Today's Crypto Pulse
Bitcoin slides below $70k as energy‑price worries spark $1.8B in liquidations
Bitcoin fell under $70,000 amid heightened energy‑price uncertainty linked to U.S.–Iran tensions. The dip triggered roughly $1.8 billion in crypto liquidations, while institutional investors pulled more than $4.2 billion from digital‑asset positions.
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By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
How Investors Are Using AiTradeBtc’s Automated AI Strategies to Simplify Crypto Trading in 2026
AiTradeBtc, a UK‑based fintech under ARMUP Blockchain Financial Ltd, has launched an AI‑driven crypto trading bot that promises 24/7, no‑code automation for retail investors. The platform supplies a free $100 credit for users to test a pre‑built strategy before committing capital, and it supports major assets such as Bitcoin, Solana, XRP, Binance Coin, USDC and USDT. By ingesting terabytes of real‑time market data, the bot delivers automated risk assessments and single‑click trade execution via a web dashboard and mobile app. The service aims to level the playing field for non‑professional traders who lack sophisticated tools or coding skills.
North Korean Hacking Groups Claimed Over 75% of All Crypto Hack Value in Past Year, Report Reveals
TRM Labs reports that North Korean hacking groups seized about $577 million in two incidents, representing roughly 76 percent of all documented crypto‑hack losses through April 2026. The attacks – on Drift Protocol and KelpDAO’s bridge – accounted for just 3 percent of...
Tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs) Surge to $19.3B by Q1 2026 as Institutional Momentum Builds : Research
CoinGecko's Q1 2026 RWA report shows tokenized real‑world assets surged 256.7% to $19.3 billion, lifting their share of the stablecoin market from 2.7% to 6.4%. Tokenized U.S. Treasuries remain dominant with a 67% share, but commodities—led by gold‑backed tokens—posted a 289% jump...
Tron Blockchain Serving as Stablecoin Centric Infrastructure Layer : Research
Nansen’s Q1 2026 report shows Tron processing 977 million transactions, averaging 10.86 million daily, with USDT accounting for 98.4% of its $86 billion stablecoin supply. Daily stablecoin transfers top $23 billion, while user wallets grew 3% to over 373 million, driven by emerging‑market adoption. Institutional ties—including...
DeFi Sets New Hack Record as April Logs 28 Exploits with $635M Stolen
In April, DeFi protocols suffered a record 28 exploits that siphoned $635.2 million, four times the thefts recorded in Q1. The bulk of the loss came from two massive attacks – a $293 million Kelp DAO bridge breach and a $285 million Drain...
Why the Next Big Tech Companies Will Look Like Commodity Traders
The article argues that the next generation of large tech firms will resemble commodity traders, leveraging tokenization to bridge digital finance and physical assets. As AI, clean‑energy, and reindustrialization strain material supplies, traditional financing models are proving too opaque and...
Cryptoasset Firms Can Request Pre-Application Meetings From 11 May 2026
Starting 11 May 2026, crypto‑asset firms can request free pre‑application meetings through the FCA’s Pre‑Application Support Service (PASS). The meetings, scheduled on a rolling basis from July 2026, let firms discuss their plans before filing for authorisation or permission changes. The FCA’s new...
Riot Platforms Posts $167M Revenue but $500M Loss as Bitcoin Mining Scales Up
Riot Platforms posted $167 million in Q1 2026 revenue but a $500 million GAAP loss, driven by non‑cash Bitcoin mark‑to‑market losses. The miner expanded its hash rate to 42.5 exahash, mined 1,473 BTC and secured a 25 MW AMD data‑center lease, yet its shares...
Crypto Biz: Capital Has No Consensus
Crypto capital is splintering across competing narratives. Bernstein sees IREN pivoting from Bitcoin mining to an AI‑cloud business valued around $3.7 billion, while BitMine doubles down on Ether, now holding roughly $17.6 billion of ETH and sitting $6.5 billion underwater. Stablecoin supply has...
Bitcoin's Sharpe Ratio Surpasses Gold, Signaling New Bull
I continue to watch Bitcoin here following its mild winter from $126k to $60k. Its momentum and Sharpe Ratio continues to improve vs gold and other asset classes (including commodities). There has been a clear rotation away from gold ETPs...
A New Frontier for Digital Asset Management | The CSE Podcast E9-S5
In this episode, Demetri Gaylord interviews D.D.A. Laval, CEO of Tetra Digital Group, about the company’s role as a regulated Canadian trust and digital‑asset custodian, its Unity platform for on‑chain monitoring and reconciliation, and its upcoming Canadian‑dollar stablecoin. Laval explains...
Trump Administration Halts SEC Crypto Probes, Benefits Allies
When it comes to crypto, the fox is in charge of the hen house. The Trump admin has ended dozens of SEC crypto investigations—to the direct financial benefits of his family members and friends. My @morningjoe Chart.
AI Agent Forms Its Own Company, Gets Ready to Trade Crypto
ClawBank’s AI agent, Manfred, has autonomously incorporated a U.S. corporation, securing an IRS Employer Identification Number, an FDIC‑insured bank account, and a crypto wallet. The agent already holds credentials to hire staff, make payments and can move funds across more...
Bitcoin Pushes to Upside and Runs Into Topside Resistance. What Levels Need to Be Broken?
Bitcoin surged past the 100‑hour moving average at $76,638 and the 200‑hour average at $77,267, lifting the session high to $78,924. The rally now sits just shy of the 50% retracement of the 2026 range at $78,928 and confronts a...
Hhhmmm 'During an Appearance on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” Ratner Came Armed with Charts that Show a Dramatic Plunge in...
During a "Morning Joe" interview, crypto analyst Jeff Ratner presented data showing the Trump meme coin plummeting from a $45 peak to under $3, rendering it nearly worthless. He estimated that 45 large "whale" wallets pocketed about $1.2 billion, while Trump himself...
Fluent - One State for Every VM
Fluent launched its mainnet on April 24 as a zero‑knowledge rollup that unifies EVM, Solana’s SVM, and generic Wasm contracts through a shared intermediate layer called rWasm. The platform lets Solidity and Rust contracts interact atomically within a single state, eliminating...
Bitcoin Takes Another Aim at $80,000 as Stocks Rise, Oil Drops on Iran Optimism
Bitcoin surged to about $78,700, climbing nearly 3% in the last 24 hours as U.S. equities opened higher, reviving risk‑on sentiment. The cryptocurrency is edging toward the psychologically important $80,000 barrier, a level many investors view as a catalyst for...
You Found Satoshi? Let’s See the Receipts
Journalist Steven Levy met Tyler Maroney, a professional investigator who claims to have finally identified Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The claim centers on alleged links between email headers, IP traces, and early Bitcoin transactions that point to a single...
Global Regulators Now Focused on Paving Clearer Pathway for FIs to Engage with Digital Assets : Analysis
Global regulators are moving from debating crypto participation to defining how financial institutions should manage digital‑asset risk. Recent US OCC interpretive letters, the GENIUS Act, the EU's MiCA regime, and Hong Kong's Stablecoins Ordinance collectively provide clearer permission for crypto...
Crypto Meets AI in MoonPay’s New MoonAgents Card
MoonPay, the New York‑based crypto on‑ramp, unveiled the MoonAgents Card, a Mastercard‑branded debit card that lets users spend stablecoins directly at any merchant that accepts Mastercard. The card links to a self‑custodial wallet and uses Monavate’s issuing platform to convert...
BTC Bear Market Likely Extends to October, 44K Bottom
$BTC monthly - April was an up month but I still expect the bear market to last 1 year as the previous ones lasted, and bottom in October. The current bounce may reach the 10 month MA(87.9K) in May/June before...
SOL - Weekly, Daily, 4 Hr Analysis
The latest Solana (SOL) technical note breaks down the cryptocurrency’s price across weekly, daily and 4‑hour timeframes. The author highlights that weekly RSI levels are edging toward overbought, while a daily Elliott Wave count points to a five‑wave impulse that...
NEAR Token Poised for 500% Revenue Surge
$NEAR is extremely undervalued. The entire supply is circulating, and all their mechanics are build in favor of the community actively using the token. Nobody is interested into AI #Crypto protocols. And that's where the real alpha is. The current valuation of $NEAR...
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CRYPTO CORNER: Truth or Hysteria: Sifting Treasury’s Sweeping New Draft Crypto Regulations
South Africa’s Treasury has released Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations 2026, aiming to modernise the outdated 1961 Exchange Control Rules and target money‑laundering and terrorist financing in the crypto sector. The draft introduces sweeping requirements such as mandatory 30‑day crypto...
Mixed Views: Trump’s Crypto Push Helps Yet Missteps
I honestly can’t believe that I did agree with Elizabeth Warren on her stance regarding the Trump family and their Crypto businesses but at the same time I do and it is important to look at both sides of the...
Fund Outperforms Benchmark Amid Bitcoin Crash, Automates Trading
The past quarter has been a challenging period. During those challenging periods, you'll learn, you'll make mistakes, and you'll improve from there. #Bitcoin collapsed to $60K. #Altcoins completely vanished away. Sentiment has dropped to sub 10 on the fear &...
DeFi Can Freeze Stolen Funds, but Not Everyone Agrees It Should
DeFi protocols are beginning to freeze stolen assets, highlighted by Arbitrum’s security council locking 30,766 ETH (about $55 million) after the $293 million Kelp DAO exploit. By contrast, centralized stablecoin issuers such as Circle wait for legal orders before freezing USDC, drawing criticism...
Crypto VC Funding Plunges to $659M in April, Hits Near Two-Year Low
Crypto venture capital funding plunged 74% in April, dropping to $659 million across 63 rounds, the lowest level since July 2024. Year‑to‑date investments total $5.64 billion, down sharply from the $2.6 billion raised in March. DeFi protocols attracted the most deal activity with 12...
Trump Meme Coin Enriched Insiders, Cost Retail Investors Billions
Trump’s meme coin is a scam to enrich insiders. A couple dozen “whales” made nearly $2 billion soon after launch in early 2025. Then, the coin crashed and lost over $4 billion for over 2 million retail investors—including many everyday...
Use an LLC for Crypto to Protect Privacy and Taxes
Personal name XRP sales get you a standard deduction and full exposure to creditors and scrutiny. The LLC gives you anonymity, creditor protection, and actual tax strategy. Borrow against the position, generate income through DWP products, or set a limit...
Bitcoin Nears 61% of Crypto Market Cap, Summer High
Bitcoin is now approaching 61% of the total crypto market cap, the highest level since last summer. https://t.co/8s2MlzuiLQ
Crypto Splits: Stablecoins Dominate, Rest Is Shrinking
Crypto is now pretty much (1) stablecoins and (2) everything else, and the 'everything else' is shrinking.
Top Crypto Updates: Ripple, Fed‑Ready Stablecoin, BTC Surge
Crypto things you might have missed: -Ripple = largest $XRP holder on the planet -Evernorth: $RLUSD could enter Fed payment rails -Tim Scott: Senate floor vote on CLARITY by June or July -BTC just had its strongest month of the year -Use @brave for powerful...
Bitcoin Rallies 30%; Breakout Now Meets First Test
Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC/USD Surges 30%—Breakout Rally Faces First Test https://t.co/59Af4KsM1l $BTCUSD Weekly & Daily Charts https://t.co/AyVCY1KIyI
Inflation Destroys Fiat Value—Bitcoin Offers Protection
Watch inflation erode the value of fiat currency over time 🤯 This is why we Bitcoin. https://t.co/I4kr7XH48q
BTC Rises Until USDC Hits 2.9% Retest
The $USDC Dominance is still in progress but the room for that retest is becoming increasingly limited #BTC will likely continue to perform well while this #USDC retest takes place But once the USDC retest successfully occurs at 2.9% (black), $BTC price...
BTC Closes Monthly Candle Yet Stays Below Macro Triangle
#BTC Bitcoin has performed a new Monthly Candle Close but price continues to remain below the Macro Triangle $BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin https://t.co/4RCjOFodGu
Embedded Vault Coverage Launches Low‑Risk DeFi Options
With all these hacks, embedded coverage for vaults couldn't come at a better time. @OpenCover has been building covered vault primitives and now have live options. @NexusMutual has also released its own Real-World Insurance Vault with fixed yield. Let's grow low risk DeFi.
Crypto’s Authentic Community Outshines AI’s Elite Echo Chamber
Because the AI ‘community’ is: 1. An insular group of Silicon Valley elites 2. A dispersed group of hobbiest hackers Despite our shortcomings, the crypto community is authentic and organic AI hasn’t produced anything better than the Token to create vibrant communities...
Bitcoin’s Repeated Rallies Defied Every “Bottom” Prediction
In the 2022 bear market, bitcoin gave you multiple 30%+ rallies on the way to lower lows. Every single one was called "the bottom" in real time. Every single one was wrong. What makes this time different?
Blockchains Grant Uncensored Finance and Entrepreneurial Freedom
Blockchains empower individuals not only by enabling financial activity without censorship or permission, they also guarantee freedom of entrepreneurship. It's just as important.
From Libra to Meta: David Marcus on Agentic Commerce
Fresh off the Meta doing Stablecoins, and @lightspark announcing grid global accounts We have the PERFECT guest coming Monday @davidmarcus Former PayPal CEO, reflects on the journey from Libra, to Meta doing Stablecoins to Agentic commerce 👇
Potential Bitcoin Bull Trap: Stay Vigilant
🚨 WHAT IF $BTC PLAYS THIS OUT? 🚨 This could be a classic bull trap. Stay sharp. https://t.co/wGRdGQlPC0
From DIY DeFi to AI-Driven Financial Delegation
DeFi was about disintermediation Agentic finance is about delegation You went from "be your own bank" to "your AI is your CFO" The philosophical shift is more radical than the technical one.
Trade BTC High/Low Touch Markets with Monthly Forecasts
Monitoring BTC looks good here New monthly high/low touch markets are now live. Trade YES or NO on whether BTC hits a certain price during a time window 📅 https://t.co/sBw5RttVcK
Clarity Act Set for May Markup, June Vote
CLARITY ACT: 🇺🇸 Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott says the bill could reach a bipartisan markup in May and a full Senate vote in June or July https://t.co/U7KsUSxVHh
Negative Bitcoin Funding Rates Signal Market Shift
We’re live on The Morning Show @StockMktTV with Louis Sykes @haumicharts talking about negative Bitcoin funding rates and what it means for the market. Check it out: https://t.co/aCBTsyxTUR https://t.co/xVaSlDzyaw
Break $78.75k, Bitcoin Eyes $90k Bullish Star
#Bitcoin Bullish monthly star pattern looking solid here after April close If it can break $78,750 then it adds confidence to the pattern holding as a bottom which would likely lead to $90k+ Needs to maintain $68,000 to avoid extended bear trend....
Holding $D: Positive Earnings, Bullish Structure, Strong R:R
$D Been holding this one for a bit now. Positive earnings today and bullish structure. Has a chance to push nicely. R:R is still solid even from here. https://t.co/zsPxbM4pAr
Bitcoin Appears to Break April 2025 Low, EMA Trend Reversal
Bitcoin $BTC looking like it's turning a corner off the April 2025 low & 1-month+50-day EMAs https://t.co/wjnQFDfPZv