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
Securitize Teams Up With Computershare to Tokenize U.S.-Listed Equities
Securitize and global transfer agent Computershare have signed an agreement to issue Issuer‑Sponsored Tokens (ISTs) for U.S.-listed equities. ISTs represent direct on‑chain ownership of shares, eliminating the need for synthetic wrapper structures. Computershare will act as the transfer agent, processing corporate actions for tokenized holdings alongside traditional Direct Registration System positions. The deal follows Securitize's recent wins, including $4 billion of tokenized assets and a pending public listing via Cantor Equity Partners II.
Is Your Crypto Safe From Hackers? - Dyma Budorin | ATC #609
In this episode, Dima Budarin, CEO of Core3 and co‑founder of Hacken, discusses the evolving landscape of Web3 security, emphasizing that while smart‑contract audits have improved, operational and supply‑chain security remain weak points. He explains Core3’s mission to provide Moody’s‑style...
ESMA Statement on the End of Transitional Periods Under MiCA
On 17 April 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a statement clarifying supervisory expectations as the EU’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA) transitional period ends on 1 July 2026. After that date, any crypto‑asset service provider operating without a MiCA licence...
Standard Chartered Calls Kelp Aftermath DeFi's 'Antifragile Moment'
Standard Chartered’s research team frames the April 18 Kelp DAO bridge exploit as a potential "antifragile moment" for decentralized finance. The hack siphoned $292 million, causing Aave to lose $17 billion in deposits and $5.5 billion in active loans, triggering a rapid outflow of...
Robinhood Leads Crypto Stocks Lower After Disappointing Earnings
Robinhood Markets (HOOD) tumbled 14% on April 29 after its first‑quarter earnings missed expectations, revealing a 47% year‑over‑year plunge in crypto‑related revenue. The miss sparked a broader sell‑off in crypto‑linked equities, with Coinbase, Bullish, Gemini, Riot Platforms and MARA all sliding...
Polymarket Rejects Data Breach Claims as Hacker Alleges 300K Records Stolen
A hacker identified as Xorcat alleges that they extracted roughly 300,000 records from Polymarket by exploiting undocumented API endpoints, a pagination bypass, and CORS misconfigurations. The purported data dump, said to total 2.24 GB, includes user profiles, market information, and an...
Galaxy Digital Posts $216 M GAAP Loss as Crypto Market Slumps
Galaxy Digital Inc. posted a $216 million GAAP loss for the first quarter of 2026, driven by a roughly 20% drop in crypto market values. The firm trimmed operating costs, repurchased $65 million of stock and signaled a $90 million adjusted EBITDA outlook...
FOMC‑Driven Outflows Drain $313 M From U.S. Bitcoin & Ethereum Spot ETFs
Investors pulled $263 million from U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs and $50 million from Ethereum spot ETFs on Monday, driving the overall cryptocurrency market capitalization down more than 2.5% in 24 hours. The outflows came amid heightened anxiety ahead of the Federal Open...
Bitcoin Capitulation Marks Best Five-Year Buying Opportunity
#Bitcoin is at its capitulation point. Eleven indicators are signaling that we're at the best opportunity to buy the asset in the last five years. The last time all these signals flashed was Q4 2022. That also resonates with the current market sentiment,...
GENIUS and CLARITY Acts: What Firms Must Know Now
The U.S. Congress has enacted the GENIUS Act and is poised to pass the CLARITY Act, ending years of regulatory uncertainty for digital assets. The GENIUS Act creates a federal framework for payment stablecoins, requiring 1:1 reserves and limiting issuers...
100,000 Polymarket Wallets Lost at Least $1,000, Bloomberg Analysis Shows
Bloomberg’s on‑chain review of every active Polymarket wallet since early 2025 reveals that more than 100,000 accounts lost at least $1,000, nearly twice the number that earned the same amount. Profits are heavily skewed toward a small cohort of high‑volume,...
April Global Regulatory Brief: Digital Finance
In April 2026 regulators across Japan, Switzerland, the United States and the United Kingdom released new guidance targeting digital‑finance risks. Japan’s Financial Services Agency issued a comprehensive cybersecurity policy for crypto‑asset exchanges, while Switzerland’s FINMA published a digital‑fraud risk‑management guide for...
Polymarket & Kalshi - Prediction Markets Move Into Perpetual Futures
Polymarket and Kalshi, the two dominant prediction‑market platforms, announced early‑access perpetual futures (perps) programs in April 2024. Kalshi will launch crypto perps under a CFTC‑approved margin‑trading license, while Polymarket’s beta perps product is still navigating U.S. regulatory clearance. Combined monthly...
Visa Looks to Expansion in Stablecoins And Agentic Commerce
Visa announced a major expansion of its stablecoin and agentic commerce initiatives. The network added five new blockchains—Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon and Tempo—bringing its supported platforms to nine, after its stablecoin pilot reached a $7 billion annualized settlement run rate, a...
European Police Dismantles €50 Million Crypto Investment Fraud Ring
European police, led by Austrian and Albanian authorities with Europol support, dismantled a crypto‑investment fraud ring that defrauded victims of more than €50 million ($58.5 million). The operation, which employed up to 450 staff in multilingual call centres, was uncovered after a...
Dutch Tax Plan Forces Forced Bitcoin Sales, Sparks Exodus
Regardless of whether it gets approved or not, but the 26% unrealized gains proposal is the most insane and stupid proposal I've seen from the Dutch government ever. It's literally forcing you to sell #Bitcoin while simply holding it if it...
Bullish Integrates Options Trading with Ripple Prime
Bullish (NYSE:BLSH) is expanding its partnership with Ripple by offering regulated Bitcoin options on Ripple Prime, the crypto‑focused prime‑brokerage platform. The BTC options market is the second‑largest by open interest for crypto‑settled contracts, and can be settled with Ripple USD stablecoins. Institutional...
Blog 115a. XRP, Bitcoin, and the Quantum Threat.
The blog warns that major digital asset networks, including XRP and Bitcoin, are not quantum‑safe. While a quantum breakthrough isn’t imminent, the risk is real and predictable. Current cryptographic designs were never built for a future where encryption can be...
Visa CEO Envisions Stablecoin, Agentic Benefit
Visa CEO Ryan McInerney said the company will treat stablecoin and emerging agentic commerce transactions with the same unit economics as its traditional card business. By building a "bridge layer" through Visa‑as‑a‑Service, Visa aims to capture revenue from digital wallets...
The Odds Are Shifting Back In Bitcoin’s Favour
Bitcoin has rallied roughly 15% over the past three weeks despite a volatile macro environment. While the Federal Reserve’s policy path and geopolitical flashpoints still pose upside‑risk, several headwinds that previously weighed on the digital asset are easing. Improved risk...
Overbought Momentum Signals Emerging Bitcoin Bull Market
Bitcoin also continues to show resilience as it tests the upper bounds of a potential bear flag. Technical Analysis 101 states that when bear market rallies get overbought (per the stochastics below), it’s usually the kiss of death and time...
UK Unveils Unified Payment Services Framework for Stablecoins, AI Agents and Open Banking
On 21 April 2026 the UK government revealed a package of measures to merge payment services and electronic‑money rules into a single framework, covering stablecoins, AI‑driven payment agents and Open Banking. The move, announced at the Innovate Finance Global Summit, seeks to...
Analysts Flag Viability Risks for Hyperliquid as Market Share Slips
Crypto analysts warn that Hyperliquid, once a fast‑growing decentralized exchange, may struggle to survive. The platform has lost roughly 30% of its value since September 2025, faces eroding market share to rivals like Aster, EdgeX and Coinbase, and is under...
Can You Use AI for Day Crypto Trading? A Practical Guide to Automated Trading in 2026
Artificial intelligence is now a mainstream tool for day‑trading cryptocurrencies, leveraging the market’s 24/7 nature to scan price movements, enforce preset rules, and eliminate emotional bias. The guide highlights five platforms—BitsStrategy, 3Commas, Pionex, Cryptohopper, and Coinrule—each catering to different skill...
Kalshi, Polymarket Face New Rival in Crypto’s Hottest Exchange
Hyperliquid, a leading decentralized crypto derivatives exchange, is testing HIP‑4, a suite of non‑leveraged prediction markets that let traders bet on real‑world outcomes such as inflation or oil prices. In March 2026 the platform processed $219 billion in total volume, underscoring...
Blockchain Privacy Demands Breakthrough Architecture, Not Simplicity
Achieving privacy on a blockchain is anything but simple. Even with ZK proofs, there are technical challenges that make this supposedly simple feature (Privacy) harder to deliver than what people realize. It took innovative architecture and technological breakthroughs to unlock Privacy....
Visa Adopts Polygon for Instant Global Stablecoin Settlements
And now @Visa. The world's largest payment network has turned on Polygon rails for its global stablecoin settlement program. Visa's partners can now move money instantly on @0xPolygon. $2.4 trillion in volume already moves through these rails. The names settling here: @Mastercard,...
What Is Tokenization and How to Get Exposure
Tokenization is turning real‑world assets such as government bonds, money‑market funds and real estate into blockchain‑based digital tokens that settle in minutes and can be fractionalized. The market reached $33.9 billion in 2025, growing 70% year‑over‑year, with forecasts ranging from $4 trillion...
Why Trump-Backer Justin Sun Is Suing the Trumps’ Firm
Crypto billionaire Justin Sun has filed a California lawsuit against World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s crypto venture, alleging the firm misused his $45 million WLFI token purchase and leveraged the Trump brand for fraud. Sun claims the company is on...
Crypto Pays TradFi, Not the Other Way Around
Contrarian view: Tradfi is interested in crypto for only two things: 1. Giving access to blue-chip crypto assets to their customers 2. Getting paid (a lot) to put their name on some crypto affiliation, as operating/validating it. There's no flow of $...
Bitcoin Climbs While Fear Index Plunges, Signaling Rally Weakness
Bitcoin is up 1.4% to $77.6K today. Fear & Greed just printed 26 — its deepest fear reading of this entire consolidation, down from 47 on Sunday. Price up, sentiment down. That's not bullish divergence. That's a tell. The rally...
Koho Users Can Now Buy, Hold, and Manage Crypto
Toronto‑based fintech Koho has launched an in‑app crypto offering through a partnership with regulated exchange NDAX. Users can now buy, hold, sell and manage more than 20 digital assets—including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana—directly from their Koho balance. The service features...
Crypto Landscape Shifts: XRP Focus, Ripple Growth, Stablecoin Expansion
Crypto things you might have missed: -Garlinghouse: All roads lead back to $XRP -Ripple president: Ripple Custody has been on a tear -Take control of your finances via @ether_fi -Visa adds Polygon $POL to stablecoin pilot -Coinbase: CLARITY act strengthens law enforcement
First Multichain Payment Gateway Enables Nanopayments Across 11 Chains
We've just launched the first multichain payment gateway for agents, across 11 chains, USDC + x402 support for sellers and buyers, and support for 0.000001 sized nanopayments. It's an open and permissionless protocol on the internet. https://t.co/9fO4yaSGUn
Robinhood Shares Tumble 11% as Crypto Revenue Plunges 47% in Q1
Robinhood (HOOD) fell more than 11% after reporting Q1 2026 revenue of $1.07 billion, missing the $1.17 billion consensus, and a 47% plunge in cryptocurrency revenue to $134 million. The miss highlights the platform’s exposure to volatile digital‑asset markets despite strong growth in...
TON Validators Set to Vote on Fee Reduction April 30
🚨 JUST IN: TON validators will begin voting on lowering fees on April 30. A validator update is scheduled for today. https://t.co/o14Sq0mE5d
Trump Meme Coin Plummets 97% After Promotion
Update: The Trump Meme coin is now down 97% from his post promoting it back in January 2025, hitting another all-time low today. "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes" applies but this grift should never have been legal. https://t.co/5HHz6CbDvV
Robinhood Just Got Smacked with Its First Real Crypto Bear Market
Robinhood reported a sharp 47% year‑on‑year drop in crypto trading revenue to $134 million for Q1 2026, with trading volume falling 48% to $24 billion. The decline coincided with Bitcoin sliding from its $120,000 peak to roughly $76,000, prompting a near‑10% after‑hours share...
DeFi Raises $300M, Questions Yield Risk Pricing
DeFi just pulled together $300M+ to make Kelp's rsETH holders whole after the April 18 exploit. The harder question on Uneasy Money this week: were DeFi yields ever actually pricing this kind of risk? Plus: the Polymarket soldier, USDT vs. Iran,...
Spot BTC & ETH ETFs See Heavy Outflows, Alt Inflows
OUTFLOWS CONTINUE from spot Bitcoin & Ethereum ETFs Yesterday’s flows: ▫️ #BTC = -$89,680,000 ▫️ #ETH = -$21,800,000 ▫️ #XRP = +$2,200,000 ▫️ #AVAX = +$221,410 Smart money rotating or early warning? 👀 https://t.co/Qqjt5bTBfD
The Rise of Stablecoins in Personal Finance: From Emergency Funds to Global Payments
Stablecoins are moving beyond crypto trading infrastructure to become everyday financial tools, offering dollar‑pegged value, 24/7 accessibility, and near‑instant settlement. Users are employing them as emergency‑fund equivalents, cross‑border payment rails, and low‑cost alternatives to traditional remittance services. Adoption is strongest...
Human Signatures Lag as AI Finance Scales $100M
Banks are still asking for human signatures Meanwhile: AI DAOs are managing $100M+ treasuries Autonomous protocols are generating real revenue Agent swarms are optimizing portfolio allocations The gap between legacy finance and zero human finance is a chasm And it's widening every day
TON Breaks Trendline, Hinting at Ecosystem Revival
$TON has broken above its descending trendline on the 4H chart. Is the TON ecosystem coming back to life? https://t.co/6t0heJKSbd
CFTC Sues Wisconsin Over Prediction Market Jurisdiction, Escalating Federal‑State Clash
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a suit in Milwaukee on April 28, demanding that Wisconsin’s enforcement actions against prediction‑market platforms be declared invalid. The case pits the federal regulator’s claim of exclusive jurisdiction over event‑contract derivatives against state...
Choosing Our First App on MegaETH Bridge Day
happy bridge to @megaeth and try out apps day Which app are we trying first?
Bitcoin Bottoms Follow Capitulation; Fear Signals Upcoming Rally
Every bitcoin bottom in history came with capitulation: 2018: -84% 2020 COVID: -50% in a day 2022 LUNA/FTX: -78% 2026 so far: a few weeks of fear and people are already buying back in. Bottoms don't look like this.
ETH Poised for Breakout as Upward Pattern Holds
The upward price pattern remains the same for $ETH. It's a matter of when this breaks upwards and not if, in my opinion. Structure remains intact, and multiple resistance tests have failed to break through, suggesting a breakout is looming. https://t.co/0ZaSbcrgFT
Dream Hire Joins Forces to Scale DeFi Credit Markets
Been waiting for this moment and has been a dream hire for me. I've been working with Luigi since early DeFi days, and finally now on the same team. We're going to build credit markets at internet scale.
Ripple Expands RLUSD Access with Bullish and OKX
NEW: Bullish expands its Ripple Prime partnership to give institutions $BTC options access via $RLUSD, while Ripple also partners with OKX to scale $RLUSD across 300+ spot pairs with futures and margin support https://t.co/9albCeiofj
BTC Inflows Spike, Hinting Potential Market Correction
🚨 JUST IN: CryptoQuant reports a sharp inflow of $BTC to exchanges. Is this the first warning sign of an upcoming correction… or just noise? 👀 Stay alert. https://t.co/BNM8yVPcxR