Today's Crypto Pulse
Bitcoin crashes below $65,000 amid $1.86B liquidations and Saylor sell‑off
Bitcoin slipped under the $65,000 psychological barrier on June 3, sparking a 12% weekly decline. The drop triggered roughly $1.86 billion in leveraged futures liquidations and a $2.97 billion outflow from spot Bitcoin ETFs over ten sessions. Michael Saylor added pressure by selling 32 BTC, valued at about $2.5 million.
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By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
Over 80% of Bitcoin ETF Assets Hit Coinbase Custody Choke Point with $74B at Risk
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs now hold roughly $91.7 billion, with about $77 billion (84%) custodied by Coinbase. Even a stricter count that excludes multi‑custodian funds leaves over $74 billion, or 81%, under Coinbase’s control. The exchange’s recent OCC conditional approval for a national trust charter could cement this dominance. Any operational or regulatory shock to Coinbase would therefore ripple through the majority of the Bitcoin ETF market.
Hold Altcoins: Learn, Don’t Regret, Trust Fundamentals
Did I consider selling my entire #Altcoin portfolio? Nope, I didn't. However, I've been spending a lot of time reflecting the strategy, as clearly I've been taking the bet significantly too early. Does that help? Yes, in terms of educational purposes, it does. In...
CFTC Chair Mike Selig Argues for Agency's 'Exclusive Regulatory Authority' In Prediction Markets Fight: State of Crypto
CFTC Chair Mike Selig told CoinDesk the commission will continue to defend its exclusive regulatory authority over prediction markets in court. He said the agency’s lawsuits against Arizona, Illinois and Connecticut, along with an upcoming Ninth Circuit case, reinforce the...
Bitcoin ETF Lags S&P, Volatility Signals Ongoing Bear
High Risk, Correlation, Poor Performance - Bitcoin, IBIT The crypto bear market may be in its early days if performance since Bitcoin ETFs began trading in January 2024 is a guide. My graphic shows the flat total return of the iShares...
Aave Price Prediction Targets $115 as Pepeto Presale Tops $8M
Aave rolled out its V4 upgrade on March 30, introducing a hub‑and‑spoke liquidity model that aims to boost cross‑chain capital efficiency. Two days later, core contributor BGD Labs announced its exit, citing governance centralisation concerns. Meanwhile, the Pepeto DeFi project’s presale...
Get $150 From Rakuten With Kraken Crypto Signup
Rakuten and other cash‑back portals are re‑offering sizable bonuses for new Kraken crypto‑account sign‑ups, with the current Rakuten deal paying $150 (15,000 points) after a $200 trade. Kraken’s own referral program adds up to $150 when users trade $5,000 in...
Aave's Landmark Vote Makes DAO Treasury Token‑Centric
Aave Will Win, the most important proposal in Aave's history just passed with a landslide. Here's the master plan going forward: General Direction - Aave becomes fully token-centric: one asset, one model: $AAVE - To date, protocol revenue per AIP-1 has accumulated to the...
TAO Price Prediction Drops 20% as Pepeto Presale Tops $8M
TAO token fell 20% in a day, sliding from $337 to $259 after subnet developer Covenant AI quit Bittensor over centralization concerns. Grayscale responded by boosting its stake to 43% of the circulating supply and is preparing an ETF filing,...
DeFi’s Shakeout Is a Stress Test, Not a Death Sentence
DeFi is undergoing a shake‑out as protocols like ZeroLend close and others pause operations, reflecting a bear‑market contraction. Total value locked dropped from $167 billion to $100 billion, while stablecoin market cap rose above $300 billion, indicating capital rotation toward lower‑volatility assets. Institutional...
Hold Until BTC Closes Above $73,107 for Long
Macro: BTC stalls below $73,107 after rebound from ~$60k; momentum shows early fatigue. Key factors: RSI ~61, MACD still bullish, volume lacks expansion. Risk: failure → retrace toward $69k–$65k. Trade insight: wait for daily close >$73,107 to go long to...
Bitcoin Price Holds $70K as Institutions Buy and Pepeto Presale Fills
Bitcoin is hovering around $70,900 after Cantor Fitzgerald announced a $2 billion institutional lending program, bolstering the asset’s floor. ETF inflows have topped $38 billion, pushing the total market cap of Bitcoin to roughly $1.4 trillion. Meanwhile, the Pepeto token presale sold out...
ALL Of The Available XRP Is About To Be Gone
The post warns that a Trump‑announced blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could send oil prices soaring while XRP is quietly being adopted by traditional finance institutions. It notes the imminent passage of Canada’s Clarity Act, which could reshape crypto...
European Central Bank (ECB) Research Study Examines Distinct Profiles of Crypto Holders and Users in the Euro Area
The European Central Bank released a working paper analyzing crypto adoption across the euro area, based on a 2022 survey of 39,500 adults in 17 countries. It identifies two distinct groups: typical crypto owners who are younger, educated, higher‑income investors,...
Binance Study Finds Crypto Perpetual Futures Predict Monday Wall Street Open with 89% Accuracy
Binance Research released a study indicating that crypto perpetual futures correctly anticipated the direction of Wall Street’s Monday opening 89% of the time. The analysis also found that roughly 57% of weekend price movement in equities is already reflected in...
Visa Teams with OwlTing to Offer USDC Payments via Visa Direct for Debit Cards
Visa announced a partnership with OwlTing Group that lets U.S. debit‑card holders purchase USDC directly through Visa Direct. The integration removes the need for separate crypto exchanges, positioning Visa as a key on‑ramp for stablecoins and potentially boosting transaction‑fee revenue.
Investor Demands Accountability for Secret Crypto Fund Freeze
Whoever is hiding behind this official account, step forward and identify yourself. Every action taken by the WLFI team to secretly implant backdoor controls over user assets, to freeze investor funds without disclosure or due process, and to treat the...
SEC Admits Crypto Crackdown Went Too Far ‘Headlines’ as It Dismisses 7 Cases
The SEC’s 2025 annual review admits its 2024 crypto enforcement push was misguided, dismissing seven crypto registration cases and shifting from headline‑driven actions to a restraint‑focused approach. Enforcement actions fell 20% to 456, and the reported $17.9 billion in relief shrinks...
Fake Ledger App on Apple App Store Drains Over $400,000 in Bitcoin
Musician G. Love lost nearly 6 BTC—about $424,000—after downloading a counterfeit Ledger app from Apple’s Mac App Store and entering his 24‑word recovery phrase. The malicious software immediately transferred the funds, which on‑chain analyst ZachXBT traced to KuCoin deposit addresses. Security experts...
Ignore Daily Rebalances; Fundamentals Will Drive Price Alignment
If you're investing into the #Crypto markets, the worst thing you could do is to actively seek for rebalances based on daily events. That's not the strategy that I have. Fundamentally, $TAO / $NEAR are seeing a CAGR that's massive. Technically, price...
Arbitrage Auto‑Corrects Crypto Prices Across All Platforms
Arbitrage eliminates price discrepancies automatically. David Schwartz confirmed: sidechains, wrapped versions, exchanges all converge. Self-regulating mechanism prevents sustained gaps. Two-year-old Twitter conversation validates single-price theory.
Bitcoin May Be Forming a Base at $65,000 as 'Paper Hands' Have Been Flushed Out
Fidelity’s global‑macro director Jurrien Timmer says Bitcoin is likely forming a base around $65,000 as selling pressure eases. He points to oil backwardation, stable credit spreads and a S&P 500 drawdown of only about 1% as evidence that markets are pricing...
Influencer Vows to Expose WLFI Issues for Retail
GM All, I see your tags and YES I will be covering the #WLFI story as it develops. I discussed the basics yesterday to my 1.2M+ audience (Meta, TikTok, YouTube) Yes, I’m PRO BITCOIN AND CRYPTO But I’m even more...
Morgan Stanley's Low-Fee Bitcoin ETF Signals Industry Pivot
I asked @JSeyff why he tweeted "WOW" in all caps when Morgan Stanley filed for a Bitcoin ETF — and the answer gets at something real about how this industry works. Timestamps: 🚀 0:00 Introduction 💰 2:12 How MSBT performed on day one,...
Market Makers Are Fleeing Public Blockchains to Protect Their Secret Trading Playbooks
Market makers are abandoning public crypto exchanges because their strategies are exposed on‑chain, prompting GoQuant to launch GoDark, a Solana‑based DEX that hides trade details with zero‑knowledge proofs. The platform promises order‑matching speeds of 25–50 ms, a notable improvement over most...
Bitcoin Miners Face a Tougher Road to the 2028 Halving
Bitcoin’s next halving in April 2028 will slash the block reward to 1.5625 BTC, halving miners’ revenue per block. The sector now faces record‑high hashrate, rising energy costs and a tighter regulatory landscape, forcing a shift from pure mining to energy‑infrastructure models....
1.3 Million Users, Five Blockchains, One Interface: Inside the Trading Platform Crypto Media Keeps Missing
Banana Pro, a browser‑based multi‑chain trading terminal, has processed $16 billion in cumulative volume, executed 25.3 million trades and attracted 1.3 million users across Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Base and MegaETH. Its drag‑and‑drop widget interface, Telegram‑bot sync and social‑login authentication differentiate it from...
Tokenization Set to Unlock $800 Billion in Real‑Estate Investment via Ethereum and Circle
Analysts project the tokenized asset market will swell from $30 billion in 2024 to $4 trillion by 2030. If Ethereum captures 20% of that market, $800 billion could flow through its blockchain, opening a new frontier for fractional real‑estate ownership. Circle’s stablecoin and...
Crypto Futures Liquidations Hit $103 Million in One Hour Amid Market Turmoil
On March 15, 2025, major crypto exchanges Binance, Bybit and OKX reported $103 million in futures contract liquidations within a single hour, part of a 24‑hour total of $296 million. The rapid unwind, driven by long‑position overload and regulatory uncertainty, highlights the...
Dune Launches Dbt Connector to Pipe On‑chain Data Straight Into Snowflake and BigQuery
Dune announced a dbt Connector that exports its on‑chain data catalog directly to Snowflake and BigQuery, letting data teams use familiar dbt workflows without building new infrastructure. The move targets institutional investors and DeFi analysts seeking faster, more reliable blockchain...
U.S. Regulators Classify XRP as Commodity, Opening Door to New Investment Products
U.S. regulators have officially designated XRP as a commodity, ending years of legal uncertainty. The reclassification clears the path for new exchange‑traded funds and could accelerate institutional use of Ripple's payment network.
‘Disbelief and Disappointment’: How Javier Milei’s Bribery Scandal May Have Derailed Argentina’s Crypto Investment
Argentinian President Javier Milei faces a steep drop in approval after evidence surfaced of a $5 million payment scheme linked to his public endorsement of the $Libra token. The token spiked to $5 before crashing below $1, wiping out roughly $250 million of...
Banks, Corporates in Europe ‘Actively Selecting Partners’ for Stablecoin Push
European banks and corporates are moving from study to implementation of stablecoins, selecting infrastructure partners after the EU’s MiCA regulation created a unified framework. Board‑level approved projects include ClearBank Europe’s MiCA licence, the ING‑led Qivalis euro stablecoin, and Societe Generale’s cross‑border...
Speedy Tokenization & Broken AI Governance Threaten Banking Loyalty
Tokenized Securities Settlement: Speed Kills Corporate AI governance is a sham, and 89% of your bank customers are one tap away from leaving In all my years of writing, I’ve never had two two-part articles in a single newsletter, so enjoy...
Altcoin Cycles Deteriorate Instead of Improving
Altcoin cycles were supposed to get better and better but they've just gone from bad to worse
Commodity Traders Are Getting Debanked Due to Iran War, Pushing Them to Rely on Stablecoins
Commodity traders in Europe are being "debanked" as banks pull back from Iran‑linked transactions due to heightened compliance risk. To replace traditional rails, traders are increasingly using stablecoins, especially Tether's USDT, for cross‑border settlement. Haycen, a trade‑finance‑focused stablecoin issuer, is...
Bitcoin Growth Above 2.05% Sustains Dividends Forever
Our BTC Breakeven ARR is ~2.05%. If Bitcoin grows faster than that over time, we can cover our dividends indefinitely without issuing new $MSTR shares. Track it in real time on our site. $STRC
Build Useful, Desired Products to Secure Regulatory Progress
What I keep coming back to from @DEXintheCityPod this week is @HesterPeirce’s urgency. "Time flies. Build useful stuff, stuff that people want to keep around." That’s the strategy for making regulatory progress stick. @kkirkbos @TuongvyLe12 https://t.co/srw2dBzuXR
Tron’s Justin Sun Slams Trump-Backed WLFI for Treating Users as ‘Personal ATM’ After $75 Million DeFi Loan
Tron founder Justin Sun has severed ties with Trump‑backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) after the firm deposited 5 billion WLFI tokens (≈$395 million) on DeFi lender Dolomite and borrowed roughly $75 million in stablecoins. The loan drove Dolomite’s USD‑1 pool to 100 % utilization,...
Bitcoin Hits RSI(5) Oversold at $70,966
BItcoin #BTC $BTCUSD is RSI(5) oversold on the 6-hour chart for the first time since the mid $60k's... sitting $70,966... https://t.co/qjRIoQ0ulg
US Faces Growing Anti‑Crypto Push, Clarity Needed Now
American might not be the crypto capital of the world. The anti crypto army and others are coming. Sad but Clarity in the current state will be forced to be passed NOW
African Economies Explore Stable Coins Option for Cross-Border Settlement
African nations are evaluating stablecoins as a cross‑border payment tool to offset chronic hard‑currency shortages, a trend highlighted by Visa’s regional manager. The digital assets, backed by reserve currencies, promise to preserve foreign‑exchange reserves while facilitating trade. Kenya’s recent credit‑based...
WLFI's Blacklist Sparks Crypto‑War Tensions, Court Resolution Expected
so basically WLFI is the first american "Network State" and they blacklisted a chinese Network State and everyone is freaking out because this is basically the Archduke Ferdinand moment for WWIII being waged on crypto rails but thankfully this will...
Brother Debates Whether Adam Back Is Satoshi
No idea if Adam Back is actually Satoshi, but it’s been amusing me all week to think my brother maybe debated Satoshi https://t.co/RsH699faMD
Crypto Billionaire Pardoned In Prison By Trump Just Wrote a Memoir
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, estimated by Forbes at $110 billion, has self‑published a 364‑page memoir titled Freedom of Money. The book recounts his rapid ascent in crypto, a four‑month California prison stint, and a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. Zhao details...
Bitcoin Slides 3% Overnight, Steady Pre‑CPI
Bitcoin dumped about 3% overnight (peak to trough)... unchanged vs before CPI on Friday morning https://t.co/PI7eo44Nyi
Boosting Altcoin Portfolio with 12% APY Yield
It's time for an update on my #Altcoin portfolio. I've decided to add more funds. Why? Well, just watch the update here: https://t.co/sBOv0vyxpC This video is brought to you by @DepoCoin, where you can generate a Yield on your assets that you're holding. For...
Polymarket Draws over $500,000 in Bets on Ukraine Front, $280 M on US‑Iran Ceasefire
Polymarket, the crypto‑based prediction‑market platform, reported more than $500,000 in wagers that Russia will capture Kostyantynivka and $280 million on a US‑Iran ceasefire. The surge in geopolitical betting shows expanding liquidity for binary contracts and has prompted calls for tighter regulation.
GameStop Holds $368 Million in Bitcoin as Cash War Chest Swells to $9 Billion
GameStop disclosed a $368 million Bitcoin position within a $9 billion cash reserve, underscoring its aggressive crypto‑asset push. Analysts warn the retailer’s convertible‑debt financing could dilute shareholders as it eyes further expansion.
Bitcoin Stalls at $74k, Stuck in Range
Bitcoin $BTC Rejected at $74,000 again Still in the range Chilling, bouncing, like ping pong https://t.co/C1Rs50v9k8
US Down to 'Last Chance' To Pass CLARITY Act Before 2030: Lummis
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis warned that the CLARITY Act—legislation aimed at giving the crypto sector clear regulatory oversight—faces its final window for passage before a de‑facto deadline in 2030. The push comes amid concerns that the November midterm elections could...