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
Global Digital Asset Firm Zodia Partners with Re7 Capital
Zodia Custody announced a partnership with crypto‑native investment firm Re7 Capital, granting the latter access to Zodia’s Interchange network for custody and off‑exchange settlement. The deal supports transparent on‑chain representation of Re7’s BTC Yield and Market Neutral strategies. Re7 Capital, which has deployed roughly $1 billion across DeFi, cites institutional demand for secure, capital‑efficient market access. The collaboration adds to Zodia’s existing roster of partners such as Standard Chartered and Northern Trust.
Neill Blomkamp’s Blockchain Studio Gunzilla Games Hasn’t Paid some Staff ‘for Many Months’, Employees Allege
Gunzilla Games, the blockchain studio co‑founded by director Neill Blomkamp, is accused of withholding employee pay for several months. Animators and programmers say they have not been paid since October 2025, despite promises from CEO Vlad Korolev that the company was profitable and...
Bitcoin ETFs Trail Gold, Gold Gains 135%
Bitcoin ETF Performance Pales Next to Gold The launch of US Bitcoin ETFs may have been the harbinger for the end of broad crypto price appreciation, favoring gold. Since the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) started trading in January 2024, Bitcoin...
ClearBank MiCA Approved, Plans Stablecoins, Deepens Relationship with Coinbase
Netherlands‑based ClearBank has secured approval from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets to operate as a Crypto Asset Service Provider under the EU’s MiCA regime. The bank announced plans to issue regulated stablecoins—EURC and USDC—to facilitate faster cross‑border payments....
Fartcoin's Price Crashed 50% After $145 Million Manipulation Bet Went Wrong
A group of wallets built a $145.24 million long position on the meme token Fartcoin on the Hyperliquid perpetual futures exchange. The oversized bet collapsed, slashing the token’s price by 50% in one hour, from $0.2519 to $0.1244, and costing the...
The OCC Must Act Before Banks Lose Out on the Crypto Custody Market
The OCC must create a regulatory framework for on‑chain crypto custody and yield products before banks lose deposit customers to decentralized alternatives. On‑chain vault infrastructure can automatically deploy idle balances into market‑rate yields, eroding the traditional subsidy banks provide. Historical...
Bitcoin ETFs Spark Peak, Signal Asset Reversion
Bitcoin May be Guiding Risk Asset Reversion The launch of US Bitcoin ETFs in 2024 helped push the price above $100,000 and may guide reversion back toward $10,000. What's notable from my graphic is the first-born crypto reaching an apex in...
Bitcoin’s $80,000 Bull Bet Just Took over the Market
Bitcoin’s market sentiment has flipped bullish as the $80,000 call option on Deribit became the most‑traded contract, overtaking the previously dominant $60,000 put. Open interest at the $80,000 strike now exceeds $1.6 billion, while whale wallets holding more than 10,000 BTC...
Binance Introduces Prediction Markets
Binance has added a Prediction Markets feature to its app, partnering with on‑chain platform Predict.fun on the BNB Smart Chain. Users can buy YES or NO shares priced between $0.01 and $0.99, which settle at $1 if the forecast is...
Crypto Volatility Is Not Your Biggest Trading Risk
Crypto traders often focus on price swings, but the biggest risk is regulatory and jurisdictional uncertainty. Platforms operating without clear legal standing can freeze funds or become inaccessible, as seen in DeFi collapses and cross‑border restrictions. Ongoing ambiguity between the...
BlockchainFX Hits $14.18M in Presale Funding: The Next 100x Crypto Token?
BlockchainFX’s presale has amassed $14.18 million from more than 22,900 participants, leaving just $820 k to hit its $15 million soft‑cap and trigger exchange listings. The token is priced at $0.035 now, with a guaranteed launch price of $0.05, embedding immediate upside for...
Capital Flocks to Bitcoin as Altcoins Falter
Bitcoin $71,297 — flat. Meanwhile: ETH -2.3%, XRP -3.7%, LINK -4.6%, PEPE -5.9%. BTC dominance hit 57.05%. Capital isn't leaving crypto, it's concentrating into Bitcoin. Every alt rally since the war began has been sold. This one won't be different....
AML False Positives Remain Operational Challenge for Crypto Compliance Programs : Elliptic
Elliptic warns that AML false positives remain a major operational hurdle for crypto compliance programs. The firm attributes the high alert rates to pseudonymous wallets, 24/7 transaction velocity, cross‑chain complexity, and legacy rule sets borrowed from traditional finance. By enriching...
Bitcoin Stalls Below Key Resistance as Analysts Clash over Next Move
Bitcoin is trading around $71,200, stalled just below the $75,000 resistance level that many traders view as a catalyst for the next market move. Analysts are divided, with Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone warning a drop to $10,000 if the level fails,...
Ethereum Foundation Keeps Selling ETH After Telling the Market It Was Staking 70,000 Coins
The Ethereum Foundation announced on April 8 that it converted 5,000 ETH into stablecoins via CoWSwap, raising roughly $11 million for research, grants and donations. The sale follows a year‑long treasury overhaul that moved assets into DeFi, borrowed against ETH collateral and...
South Korea Court Cancels Upbit Suspension, Citing Regulatory Gaps: Report
South Korea’s Seoul Administrative Court annulled the Financial Intelligence Unit’s three‑month partial suspension of Dunamu, the operator of crypto exchange Upbit. The court ruled that while AML rules exist for transactions above 1 million won (about $675), the regulator failed to...
Bitcoin's Value Is About More than Who Created It or What It Costs
A New York Times analysis by reporter John Carreyou argues that cryptographer Adam Back matches the writing style of Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, and could be the elusive founder. Back publicly denies the claim, and the article notes that definitive proof would...
New Polymarket Users Net $375K+ From Timely US‑Iran Ceasefire Bets
At least 50 newly created Polymarket wallets placed "Yes" bets on a US‑Iran ceasefire on April 7, cashing in profits of $200,000, $125,500 and $48,500 respectively. The rapid payouts, totalling more than $375,000, have reignited debate over insider trading rules...
KBank, StraitsX, Grab Enable Real-Time Cross‑Border Payments
KBank, StraitsX, and Grab Launch Blockchain Cross-Border Payments Thailand's KBank + StraitsX + Grab enable real-time Thailand–Singapore payments via Q Wallet. XSGD stablecoin powers settlement, travelers scan QR codes for instant blockchain settlement bypassing traditional FX costs. Tech: Q-money (KBank's e-money...
$330M Bitcoin Binge: When Others Pause, Strategy Pounces
MarketBeat’s analyst rankings spotlight five top‑rated stocks, leaving the Strategy fund off the list despite its Moderate Buy rating. The piece pivots to promote seven obscure AI‑focused micro‑cap stocks, touting low share prices and lofty growth forecasts. One highlighted company...
Bessent Ramps up Pressure on Congress to Pass CLARITY Act
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Congress to swiftly pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, warning that Senate floor time is limited. The bill, already cleared by the House, aims to establish clear rules for cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets...
Strategy’s STRC Sees One of Its Highest Volume Days, with Just One Penny of Volatility
Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock STRC logged $333 million in trading volume on April 9, marking its seventh‑highest daily volume since its July 2025 debut. Despite the heavy flow, the security stayed anchored at its $100 par value, delivering just one penny of price...
Solflare & Snowdrop Solutions Team Up to Make Crypto Card Transactions Less Mystic
Solflare, a leading wallet on the Solana blockchain, has announced a strategic partnership with Snowdrop Solutions to upgrade its crypto‑linked debit card experience. The collaboration will embed Snowdrop’s transaction‑enrichment engine, translating raw blockchain data into clear, neobank‑style summaries. By surfacing...
Dubai Clarifies Token Issuance Rules for RWAs and Stablecoins
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) released detailed guidance clarifying how stablecoins and real‑world asset (RWA) tokens should be issued, disclosed, and distributed. The rulebook defines three issuance pathways—Category 1 fiat‑referenced and asset‑referenced tokens, Category 2 tokens that must use VARA‑licensed intermediaries,...
Ctrl Alt Secures FCA Authorisation to Expand UK Tokenisation Capabilities
Ctrl Alt, a tokenisation infrastructure provider, has secured direct authorisation from the UK Financial Conduct Authority, moving from an appointed representative to an independently regulated investment firm. The FCA licence allows the company to expand its end‑to‑end tokenised‑asset services across...
Denis Beau: Stablecoins - What Strategic Choices for Europe?
Denis Beau, senior official at Banque de France, outlined the EU’s strategic response to the rise of USD‑denominated stablecoins. He warned that unchecked “stablecoinisation” and “dollarisation” could threaten Europe’s monetary sovereignty and advocated preserving the two‑tier system of central‑bank money...
War‑Triggered Bitcoin Surge Fueled Hype, Then Crash
This is really a strange coincidence. ▫️ In Feb 2022, the Russia-Ukraine war started. ▫️ $BTC bottomed on the same day and started going up. ▫️ After 4 weeks, Russia said it could accept Bitcoin as payment for oil and gas exports. ▫️ Markets...
Michael S Barr: Brief Remarks on Stablecoins
In his remarks, Michael S. Barr highlighted the bipartisan GENIUS Act, which mandates that stablecoin issuers hold only high‑quality, highly liquid reserve assets. He noted that clearer rules could speed stablecoin adoption for crypto trading, cross‑border remittances, and corporate treasury...
PODCAST: Stablecoins Are Moving Real Money, Just Not That Much of It Yet
Despite headlines touting massive market caps, stablecoins account for only single‑digit percent of real‑world payment volume. CFOs view them as risk‑reducing, point‑solution tools for slow, costly corridors rather than a wholesale banking replacement. Citi’s Token Services and startups like Stable...
Piero Cipollone: Building the Rails for Europe's Tokenised Financial Markets
Europe’s tokenised capital markets have moved from pilot projects to real‑world issuance, with issuers placing roughly €4 bn (about $4.3 bn) in DLT‑based bonds since 2021 and €1.6 bn ($1.7 bn) in cross‑border trials this year. The Eurosystem is addressing two core bottlenecks—platform fragmentation...
Bithumb Launches Legal Action to Recover 7 Bitcoin From Payout Error
South Korean exchange Bithumb has filed for a provisional attachment to freeze assets of users who have not returned 7 Bitcoin after a February payout glitch that mistakenly sent 620,000 BTC—about $42 billion—rather than a 620,000‑won prize. The exchange reversed most of the...
Voltage Fault Injection: The Physical Hack That Breaks Open-Source Bitcoin Hardware.
The post reveals that voltage fault injection—a laboratory‑grade physical attack—can compromise 100% open‑source Bitcoin hardware wallets by directly manipulating silicon to bypass PIN protection. Even devices with transparent firmware like Trezor or Blockstream Jade are vulnerable when an adversary gains...
Bitcoin Depot Discloses $3.6 Million Crypto Theft Following System Breach
Bitcoin Depot disclosed that on March 23, 2026 attackers siphoned 50.903 Bitcoin, roughly $3.665 million, from its internal settlement wallets after breaching corporate IT systems. The breach was limited to internal credentials and did not affect customer‑facing platforms or data. Bitcoin...
From Attention to Infrastructure: CWU Powers Scalable On‑Chain Network
It always starts with attention, then grows into a network, and eventually becomes infrastructure. That’s the stack that wins. @CWUblockchain already has the foundation with 12M readers and a powerful business and diaspora network. Now it’s about taking that momentum and...
$3.6 Million Stolen in Bitcoin Depot Hack
Bitcoin Depot, the largest U.S. Bitcoin ATM operator, disclosed that hackers stole roughly 50.903 BTC, valued at about $3.6 million, after breaching its corporate IT systems on March 23. The company says the intrusion was limited to internal wallets and did not affect...
Tagus Bytes (02.09.26)
After the US‑Iran ceasefire on April 8, 2026, Bitcoin briefly reclaimed the $72,000 level, sparking a short‑lived rally. However, the rally quickly diverged as liquidity migrated toward “Utility‑First” altcoins such as Ethereum, Ripple and Hyperliquid, which posted sharp volume spikes in oil‑perpetual...
Yuga Labs Settles Lawsuit Against Artists Accused of Copying Its NFTs
Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, has settled its four‑year lawsuit with artists Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen, who were accused of minting and selling look‑alike NFTs. Under the agreement, the artists are permanently barred from using Yuga’s...
Crypto's Fiat Off
👉✍️ @rbrtrmstrng 👉The point of vulnerability is the “off-ramp” between the crypto system and the traditional financial system. 💥The Iranians “really need to be able to use the funds to buy things, and you more or less have to do that...
BTC.b Becomes First Native Bitcoin on Aave V3
BTC.b is a native Bitcoin product at custody and available as a collateral directly on Aave.
US Treasury Tightens Grip: New AML Rules for Stablecoin Issuers
The U.S. Treasury, via FinCEN and OFAC, has proposed a rule that reclassifies stablecoin issuers as Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers (PPSIs), subjecting them to full AML and sanctions compliance. Issuers must implement standalone AML programs, file SARs for transactions of...
Essential Risk Management Guide for Trader Survival
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Bitcoin’s Range Holds, Paving Way to $80K
As long as #Bitcoin continues to hold these ranges, there's a strong new upwards leg on the horizon towards $80K. https://t.co/wdOUUSg4Up
Swyftx Cofounder Takes Helm After CEO Punted, Jobs Cut by 15%
Swyftx has dismissed CEO Jason Titman and cut roughly 15% of its workforce after two major acquisitions totaling about $133 million. Cofounders Alex Harper and CFO Andrea Yuen were named acting co‑CEOs, while director Cathryn Lyall stepped in as acting chair. The...
Bybit Offers $30K+ in Welcome Bonuses for Newcomers
Bybit has been my go-to exchange lately They’ve got $30K+ in welcome bonuses available for new users. Check it out 👉 https://t.co/V8SG2SD2PJ Crypto trading is high risk. Capital at risk. https://t.co/oh9JM19jIC
Coinbase Custodian for Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust Signals Institutional Adoption
Coinbase has been named as a custodian for the @MorganStanley Bitcoin Trust. Institutional adoption continues, regardless of short term price effects.
Bhutan Transfers Over $20M in Bitcoin, Total BTC Reserves Decline by 70%, Onchain Data Reveals
The Royal Government of Bhutan transferred roughly 319.7 BTC, valued at about $23 million, to two separate crypto addresses on April 9, 2026. Combined on‑chain data shows the nation moved $216 million in Bitcoin this year, including $163 million to unidentified wallets. After the transfers,...
Canary Capital Seeks SEC Approval for PEPE ETF
Canary Capital has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a $PEPE ETF. https://t.co/xLdrhIXDlH
Build the Future of Stablecoin Payments in SF
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How Does a Blockchain Work?
Blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger where each block contains transaction data, a cryptographic hash, and a link to the previous block. Nodes maintain full copies of the chain and validate new blocks through consensus mechanisms, ensuring immutability and resistance...
Integrity Fuels ZK's Scale and Privacy Advantages
ZK's superpowers are scale and privacy. But if you dig deeper, the source of these superpowers is Integrity. We get scale and privacy because we can be sure that data (transactions) was processed with Integrity.