Unchained Daily: • ⚠️ Bitcoin traders brace as Glassnode flags “fear zone” • 🏦 Kalshi’s $12B valuation shakes up prediction markets • 🔥 Aave considers massive $50M annual buyback plan • 💵 Stablecoins process $46T in transfers this...
Revolut Secures MiCA License in Cyprus to Launch Europe-Wide Crypto Services
Revolut has secured a MiCA license in Cyprus, clearing the way to offer regulated crypto services across the EU and scale its digital-asset business continent-wide. The firm also unveiled a Crypto 2.0 platform featuring more than 280 tokens, zero-fee staking...
WazirX Bets on Zero-Fee Crypto Trading to Drive Relaunch After Long Hiatus
WazirX is staging a phased relaunch beginning Friday, offering 30 days of zero-fee crypto trading as it seeks to rebuild liquidity and customer trust after a long hiatus. The temporary fee waiver is aimed at jump‑starting trading volume and regaining...
Revolut Secures MiCA License in Cyprus, Expanding Regulated Crypto Services Across EU
Revolut has secured a MiCA license via Cyprus’s CySEC, allowing the fintech to offer compliant crypto trading and related services across 30 EEA markets. The approval formalizes Revolut’s regulatory footing under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, expanding its ability...
Three Web3 Podcasts Recorded in Two Days at Zebu Live
🎥 3 podcasts. 2 days. 1 city. A new record for the New Era Finance team! From deep dives into Base, MultiversX Labs , and Wintermute , prep, and recording, all done during Zebu Live - UK's Flagship Web3 Summit...
Korean Crypto Buzz at KBW2025 Highlights SunPerp
The Korean crypto scene was lively at #KBW2025! I’m always ready to show off products like SunPerp! ☀️
Polymarket Seeks Investment at Valuation of $12B-$15B: Bloomberg
Polymarket is seeking new investment at a valuation of $12 billion to $15 billion, according to Bloomberg, a dramatic increase from the $1 billion valuation when it raised $200 million in June. The proposed valuation represents more than a tenfold...
CZ Calls Peter Schiff’s Tokenized Gold a ‘Trust Me Bro’ Asset
Binance co‑founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao criticized Peter Schiff’s planned gold‑backed token as a “trust me bro” product, arguing tokenized gold relies on third‑party custody rather than on‑chain ownership and is vulnerable to custody failures over time. Schiff unveiled a vault‑backed...
Bitcoin Poised for Breakout After Upcoming Fed Data
Pretty decent reaction on #Bitcoin. Ultimately, it's still chop until we're getting macroeconomic data (CPI) and the FED meeting. Bitcoin has been going sideways around $100-120K for nearly six months already, and that means that a big volatile move is...
Bunni DEX Shuts Down, Cites Recovery Costs After $8.4M Exploit
Bunni DEX announced it is shutting down after an $8.4 million exploit, saying the team cannot afford the cost of relaunching the protocol. Management cited prohibitively high expenses for required security audits and redevelopment as the reason it won’t attempt...
India Leads Crypto Adoption, Yet Altcoin Interest Lags
Found this slide from @a16zcrypto’s State of Crypto report very interesting. -Crypto is going global, with the fastest growth happening in developing countries. -India is already known to be #1 in grassroots adoption of crypto, according to Chainalysis and TRM Labs. -But a16z...
Fidelity Opens US Brokerage to Solana Purchases
JUST IN: $5 trillion asset manager Fidelity now allows US brokerage customers to buy $SOL. BULLISH AF! 🔥 https://t.co/7aJaEwcUIJ
Buy Altcoins After Biggest Market Crash
On October the 10th, the biggest market crash ever on #Altcoins happened. Everybody is scared. I'm loading up on #Altcoins. This is the time to buy. Watch here: https://t.co/kGdguT9dPg
ETH Must Reclaim $3980 Resistance to Avoid Downtrend
$ETH Potentially just a breakdown with retest here. Needs to reclaim $3980 resistance to invalidate downside pressure. https://t.co/sxWT3mhQ2B
Bitcoin Seen Undervalued vs Gold—Until $125K Spike
Is bitcoin undervalued vs gold? 🪙✨ On @bitsandbips, @ramahluwalia says yes — for now. But if BTC shoots to $125k, his view will quickly change 👀 https://t.co/shJTlzjoyI
Bitcoin's Next Move Hinges on $116K Bullish, $105K Bearish Levels
Bitcoin Bounce retraced as expected, until we make a higher high, assume continuation down. $116K it's the key level to watch for the Bulls. $105K is the key level to watch for the Bears. https://t.co/ryfLuhxw9f
Bitcoin Targets $115k After Reclaiming $110.8k
#Bitcoin Bullish Scenario (Reply guys; please read fully so you understand clearly what I'm saying) I like the clean levels here and potential ascending triangle pattern. If $BTC can reclaim $110,800 then that should trigger a move to $115,000 https://t.co/tbst620Sw1
Trump's Remarks Spark Crypto Sell‑Off, Poll Predicts 3 PM Dip
POLL: 🇺🇸Trumps statements have caused major market sell-offs and volatility in the crypto space.🔥 👉Will markets tank again at 3pm during his announcement?
BBD Break‑Even Stop Loss Sets Up Risk‑Free Moon Run
$BBD Moved stop loss to break even. Hopefully it can bust this resistance for moon mission but can ride it basically risk free now https://t.co/tPTKaIFEbG
Tightening Stop‑Loss Keeps DG Position Low‑Risk
$DG Still just sitting around break even. Tightened stop loss up to below the recent low. Makes this super low risk and also just don't want to see it drop much further at this point to maintain upside potential. https://t.co/2qDDav8V9N
Crypto at a Crossroads—Time to Seize the Next Move
Crypto is at a major decision point If you want to catch the next best move, you still have time... New video on how I'm planning to trade: https://t.co/QxnGy8FMgu
$147K Raised in Just 47 Hours
47 hours in $147,000 donated Speechless https://t.co/0GgQYdXI2a
ZK‑STARKs: Bitcoin’s Post‑Quantum Future Endorsed by OGs
I’m no Greta (!), but I do know how to solve this: OP_STARK. Because ZK STARKs are The post-quantum solution to All Things (except climate change(!!)). And Bitcoin OGs from Adam Back and Luke Dash J. to Eric and Udi...
SyrupUSDT Now Available on Aave Platform
SyrupUSDT is now live on @aave.
A $1 Million Bitcoin Won’t Arrive Anytime Soon
“But $1.0M Bitcoin can’t happen quickly!”
Revolut Secures MICA Approval, Launches Crypto 2.0
BREAKING 🚨 REVOLUT GAINS MICA APPROVAL FROM CYPRUS, SET TO LAUNCH “CRYPTO 2.0” WITH 280 TOKENS AND FREE STAKING! https://t.co/Gq4Xfn0Oi1
Turning a Beer Into 1000 BTC in Two Weeks
1000 BTC in 2 weeks. Hold my beer.
New Altcoin Portfolio Update for Hall of Fame Members
"Rekt Capital's Altcoin Portfolio" 🔥 A brand new update on my Altcoin Portfolio is out now Hall of Fame members of the Rekt Capital Newsletter have exclusive access to my Altcoin Portfolio Join the Hall of Fame today: https://t.co/KIEEwYLnJp #BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin
Bittensor $TAO Milestone Celebrated with MEXC Partnership
This is a very big deal for Bittensor $TAO Bravo @MEXC_Official Congrats @hippius_subnet @mogmachine
Farage Announces Reform UK Now Accepts Crypto Donations
REFORM UK LEADER NIGEL FARAGE SAYS THE PARTY NOW ACCEPTS CRYPTO DONATIONS! Farage calls himself the “only hope” for UK crypto businesses! https://t.co/mMLNH3dbWe
Web2 Payment Firms Flock to Polygon for On‑chain Future
Is it just me or are all the web2 companies that deal with or accept payments in some way now waking up all at once to see the huge potential of doing it onchain? Spoiler: it's all gonna happen on Polygon
Standard Chartered Urges Selling Gold, Buying Bitcoin
STANDARD CHARTERED SAYS “SELL GOLD, BUY BITCOIN” ROTATIONS MAY HAPPEN MORE OFTEN! https://t.co/mzPOKAsI8C