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
Heartland Tri-State Bank’s $47 Million Crypto Scam Highlights Pig‑Butchering Threat
Shan Hanes, chief executive of Kansas‑based Heartland Tri‑State Bank, diverted $47 million of bank funds into a fake cryptocurrency platform after being duped by a WhatsApp adviser. The scheme collapsed, the bank failed and Hanes received a 24‑year prison sentence, underscoring the growing danger of pig‑butchering scams to the U.S. banking system.
SEC Grants DeFi Front Ends Five‑year Safe Harbor
The SEC says DeFi front ends have a 5 year safe harbor if they prepare *securities* transactions This is where I point out most of these interfaces don't currently trade securities. Which. Tracks when you consider they would have been quite...
Morgan Stanley's Home Page Now Highlights Crypto Leadership
Current home page of Morgan Stanley Investment Management… *Morgan Stanley* is now leading w/ crypto. Wild to see. https://t.co/oJG5NPwfg7
White House Report Shows Stablecoin Yield Ban Adds Just $2.1 B to Bank Lending
A White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) report released on April 8 estimates that prohibiting yield on stablecoins would increase total U.S. bank lending by just $2.1 billion – 0.02% of outstanding loans. The finding undercuts the Treasury and American...
Fake Ledger App Steals 6 Bitcoin,
Kraken is being extorted by scammers; 2,000 clients (0.02% of clients) have had their data exposed. A fake Ledger Live app on Apple’s Mac App Store wiped out a user’s life savings of ~6 Bitcoin after they downloaded it and entered...
Senate Reopens CLARITY Act Markup, Aims for April Vote Amid Crypto Market Surge
The U.S. Senate returned from recess on April 12 and reopened the markup window for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Lawmakers aim to schedule a vote before the midterm election calendar, while the Senate Banking Committee will hold a...
Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc (BMNR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Bitdeer Technologies Group reported Q2 2026 revenue of $224.8 million, up 226% year‑over‑year, driven by a surge in self‑mining hash rate and SealMiner sales. Gross margin fell sharply to 4.7% as Bitcoin prices slipped, electricity costs rose and depreciation accelerated. Adjusted EBITDA...
Crypto Coin Minute for April 14th, 2026 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
Bitcoin surged 4.68% to $74,315 while Ethereum rallied 8.39% to $2,371, lifting the broader crypto market. XRP, Binance Coin, and Solana also posted gains above 3%. Meanwhile, former CFTC Chair Giancarlo pivoted to a crypto advisory role, HSBC launched tokenised...
Anchorage Digital Guarantees Crypto Safety Even If Bankrupt
Worst case, Anchorage goes bankrupt. Your crypto assets stay put. Anchorage Digital is bankruptcy remote, so your holdings stay segregated, remain in kind, and return to you after the process clears. BNY Mellon, holding $50-60 trillion in custody, steps in...
Bitcoin Remains Bearish; No Sign of Bottom Yet
Bitcoin: the big flush… I don’t think we’ve had it yet I don’t think $60,000 was the bottom You can pray for it of course 😈 but it won’t help Trend is still down The few % bounces are tiny if you zoom out I...
This Little-Known Token Just Posted a 6,000% Rally — and Traders Are Trying to Figure Out Why
RAVE, the native token of RaveDAO, rocketed over 6,000% in a month, jumping from roughly $0.25 to above $14 and briefly entering the top‑50 cryptocurrencies by market cap. The surge was driven by an extreme short squeeze, thin liquidity, and...
WLFI's Token Collateral Sparks Valuation Transparency Debate
WLFI vs Justin Sun 👀 @justinsuntron said: "WLFI treats investors like a personal ATM" Given that they're using their own governance token as collateral, how do you value that? @perkinscr97: "The good news is that our markets are transparent. You can watch wallets...
Hype Leads Large Caps, 112% Rise Toward $50 Resistance
💥INSIGHT HYPE REMAINS THE STRONGEST LARGE CAP IN THE MARKET It's up 112% from its 2026 low and continues to grind up despite Bitcoin and the market consolidating From here, it's just a 37% move to a new all-time high...
AI Token Market Poised at $60 B as GRO58V Targets Smart Payments
Analysts forecast the AI‑token market could exceed $60 billion by 2026, with projects like GRO58V positioning themselves to dominate the next wave of intelligent payments. The platform’s proposed OmniPay tool promises AI‑driven routing across fiat, stablecoins and crypto, potentially redefining cross‑border...
SEC Grants DeFi Frontends Temporary Safe Harbor
The SEC just gave DeFi frontends a meaningful signal: if you're not custodying assets or executing orders, we won't come after you. Most detailed safe harbor yet. But it's not a rule, it expires in 5 years, next administration can...
UAE CMA Unveils Comprehensive Virtual Assets Framework, Expanding Regulated Activities to Eight
The United Arab Emirates' Capital Market Authority (CMA) released a new regulatory framework for virtual assets, introducing five core modules and widening the scope of regulated activities from three to eight. The move aims to provide a clear licensing and...
Bitcoin Erases Weekend Decline, Returns to $73,400 as Oil Retreats Back Under $100
Bitcoin erased a 4% weekend slide, climbing to $73,400 by the close of Monday’s U.S. session. The rally coincided with a broader risk‑asset bounce, as the Nasdaq rose 1.2% and oil slipped back below $100 a barrel. MicroStrategy’s Strategy (STRC)...
The Fed Treads on XRP’s Core Payments Use Case with New FedNow Banking System Upgrade
On April 8 the Federal Reserve proposed letting U.S. banks and credit unions route the domestic leg of international transfers through the FedNow Service, effectively authorising intermediaries for cross‑border payments. The change directly targets the speed and cost advantages that Ripple...
Accredited Investors: Income Cashflow & Long-Term XRP Growth
Income fund: cashflow for retired or cash-poor holders. Growth fund: XRP accumulation 10+ year horizons. Accredited investor requirements: $1M net worth excluding primary residence or $300K joint income. Quarterly check-ins, annual plan reevaluation.
World Liberty Investor Justin Sun Claims Trump Crypto Venture Secretly Installed Tool to Freeze User Holdings
Investor Justin Sun accused Trump‑linked World Liberty Financial of embedding a hidden "backdoor blacklisting function" that can freeze WLFI token holdings. Sun, who has invested at least $75 million in the token, says his holdings were frozen in September, but provides...
Coinbase VP of International Policy Leaves for OpenAI
Tom Duff Gordon, Coinbase’s vice‑president of international policy, has left the cryptocurrency exchange after nearly four years to become OpenAI’s head of EMEA Policy. Gordon brings eight‑plus years of banking experience from Credit Suisse and a reputation for navigating complex...
Crypto Wallet Firm Exodus Sues W3C and Its CEO Garth Howat, Seeking to Compel $175M Acquisition
Exodus Movement has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery to compel W3C and its CEO Garth Howat to complete a $175 million acquisition agreed in November 2025. The complaint alleges that Howat and W3C accepted $80 million in loans...
South Korea Considers Guardrails After Crypto Transfer Error
South Korea’s central bank is evaluating the adoption of circuit‑breaker‑style safeguards for crypto after Bithumb mistakenly transferred 620,000 bitcoin—about $43 billion—in a promotion error. The blunder caused a 17% price plunge on the exchange and forced a rapid claw‑back effort, leaving...
NEAR Poised to Surge to $4‑5 Amid Deflationary Upside
$NEAR is about to break upwards to $3-4 and it fully deserves it. This is a prime example of an asset that's severely underpriced in the current market conditions. I don't see why it shouldn't go to $4-5 in the next...
Beware: Fake VVV Airdrop Links Circulating, No New Drops
There are scammers slinging links to fake VVV airdrops. The airdrop was a year ago, there will be no more of them.
White House Crypto Adviser Witt Says Other Clarity Act Hurdles Being Cleared
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt told CoinDesk that a newly‑crafted compromise on stablecoin yield remains intact, clearing a major obstacle for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in the Senate. He said the agreement, which eases banks’ fears about...
Bitcoin CME Futures Activity Hits 14‑Month Low
Futures activity on $BTC on the CME exchange has dropped to a 14 month low. https://t.co/XqBt86UlmD
Curious About Fat Boy's Crypto Holdings, Not Iran
the enrichment i'm worried about has nothing to do with iran, i wanna know what's in fat boy's crypto wallet
3 Things Crypto Investors Can Do Now to Make 2027 Tax Reporting Easier
Approximately 70 million Americans now hold cryptocurrency, yet only half understand its tax obligations. The IRS is tightening enforcement, and starting in 2027 centralized exchanges will be required to report cost‑basis data directly to the agency. Andrew Duca of Awaken Tax...
Crypto Must Solve Real Banking Problems, Not Hype
"Crypto's focus on real problems rather than buzzwords like 'agentic commerce' ... we gotta get out of this Star Trek future and focus on problems today with banks, credit, and money movement that a defined customer segment has." -- @ramahluwalia...
Crypto's New Catalyst: Attention Over Traditional Triggers
"In the last couple years, we had powerful catalysts: we're going to replace Gensler, we're going to have bitcoin ETFs, Circle's going public, but what are the catalysts now? Crypto assets are *attention* assets." -- @ramahluwalia https://t.co/8abZjDzJA3
The Third Way: The Case for a Third Implementation
The post argues that Bitcoin’s development is dominated by a single implementation—Bitcoin Core—creating a monopoly that skews incentives toward attention‑grabbing features rather than network security. While a second implementation improves choice, it merely creates a binary, tribal split that still...
Dolomite Loan Risk Could Jeopardize WLFI and Clarity
"I worry if WLFI takes on bad debt due to this Dolomite loan, then I worry that it hinders Clarity" 😬 -- @austincampbell yikes ... https://t.co/8abZjDzJA3
Campbell Blames Gensler's SEC for Crypto Chaos
WLFI vs. Justin Sun. @austincampbell blames Gary Gensler 👀 "Losers here include both political parties. But the reason we're living here right now is because of Gensler's SEC from 2020-2024. I think they should have gotten in front of these problems." https://t.co/nUHhdLDsAG
12 Month Low in XRP Sentiment Signals Buy
On-chain analytics firm Santiment reports that XRP’s social sentiment has fallen to its lowest level in two years, with bullish commentary representing only about one percent of total mentions. The bearish tone follows nine months of price weakness that has...
Bitcoin Gains Application Layer with Live cBTC & ctUSD
Bitcoin just got its application layer. 🧱⚡ Thanks to @citrea_xyz for sponsoring Unchained and for expanding what BTC can actually DO: 👉cBTC: trust-minimized BTC on a programmable platform 👉ctUSD: a native Bitcoin stablecoin 👉Bitcoin Capital Markets bringing real utility to the network Mainnet is LIVE....
MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Funding Risks Dilution on Price Drops
"Microstrategy is a capital markets issuance MACHINE. It's a 9th wonder of the world. ... But will they have to sell their common stock? That's dilution. If Bitcoin doesn't keep going up, you'll have to sell at the worst time."...
Could the Tron Coin Price Break $0.34 or Will Pepeto Presale Wallets Collect the Returns First
TRON’s network upgraded this week with Proposal 106, which disables the SELFDESTRUCT opcode to protect DeFi and stablecoin contracts. The blockchain continues to dominate inflows, attracting $6.1 billion in stablecoins since January and holding a $86.6 billion stablecoin supply. TRX is trading around...
Crypto Timing Matters: Friday Better than Today
Ram on timing purchases of BTC and crypto 😆 "The problem with this podcast is that the day matters. I wouldn't have bought today, but I would have Friday." https://t.co/nUHhdLDsAG
Stay Long Despite Expected Red Days, Says Ram
How Ram is thinking about this market: "The bias should be to get long. I do think you'll see more red days this week, but the bias should be to get long." -- @ramahluwalia https://t.co/8abZjDzJA3
SHIB Price Prediction Heats Up as Shibarium Jumps 1,583% and Pepeto Targets Bigger Upside
Shibarium activity surged, with daily transactions jumping 1,583% in a week and the burn rate spiking 3,230%, driving exchange reserves to a record low of 80.9 trillion tokens. These dynamics have narrowed SHIB's supply and led analysts to forecast a price...
Record Net Longs Signal Potential Bitcoin Rally
Interesting speculative activity in Bitcoin futures. Net speculative positioning is at a record long while open interest has trended lower. Last two net long peaks were basing lows before strong runs higher https://t.co/7QgmGjGCng
Stablecoins Aren’t Bearer Instruments; Issuer Controls Ownership Records
a stablecoin is in no way a bearer instrument ownership records are kept in a smart contract completely controlled by the issuer i'm not sure where this idea came from, but it's not helpful when thinking about regulation or responsibility.
Bitcoin Shorts Above $70K at Risk Since ‘90% of Downside’ Is Already Complete
Bitcoin futures open interest dropped 2.46% to about 318,000 BTC, signaling the start of a broad leverage reset. Funding rates across major exchanges turned negative, meaning short sellers are paying long holders to keep positions open. Valuation metrics such as...
XRP News: $120M ETF Inflows as Pepeto Fills While SOL Struggles
XRP attracted $120 million in weekly crypto‑ETF inflows, its strongest week since December 2025, driven largely by European products. The CLARITY Act returns to the Senate for markup, promising to cement XRP’s status as a digital commodity and potentially unlock billions in...
Ethereum News: Record Activity as Pepeto Tops $8.8M While ETH and BTC Hold
Ethereum network activity surged 56.9% in the past month, pushing daily transfers to 1.34 million and signaling the start of a new bullish leg. At the same time, the Pepeto presale amassed more than $8.8 million despite heightened market fear, positioning it...
Jito, KODA Team up on Institutional Staking in South Korea
Jito Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean custodian KODA to launch institutional custody and staking services for JitoSOL in South Korea. The partnership will enable compliant pathways for large financial firms and corporate treasuries to mint and...
U.S. SEC Says Software Allowing Crypto Wallet Transactions Not Considered Broker
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued a policy statement that software platforms enabling users to trade crypto securities through self‑hosted wallets will not be classified as broker‑dealers, provided they avoid certain activities. The guidance outlines a checklist—no solicitation...
Self‑custody Wallets Escape Outdated Regulatory Constraints
Great to see that self-custodied wallets do not need to abide by archaic rules designed for a different era.
Crypto Update: CLARITY Act, ABA Pushback, BNB Leads
Crypto things you might have missed: -CLARITY Act back on Senate agenda -ABA pushes back on stablecoin yield report -SEC Certain crypto interfaces may skip broker-dealer registration - $XRP FUD hits 3rd highest level in 2 years - $BNB Chain = Top L1 in Q1...