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
Naoris - Post-Quantum Security as Infrastructure
Naoris unveiled its post‑quantum Layer 1 mainnet on April 1 2026, embedding a NIST‑approved quantum‑resistant signature algorithm from the first block. The network’s delegated Proof of Security combines block production with anomaly‑detection incentives, and a parallel security node layer monitors wallets, contracts, and bridges. During testnet, Naoris reported processing over 105 million post‑quantum transactions and activating more than 1 million security nodes, though these figures remain self‑reported. A recent SEC research brief cites Naoris as a reference model for the financial sector’s shift to quantum‑safe infrastructure.
Major Firms Target 2028 for Full Tokenization
March 2024 Domino Theory predicted Genius Act before proposal existed. August 2024 reversal prevented until infrastructure ready. RLUSD launched, more XRPL stablecoins coming. Swell 2025: State Street, BlackRock, Fidelity gave 2028 full tokenization timelines.
Split Capital Winds Down as Founder Joins Stablecoin Startup Plasma
Split Capital, a digital‑asset hedge fund founded by Zaheer Ebtikar, announced it is winding down despite posting over 100% returns in both 2024 and 2025. Ebtikar cited a fundamental shift in the crypto market that makes the traditional hedge‑fund model...
Fintech Transcend Connects to Canton Network for Real-Time Collateral Mobility
Transcend announced integration with the privacy‑focused Canton Network, enabling real‑time movement of collateral and cash across more than 45 central counterparty clearinghouses and five triparty agents. The partnership marks the fintech’s first collaboration with a crypto firm, allowing tokenized assets...
Polymarket Bags 97% of Onchain Prediction Market Fees After Pricing Overhaul
Polymarket’s recent pricing overhaul propelled it to generate roughly $7.1 million in fees during the first week of Q2, representing about 96.8% of all on‑chain prediction‑market revenue. At that pace, the protocol is on track for an annualized $365 million run rate,...
CME Group Expands Crypto Futures with Avalanche and Sui Contracts
CME Group announced it will add Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI) futures to its crypto derivatives platform, with both standard and micro contracts launching on May 4 pending regulatory clearance. The contracts will be sized at 5,000 AVAX/500 AVAX and 50,000 SUI/5,000 SUI respectively, expanding...
Aave’s $25 Billion Lending Empire Faces a Real Test as Key Contributors Exit
Aave remains the clear leader in decentralized finance lending, controlling roughly $24.5 billion in total value locked and $17.5 billion in borrowed assets, which is about 59% of the market. Over the past two months three pivotal external teams—BGD Labs, ACI, and...
Anchorage Digital, Custodies USDM1, On-Chain Sovereign Debt Issued by the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital‑asset bank, announced it will custody USDM1, a U.S.‑dollar‑denominated sovereign debt instrument issued on the blockchain by the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The debt is collateralized one‑to‑one with U.S. Treasury securities and is issued...
Account Abstraction Turns Every Wallet Into a Smart Account
A few of the things that Account Abstraction enables: - Paymaster - Session keys - Social login schemes - Social recovery options - Gasless transactions - Pay with any token - Mulicalls (meaning multiple operations in one transaction) When you include AA in the architecture of a chain,...
Innovation Exemption, Reg Crypto on Track for Digital Asset Capital Raising
SEC Chair Paul Atkins reaffirmed plans to introduce a new “innovation exemption” and a dedicated “Reg Crypto” framework for digital‑asset fundraising. The proposals would create a time‑limited startup exemption allowing up to $5 million to be raised over four years, and...
CME Group Plans to Launch Avalanche and Sui Futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group announced plans to launch futures contracts on Avalanche and Sui, pending regulatory approval. The contracts will be available in both standard and micro sizes, offering capital efficiency and strategic flexibility for traders. This addition expands...
Polymarket Replaces Bridged USDC Aiming for a U.S. Relaunch
Polymarket announced its largest infrastructure upgrade, replacing bridged USDC.e on Polygon with a proprietary token, Polymarket USD, backed 1:1 by USDC reserves. The change eliminates bridge risk and coincides with a rebuilt trading engine, a hybrid central limit order book,...
Is Chaos Labs’ Exit the Privatization of Aave?
Chaos Labs, Aave’s risk curator, announced its exit on April 6, 2026, citing an unsustainable $8 million risk budget, opposition to the new V4 architecture, and a three‑year operational loss. Aave Labs responded by doubling the risk budget to $5 million but...
Welcome to Cryptostan: Kyrgyzstan and the Emerging Crypto Corridor
In October 2025 Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, advised by Binance founder CZ, launched the national stablecoin KGST, recognized a digital som CBDC, and announced a state crypto reserve. Crypto transactions in Kyrgyzstan surged to an estimated $20‑32 billion in 2025, dwarfing...
Bitcoin Hits $70K as Trump-Iran Deadline Chaos Grips Markets
Bitcoin surged to $70,271 on Monday, its highest level since March 25, before easing to roughly $69,800 amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions. President Trump extended the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening military action if a deal...
Phone Logs Revive Argentine President Milei's $Libra Crypto Scandal
New phone logs reveal seven calls between President Javier Milei and cryptocurrency founder Mauricio Novelli on the night the $Libra token surged in 2025. The evidence fuels opposition demands for congressional testimony and deepens a legal probe into a collapse that wiped...
Is Cloud Mining Legitimate? Overview of 5 Cloud Mining Platforms (April 2026)
Cloud mining lets investors rent hash power instead of buying hardware, offering a passive‑income alternative as Bitcoin mining costs rise. The April 2026 guide evaluates five platforms—AngelBTC, ECOS, Binance, NiceHash, and StormGain—highlighting their ease of use, income stability, and earnings...
North Korean Agents Embedded in 40+ DeFi Platforms for Nearly a Decade: Taylor Monahan
Security researcher Taylor Monahan revealed that North Korean actors, linked to the Lazarus Group, have been embedded in more than 40 decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms for almost ten years. The disclosure ties the recent $280 million Drift Protocol exploit to this...
Bitcoin ETFs Surge as AI Power Deals Reshape Mining
In today's @Unchained_pod Daily newsletter: 📈 Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $471M in their strongest day since February 📊 Strategy posted a $14.5B unrealized loss, then bought $330M more BTC 🤖 Anthropic's multi-gigawatt AI deal puts bitcoin miners on notice for cheap power ⚖️...
Startups Aren’t “Shitcoins”; Success Demands Patience and Bravery
Talking about "shitcoins" is like calling startups "shitcompanies". Yes, most startups fail, and many of the successful ones take time to reach global PMF. I have a lot of respect for those brave enough to launch something, and I'm certainly proud...
Dubai-Based Firm Launches ‘Tokenised’ BTR Product with UK Asset
Dubai‑based Tokinvest has introduced the first regulated tokenised build‑to‑rent (BTR) product in the UK, backed by a 29‑unit residential conversion in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The Great Hampton Street Works development, completed in 2025, will be offered as digital tokens that...
Bitcoin Stalls at Higher Lows, Downtrend Likely
The decision for the direction isn't far away for #Bitcoin. Why? Well, because it did reject at $70K again, and it's having higher lows, with its recent higher low at $66.5K. This means that price is compressing and the markets are unsure which...
Crypto-Backed Resort Scheme in Timor-Leste Sparks PropTech Scrutiny
A joint Guardian and OCCRP investigation uncovered an alleged crypto‑financed luxury resort project in Timor-Leste tied to the sanctioned Prince Holding Group. The probe found the site empty, raised questions about the project's legitimacy, and highlighted regulatory risks for blockchain‑enabled...
Timely Takes Podcast: Scott Kimpel on Tokenized Securities
The Timely Takes Podcast features Hunton partner Scott Kimpel discussing the rapidly evolving landscape of tokenized securities. He breaks down core concepts, contrasting issuer‑sponsored and third‑party tokenization, and illustrates how a simple stock trade functions on a blockchain. Kimpel highlights...
CoinRabbit Slashes Crypto Loan Rates to 11.95% for XRP and 300+ Assets
CoinRabbit announced that its crypto loan rates now start at 11.95%, down from a historic high of 17%, for XRP and more than 300 other digital assets. The rate cut is paired with flexible liquidation‑LTV options of 80% or 90‑95%,...
Jamie Dimon Still Hates Bitcoin, Yet His Bank Can’t Stop Building on Blockchain.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s latest shareholder letter acknowledges blockchain as a growing competitive threat, even as he maintains his long‑standing criticism of Bitcoin. The bank is accelerating its own blockchain agenda, having launched a tokenized money‑market fund on Ethereum and...
Google Says Quantum Computer Could Crack Bitcoin in Under 9 Minutes, Prompting Urgent Security Push
Google researchers released a whitepaper indicating that a sufficiently powerful quantum machine could derive a Bitcoin private key in under nine minutes, with a 41% success probability. The finding compresses the timeline for a practical quantum attack to as early...
Dollar Stablecoins versus a Retail Digital Euro? They Are Different – Not Rivals
The U.S. Congress enacted the GENIUS Act, requiring stablecoin issuers to back each token with short‑dated Treasury securities, effectively tying the burgeoning stablecoin market to U.S. sovereign debt. This framework mirrors the EU’s MiCA rules for electronic money tokens, but...
Binance to Implement Spot Price Range Execution Rule
Binance will roll out a Spot Price Range Execution Rule (PRER) on April 14, 2026, limiting order fills to liquidity that trades within a dynamic price band. The band is calculated from a reference price and configurable percentages above and...
Automate Profits in Sideways Markets with Pionex Bots
Market moving sideways? Let automation do the work. Instead of waiting, smart traders are using Pionex copy & grid bots to profit from small price moves, especially when signals are slow in these conditions. • 1-click setup, runs 24/7 • No need...
CME Launches AVAX and SUI Futures on May 4
🇺🇸 The CME exchange will start trading futures on $AVAX and $SUI on May 4. https://t.co/CY0MncvQWy
Crypto Apps Are Shutting Down as Billions Move Into Bitcoin ETFs and Stablecoins
In the first quarter of 2026, 86 crypto projects—including wallets, NFT marketplaces, and DeFi protocols—shut down or began winding down, marking a sector‑wide reset. The closures reflect the end of the “easy‑money” era that fueled rapid growth during the 2021‑2022...
Circle's Judge‑Only Freeze Policy Fails Amid $285M Hack
Circle’s policy: they only freeze funds if a judge orders it. For a $285M hack that just happened, that timeline doesn’t work. @tayvano_ and @kaiynne on why this is the wrong call. Uneasy Money: https://t.co/3LBYxJBwbb https://t.co/Yder2DQH5I
Bittensor Subnets Drive 75% Q1 Fund Surge
Bittensor subnets were one of the few bright spots in crypto last quarter Yuma’s Subnet Composite Fund was up 75% in Q1 on that strength
I2P Vs. Tor: Defeating Global Adversary Deanonymization of Your Bitcoin Node.
The post argues that routing Bitcoin node traffic solely through Tor no longer guarantees anonymity against modern Global Passive Adversaries (GPAs). It explains how state‑level actors can use timing and traffic‑correlation attacks to link transactions to a user’s physical IP....
Stablecoins Seen as Trap Toward UBI and No Privacy
I've discussed stablecoins and #Crypto with @themarketsniper. He doesn't like them. He thinks it's a big trap and it will push you towards UBI income and zero privacy. Listen to the conversation here: https://t.co/XTCRtGDd00
Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF MBST Launches on NYSE Tomorrow
Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF $MBST going effective tomorrow looks like, Wed 4/8, via NYSE listing notice. https://t.co/n95IKdbefU
Peter Schiff Vs. Saifedean Ammous: Gold Vs. Bitcoin
At a recent Tether conference, economist Peter Schiff and Bitcoin advocate Saifedean Ammous staged a high‑profile debate on whether gold or Bitcoin is the superior store of value. Schiff argued that gold’s physical properties and industrial demand give it intrinsic...
XRP Tops Crypto Fund Inflows with $119.6M Weekly Gain
XRP NEWS: 🚨 XRP led global crypto fund inflows last week with $119.6M, largest weekly gain since Dec. 2025 https://t.co/SCe2TCMBzM
Boomers Blamed, yet They're Fueling Bitcoin Surge
You may blame the boomers for everything wrong in 2026, but they are pumping your Bitcoin bags.
The Convergence
On-chain analysis examines Bitcoin’s transaction database to reveal investor behavior, holding periods, and profit‑loss dynamics. The blog highlights that in the current 2026 bear market, roughly half of Bitcoin’s supply sits underwater and 80% of capital was deployed at higher...
Ethereum's $350B Tokenized Assets Dwarf Rivals, Proving Network Effects
A narrative that’s actually backed by economics: @JimFerraioli says Ethereum has $350B in tokenized assets. The next competitor? $80B. That’s not momentum, that’s network effects. @Steven_Ehrlich on @bitsandbips https://t.co/gK0WvPZkt1
Crypto Star Joins Plasma, Aiming for Industry Leadership
One of the brightest minds in crypto just joined @Plasma - because he believes it will become the best company in crypto. Two superstars coming together 🚀 Love working with you, @SplitCapital
CFTC Issues No-Action Relief to Self-Custodial Crypto-Wallet Application
On March 17, 2026 the CFTC’s Market Participants Division issued a no‑action letter to Phantom Technologies, a self‑custodial crypto‑wallet provider, stating it will not enforce IB registration requirements. Phantom plans to let users access CFTC‑regulated derivatives through third‑party collaborators while...
Boomers Dump $500M Into Bitcoin ETFs Amid Turmoil
Nice pic of Boomers yesterday after pouring in half a billion dollars into bitcoin ETFs (which filled YTD hole) despite prolonged Iran war, risk off headlines, quantum white papers and OG FUD https://t.co/4O9cgFlV23
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Attract $471M, Six‑Week High
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $471M in inflows on April 6, the largest in six weeks
EToro Expands Crypto Asset Offering
eToro announced the addition of more than twenty new cryptocurrency tokens, including $EUL, $VELO, $RSR and others, to its trading platform. The new assets are offered exclusively under the regulatory umbrellas of Cyprus (CySEC), the United Kingdom (FCA), and the...
Commonwealth Union Goes On‑Chain: Real Global Network
Commonwealth Union 56 Countries. 2.9 Billion People. $1.9 Trillion GDP Not a metaverse. Not a roadmap. Not a theory. A REAL global network Now going on-chain 👀 @CWUblockchain
Bull Market Returns When Leading Token Goes Bullish
If we want the bull market to return then the leading token simply needs to be a bull. A lot of friends are in this so I bought a bag 3TYgKwkE2Y3rxdw9osLRSpxpXmSC1C1oo19W9KHspump https://t.co/WcjWftOwZr
Binance Dominates as Crypto Trust Concentrates
🚨 CRYPTO TRUST IS CONCENTRATING Q1 made one thing clear: when markets get uncertain, capital moves toward the platforms people trust most. According to CoinGlass, Binance led Q1 2026 in volume, open interest, liquidity, and user assets held. https://t.co/WWefjEzQHq