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
One Liners: Crypto Market Drivers — 6 Charts That Matter Now
The crypto equity sector saw a broad risk‑on rally, with Bitcoin up 5.1% driven by geopolitical de‑escalation and a dovish Bank of Japan. Institutional appetite surged as ETFs attracted $523 million and MicroStrategy added nearly 14,000 BTC. Galaxy Digital surged 31.5% after pivoting to AI and announcing a $15 b Helios Texas data‑center, while becoming BlackRock’s staking partner for its inaugural Ethereum ETP. Coinbase rose 12.1% on a new SEC‑CFTC classification accord, and Robinhood jumped 25.1% after the SEC eliminated the $25,000 pattern‑day‑trader rule, positioning crypto as a potential revenue leader.
Impro
So I doubt this runs but this was my most 'liked' tweet bc Ansem dunked on it a bit and then his followers piled on Odds way better now than then, more importantly know if you're getting crapped on a bit...
Bitcoin’s True Roots Outshine Satoshi Identity Myths
A clip went viral this week of a professor declaring that Bitcoin is a CIA surveillance tool and demanded to know "where are the servers?" We’re 17 years in and the basic facts of what Bitcoin actually is still get...
Visa Joins Tempo as Validator, Signaling Shift Toward Institutional Blockchain Infrastructure
Visa announced it will serve as a validator on Tempo's public blockchain, marking the payments giant’s first foray into a decentralized network. Tempo, a layer‑1 protocol focused on real‑time, tokenized payments, has already processed over 1 billion transactions since its launch....
XRPL's Subnet Design Promises Near‑infinite Transaction Scalability
Tokenizing everything and moving it on chain at that scale needs a settlement layer that can keep up. Bitcoin's supply cap is a feature for scarcity, not for throughput. The XRPL is built differently. Payment channels, sidechains, and Bob Way's...
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Altcoins Surge as Bitcoin Drifts Near $75,000
Bitcoin traded at $75,274 on Thursday, up 0.8% in 24 hours and 4.7% for the week, while Ether stayed above $2,300 despite a 0.3% dip. Altcoins outperformed the flagship coin, with Solana reclaiming the $90 level and XRP climbing to...
Record ETF Inflows in Week of April 6‑10 Driven by Crypto Funds, Ainvest and Trackinsight Report
Ainvest and Trackinsight reported that the week of April 6‑10 produced the biggest net ETF inflows of the year. Bitcoin ETFs pulled in roughly $871 million, while Ethereum funds recorded a $120 million surge, underscoring a renewed appetite for crypto‑linked products.
Pakistan Ends 8‑Year Bank Ban on Crypto, Allows VASP Accounts for 40 Million Users
The State Bank of Pakistan revoked its 2018 prohibition on banks dealing with cryptocurrencies, allowing licensed virtual asset service providers to open segregated client‑money accounts. The move targets roughly 40 million Pakistanis active in crypto and backs a $2 billion tokenisation partnership...
Regret Missing SOL Surge After KOL Hype
Your favorite crypto KOL told you $SOL was going to $30 while it was on a capitulation wick and you didn’t buy? Imagine that
On Schedule and Above Target: JST’s Third Buyback and Burn Breaches $21 Million
JustLend DAO completed its third JST buyback‑and‑burn cycle, destroying 271,337,579 JST tokens worth roughly $21.3 million. The round was financed entirely from the DAO’s organic revenue—about $10.34 million from accumulated earnings and $10.97 million generated in Q1 2026. Cumulatively, three rounds have burned 1.356 billion...
LINK + LTC + NEAR
The blog post walks readers through a technical snapshot of Chainlink (LINK), Litecoin (LTC) and NEAR Protocol (NEAR). It applies a four‑point framework—cycle positioning, Elliott Wave analysis, defined levels and price targets—to each token. The author promotes an "Elliott Wave...
Risk‑On Rally Sets Stage for $85K Bitcoin
Gold volatility goes down. VIX goes down. Oil settles. RIsk-on assets (indices go up). $BTC is a higher beta asset, lags with a few weeks. #Altcoins are an higher beta asset than Bitcoin, lag Bitcoin by a few weeks. I think we're in for a...
BTC - Be In Position or Get Left Behind
In a April 16, 2026 post, Paul Webborn notes that major equity indices have broken out, a signal that Bitcoin could soon follow. He backs the view with a multi‑timeframe video analysis and three charts that map BTC’s current cycle structure. The price...
Adding Bitcoin Alongside Gold to Your Portfolio Juiced Returns and Didn't Raise Risk, Study Shows
Citi’s ten‑year study finds that adding both gold and bitcoin to a traditional bond‑and‑equity mix lifts portfolio efficiency without adding measurable risk. A modest 5% exposure to gold already improves returns, and splitting that slice between gold and bitcoin generates...
XRP $10M Could Earn $500K Annually by 2027
A thousand XRP at $10,000 is $10 million. Put it to work at 5 percent and you are pulling $500,000 a year. Late 2026 to mid 2027 is the window, driven by derivatives moving onto the XRPL and full market...
Bitcoin Whales Just Bought the Most BTC Since 2013 – so Why Is the Price Stuck Below $80,000?
Bitcoin whales bought 270,000 BTC in the past 30 days, the largest haul since 2013, while exchange reserves dropped to their lowest since December 2017. The on‑chain squeeze has thinned the readily tradable supply even as Bitcoin trades around $74,500,...
Regret Buying Low? You’d Have Sold Even Lower.
“If only I bought bitcoin when it was $0.30 😰” Buddy, you would have sold when it hit $0.50
SEC Pressure Silences Investors, They Resort to Signal
"Then some of my bigger investors all went silent on me, And I found out later that it was because the SEC reached out to them, and their lawyers told them not to talk to me. But some of them...
Bitcoin Surges Above $74K on $411M ETF Inflows, Eyes $80K Target
Bitcoin broke the $74,000 barrier on Wednesday, buoyed by $411 million of spot ETF inflows and a 46‑day stretch of negative funding rates. Analysts say the technical setup and geopolitical optimism could drive the price toward an $80,000 breakout.
Gold Rally Triggers Bitcoin Sell‑off, Driving Crash
#Bitcoin has completely disconnected from all other asset classes. It has witnessed one of the largest crashes in history. The current sentiment is comparable to that of the FTX Crash, the COVID-19 crash, or the $BTC hard fork period. Many investors and traders...
AAVE Poised for Major Pump, Intuition Signals Upcoming Surge
My intuition is telling me that something big is going to happen in the coming days or weeks. In $AAVE big pump is loading 👀
Bitunix Gains ISO 27001:2022 Certification, Boosting Crypto Exchange Security
Bitunix, a crypto derivatives platform with over 5 million users, secured ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, confirming its formal information‑security management system. The move adds a globally recognized seal of trust to its proof‑of‑reserves model and $30 million USDC care fund, signaling heightened compliance for...
Mixin Wallet Adds Coinbase Onramp, Enables 60-Second Fiat-to-Crypto Purchases
Mixin, the self‑custodial privacy wallet, has integrated Coinbase Onramp, allowing users to purchase cryptocurrency with fiat in as little as 60 seconds. The partnership brings Apple Pay‑enabled, fee‑transparent buying to over 10 million users and more than $1 billion in on‑chain assets,...
Negative BTC Funding, Puts Surge, Yet Uptrend Expected
Funding rate is negative on $BTC. Most options traders are in puts. There have been some occasions where this has happened. Most of the time, this was at the bottom of the markets. In 80%+ of the events, markets trended up afterward, causing...
Banks Claim Coinbase Coerced by Proposed Clarity Act
WATCH: Fox Business says banks are upset with Coinbase, saying they were effectively forced to accept terms under the proposed Clarity Act https://t.co/xYt3Hzy4Ye
Foundation, a Prominent NFT Platform of the 2021 Boom, Shuts Down After Failed Sale
Foundation, the invite‑only Ethereum NFT marketplace that rose during the 2021 digital‑art boom, announced it will wind down after a planned sale to Blackdove collapsed. The platform, which has facilitated roughly $230 million in sales—including a $600,000 Nyan Cat auction and a...
TRX Launches on BinanceUS with USD, USDT Trading
JUST IN: TRX is now trading on BinanceUS with USD and USDT pairs, and deposits and withdrawals are active on the TRON network.
CFTC Chair Faces Bipartisan Pushback Over Crypto Prediction Markets
"Sports and war prediction markets and crypto-backed perpetual futures came under fire during a House committee hearing Thursday." CFTC Chair Mike Selig Faces Bipartisan Pushback on Prediction Markets, Hyperliquid Perps https://t.co/eRt5FRHcd1
Bitcoin Poised to Reward Remaining Bulls Soon
For the first time in months, Bitcoin is starting to look like it could reward whatever remaining bulls are left standing. I break down what needs to happen in this quick 3-minute video. https://t.co/nB9bRVasrb
Bitcoin Gains From Iran Conflict, Avalanche ETF Launched
Great conversation this morning with @CoinDesk. We covered: * Why bitcoin benefits from the Iran conflict * Why Bitwise launched an Avalanche ETF * The outlook for the market through year-end https://t.co/lcBRJQeFDf
Add Zcash Payments to Brave for Security and Convenience
Feature request: I want to support Brave by paying in Zcash. Doing it that way helps protect me from hackers and kidnappers, and it is also more convenient than the alternative. Especially if I pay from my Brave Wallet. @iAnonymous3000...
Buy‑approaching Alerts Reappear, Confirming 0.786 Fib Bounce
Starting to see "buy approaching" alerts popping up on random altcoins daily charts for the first time in quite a while. 👀 @TopGoonX Notice the one on $FARTCOIN back in March price dropped perfectly to the 0.786 fib "buy zone"...
Choose the Right Bitcoin ETF Amid Emerging Technical Complexities
Back when Bitcoin ETFs launched in 2024, I shared there will come a day when the technical wonders and landmines of Bitcoin is going to end up creating some corner cases for product differentiation by issuers. That day feels nearer. Make...
Decentralized Protocols Must Freeze Hacks, Not Wait for Courts
I hope there's some precedent set. Either you're a decentralized protocol and literally do not have the power to freeze or you're not and you should be freezing hacked funds. This middle ground hand wavy "only with a court order"...
While NFTs Crashed, the Tungstate Cube Valued at $1B
NFTs all went to zero but the Tungsten Cube probably worth a billion at current prices
Machine-to-M
Agentic commerce isn’t priced in yet. Machine-to-machine payments will increase demand for the digital dollar beyond current estimates. The agentic economy could be larger than the human economy. We're building the infrastructure for both at Coinbase.
Venice Uncensored 1.2 Tuned on Targon Subnet 4
We've started working with some Bittensor subnets. New Venice Uncensored 1.2 model was tuned on Targon/subnet4
Cleared After SEC, DOJ Charges; Returns to Work
"I have a government-audited track record. I'm grateful I can get back to work and for love and family." 😍 -- Nader of @desoprotocol on being cleared after both the SEC and DOJ charged him and then dismissed the cases...
SEC Dismisses DeSo Case With Prejudice, No Future Action
What it means that the SEC dismissed the case "with prejudice:" They can't ever go after DeSo in the future 😮 And when they dismissed it, they said that the facts weren't what they thought they were 🫠 https://t.co/C8q3RCD95I
Bitcoin's Quiet Phase Ends: New Setup Emerging
Bitcoin has been easy to ignore for a while now. That may be starting to change. Here's the setup i'm watching https://t.co/MMFeFywhy5
Quantum Bitcoin Threat Is Theoretical, Upgrades Already Coming
Just read @samcallah’s excellent new article on Bitcoin + quantum computing. The bottom line: threat is still theoretical and real work on upgrades is already underway. Don’t panic. Prepare and stop address reuse. Bitcoin adapts ⚡️
Crypto Compliance Pro Shocked by Government Subpoenas
"I never imagined that the government would want to do something to me given all the work we put in on compliance. But in mid-2022 a few bigger coin holders told me their accounts got subpoenaed. I didn't even know...
Legal Workaround Lets Exchanges Buy BITCLOUT via Fiat Conversion
Some crypto exchanges wanted to buy BITCLOUT tokens but they couldn't send in Bitcoin to receive the coins 😂 @nadertheory had to create a legal document saying another entity would take their fiat, convert it to bitcoin, and buy BITCLOUT for...
Creator Coins Use Bonding Curves to Bootstrap BitClout
"I raised over 4,000 BTC for BitClout, and to bootstrap, we created creator coins so every profile could have a coin associated with it and every coin would go up or down as more people bought or sold. It was...
Founder Refunds 94% of $140M After Collapse
When @nadertheory realized Basis wasn't going to work out, he returned 94 cents on the dollar to the investors from whom he had raised $140 million ... https://t.co/s6by3FCRrC
Reserve-Backed Stablecoins Win by Funneling Foreign Capital Into US Treasuries
.@nadertheory realized that reserve-backed stablecoins were going to win was because they were "geopolitically aligned" because they funneled foreign money into US Treasuries. 🎯 https://t.co/C8q3RCD95I
Judge Rejects Crypto.com Claim, Boosts Nevada Regulators
Good news so far for Nevada regulators: early in today's Prediction Market hearing, federal Judge Ryan Nelson has aggressively pushed back against Crypto dot com's legal claims that sports event contracts are not sports bets
Bitcoin’s Legitimacy Rests on Community, Not Regulators
There’s always a million reasons to put off Bitcoin Yesterday it was the SEC. Today it’s quantum. But neither the fundamental nor technical legitimacy of Bitcoin is ever determined by science It’s determined by the will of the community and self-preservation is...
FundOS Leads Tokenization of Private Funds, ETFs
For the past two years, we’ve been in “testing mode”, tokenizing our own Superstate-managed funds. The world’s best asset managers constantly asked when we could tokenize their private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs. The answer is FundOS. More tokenized funds coming soon...