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.
Also developing:
By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
Lotus Taps WisdomTree Money Market Fund to Build Yield Floor Into DeFi Lending
Lotus, a pre‑launch DeFi lending protocol, announced that WisdomTree's Treasury Money Market Digital Fund (WTGXX) will back its core vault token, LotusUSD. The integration gives lenders a baseline yield even when borrowing demand is nil, addressing the common DeFi problem of dry returns at low utilization. WTGXX tokenizes roughly $857 million of short‑duration U.S. Treasuries on Ethereum and offers a 7‑day APY of 3.49%, made compatible with DeFi through SEC‑granted exemptive relief for 24/7 settlement. Lotus also employs a tranched market structure, allowing users to pick specific risk profiles within a single liquidity pool.
Crypto Slides as Stocks Hit Record Highs
The $79K wall held. Almost to the dollar. Bitcoin peaked at $78,923 yesterday — $277 below the Short-Term Holder cost basis at $79,200, a level where every buyer over the past 155 days sat at breakeven — and immediately got...
Bitcoin Faces Wall Near $80k as Recent Buyers Rush to Get Out as Ceiling Stays Hot
Bitcoin surged to an intraday high of $79,485 on April 22, edging toward the $80,100 short‑term holder cost‑basis resistance identified by Glassnode. The on‑chain analysis flags three seller mechanisms at that level: breakeven cost basis, a 54% in‑profit threshold, and realized...
Discipline and Patience Build Crypto Wealth
Success in crypto is about discipline. Your daily research, consistent buys, and resistance to FUD is what builds fortunes. The market rewards patience. Stay consistent when others panic. That's how you win.
GSR Debuts BESO, First Actively Managed Multi‑Asset Crypto ETF in the U.S.
GSR has launched the BESO (Crypto Core3) ETF on Nasdaq, the first U.S. fund that actively manages a basket of Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana while delivering staking rewards. The product carries a 1.00% management fee and is advised by Framework...
Is Owning Just Bitcoin and Ethereum Enough for a Crypto Portfolio?
Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to dominate the crypto market, together accounting for the majority of total market capitalization. The article argues that a two‑coin portfolio—typically an 80/20 split favoring Bitcoin—captures the sector’s two most durable investment theses: Bitcoin as a...
Forget Starlink. Forget xAI, The Real SpaceX Play Is $DOGE
Elon Musk’s X rolled out a limited‑release crypto feature called Cashtags, letting iPhone users in the U.S. and Canada tap a buy button that routes trades through partners like Wealthsimple. In just 72 hours the pilot generated roughly $1 billion in...
FCA Gains Expanded Powers Over Open Banking, Stablecoins and AI Payments
During FinTech Week in London, the UK Financial Conduct Authority was granted broader authority to supervise open‑banking initiatives, stablecoin payments and AI‑driven transaction services. The move consolidates the Payment Systems Regulator into the FCA and adds new funding for fintech...
HashKey Group Teams with ANAP Holdings to Launch Institutional Bitcoin Lending in Japan
HashKey Group announced a strategic partnership with Tokyo‑listed ANAP Holdings to provide institutional‑grade Bitcoin lending services in Japan. The deal, slated for formal execution by the end of April 2026, taps ANAP’s roughly 1,417 BTC treasury, positioning both firms to broaden...
Bitcoin Bulls: Stay Humble, It's Too Early to Celebrate
Bitcoin: too early for bulls to celebrate way way way too early drop to 200W MA and below is still in play and very real but the main thing is how you position yourself we dont know the future we need to be humble, never...
Sen. Moreno Predicts May Clarity Act Passage, Downplays Bank Worries
CLARITY ACT: 🇺🇸 Sen. Bernie Moreno said the bill could pass by May, but previously warned missing that deadline could stall it indefinitely and dismissed bank concerns as "fake."
BitMart Launches Free Financial Literacy Platform: Learn. Trade. Grow.
BitMart unveiled a dedicated financial‑literacy platform, learnwithbitto.com, extending its Academy into a free, full‑scale education hub. The site delivers a three‑track curriculum—Foundation, Advanced, and Blockchain—featuring mini‑lessons, quizzes, and interactive calculators. BitMart also announced university partnerships and a mandatory training component...
Master Basics First, Simplify Until EV+ Strategy
1. Price action 2. Support/Resistance 3. Volume 4. Journal Until you have an EV+ strategy, Keep it as simple as possible.
Bitcoin's Bull‑Trap Fractal Signals Potential $45K Drop
Bitcoin is repeating the same fractal we’ve seen during EVERY bull trap. If this pattern plays out, $BTC could drop to $45,000 within 2 weeks. Save this chart now. It’ll make sense later. https://t.co/6VLCBEXRNz
Is Anthropic's Mythos AI a Threat to Ethereum and Solana?
Anthropic announced Claude Mythos, an AI model deemed too dangerous for public release, sparking fears of AI‑driven cyber attacks on crypto. In April, hackers siphoned roughly $606 million from DeFi protocols on Ethereum and Solana, using social engineering and bridge misconfigurations...
MSTR at 1x NAV: Time to Buy
Beautiful tracker of the current sentiment. #Bitcoin bottomed out in recent months. Bitcoin bottomed out in 2022. During that period, $MSTR was trading at 1x mNAV. The peak was in December '24 vs. Gold. During that period, $MSTR was traded at 3x mNAV. Now is...
BTC Must Reclaim 111‑Day SMA to Avoid Rejection
#BTC For a trend reversal to be confirmed, BTC needs to reclaim the 111D SMA. If price fails to break above it and hold, a rejection becomes highly likely - especially with the higher time frame trend on the weekly and monthly...
Bitcoin Momentum Strategy
A backtest of a simple Bitcoin momentum strategy covering 2015‑2026 shows the model generated 257 trades with an average 2% gain per trade. Each position was held roughly three days, delivering a 44% annualized return and a striking 321% risk‑adjusted...
The Pentagon's Pivot: Why the US Military Now Sees Bitcoin as the Ultimate Weapon of Power Projection.
The Pentagon has publicly embraced Bitcoin as a strategic asset after Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of U.S. Indo‑Pacific Command, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Paparo described Bitcoin’s proof‑of‑work consensus as a zero‑trust, peer‑to‑peer tool for cyber‑defense and power...
Tagus Bytes (23.04.26)
Tagus Capital’s April 23 note observes the Crypto Fear & Greed Index easing from “Extreme fear” to “Fear,” signalling reduced panic but not a full‑blown risk‑on rally. Bitcoin’s dominance remains elevated, indicating the market is still in a “Bitcoin season”...
Polymarket Predicts 65% Chance Bitcoin Hits $80K in April
JUST IN: Polymarket traders see a 65% chance for Bitcoin to reach 80,000 in April.
BTC and ETH Spot ETFs See Strong April Inflows
JUST IN: Spot ETFs for BTC, ETH, and XRP recorded net inflows on April 22, with BTC at $335.8M, ETH at $96.4M, XRP at $2.42M, and SOL at $0M.
Hack Post Mortem Implications and Home Build Update
A recent security breach in a prominent DeFi platform prompted a detailed post‑mortem that highlighted systemic weaknesses across Layer‑2 protocols. The analysis coincided with a broader macro environment that saw major asset classes fluctuate by roughly 5%, intensifying pressure on...
Chart of the Week - Bitcoin & Software
The latest Weekly ChartStorm chart shows Bitcoin and software stocks halting their steep declines and beginning to exhibit bullish technical signals. After price resets of roughly 50% for Bitcoin and over 35% for software equities, both assets have found firm...
Bitcoin's Quantum Dilemma: Freeze the Coins or Let Them Be Stolen?
A recent white paper by Google Quantum AI, Stanford and the Ethereum Foundation shows quantum computers could break Bitcoin's ECDSA encryption with far fewer resources than previously thought, reviving the long‑standing quantum‑risk narrative. About 34% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply—roughly 6.7 million...
Ledger Appoints New CFO and Opens New York Office Ahead of Potential Wall Street Listing
Ledger, the French crypto‑security unicorn, announced John Andrews as its new chief financial officer and the launch of a New York office. Andrews brings 25 years in finance, including a stint as head of capital markets at Circle, the firm behind USDC....
Stablecoins Dominate This Year's Merchant Payments Ecosystem
Great chatting with @IgorTomych at @FintechGarden again, stablecoins was one of the biggest topics covered at Merchant Payments Ecosystem this year, and it's easy to see why with so much going on in the space... Listen in on YouTube 👉 https://t.co/yW228At80A
Satoshi Discoveries Could Hit Thousands by Next Year
If we keep finding Satoshis at this rate, we might be in the thousands next year.
Digital Asset Funds See $1.4 Billion in Inflows as Institutional Momentum Builds:
Digital asset funds recorded a net $1.4 billion of inflows in a single week, marking the third straight week of positive net capital and the strongest surge since January. The bulk of the money flowed into Bitcoin‑focused products, but notable allocations...
Stablecoins Are Now Core Payment Rails; Policy Lags
Stablecoins are becoming the default rails for global value movement, and the gap now is policy catching up to real usage at scale. TRON is already operating at that scale.
NY Courts Can Force Nationwide Restitution From Crypto Firms
"Companies based in New York can be required to pay restitution of illegal profits to its customers across the country, not just in this state, if found to be in violation by a court. Both Coinbase and Gemini have New...
Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Sees $100M Week-One Inflow as Wall Street Deepens Its Crypto Commitment:
Morgan Stanley launched a spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded fund that pulled in roughly $100 million in its first week of trading, signaling a decisive move from passive distribution to active crypto management. The product offers investors direct exposure to Bitcoin’s price, leveraging...
Bitcoin $8 B Options Expiry Sparks Volatility Fears Ahead of Fed Meeting
Deribit’s $8.07 billion Bitcoin options expiry on April 24 arrives amid a packed macro calendar, heavy call concentration at the $75,000 strike and ongoing oil‑price shock. Traders fear the settlement could trigger a sharp move in Bitcoin, amplifying risk for digital‑asset derivatives...
US Treasury Secretary Presses Senate To Pass Crypto Market Structure Legislation
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, urging lawmakers to pass comprehensive crypto market‑structure legislation. He framed the bill as essential for preserving the dollar’s reserve‑currency status and bringing digital‑asset activity under AML/KYC rules. The push...
Crypto Market at $2.6T, Eyeing $10T Milestone
The total crypto market cap is around $2.6 Trillion. How long before it gets to $10 Trillion?
Coinbase Stock Poised to Outpace Bitcoin as an Investment
Coinbase (COIN) is trading up 7.4% while Bitcoin (BTC) hovers around $75,800, and analysts argue the exchange’s stable‑coin earnings and Base ecosystem give it a stronger growth trajectory. With $1.35 billion in 2025 stablecoin revenue and $4.5 billion locked in its Base...
DeFi Lending Can't Be Fully Immutable, Bentley Concedes
The most important exchange on this week's Bits + Bips: Michael Bentley of Euler saying he's "resigned to the fact" that DeFi lending protocols can't be truly immutable. Austin Campbell's response is worth hearing: Michael Bentley of Euler says that's...
When Is a Crypto Interface a Broker? SEC Staff Draws a Functional Line
The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets issued an April 13, 2026 staff statement that draws a functional line between crypto‑asset trading interfaces and broker‑dealer registration. It holds that a nondiscretionary interface that lets users set all transaction parameters can avoid broker...
Vietnam’s NDAChain Runs First Cross-Border Mobile Credential Exchange With Indonesia
Vietnam’s NDAChain platform completed the nation’s first cross‑border on‑chain identity transaction, linking verified mobile credentials between Vietnam and Indonesia. The proof‑of‑concept used NDADID, a self‑sovereign identity layer that lets users keep data in their own wallets, transmitting only cryptographically verified...
The Iran Cease-Fire Has Boosted Investors’ Appetite for Bitcoin. Here’s W...
The recent Iran cease‑fire has reignited investor appetite for risky assets, pushing bitcoin above $79,000, its highest level since early February. Bitcoin has rallied 21.6% since its March 30 low, buoyed by strong inflows into spot funds, exchange‑traded products and treasury...
Circle Proposes Emergency Rate Changes to Unstick Aave's Frozen USDC Pool
Circle has asked Aave’s governance to overhaul the interest‑rate model for the USDC pool on Aave V3 Ethereum Core, which has been stuck at 99.87% utilization for four days following the KelpDAO exploit. The pool holds roughly $1.89 billion in both...
Balancing Trade‑offs: No Perfect Solution, Choose Sacrifices
👀 Michael Bentley of Euler on Bits + bips: “Maybe it's just not possible to get the best of all worlds and we're going to have to sacrifice something somewhere.” Austin Campbell's response is worth watching. With Ram Ahluwalia and...
Deposits Treated as Free Loans, Returns Withheld
see a lot of tweets like this it's not like he would have shared those returns with the customers whose deposits he treated like a free uncapped 0 interest loan
Institutions Treat Crypto as Store of Value, Not Yet Currency
Institutions have accepted crypto as a "store of value." "Medium of exchange" is still coming.
Arbitrum's Kelp Freeze: User Protection vs Decentralization
🤔 Should @arbitrum have frozen the Kelp hack funds? Was it putting users first? Or putting decentralization last? We'll settle this in THE GREAT ARBITRUM DEBATE w/ @griffgreen and @lex_node LIVE tomorrow @ 12pm EST on @DefiantNews X and YouTube Join...
SBF's Genius Picks Wasted by Panic Selling
"SBF was a genius at picking generational winners and a criminal at managing their money." Really only one of these should matter. And it's at the end of the sentence.
Proper CLARITY Act Crucial to Safeguard Crypto Future
If the CLARITY Act isn’t done properly now, an anti-crypto administration could come in next and cause major destruction within the industry. I sat down with Cardano founder @IOHK_Charles to discuss this and more. WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE https://t.co/HBtV52wNJU https://t.co/5bfkIIMbva
Teasing a Big Announcement at Bitcoin Conference Tuesday
I might announce something interesting next week at @TheBitcoinConf. If you're attending, drop by main stage (Nakamoto) on Tuesday at 11:15am... https://t.co/ZYRj5e4aqj
Gemini Follows Coinbase, Challenges NY AG Lawsuit in Federal Court
Gemini has joined Coinbase in removing the New York AG's civil enforcement action to federal court, raising the same arguments (substantial Q of fed law, complete preemption & federal-officer status) that federal courts in MA & NV have rejected. Next...
KraneShares Announces KCOI ETF with 0.68% Fee
NEW-ish: We have a 3rd amendment on the @KraneShares @coinbase 50 ETF. Ticker will be $KCOI when it launches. Fee will be 0.68%. Will initally hold BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LINK, BCH, XLM, AVAX, LTC, SHIB, and DOT....