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
Crypto Clarity Bill Has 30% Chance of Passing This Year, Wintermute’s Hammond Says
Wintermute policy chief Ron Hammond estimates a 30% chance the Crypto Clarity Act will pass in 2026, citing bank opposition over stable‑coin yield, shifting timelines, and broader political friction. A recent Punchbowl survey of lobbyists placed odds at 26%, while a prediction‑market on Kalshi hovers near even. The bill seeks to codify how the SEC and CFTC oversee digital assets, clarifying securities versus commodity classifications. Passage would give institutions regulatory certainty and could unlock wider crypto adoption.
How Institutions Made Bitcoin a Weekday Market so Retail Takes on All the Weekend Risk
Spot Bitcoin ETFs launched in January 2024 have drawn institutional capital, concentrating trading during U.S. weekdays. Kaiko data shows weekday volume now accounts for about 47% of total Bitcoin trading, roughly twice the weekend level, creating a two‑tier market. Order‑book...
Kraken Secures First Federal Reserve Master Account, Prompting Regulatory Scrutiny
Kraken, the Wyoming‑based crypto exchange, won a limited‑purpose Federal Reserve master account – the first ever granted to a digital‑asset firm. The move has triggered alarm from traditional banks and House Financial Services Committee leader Maxine Waters, who say the...
World Liberty Financial Stablecoin Plummets Amid Insider Loan Scandal
World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token slid nearly 15% after its CTO used the firm’s reserve to loan hundreds of millions of dollars worth of tokens to the DeFi platform Dolomite. Analysts warn that the loans, which now collateralize about 5%...
Binance Launches Pre-IPO Token Trading Ahead of Tech Supercycle
Binance has added pre‑IPO token trading to its Web3 Wallet, listing five tokenized assets through a partnership with PreStocks. The tokens are backed 1:1 by special‑purpose‑vehicle exposure to companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic, but they confer no voting,...
Paying Iran in Crypto Could Put Shippers at Sanctions Risk: Chainalysis
Shipping companies that consider paying Iran’s transit fees with cryptocurrency face heightened sanctions exposure, according to Chainalysis senior analyst Kaitlin Martin. Under U.S. and international sanctions, any crypto payment to the Iranian regime could be deemed material support, risking violations....
The Bitcoin Market Is Splitting in Two. Here's Who Is Buying and Selling Amid the War
Six weeks of conflict have split the bitcoin market into two camps: a handful of mandated buyers that keep accumulating and a broad group of discretionary sellers exiting positions. Strategy, U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs and Bitmine Immersion Technologies together account...
The Illusion of Wealth
The post argues that the financial system favors perceived wealth over real wealth, highlighting that gold has consistently preserved value better than stocks and Bitcoin. It points to a gold‑to‑stocks ratio of about 0.696, the highest in a century, and...
Retail Traders Lose; Adopt Mechanical Rules to Survive
You studied the charts. Watched the interviews. Read the whitepapers. Did everything a "responsible trader" is supposed to do. And you still got REKT. Nothing went wrong. The game worked exactly as it was designed to. 90-95% of retail traders lose money. The...
Coinbase Says AI Agents Are the Future Of Crypto. So Which Cryptocurrencies Should You Be Buying?
Coinbase is echoing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s claim that AI agents will reshape crypto, spotlighting three tokens it believes stand to gain. Bittensor (TAO) serves as a Layer‑1 platform for decentralized AI models and is up about 45% year‑to‑date with...
Peace Talks Could Catapult Bitcoin Past $75K
Bitcoin at $72,861 heading into the most important weekend in months. US-Iran peace talks are live in Islamabad right now. Reuters reports the US agreed to release frozen Iranian assets. If a deal lands, BTC punches through $75K toward $80K....
Buy Bitcoin Dips Near $70.5k as ETF Inflows Surge
ETF demand rebounds: BlackRock IBIT $269.3M inflow. BTC ~72k as geopolitics ease. Risk: technical divergence; resistance ~73k, support ~70.5k. Insight: buy dips near 70.5k. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
CleanSpark's Texas Land Deal Boosts Houston Real Estate Amid AI Push
CleanSpark Inc. saw its shares jump over 5% after reporting record Bitcoin output and confirming a February-closed land acquisition near Houston for a hyperscale data‑center. The 447‑acre site, part of a broader 1.8 GW power portfolio, signals a new wave of...
ClearBank Europe Becomes First Dutch Bank to Secure MiCAR Crypto‑Asset Service Provider Licence
ClearBank Europe received Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP) status from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets on 9 April 2026, becoming the first Dutch credit institution to complete the EU MiCAR notification. The licence lets the bank offer regulated EURC and USDC...
Bitcoin Climbs to $73K After Rangebound Move, Softer CPI Data Supports Upside
Bitcoin hovered near $73,000 on April 11, buoyed by softer‑than‑expected core CPI data that eased liquidity pressures. Ethereum traded around $2,250, outpacing many peers as on‑chain activity signaled early accumulation. The broader crypto market cap rose to $2.46 trillion, with Bitcoin...
Visa Teams with OwlTing to Enable USDC Payments via Visa Direct
Visa announced a partnership with OwlTing Group that lets U.S. debit‑card holders purchase USDC directly through Visa Direct. The integration bypasses traditional crypto exchanges, offering a seamless on‑ramp for stablecoin transactions and positioning Visa as a core infrastructure layer for...
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Six Years of Bitcoin Buying Proves Best Decision
I've been buying Bitcoin for 6 years now. One of the best decisions I ever made. I plan to keep buying it.
Solana Incubator's Colosseum Branding: Fight for Freedom
Enter the arena and fight for 3 years to earn your freedom (after taxes), or be a slave forever ... @crabbylions 's colosseum branding for his solana incubator is ... not wrong in 2026 form.
Bitcoin Hits $73,000 on Middle East Geopolitical Relief and $350M ETF Inflow
Bitcoin surged toward $73,000 on Saturday as institutional appetite rebounded and a sharp risk‑on shift lifted markets. Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a net $358 million inflow this week, driven by BlackRock’s IBIT and the new Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, which together...
Bitwise Edges Closer to Hyperliquid ETF Launch with Second Amended Filing
Bitwise Asset Management filed a second amendment with the SEC for its spot Hyperliquid ETF, adding the ticker BHYP and setting a 0.67% management fee. The filing signals an imminent launch, as the HYPE token has surged roughly 200% over...
Satoshi’s Clues Point Directly at Adam 3us
If you really think about it, Satoshi was the one that painted the biggest target on @adam3us’s back. ➡️ Used British English when writing ➡️ Embedded a headline from a UK newspaper in the Genesis Block ➡️ Out of all the people cited...
Stock Tokens
The Wall Street Journal highlighted a new class of digital stock tokens that will soon launch on the New York Stock Exchange’s tokenized securities platform. These tokens promise 24/7 trading, instant settlement and fractional ownership, allowing investors to buy a...
Solana Company Names Madelene Gani COO and Deputy CFO to Power Next Growth Phase
Solana Company announced that Madelene Gani, CPA, will assume the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer on April 6, 2026. The hire is positioned as a catalyst for institutional expansion, yield growth and broader revenue diversification...
Payoro Becomes First Firm Registered Under Canada’s New Retail Payment Act
Payoro Finance Ltd. announced it is the first company registered with the Bank of Canada under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA). The registration adds a federal payment‑service licence to its existing FINTRAC MSB status, giving the Toronto‑based fintech a...
Tokenovate Founder Claims IMF Warning on Tokenization Fails to Identify Where Risk Actually Exists
The International Monetary Fund released a report warning that tokenization could accelerate market stress by eliminating the settlement‑delay buffer that currently slows trades. Tokenovate founder Richard Baker counters that the real risk lies in fragmented, manual post‑trade systems, not in...
Circle Expands CCTP to Multiple Assets, Building Cross‑chain Hub
We built the most widely adopted cross-chain pipes with CCTP, and are now in the process of opening the highway to other asset issuers. Arc will become an asset issuance, liquidity and distribution hub. "Expected later this year, CCTP will...
Phemex Launches Ticket Rewards for Easy Prize Draws
💥NEW Phemex runs a ticket-based rewards system. Earn tickets through simple tasks, then use them to enter prize draws. It’s built into normal platform activity. Try it here https://t.co/aTxMF8snkV https://t.co/mVaqHWOW3s
Binance Joins Crypto Rivals in Race to Launch Prediction Markets
Binance announced a partnership with Predict.fun to embed fee‑free prediction markets directly into its app, allowing users to wager on real‑world events using Spot and Funding balances. The one‑click interface eliminates complex onboarding, positioning the service as a low‑friction entry...
Solana Crashes to Multi-Year Lows versus Ethereum
Despite all the hype, Solana ended up being such a disaster for its investors. This week Solana hit new multi-year lows relative to Ethereum. Nightmare. https://t.co/ITyWkGjCPJ
Altcoins Poised for Strong 2026 After Market Turn
Markets turn when nobody expects this to happen. In 2019, social media was a complete ghosttown in #Crypto. Similar to right now, however, after Q4 2018, markets started to rally quickly, including #Altcoins. I don't think we'll see a bad year for #Altcoins...
SEC Warns vs Unregistered Schemes, Crypto Platforms
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an advisory warning the public about the unregistered investment scheme “Ecocapsule,” which offered unusually high hourly and daily returns. The scheme’s mini plan promised up to ₱1,212.08 per hour (about $22) over...
DTCC Launches Tokenization Unit Within Clearing Division
DTCC creates dedicated tokenization business line within its clearing division - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise https://t.co/Qlt4zdfjnM https://t.co/kqu3PcsTu0
Bull Market Returns: Watch This Guy’s Epic Reaction
You’ll know the bull market is back when you start seeing this again 😭 Wait for the guy 🤯 https://t.co/wa3DvU5obI
Fintech Industry Professional Shares Insights on Polgyon Labs’ Move Into Stablecoins
Polygon Labs announced plans to raise up to $100 million to launch a dedicated stablecoin payments arm, signaling a strategic shift from pure trading utilities to core payment infrastructure. Artur Firstov, CBO of Mercuryo, highlighted that 2026 will be the year...
Fed Probes Banks as They Block Retail Stablecoin Yields
The Federal Reserve is “investigating” major US banks about their exposure Major US banks are blocking retail from earning YEILD on stablecoins.
No Official Proof of Iran Accepting Specific Cryptocurrencies
Genuinely asking, is there any formal confirmation from Iranian officials about which cryptocurrency they’re accepting or any ships that have confirmed being offered passage for crypto? AFAIK all mentions of USDT USD1 & BTC have zero sources/proof.
Bank of France Pushes EU to Rein in Non-Euro-Backed Stablecoins
The Bank of France is urging the EU to tighten the Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA) to curb the use of stablecoins that are not backed by the euro. It wants restrictions on everyday payments, stricter rules on multi‑issuance, and...
Bitcoin Surges, Signaling Open Path to $75K
Bitcoin’s climbing steadily right now. The path to $75K is wide open 🚀 My buy signal nailed it again. #BTC
Circle Must Act Fast to Prevent Massive Hack Losses
Agreed & hope Circle reconsiders their stance quickly since it's a big error that will lead to many millions more USD lost in hacks before they change their mind. Even as a "competitor" with $frxUSD, we have 24/7 comm channels...
US Treasury to Offer Free Cybersecurity Intelligence to Crypto Firms
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection announced a new initiative that will provide cryptocurrency firms with free access to the same cyber threat intelligence shared with traditional banks. Eligible digital‑asset companies and industry groups must meet...
Staying Bullish: Over 50% Into AI‑Crypto Despite Rug Pull
I don't see a reason to be reducing my exposure in the AI #Crypto vertical. $NEAR is a phenomenal project. $TAO is a wonderful ecosystem. It's been punished due to one bad actor rugpulling his own project while the project wants to...
Crypto Deal Flow Slows as Quality Drops, Focus Shifts
Our crypto investments over last year (we’re one of the more active firms) We’ve done less crypto deals for many reasons: 1. We’re a generalist firm & so many other interesting places to spend time (AI, robotics, etc.) 2. Quality of crypto deals...
Securitize Appoints Former SEC Official as President
Securitize has appointed former SEC Markets and Trading Director Brett Redfearn as its president and board member, bolstering the firm’s regulatory credentials ahead of a planned public listing. The tokenization fintech is pursuing a SPAC merger that values the company...
Bitwise Preps Hyperliquid ETF Launch Amid 200% HYPE Surge
Bitwise w another update to Hyperliquid ETF includes ticker $BHYP and fee 67bps. Typically that means launch soon. HYPE is up 200% in past yr so they prob trying to strike while iron hot https://t.co/xt5gc9BpSI
Bitcoin and Ethereum Attract Massive ETF Inflows, Others Stagnant
Crypto ETF fund flows over the past day: • BTC: +$358,170,000 • ETH: +$85,190,000 • XRP: -$661,160 • LINK: -$163,790 • DOT: +$784,960 • SOL, HBAR, DOGE, LTC, AVAX: $0 https://t.co/rCkW2kZ6xz
Scroll Users Paid $50K in Excess Fees After Team Cranked L1 Fees by 1,280x
Ethereum L2 Scroll inadvertently overcharged users after its team manually raised two L1 data fee multipliers 1,280 times over six days. The change turned a baseline cost of roughly $280 for 139,000 transactions into more than $50,000 in excess fees,...
Satlock Detects Text Similarity to Satoshi’s Writing Style
PRESENTING: Satlock First stab at a tool that can identify how similar a piece of text is to Satoshi's writing style First screenshot is a known Satoshi comment on Bitcointalk. Second Screenshot is a known @adam3us text. Try it out: https://t.co/ztVVG3i57J https://t.co/9um2MvMXMU
Limited Satoshi Data Hampers Classifier; AI Still Hallucinates
Trying to build a classifier that can predict whether a given piece of text is Satoshi or not. Unfortunately, I don't think there's enough actual Satoshi content to really do that well But also look how garbage AI can be sometime. Read...
NYT’s Search for Bitcoin’s Creator
The New York Times tech show "Hard Fork" highlighted an HBO documentary that claims to have finally uncovered the true identity of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The film suggests a specific individual is behind the 2008 whitepaper that sparked...