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
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Launches Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has introduced the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), an exchange‑traded product listed on NYSE Arca that aims to mirror Bitcoin’s performance. The trust uses the CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark 4 PM NY Settlement Rate as its pricing reference and charges a 0.14% sponsor fee, the lowest among comparable Bitcoin ETPs. Custody and administration are handled by Coinbase and BNY, underscoring Morgan Stanley’s push into regulated digital‑asset solutions. The launch adds to MSIM’s $12 billion ETF platform, now spanning 19 funds.
BlackRock Pumps $250 Million Into Crypto ETFs, Boosting Digital‑asset Exposure
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) together attracted roughly $243 million in net inflows on April 6, the largest single‑day crypto‑ETF purchase by the asset manager. The surge helped lift total U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF inflows to $471 million...
Giugliano Hardfork Boosts Polygon Payment Confirmation Speed
Giugliano hardfork is live on Polygon PoS today. If you're building a payment app on Polygon your users just got faster confirmations. This is what constantly upgrading the network looks like, we keep tightening the infra so payments work better for...
Bitcoin and Risk Assets Ripped Higher After the Iran Ceasefire Shock
Bitcoin surged above $72,000 following a two‑week U.S.–Iran ceasefire, sparking a broad risk‑on rally across global markets. Oil prices plunged under $100 a barrel, while stock futures and other risk assets rallied sharply. The move reversed weeks of crypto being...
Quantum Computers Could Crack Bitcoin by 2030, Experts Warn
Google researchers and Nobel‑winning physicist John M. Martinis say a cryptographically‑relevant quantum computer could break Bitcoin's elliptic‑curve signatures within minutes, potentially as early as 2030. The findings revive a long‑standing debate over whether Bitcoin can upgrade to post‑quantum security before a...
Bitcoin Jumps 4.9% to $72,738 on US‑Iran Ceasefire, Hitting Three‑Week High
Bitcoin surged 4.9% to $72,738, its strongest price since mid‑March, after the United States and Iran announced an initial ceasefire. The rally lifted other crypto assets, with Ether climbing 7.4% to $2,273, underscating how geopolitical de‑escalation can reignite risk‑on sentiment.
Wirex BaaS Powers 2M Crypto Spenders Amid Regulatory Risks
Macro: crypto payments scale. Key: Wirex BaaS lets Utorg’s 2M users spend crypto at global merchants. Risk: regulatory/AML headwinds. Trade: buy selective BaaS/payment names on adoption. 💳 — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA. More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Unique Market‑Neutral XRP Fund Delivers Audited Returns
Collateralize XRP, mirror off-exchange, margin line traded market-neutral. April marks one-year audited results release. Scale compliance unmatched industry-wide. Arbitrage income fund made money day markets fell. IRA algorithmic product unique offering.
Did The NY Times Just Find Satoshi Nakamoto?
The New York Times, in a joint piece by investigative reporter John Carreyrou and Dylan Freedman, presents a detailed case that cryptographer Adam Back could be Bitcoin’s elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The article leans on linguistic and stylometric comparisons, parallels between Back’s 1990s Hashcash work and...
Institutions Sell Bitcoin ETFs Amid Rally, Buying Fear
Bitcoin hit $72,750 overnight on the Iran ceasefire. But here's what most people missed: on the same day BTC surged, spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $159M in net OUTFLOWS. The day before, when BTC sat at $68K, those same ETFs pulled...
#BVL042: Rage Against the Range
Bitcoin recently stabilized above the $60,000 threshold after a volatile dip, avoiding a breakdown that could have triggered a broader sell‑off. While the price appears to be nudging higher, the rally remains fragile, driven more by short‑term squeezes and headline‑fueled...
John Carreyrou Claims Adam Back Could Be Satoshi
Is this the real Satoshi Nakamoto? I don’t know , but this story by @JohnCarreyrou presents a lot of evidence that it’s @adam3us - who is here now on X continuing to deny it. John broke the Theranos...
Brit Says He Is Not Elusive Bitcoin Creator Named by New York Times
British Bitcoin developer Adam Back publicly refuted a New York Times investigation that named him as Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin. Back described the report as a case of confirmation bias, arguing that similarities in language and timing are coincidental....
Bitcoin’s Energy Drain Threatens Crypto’s Future
Bitcoin’s energy black hole could sink it - and no one’s talking about it enough. Ive long argued that Bitcoin’s proof-of-work relies on insane energy consumption to keep the network secure. That same feature turns into a fatal flaw as...
Quantum Computing Threat Looms Over Bitcoin as Energy Requirements Reach Star Scale
Researchers estimate a quantum mining attack on Bitcoin would demand roughly 10²³ qubits and 10²⁵ watts—about 3% of the Sun’s output—making a 51% quantum takeover physically impossible today. At the same time, Google and Oratomic papers suggest a cryptographically‑relevant quantum...
CZ’s Memoir Reveals Early Gensler Ties, $4 B Penalty and Prison Sentence
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao released his memoir "Freedom of Money" Tuesday, detailing early contacts with SEC Chair Gary Gensler, a $4.3 billion corporate penalty and a four‑month prison sentence after pleading guilty to anti‑money‑laundering violations. The book also revisits his 2022...
Bitcoin Surges Past $71K, Eyes $80K Resistance
This is what you'd want to see. I mentioned earlier that a ceasefire would be a clear direction on the markets. It happened. #Bitcoin breaks through the crucial $71K level and builds a bullish structure. Oil is down and the Strait is open,...
MEMRI Cyber & Jihad Lab Continues to Monitor Uptick in ISIS-K Use of Cryptocurrency
The MEMRI Cyber & Jihad Lab reports a sharp rise in ISIS‑K’s use of cryptocurrency for fundraising, highlighted by recent propaganda urging donors to switch Monero wallets. On April 2, the U.S. Department of Justice sentenced Colorado resident Humzah Mashkoor...
Swiss Banking Alliance Tests Digital Franc
Swiss banking giants UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum, Raiffeisen, Zürcher Kantonalbank, BCV and Swiss Stablecoin AG announced a CHF stablecoin sandbox slated for 2026. The controlled live environment will test digital franc use cases such as programmable payments while imposing participation limits...
Tagus Bytes (02.08.26)
Bitcoin surged past the $72,000 mark as the United States and Iran announced a conditional two‑week ceasefire, easing heightened geopolitical tension. The pause follows an intensive diplomatic push that began in late February, prompting a relief rally across risk‑off assets....
Crypto “Fear & Greed Index” Plummets to 11:
Crypto’s widely‑watched Fear & Greed Index plunged to 11, signaling extreme fear across digital assets. Bitcoin’s market dominance climbed to 56.5%, reflecting a flight‑to‑quality as investors abandon speculative altcoins. Altcoins are suffering from thin liquidity, elevated leverage and cascading liquidations,...
BNB: Cheap Enough to Hold? Not Compelling Enough to Chase?
BNB has outperformed a weakening altcoin market by maintaining tens of millions of active addresses and a shrinking supply through its token‑burn mechanism. However, the coin’s on‑chain activity is muted, with trading volumes and fee revenue collapsing. A proprietary regression...
Meme Token Little Pepe Secures $28 Million Presale as Bitcoin, Ethereum Stall
Little Pepe (LILPEPE) closed a $28 million presale, advancing to Stage 13 at $0.0022 per token. The fundraising surge comes as Bitcoin and Ethereum hover in narrow ranges, prompting investors to seek upside in emerging meme‑coin projects with added utility.
IMF Warns Crypto Risks Could Trigger Financial Instability
The International Monetary Fund warned that integrating crypto assets into mainstream finance represents a structural shift that could erode the friction‑based safeguards preventing crises from spiraling. Recent research from the New York Fed and other central banks shows stablecoins can...
XLM Powers Retail, XRP Drives Institutional Cross‑platform Settlements
Platform stablecoins handle intra-network transactions without bridges. Cross-platform transfers (X to Facebook to Google) demand neutral settlement asset. XLM serves retail, XRP dominates institutional backend. Different layers, zero competition.
Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Launches, Targeting $5B AUM
BIG BOY LAUNCH: Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF $MBST hits the market today, arguably biggest btc launch since they began. Here are our predictions: $5b in aum in first year and $30m in Day One volume. What do you think? Winner...
CZ Says SBF Asked for Billions 'Like a Bologna Sandwich' As FTX Collapsed
In his memoir "Freedom of Money," Binance founder Changpeng Zhao reveals he signed a non‑binding Letter of Intent to acquire FTX in November 2022 merely as a formality, never intending to buy the exchange. Zhao recounts Sam Bankman‑Fried asking for...
Tokenization Democratizes Assets, Streamlines Capital Flows
Tokenization turns assets into programmable units carrying ownership and rules across networks. Markets open to smaller tickets and new investors, so operations move with fewer intermediaries and clearer audit trails, pushing firms to adapt capital flows. Microblog @antgrasso https://t.co/Q95hTcaliy
Drift Protocol Exploit Remained Undetected for 21 Days
The Drift Protocol exploiter was able to lie in wait for 21 days without triggering any alarms. 🥶 @omeragoldberg explains how 👇 https://t.co/LS7tFfc6AA
Bitcoin Vaults Past $72,000 as U.S. Stock Futures Surge on a Two‑week U.S.–Iran Ceasefire
Bitcoin surged past $72,700, climbing about 5% in 24 hours as U.S. stock futures rallied following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a two‑week cease‑fire with Iran. The cease‑fire eased geopolitical tensions, sending West Texas Intermediate crude down more than 10%...
Questioning Satoshi's Alleged Reappearance During Block Size War
Also what's this about? Do we actually know for sure that Satoshi "came out of hiding" during the block size war? I don't remember that detail in @jonathanbier's book. https://t.co/hQbUw6pY6g
Back: Near Bitcoin Inventor Turned Early Evangelist
My read on Back has always been that of the people in the Cypherpunk orbit he was the closest to inventing Bitcoin. And that he became one of Bitcoin's loudest/earliest evangelists, in part, to compensate for not having put it...
Adam Back Refutes NYT Claim He's Bitcoin's Creator
Adam Back denies being Satoshi Nakamoto after a New York Times piece from @JohnCarreyrou named him as Bitcoin’s creator
Explore Bitcoin's Roots: Must-Read Early Digital Money History
BTW, if you're interested in the pre-history of Bitcoin, and the people who were working on P2P digital money since like the 1970s, I can't recommend this book enough. https://t.co/o2ywOSrdLR
Satoshi Theories Hinge on Coincidences and Scant Evidence
“The most alluring theories had focused on coincidences that aligned with what little was known about Satoshi”
Bitcoin Shines Amid Geopolitical Turmoil Since Feb 27
returns since Feb 27th when U.S./Israel attacked Iran... it was (still) Bitcoin #BTC $BTCUSD that stood out from the rest... https://t.co/cD7QXvO0Ia
Aave V4 Hits $10M Deposits, Core ETH Caps Full
Aave V4 crossed $10M in deposit. Core ETH caps are filled now (other assets and borrowing is available) and will be gradually increased.
CWU Token: Global Commonwealth Blockchain Backed by Leaders
💥INSIGHT $CWU is the token for the Commonwealth Union Blockchain Network. 56 countries. 2.9 billion people. An advisory board of presidents, prime ministers, and senior statesmen. Built on Solana. One to watch https://t.co/k8nfB5GOHl
NYT Repeatedly Misidentifies Satoshi Candidates, Warns Readers
PSA: The New York Times has a long history of identifying the wrong people as Satoshi.
Largest USDAI Borrower Leverages Crypto Expertise for Yield Farming
proud that my firm @CrucibleCap is the largest borrower on USDAI to date 🫡 we have deep crypto roots - i helped build early @DCGco 2015-2018, @CoinSharesCo $cshr 2018-2024. @kellyjgreer helped build and run @galaxyhq $GLXY US trading desk 2021-2025 come farm...
Bull Token Hits New ATH; I Took a Position
Woke up thinking it was 2024 memeseason again 😆 $BULL has been moving and just printed a new ATH. In the interest of transparency, I took a position. 👉https://t.co/Bn8PkzLtBG https://t.co/zE6yqxV0wp
AQUA Rewritten in React: Faster, Smoother, Near Release
Our CTO @BraginRights and the @AquaBitcoin dev team have been working on a complete re-write of AQUA (Flutter to React) and we’re getting closer to release. There’ll probably be 1-2 more AQUA Flutter patches left. The React version is really...
Binance Futures Listings Trigger Immediate Market Crashes
It's absolutely incredible that anything Binance lists on futures proceeds to nuke. Free alpha or needs investigated?
Aave V4 Unlocks Shared Liquidity for Builders
This post resonates well with me. One of the main objectives for V4 was to enable builders to tap into a shared liquidity layer and unlock capital into new use-cases. This is now possible with the Hub and Spoke modular...
ETH/BTC Surge Mirrors Rising ISM Business Cycle
ETH/BTC cross is getting very interesting here and is consistent with the rising business cycle (ISM) and rising liquidity... 1/ https://t.co/i03wXYa4Js
Miner Costs Set Bitcoin Valuation Floor, Market Near Support
The framework that matters: @JimFerraioli uses Bitcoin miner costs, not price targets or sentiment, as a floor for valuation. And the market is reaching a key support level, with @Steven_Ehrlich on @bitsandbips https://t.co/YGZJURtIp0
Bitcoin's Brief Pump Masks Broader Market Stagnation
#Bitcoin Fun news pump. Still not really much happening when you zoom out though.. https://t.co/bLkbeKeh5g
BNB Poised for Action on Strong Daily Close
$BNB Nothing yet but could get a little interesting with a strong daily close. https://t.co/JBFaplniG9
ETH Supply Caps Filled on Core, Proposal Pending
Third. ETH supply caps also filled on Core. Proposal coming to increase the supply caps. No incentives, no points, just the protocol. Security first. https://t.co/G1buhh8sCs
Weekly Top Ticker Levels Unveiled in Tuesday Analysis
Tuesday chart request analysis is live 📊 Broke down your top tickers + key levels to watch this week. Hope it helps you stay ahead. https://t.co/CRAetAJS0g