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
Crypto News on Pepeto Project Progress Follow Shiba Inu Success And The BNB Price 2026 Target
Pepeto announced that its cross‑chain bridge successfully completed a live test, linking Ethereum, BNB Chain and Solana with zero‑fee transfers and an AI contract scanner. The project, led by a former Binance executive, positions itself as the next Shiba Inu by combining an exchange‑token demand model similar to BNB with meme‑coin virality. BNB currently trades around $589, with analysts forecasting a range of $616 to $3,075 for 2026, underscoring the market’s appetite for exchange‑driven tokens. Pepeto’s presale is attracting attention as a potential high‑return opportunity before a planned Binance listing.
Bitcoin Poker No Deposit Bonus 2026: BC Poker Offers $5 Free With No Cashout Cap, BC Shield Anti-Cheat Protection, and...
BC Poker launched a $5 bitcoin poker no‑deposit bonus that carries no cashout cap and offers instant cryptocurrency withdrawals. The offer doubles to $10 when users download the mobile app and is backed by the BC.GAME Group under an Anjouan...
New Crypto: Pepeto Project Updates While Dogecoin Holders Watch Elon Musk X Money Beta Launch and Ask What Comes Next
Pepeto’s presale is accelerating, with wallet entries doubling since March and the token selling out quickly. Rumors linking Elon Musk to the project are fueling hype similar to Dogecoin’s early surge. The project differentiates itself by offering a zero‑fee swap...
Crypto Bottom Near After Prolonged Bear Market
Bitcoin and crypto bottom is in?! This is a very long and boring bear market Happy Easter I also had 2838;743 mimosas today for fun 4/5/2026 #crypto #bitcoin #finance #trump
Zero Crypto Capital Gains Tax Spurs Selling Over Growth
Trump discussed removing capital gains on US-based crypto. Zero tax incentivizes selling, sacrifices upside and paying 5-10% interest beats tax-free liquidation missing appreciation. Tax clarity may be final catalyst or post-appreciation announcement.
10x Weekly Crypto Kickoff – Will Bitcoin Traders Front-Run the Mid-April Catalyst?
Crypto trading volumes have plunged to multi‑year lows, leaving the market fragile and highly sensitive to modest orders. Most participants hold neutral net positions, while the Iran conflict keeps risk repricing constrained. Bitcoin and Ethereum show divergent on‑chain flows despite...
AI Wallets Will Replace DeFi Vaults Within Six Months
My take is vaults get entirely replaced by wallet that enable controlled to Ai agents within 6 months. There is a zero reason to aggregate capital under a manager now. You can provide risk and modeling endpoints that agents buy intelligence...
Bitcoin Supply Remains Scarce, War or Oil Irrelevant
War or no war, oil or no oil, there is a very limited amount of Bitcoin remaining for sale.
Crypto’s Midterm Open Marriage
Crypto super PACs have built a $200 million war chest for the 2026 midterms, marking them as a dominant independent spender. In 2024, a pro‑crypto PAC poured $40 million into Ohio, helping unseat Democrat Sherrod Brown, while the industry aligned with Donald...
SuperRare and Objkt Unveil First Cross‑Platform Digital Art Festival at Offline Gallery
SuperRare and objkt have launched the inaugural Digital Art Festival at Offline Gallery, running April 16‑29, 2026. The two‑week event features 24 one‑of‑one hybrid artifacts, moving‑image NFTs and a poetry‑centric showcase by generative artist Sasha Stiles. Organizers say the festival...
On‑Chain Settlement Will Capture Global Value Missing From GDP
GDP excludes real estate, stocks, FX, commodities, derivatives, data, energy values. Email protocol analogy: send dollar per email, count daily volume so 80% tokenization by 2030, final 20% by 2035. On-chain settlement captures total global value, not GDP subset. Subscribe...
Beware: Old Cryptorelief Handle Used for Scam
‼️This is a scam‼️ Cryptorelief officially rebranded to Blockchain for impact last year ( @BFI_Impact official handle being merged into one single one currently). Someone got hold of the previous Cryptorelief handle and is trying to launch some scam memecoin. Plz...
Bitcoin and the US Dollar Have a 'Symbiotic' Relationship: BPI Exec
Sam Lyman, head of research at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, says Bitcoin and US dollar‑pegged stablecoins share a "symbiotic" relationship, with the BTC/USD pair dominating crypto trading. He likens the dynamic to the petrodollar, arguing Bitcoin bolsters dollar demand rather...
Bitcoin Is a Risk Asset, Not a Safe‑haven Hedge.
.@Steven_Ehrlich’s interview with @JimFerraioli (Charles Schwab) demolishes the “Bitcoin as safe haven” narrative. His case: it’s a risk asset, period. But as a long-term debasement hedge? That’s where the real thesis lives. @bitsandbips Timestamps: 🏛️ 3:26 Is crypto just ping-ponging off Trump headlines? 📉...
Payward Elevates Insider Robert Moore to CFO Amid Crypto Platform Expansion
Payward announced that Robert Moore, a four‑year veteran of the firm, will serve as chief financial officer. Moore brings 15 years of experience at Betterment, Workframe and Credit Suisse and led the recent NinjaTrader acquisition. The move signals Payward’s preference...
Reviewing the 4 Best Cryptos to Buy Today: BlockDAG, Bittensor, NEAR, & Render
The article spotlights four cryptocurrencies—BlockDAG, Bittensor, NEAR Protocol, and Render—as the top picks to buy today. BlockDAG has surged three‑fold after debuting on multiple exchanges, with an entry price of $0.000022 promising roughly 85× upside. Bittensor powers a decentralized AI...
Wall Street Launches 24/7 Tokenized Trading for Trillions
Wall Street Braces for 24/7 Trading via Tokenization DTCC intends to tokenize entire $100 trillion asset catalog, beginning with U.S. Treasuries later this year. NYSE Digital Trading Platform (announced Jan 2026): 24/7 onchain trading + settlement of U.S. equities/ETFs, instant settlement,...
Blockchain Broadcast — How Decentralised Tech Is Reshaping Streaming and Gaming
Blockchain technology is reshaping digital entertainment by introducing decentralized ledgers for streaming, gaming, and Bitcoin‑based casinos. Token‑based rewards and smart‑contract payouts give creators automatic, transparent compensation while reducing intermediary fees. In gaming, on‑chain assets turn skins and items into verifiable...
Bitcoin Market Monitor - April 2026
The Bitcoin Market Monitor, published monthly by Ecoinometrics, provides data‑driven insight into Bitcoin’s liquidity, structural activity, and ETF flows for professional investors. Over 35,000 fund managers and traders rely on its quantitative models to gauge Bitcoin’s position in the market...
Bitcoin's Strength Doesn't Mean It Can Replace Gold Liquidity
Fidelity Investments (a $8 trillion fund) has taken note of the strength of Bitcoin relative to gold. However, the conclusion about a massive capital rotation from one asset to another is incorrect. This is an oversimplification. Bitcoin and the crypto market...
AI Is Making Crypto's Security Problem Even Worse, Ledger CTO Warns
Ledger’s CTO Charles Guillemet warned that artificial intelligence is dramatically reducing the cost and speed of crypto hacks, turning what was once a high‑skill, expensive endeavor into a near‑zero‑cost operation. Over the past year, crypto attacks have siphoned roughly $1.4 billion,...
Buy Strong Altcoins After Hype‑Driven Corrections
During times of low volatility, you'll see corrections happen across markets. #Altcoins are correcting, they have had their hype 1-2 weeks ago and then, people forget about them, that's how momentum is in the current market conditions. In my theory: the ideal...
Bitcoin’s "iPhone Moment" Is Here W/ Strive Chief Officers | BFC Show Ep. 32
In this episode, Strive’s chief officers—Matt Cole, Jeff Walton, and Ben Workman—discuss how the company is pioneering Bitcoin‑backed treasury strategies and digital credit products to address the U.S. retirement crisis. They explain their model of treating Bitcoin as a perpetual...
BlackRock Sells $320 Million of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in One Week
BlackRock withdrew about $320 million from its Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange‑traded funds in a single week, with $185 million exiting the Bitcoin ETF and $135 million leaving the Ethereum ETF. The outflows highlight growing caution among institutional investors as broader crypto ETF flows...
Drift Hack Exposes DeFi Audits Gaps and Possible NK Threat
Another week, another DeFi exploit 🫠 @omeragoldberg joined me to unpack the Drift Protocol hack: ⁉️ What went wrong? 👀 How the attack resembles the Mango DAO and Resolv exploits 🤔 Why was Circle so slow to react? ⚠️Are North Korean state actors behind the...
Robert Kiyosaki Recommends Bitcoin, Gold as 1974 Shift Comes Full Circle
Robert Kiyosaki argues that the economic realignment begun in 1974—when the United States adopted a petrodollar system and ended the gold standard—has resurfaced as today’s inflation and energy‑related geopolitical tensions. He warns that the shift to 401(k)‑style retirement accounts has...
Low Volatility Signals Impending Bitcoin Liquidity Squeeze
The volatility is extremely low on the markets for #Bitcoin. It has hit the lowest point (on the 4-hour) since the entire breakdown. If you put this in context, then we're at the end of the vol squeeze currently. It doesn't...
Ant Group’s Blockchain Arm Unveils Platform for AI Agents to Transact on Crypto Rails
Ant Digital Technologies, the blockchain arm of Ant Group, unveiled Anvita – a platform that lets autonomous AI agents tokenise real‑world assets and settle payments in real time using USDC stablecoins. The offering comprises Anvita TaaS for asset tokenisation and...
BTC - The 2 Paths Remain Clear
The author revisits a February analysis that outlined two clear Bitcoin scenarios—one bullish, one bearish—and notes that the market’s price structure continues to honor both paths. No new data is presented because a bank holiday limits updates, but the underlying...
AtlantisChain Hits 800 Million Blocks, Claims 3.6 Million TPS Record
AtlantisChain announced that its Layer‑0 public blockchain crossed 800 million blocks on April 4, 2026, while maintaining a claimed 3.6 million transactions per second and a 0.031‑second block time. The achievement positions the network as the fastest public ledger, a development that could...
Deepcoin Teams with Polymarket to Launch Event Contract Prediction Market
Deepcoin announced a strategic partnership with Polymarket to roll out an "Event Contract" feature, making it the first centralized exchange to integrate the world’s largest prediction market. The product offers one‑click access to Polymarket’s liquidity while preserving the fast execution...
Follow the Trend, Not Fundamentals, to Make Money
"The fundamentals are strong" was the consensus right before the 2008 crash, right before Bitcoin dropped from $126K to $59K, and right before every major loss you've ever taken. The fundamentals tell you WHY something should go up. The price...
Robinhood Urges Ninth Circuit to Reject Nevada Injunction over Coinbase
Robinhood urges Ninth Circuit not to rely on the Nevada state court's recent preliminary injunction ruling vs. Coinbase because the judge "did not conduct an independent preemption analysis" but rather "conclusorily deferred to the reasoning" of Judge Gordon. https://t.co/42D6vdgdet
Bitcoin Fees Hit Lowest Level Since 2011
Bitcoin transaction fees have fallen to just 2.5 BTC per day, marking the lowest level since 2011. https://t.co/WEGfuJHHuD
Peter Schiff Calls Bitcoin a Shitcoin, Challenges Saylor
JUST IN: Peter Schiff slams Bitcoin as a shitcoin and issues a debate challenge to Michael Saylor.
Token Supply Surge Threatens Crypto Value and Fundamentals
JUST IN: Michael Ippolito warns that surging token supply is eroding asset values, undermining core fundamentals, and pushing capital out of most cryptocurrencies.
Spot BTC ETF Flows Stagnant as Bitcoin Stays Range‑bound
Spot BTC ETF flows remain weak and directionless. BTC has been trading in a tight range for the past two months. https://t.co/atqcpWvSFW
Tokenization Breaks Ethereum Fee Dependence on Market Cap
Ethereum's fee base is almost entirely tied to crypto market cap. Stablecoins, liquid staking, lending — all of it moves with the broader market. @jimferraioli points out that tokenization is the first use case that breaks that dependency. On @bitsandbips with...
Blockchain Still Alive: New Attack and Iran Toll Adoption
All semester I’ve been depressingly short on interesting news for my blockchains class, and I’ve been wondering if this field was moribund. This attack, along with the news that Iran is accepting Hormuz tolls in blockchain-based currencies, gives us something...
Bitcoin's Liquidity Peaks as Market Stalls in Range
Bitcoin has built up liquidity on both sides. We’re stuck in a sideways range, when will this consolidation finally end? https://t.co/0RmGVv5Mgg
Iran Mandates Crypto Tolls for Ships in Strait of Hormuz
JUST IN: Iran is now requiring cryptocurrency payments as tolls for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Institutions Net Bought 69K BTC; Retail Sold 62K
JUST IN: In Q1 2026, companies acquired 69K BTC while retail investors offloaded 62K BTC.
Bitcoin Sales Hit Historic Capitulation Levels, Data Shows
Bitcoin sales continue, but they have already reached historical "capitulation" levels, according to data from CryptoQuant. https://t.co/LwCHSLDaqL
Hope Hyperliquid Is Conducting Emergency Security Review
I really hope Hyperliquid is in a war room right now assuming they’ve already been compromised and reviewing every last thing they’ve done for the last year and a half …
Crypto Reporting Feels Like a Hollywood Thriller
Covering crypto as a journalist is like living in a Hollywood movie … I only wish this were fiction
New Attack Exposes Massive Vulnerability—Review Now
I called the attack “chilling” only from what details we knew on Thursday. What actually happened is orders of magnitude more chilling. READ THE WHOLE THING. If you work in this industry, you or your protocol may be a sitting...
Evidence Suggests North Korea May Have Orchestrated Drift Attack
Are North Korean state actors behind the Drift Protocol attack? @omeragoldberg says the markings are there, while sharing what it would take to confirm the speculation 👇 https://t.co/8SgvDYy6Lx
Bitcoin Poised to Rise After Easter Reading
Reading Big Profits™️ is very smart to do during Easter Time indeed 🐥🐥🐥 HE IS RISEN BITCOIN WILL RISE EVENTUALLY https://t.co/dFULTucB5V
Bitcoin Innovators Resist Change, Baffling Maxis' Rigidity
For a technology as innovative and disruptive as Bitcoin, it's surprising how some maxis are extremely opposed to any change. It's very confusing.
Bitcoin Forms New $67K CME Gap, Watch Monday
BITCOIN HAS CREATED A NEW CME GAP AROUND $67,000. Watch out for this on Monday. 👀 https://t.co/UBbBU8Buek