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
Securitize Integrates with TRON Network to Expand Tokenized Asset Offerings
Securitize announced integration with the TRON blockchain on April 10, allowing its tokenized securities to be issued and managed on one of the world’s highest‑throughput networks. The move expands Securitize’s multichain strategy, giving institutional‑grade assets access to TRON’s fast, low‑cost infrastructure and large user base. By bridging traditional finance products with TRON’s programmable ecosystem, the partnership aims to accelerate adoption of tokenized assets across both retail and institutional markets.
Bank of France Calls for Tougher MiCA Limits on Stablecoin Payments
French officials are tightening crypto oversight as Bank of France Deputy Governor Denis Beau urged the EU to impose stricter limits on non‑euro stablecoins under the MiCA framework. At the same time, France’s National Assembly approved a provision requiring annual...
Rain and Toku Partner to Launch Real-Time Stablecoin Payroll Infrastructure
Rain, a global stablecoin card and payments platform, announced a partnership with compliance specialist Toku to launch the first real‑time, compliant stablecoin payroll system. The integrated solution lets employers fund and settle payroll instantly in stablecoins across more than 100...
Bitcoin Analysis Sees $55K BTC Price 'Iron Bottom' By December 2026
CryptoQuant’s on‑chain analytics platform projects Bitcoin will find an "iron bottom" around $55,000 in the second half of 2026, based on the market‑value‑to‑realized‑value (MVRV) Z‑score falling below zero. The firm cites three on‑chain indicators, with the MVRV Z‑score historically marking...
Bitcoin Demand Still Lacks Persistence
Bitcoin’s demand has lost persistence since its October peak, with ETF inflow streaks turning short and alternating. Gold ETF outflows show safe‑haven capital is not rotating into crypto, while elevated U.S. rates keep investors in cash. The bond market’s shift...
Founder's Sell‑off Creates Panic, but $TAO Remains a Buy
I'm not selling my $TAO in my #Altcoin portfolio. At this point, this seems like a short shock impact on the markets due to a founder selling thousands of $TAO (after selling his own subnet token first) on the open markets. Additionally,...
Global Operation Disrupts $45M Crypto Fraud Network
Operation Atlantic, a joint effort by U.S., U.K. and Canadian law‑enforcement agencies, dismantled a cryptocurrency fraud network worth more than $45 million. Investigators froze roughly $12 million of stolen assets and identified over 20,000 victim wallet addresses across 30+ countries. The crackdown...
Bitcoin Miner Fees Are Close to Zero as Cost to Mine Nears $80,000 with Difficulty About to Drop 5%
Bitcoin transaction fees have collapsed to roughly 2.44 BTC per day, a 69% year‑over‑year drop, leaving the block subsidy—about 450 BTC daily—as more than 99% of miner revenue. The average cash cost to produce one Bitcoin is now near $80,000, and a...
Key Risk Indicators for Cryptocurrencies
The article outlines five emerging key risk indicators for cryptocurrencies: market volatility, cybersecurity threats, regulatory uncertainty, liquidity constraints, and fraud. It explains how each risk can affect investors, firms, and regulators, emphasizing the need for proactive risk management. The piece...
Bitcoin Reclaims $72K as Peace Talk Optimism Fuels Relief Rally
Bitcoin surged back above $72,000 on April 10, 2026, as optimism surrounding upcoming Middle East peace talks lifted market sentiment. The rally reversed a recent crypto‑wide sell‑off and coincided with heightened interest in meme‑coin exposure after Canary Capital filed a...
Congressional Probe Targets Polymarket Over Pre‑Ceasefire Bets Worth Hundreds of Thousands
Lawmakers have sent letters to the CFTC and Polymarket after analysis showed at least 50 newly created accounts placed substantial "Yes" bets on a U.S.-Iran ceasefire hours before President Trump announced the deal, netting hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
ATIF Holdings Limited’s Subsidiary ATIF BD LLC Signs An Advisory Agreement with ProudMind Venture Technology LLC, Expanding Into Digital Asset...
ATIF Holdings’ wholly‑owned subsidiary ATIF BD LLC has signed an advisory agreement with ProudMind Venture Technology LLC to provide legal and structuring services for digital‑asset and token issuance projects. The scope covers establishing a Cayman‑registered fund, completing a Virtual Asset...
Bitcoin Gains After Core CPI Rose a Less-than-Forecast 0.2% in March.
U.S. core CPI for March rose 0.2% month‑over‑month, under the 0.3% forecast, while headline CPI matched expectations at 0.9% amid a sharp oil price surge linked to the Iran war. The softer core reading nudged Bitcoin higher, with the cryptocurrency...
Night ETF Outperforms Day, yet Combined Holds All Gains
Lost in all the fanfare of $MSBT launching was that The Bitcoin After Dark ETF $NGHT also launched Wed. And it was meh volume first day but big jump on Day Two. Will be fun to compare these two, Day...
Institutions' Bitcoin Positioning Lacks Conviction; CPI, Iran Talks Might Help
Bitcoin is hovering around $72,000 as institutional investors hedge their bets with both $80,000 call options and protective puts. Options tied to BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF show strong open interest in the May $45 call, while skew remains negative, indicating...
Bitcoin Stalls at $73k as CPI Looms
Bitcoin hit $73,000 three times this week. Rejected every time. The best weekly rally of the entire Iran war — up 7.9% — keeps slamming into the same ceiling. And CPI drops at 8:30 AM ET today. Expected at 3.3%...
Quantum‑Safe Bitcoin Transactions Now Possible with New Binding Method
ELI5 of @avihu28's brilliant paper: 1. In a Bitcoin tx there are two parts: (1) The first part used to show that you own a Bitcoin. That part can be made post-quantum safe. (2) The second part that says who controls it...
Bitcoin Holds Steady as Inflation Data Looms, Bittensor Drama Unfolds
Bitcoin held near $71,700 on Friday as its Bollinger bands narrowed to the tightest level since early 2024, reviving analyst forecasts of a possible 40% price swing. The upcoming U.S. CPI report, projected at 3.3% year‑on‑year, could add macro pressure...
How Trump-Linked WLFI Set up a Lending Model Where Lenders Pay the Price of Failure
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) launched WLFI Markets as a branded interface that routes all lending, borrowing and liquidation functions to Dolomite’s underlying smart‑contract protocol. The model lets WLFI earn integration and marketing fees while the Trump‑linked venture claims up to...
International Crackdown Disrupts US$45M Crypto Fraud, Freezes $12M in Stolen Assets
Operation Atlantic, a coordinated international crackdown led by the Ontario Securities Commission and law‑enforcement partners, disrupted more than $45 million in cryptocurrency fraud and froze roughly $12 million of stolen assets. The effort targeted approval‑phishing schemes that trick users into authorising illicit...
Enhanced Labs Secures $1 Million Pre‑Seed to Launch On‑Chain Structured Options
Enhanced Labs Inc. closed a $1 million strategic pre‑seed round led by Maximum Frequency Ventures, with participation from GSR, Selini, Flowdesk and angels. The funding will back a multi‑chain platform that packages sophisticated options and derivatives strategies into retail‑friendly products, expanding...
Google Quantum AI Flags Near‑term Crypto Break Risk, Bernstein Says Threat Now Manageable
Google Quantum AI warned that advances in quantum computing could soon break cryptocurrency encryption, prompting the division to publish a safety roadmap. Bernstein analysts said the threat is real but manageable, noting Google's reduced qubit requirements as a key catalyst.
Circle’s USDC Revenue Model Stressed by Falling Interest Rates
Circle Internet Group’s fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of $770 million, 95% of which came from reserve income on USDC holdings, is being squeezed by a declining reserve return rate. The macro‑sensitive model forces the firm to accelerate diversification as interest‑rate headwinds threaten...
Tokenization Hits Mainstream as Real‑World Assets Flood Blockchain in 2026
Tokenized real‑world assets are moving from concept to core market infrastructure in 2026, propelled by institutional demand and the advocacy of Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire and Digital Currency Group founder Barry Silbert. The shift promises to embed tangible value on...
Weekly Roundup 04/10/26 (New Satoshi Candidates, Mythos' 0-Days, CZ's Memoir) (EP.713)
In this episode Matt Walsh and Nick Carter dive into the latest Bitcoin mysteries, dissecting the New York Times' claim that Blockstream founder Adam Back is Satoshi Nakamoto and weighing alternative candidates like Hal Finney, Len Sassaman, and the possibility...
Hiltzik: Trump Wants You to Invest Your 401(k) in Crypto and Private Equity. Should You Bite?
President Trump, backed by Labor Secretary Lori Chavez‑DeRemer, is pushing a rule that would give employers a safe‑harbor to add crypto and private‑equity funds to 401(k) menus. The proposal frames the change as a cure for "regulatory overreach" and a...
Rug Pull Highlights Permissionless Risk, Not TAO Flaw
Very poor news in the $TAO ecosystem, as one of the largest subnets has decided to rugpull their own token and leave the ecosystem. The upside and downside of permissionless ecosystems, through which founders and protocols are free to leave and...
US Expands Cyber Threat Information Sharing to Digital Asset Firms
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection has launched a new information‑sharing program that extends the same cyber‑threat intelligence used by traditional banks to eligible digital‑asset firms. The service is provided at no cost and delivers actionable...
HSBC and Standard Chartered-Led Group Land Hong Kong’s First Stablecoin Licenses
Hong Kong’s monetary authority granted its first two stablecoin issuer licences to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial, a Standard Chartered‑led joint venture. The licences are the inaugural approvals under the Stablecoins Ordinance that took effect in August 2025, following an assessment...
Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm’s Case Raises Technical and Ethical Questions
Roman Storm, a developer of the Tornado Cash privacy mixer, returned to a New York federal courtroom on April 9, 2026 to argue that his prior unlawful‑money‑transmitting conviction should be set aside. The judge, Katherine Polk Failla, focused on whether...
XRP Adjacent Flare Proposes Protocol-Level MEV Capture and 40% Inflation Cut
Flare has submitted a governance proposal to capture maximal extractable value (MEV) at the protocol level by shifting block building to a designated builder and eventually to a confidential compute layer. The plan creates a new entity, FIRE, to funnel...
Understanding FATF’s Latest Analysis: Market Developments and Emerging Risks in DeFi
The Financial Action Task Force released a detailed analysis of emerging risks in decentralized finance, spotlighting the rapid diversification of NFTs, the surge in stablecoin usage, and the proliferation of cross‑chain bridges. FATF warns that many DeFi projects retain centralized...
Managing Crypto Red Flags: An Analysis of Causes and Effective Strategies
The article outlines how cryptocurrency’s anonymity creates red flags for money laundering, emphasizing the need for vigilant transaction monitoring. It highlights specific indicators such as mismatched customer IDs and IP locations, suspicious login patterns, and the use of multiple wallets...
StarkWare’s Brainy Team Delivers Future‑Ready ZK Innovations
My Number 1, Best thing ever, about being at StarkWare, is working alongside ultra-mega-giga brains folks. Today the world is realizing what a genius @avihu28 is, but all of us at StarkWare knew this from day 1. And here's the beautiful...
XRP More Quantum-Resistant Than Bitcoin
Experts say XRP is less vulnerable to quantum threats than Bitcoin, thanks to key rotation and escrow time-locks, exposing fewer accounts. Source: Coindesk https://t.co/I2y893X172
Strategy’s Michael Saylor Calls Bitcoin Bottom at $60K, Claims Quantum Threat to BTC Network Is Exaggerated
MicroStrategy chief Michael Saylor predicts Bitcoin will find a bottom around $60,000, arguing that media hype over quantum‑computing threats to the network is overstated. He warns that escalating Iran‑U.S. tensions could push the price lower, echoing recent sell‑offs by corporate...
Spoofing Fakes Supply to Manipulate Support and Resistance
Spoofing Traders use this to create fake supply or demand. At resistance → scares buyers. At support → attracts buyers. ↓ https://t.co/OLpLwjt6AE
Blockchain and ZK: Transforming Society—Read the New Book
Love blockchain. Love ZK. They will change our society. And there's a book about it 👇
Microsoft Finds Vulnerability Exposing Millions of Android Crypto Wallet Users
Microsoft’s security researchers uncovered a critical intent‑redirection flaw in EngageLab’s EngageSDK, a messaging library embedded in over 30 million Android cryptocurrency‑wallet installations. The vulnerability lets a malicious app craft intents that bypass Android’s sandbox, exposing personal data and financial credentials. Microsoft...
Call for Polymarket S&P 500 EPS Betting Market
Can we please get @Polymarket betting markets going for S&P 500 EPS? I want to bet on this chart. Credit @BillyDishman on the idea😀 https://t.co/DP2pZ36MNn
Binance Helps Freeze $12M in Phishing Scam Funds
BIG: 🚨 Binance supported a UK National Crime Agency–led operation targeting approval phishing scams, helping freeze $12M in illicit funds and protect over 20,000 victims across the UK, US, and Canada https://t.co/dB0eSANr9o
Tagus Bytes (02.10.26)
Bitcoin outperformed gold during the 2026 US‑Iran conflict, gaining 7% while gold fell 9%. The digital currency’s resilience stemmed from lower sensitivity to rising Treasury yields and a stronger dollar, positioning it as a recovery asset rather than a traditional...
Gold Rally Signals Overdue Bitcoin Beta Reversion
Bitcoin/Gold Signaling Overdue Beta Reversion Gold's parabolic rally to a 1Q record, alongside Bitcoin's 50% drawdown from 2025's peak, may be a warning. Full report on the Bloomberg here: https://t.co/eBbZvyueNK {BI COMD} #Bitcoin #gold #stockmarket @BBGIntelligence https://t.co/uSMUPg5EoR
Bitcoin Faces 67% Chance Dropping Below $55K by 2026
There is a 67% probability that #Bitcoin falls below $55K in 2026. And a 43% probability that it drops under $45K. https://t.co/kdeJhcVLlq
Cosmos Ecosystem Focused Leap Wallet to Shut Down Operations
Leap Wallet, the Cosmos ecosystem’s flagship multi‑chain wallet, announced it will shut down on May 28, 2026, giving users roughly two months to move assets. Launched in 2022, the non‑custodial solution supported over 100 blockchains and offered staking, swaps, and...
Usability Trumps Ideology: Cash Beats Bitcoin for Crime
In 2021, I asked why criminals still used cash instead of Bitcoin. The answer was simple: usability beats ideology. https://t.co/3uYQEUKCL3 Yesterday’s future. Progress optional.
Dune Analytics Adds Support for Datashare and Tempo Blockchain
Dune Analytics unveiled a fully integrated dbt connector that streams transformed blockchain data directly into Snowflake or BigQuery, eliminating the need for separate ETL pipelines. The platform now covers more than 130 blockchains through its Datashare library, offering ready‑made tables...
New Satoshi Claim Sparks Debate over Its Significance
Another story and another name attached to the mysterious identity of Satoshi Nakamoto - but why does it matter? My story for @Independent https://t.co/ynEWAQB67r
Thinking About Selling Your Bitcoin? Nearly 50% of Holders Might Be Too.
Bitcoin has fallen 43% from its October 2025 peak of $126,000, leaving roughly 47% of all coins held at a loss. Long‑term holders, defined as wallets unchanged for six months or more, now see about 30% of their holdings underwater—the deepest...
U.S. Treasury Rolls Out Cybersecurity Information Sharing Initiative as Crypto Attacks Rise
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection launched a digital‑asset cybersecurity initiative that provides free, high‑quality threat intelligence to eligible U.S. crypto firms. The move responds to a surge in sophisticated attacks that cost the industry over...