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
Ripple CLO Rejects the Narrative That Crypto Is Just a Tool for 'Crime and Corruption'
Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty pushed back against recent New York Times pieces in an Oct. 17 X post, calling the portrayal of crypto as primarily a tool for “crime and corruption” “lazy and inaccurate.” He emphasized that public blockchains are transparent and traceable, cited tens of millions of Americans using digital assets for payments, proof of ownership and on‑chain commerce, and argued that open ledgers enable scrutiny rather than concealment. Alderoty — who also leads the National Cryptocurrency Association, funded by a $50 million Ripple grant to boost literacy and safe adoption — said clearer guardrails and public education are needed to scale legitimate, everyday use cases. The intervention seeks to shift media and policy debates from sensational abuse cases to regulatory clarity and mainstream utility, which would affect how firms build and operate onshore.
Stablecoins Are Really 'Central Business Digital Currencies' — VC
Venture capitalist Jeremy Kranz of Sentinel Global warned that stablecoins operate effectively as "central business digital currencies," meaning they concentrate monetary power with private issuers and require scrutiny of terms and collateral. He urged investors to be discerning and read...
'Great Hackers, Terrible Traders': How Exploiters Panic Sold and Lost $13M During Market Chaos
Six wallets tied to crypto hackers panic‑sold 7,816 ETH during the Oct. 10 market crash and then rebought the same amount at higher prices, resulting in roughly $13.4 million in net losses, according to blockchain tracker Lookonchain. The attackers dumped...
'Deploying More Capital — Steady Lads': Bitcoin Treasury Companies Struggle to Halt Plunge
Public companies that hold bitcoin as their treasury asset have seen steep share-price collapses, driven partly by an 11-day bitcoin drop from a Oct. 3 peak above $126,000 to about $106,801.68 and by preexisting investor skepticism. Selected bitcoin-treasury companies have...
Key Crypto Highlights You Missed This Week
Crypto things you might have missed week of 10/13/2025 #cryptonews #crypto #cryptowendyo
The $17 Billion Lesson: How Retail Turned Bitcoin Proxy Plays Into Pain Trade
A 10XResearch report finds retail investors have collectively lost about $17 billion by buying listed “digital asset treasury” companies and other securities marketed as indirect Bitcoin exposure. These proxy plays—packaged and securitized on public markets—traded at premiums to Bitcoin and...
Bitcoin-Holding Institutions Seeking Yield, DeFi Capabilities
Institutional holders of Bitcoin are increasingly pursuing Bitcoin-native yield and DeFi capabilities through platforms like Rootstock and Babylon, shifting the narrative from passive “digital gold” to a productive asset. New infrastructure enables staking, restaking and BTC‑backed stablecoins or collateralized products...
ZEC Teeters at Critical Support; Bounce Fuels Continuation
$ZEC is at a critical spot. Previous resistance is now being tested as support. EMA20 + 0.618 Fib lining up nicely, bulls need to hold this zone. Only caveat is the MACD is flirting with a crossdown. Bounce here = continuation setup. Lose it, and...
Can Bitcoin Recover as Gold Plunges From Record Highs? Analysts Weigh In
Bitcoin's outlook brightened as the bitcoin-to-gold ratio fell to historic lows after gold retreated from record highs, a technical signal that analysts say has historically preceded major BTC bull runs. Past troughs in the ratio have preceded rallies of roughly...
Hedera Goes Live on Ledger with New DeFi Listing
HEDERA LIVE ON LEDGER NEW LISTING AND HBAR DEFI! Week of 10/18/2025 #crypto #cryptocurrency #hedera #hbar #defi #cryptowendyo #bitcoin #ethereum #xrp #solana #xrpcommunity #finance
Crypto Biz: 'Sound Money' Meets a Sound Beating as Binance Pledges Bailout
Crypto markets plunged this week, prompting Binance to pledge a bailout or liquidity support for affected firms as contagion fears mounted. Major players moved to shore up market access and adoption — JPMorgan announced plans to offer crypto services to...
Bitcoin's Blueprint: Engineered Sound Money Redefines Finance
The Blueprint for a New Financial System Michael Saylor, founder and Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy, returns to explain how Bitcoin is transforming global capital markets and redefining the future of wealth creation. Drawing from his background in science and engineering, Saylor...
Bitcoin Bear Market Confirmed: Strategies for the Coming Months
I talk about whether Bitcoin has confirmed a Bear Market and share some strategies on how to make the most of these next crucial months. 🚀Follow @rektcapital for more level-headed insights on Bitcoin
Bitcoin Price ‘Lines up Nicely’ for $95K Drop Next Despite Bullish RSI Data
Bitcoin steadied into the weekend even as momentum metrics like the RSI turned increasingly bullish, but technical analysts warn the setup still favors a corrective move toward roughly $95,000 — a dip below the $100,000 threshold. Traders point to chart...
Why the Price of Gold Is Rising While Bitcoin Is Struggling
Gold has surged to an all-time high—reaching $4,376 per ounce on Oct. 17—as rising geopolitical tensions and renewed trade disputes drive investors back to traditional safe havens. Bitcoin, long touted as “digital gold,” has underperformed amid the risk-off shift, losing...
State of Crypto: How to Square Decentralized Finance With Regulatory Compliance
At D.C. Fintech Week a panel of industry and regulatory experts debated whether decentralized finance can be made compliant without undermining decentralization, focusing on developers' potential liability and practical tools for risk management. Panelists — including BIS Innovation Hub’s Maha...
What if Quantum Computers Already Broke Bitcoin?
Researchers and commentators warn that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm could derive Bitcoin private keys from public keys and clandestinely steal coins while the blockchain continues to operate normally. The vulnerability chiefly affects addresses that have already...
L1 Is the New Battleground, and the Playing Field Isn’t Even
Major corporations are increasingly launching proprietary layer-1 blockchains, transforming what was once neutral infrastructure into strategically guarded platforms that confer regulatory and competitive advantages. This shift concentrates control and economic rents with established firms, tilting the playing field against independent...
Robinhood Tokenizes Nearly 500 US Stocks, ETFs on Arbitrum for EU Users
Robinhood has tokenized nearly 500 U.S. stocks and ETFs on Arbitrum for European users, creating over $8.5 million of tokenized assets as part of its broader push into real-world assets (RWA). The move extends Robinhood’s crypto-enabled brokerage offerings by bringing...
Perps' Hedges Failed, Revealing Exchange Risk Pricing Flaw
Think your hedge will save you? Think again. On Bits+ Bips, YQ says during the crash, perps failed to keep their hedges — exposing a deeper flaw in how exchanges price risk ⚠️
Bitcoin Flagged as Political, Faces Platform Suppression
Bitcoin is now considered "political" content on certain social media platforms. Political content gets suppressed and hit with demonization and shadowbanning.
JPMorgan: Crypto-Native Leverage Drove Sell-Off; ETFs Barely Flinched
JPMorgan says the recent Bitcoin and Ethereum sell-off was driven primarily by crypto-native leverage unwinding rather than institutional exits, with perpetual futures markets undergoing sharp deleveraging while spot ETFs and CME futures absorbed only minimal forced selling. Bitcoin fell about...
Don't Bet Against Q4; Bitcoin and Crypto Will Explode
Don’t bet against Q4. Bitcoin and crypto are set to explode. We’re all going to make it. Any questions? https://t.co/Dd77hhZsWR
Uptober Returns with 20‑25% Daily Gains Expected
Uptober will return. 20-25% daily gains will become the norm again. Don't sell too early!
Will Interest Payments Make Stablecoins More Interesting?
Global stablecoin rules are converging on requirements for high‑quality reserves, audits and explicit bans on issuers paying interest, but those prohibitions may be porous in practice as exchanges already market “rewards” and users can route coins into DeFi yield instruments....
Ethereum’s Massive TAM Makes Tempo Seem Uniquely Bearish
The only reason why anyone thinks Tempo is uniquely bearish Ethereum is because of how uniquely large Ethereum’s TAM is Other ecosystems just not registering
Ethereum Open Interest Returns to Pre‑Rally Levels, Hinting Pump
Ethereum open interest has reset to levels seen before the previous insane rally 👇 Another pump incoming ? https://t.co/X01vvfutMp
OpenSea Rejects Pivot From NFTs, Says It’s Evolving to ‘Trade Everything’
OpenSea’s CEO Devin Finzer denied that the company is abandoning NFTs, saying the marketplace is “evolving” into a universal on‑chain trading platform that can handle tokens, collectibles and physical assets. The company reported October trading volume above $2.6 billion—more than...
Join Me at Zebu Live London, Oct 21‑22
Excited to be speaking at @Zebu_live in London next week! Make sure you join me there on October 21-22th 👏 Details for tickets below in reply👇
Gemini & Solana Stream 48 Hours to Raise $50K
GEMINI X SOLANA We partnered with @Solana to stream on X for 48 hours nonstop with the goal to raise $50,000 to help treat childhood cancer via @StJude ❤️ Live from the Gemini HQ in NYC 10/21 at 9am ET 🧵 https://t.co/V2gtsDlE3z
Bitcoin Poised to Outpace Gold—Reallocate Now
Bitcoin won’t lag behind gold for much longer. Allocate accordingly. https://t.co/L45HTKgbZZ
Hackers Panic‑sell 7,816 ETH, Lose $3.37 M
WHEN THE MARKET DROPPED, THESE HACKERS PANIC SOLD 7,816 #ETHEREUM AND LOST $3.37M! https://t.co/X6NwFKIMJD
Crypto Market Cap Undergoing Routine Correction
The total market capitalization of #Crypto is just having a normal correction. https://t.co/0BMFDKRkeI
Crypto Sees $228M Liquidation, Bitcoin Steadies Above $107K
In the last 24 hours $228.74M has been liquidated from the crypto markets. $130.06M in shorts. Bitcoin is trading at $107,000 despite hitting a low of $103,000 yesterday. https://t.co/aNTSOxAxeU
Skip the Shills—Just Buy BTC, ETH, Use Products
Tired of shills? So is @NTmoney 😤 ‘99% of guests just sell narratives. Buy BTC, buy ETH, use products.’ https://t.co/p9kFv26gcB
ETH Hits $5k, Altseason Officially Begins
Once $ETH breaks $5,000... ALTSEASON STARTS.
Deleveraged Crypto Market Signals Long-Term Bullish Trend
The crypto market has been deleveraged. This is bullish in the long run. Most people don’t get it. https://t.co/q2t22qiwyh
Bitcoin as Global, Real‑Time, Low‑Cost Money Protocol
My keynote at @Lightspark Sync earlier this week. Learn how we built products and technologies to make Bitcoin the standard open protocol to move money (fiat, stablecoins, and ofc BTC) 24/7, in realtime globally, at the lowest cost. https://t.co/tt3glMrkhC
Looped SKY Staking Delivers 23.2% Effective Yield
You can stake SKY and earn 15.8% APY, and borrow and loop at a cost of 7% APY with an effective leverage of about 1.8x Fully looped staked SKY right now earns an effective yield of 23.2% https://t.co/uhJPKqGzFG
Bitcoin's Inverse Parabolic Pattern Signals Upcoming Surge
Inversed parabolica for Bitcoin! https://t.co/IAeZkDZdRv
Bitcoin Poised for $110K Breakthrough Despite Low Liquidity
It's very important for #Bitcoin to break the $110K mark. Right now, liquidity is simply gone, through which it will take time before we're going to have a new pattern/ATH, but it's not far away. https://t.co/Ija1ZUubXQ
Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Gap Turns Negative
Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Gap flips negative. 🚨 https://t.co/6Zk9ItpFKF
Aave V4 Expands Collateral to All Asset Classes
Aave V4 will unlock an entirely new universe of collateral for DeFi, including: Crypto Equities ETFs Funds Bonds & Fixed Income Private Credit Real Estate & Mortgages Commodities Receivables Over the next five years, Aave will redefine finance.
NEAR Intents Enable Universal Liquidity Across the Union
Should just use NEAR Intents and unite liquidity across the Union. Universal Liquidity Layer.
Upcoming QE Boosts Bitcoin and Crypto Prospects
QE could start soon. This is mega bullish for Bitcoin and Crypto. https://t.co/EcJ1kpIuCr
Altcoins Still Have Upside—Patience Over Premature Peaks
No, I don't think we've peaked. No, I don't think #Altcoins have seen their run. No, I don't think the 4-year cycle is active at all anymore. Just be patient.
Wormhole Bridge $W Still Undervalued, Launches Portal Swap
Wormhole $W is the 1st bridge with over $55B, and the price is still super undervalued. Now they're launching Portal Swap, entering $6.5T DEX market, we are only getting started. Bullish on $W
60% of Institutions Predict Bitcoin New All‑Time High by 2026
💥BREAKING: 🇺🇸 COINBASE SURVEY REVEALS THAT OVER 60% OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS EXPECT BITCOIN TO HIT A NEW ALL-TIME HIGH BY 2026 https://t.co/Fr46TSH1Qr
Bitcoin Hashrate Nears All‑Time High at 1,104 EH/S
BREAKING 🚨 BITCOIN HASHRATE REACHES RECORD LEVELS! $BTC total hashrate nears all-time high at 1,104.55 eh/s as of October 17 https://t.co/UaB2QIB3iv
Gold Peak Could Trigger Trillions Into Bitcoin
IF GOLD JUST TOPPED HERE, TRILLIONS COULD SOON FLOW INTO BITCOIN! https://t.co/XlL6JFxXkw