Token Metrics Daily Pulse

Bitcoin just hit a Power Law low. Fear & Greed sits at 11. History says bounce coming.Today's key developments:• Bitcoin hit a Power Law support level that has historically preceded major rebounds.• Grayscale launched the HYPG Hyperliquid ETF with the lowest fee in the U.S. market at less than 1%.• Payment giants Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard are backing a new stablecoin platform set to debut soon.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/btc-hits-power-law-low-that-precedes-rebounds-jun-3-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Strategy just sold 51,571 BTC. MicroStrategy bought 2,500 BTC. Bitcoin ETFs flipped YTD flows negative.Today's key developments:• Movement pivots to stablecoin payments as the layer-2 boom loses momentum• Bitcoin ETFs posted their third-worst weekly outflow ever, flipping YTD flows negative for the first time since January.• Mt. Gox moved $739M in Bitcoin from cold wallets for the first time since March.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/strategy-sells-btc-as-saylor-buys-jun-2-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Crypto funds posted their second-largest outflows of 2026. TON pumped 10% on rebrand news. Vitalik questions DeFi's crash response.Today's key developments:• Crypto investment products saw $433M in outflows last week - the second-largest redemption of 2026.• TON surged 10% after Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced the token will rebrand back to Gram.• Radiant Capital is winding down after failing to recover from a $50M hack last month.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/crypto-funds-bleed-433m-as-ton-pumps-10-jun-1-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Bitcoin ETFs bled $2.8B over 9 days. Fear & Greed at 23. Paxos becomes first crypto firm with SEC clearing agency approval.Today's key developments:• Bitcoin ETFs just posted their ninth consecutive day of outflows, a record streak that drained $2.8B from the products.• Paxos became the first blockchain firm to secure SEC registration as a clearing and settlement agency for U.S. securities.• ICE Chairman Jeffrey Sprecher called Hyperliquid "bigger than Nasdaq" and confirmed multiple talks with the onchain perpetuals exchange.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/bitcoin-etfs-bleed-for-9-straight-days-may-29-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

$897M in long liquidations hit crypto markets. Fear & Greed sits at 22. Arbitrum TVL surged 33% this week.Today's key developments:• $897M in long liquidations piled up as US strikes on Iran rattled crypto markets.• VanEck's tokenized fund lands on Euler as DeFi courts Wall Street institutions.• Arbitrum One TVL surged 33% this week as capital rotated into L2s.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/897m-in-longs-liquidated-as-iran-strikes-hit-may-28-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Strive adds 1,109 BTC.Crypto ETPs bleed $1.5B.Demand gauge hits December lows.Today's key developments:• Strive acquires 1,109 bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 16,500 coins worth ~$1.3B.• Global crypto ETPs post $1.5B in outflows , the worst weekly redemption of 2026.• Bitcoin's spot demand gauge hits worst level since December as buying pressure evaporates.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/strive-buys-1-109-btc-amid-etf-outflows-may-26-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Satoshi-era whale just moved 2,650 BTC. That's $200M waking up. Fear & Greed sits at 30. Someone's making a move.Today's key developments:• Satoshi-era whale moves 2,650 BTC worth over $200M to FalconX and Cumberland.• Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will become a 'smaller ship' that sells less ETH.• TrapDoor malware campaign targets crypto developer environments on Aptos, Sui, and Solana.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/satoshi-whale-moves-200m-in-btc-may-25-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Bitcoin ETFs shed $1.3B in their worst week since January. Ether funds saw 10-day outflow streak. Fear & Greed at 25.Today's key developments:• Ether funds have seen ten days of outflows. This squeeze is spreading beyond Bitcoin.• Bitcoin briefly jumped above $77k after President Trump announced an Iran peace deal. But the gains faded within hours.• The ECB warned EU finance ministers that easing euro stablecoin rules would hurt traditional banks.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/bitcoin-etfs-bleed-1-3b-in-worst-week-may-24-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Bitcoin dips to $74k intraday low. Spot ETFs bleed $2.3B in two weeks. Fear & Greed sits at 28.Today's key developments:• Institutional outflows accelerate to $2.3B, triggering a $1B liquidation cascade below $75k• ECB warns easing euro stablecoin rules would weaken banks• FTX's former law firm and auditor agree to pay $66M to settle fraud claims📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/bitcoin-dips-to-74k-intraday-low-as-etfs-bleed-may-23-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Polymarket drained $700k in exploit. Bitcoin stuck at $77k. Altcoin rotation picking up steam.Today's key developments:• Polymarket drained $700k in suspected private key hack targeting internal top-up wallet.• Dankrad Feist proposes $1B Ethereum advocacy organization amid EF exodus.• NEAR Protocol jumps 28% on privacy, AI, and scaling upgrades.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/polymarket-drained-700k-in-private-key-hack-may-22-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

HYPE just hit a record above $60. Up 18% today alone. Meanwhile BTC is barely moving. When a DeFi perps token outpaces the market by that margin, something structural is shifting.Today's key developments:• HYPE hit a record above $60, up 18% in 24 hours, as Wall Street demand for Hyperliquid accelerates and ETF inflows outpace Bitcoin's debut pace.• Congress is moving to ban crypto prediction markets on national security grounds, while the CFTC quietly signed a safeguards deal with the NHL the same day.• MoonPay made its fourth acquisition of 2026, buying Decent and launching MoonPay Trade - a new platform targeting banks with access to tokenized assets and DeFi markets.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/hype-jumps-18-to-a-record-high-here-s-who-s-buying-may-21-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

HYPE up 7% today as ETF inflows grow 8x since launch. Tether bought out SoftBank in Twenty One after the stock fell 84%. Fear & Greed sits at 27: Fear. Senate is grilling prediction market firms right now.Today's key developments:• Hyperliquid ETF inflows grew 8x since launch, and HYPE is up 7% today, the second-best performer in the top 20.• Twenty One is undergoing a strategic realignment following the capital shift, restructuring its board and Bitcoin accumulation roadmap to operate under a leaner, Tether-aligned model.• Senate Commerce Committee called prediction market firms in for a hearing today, scrutinizing the sector's rapid growth.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/hyperliquid-etf-inflows-grew-8x-hype-is-up-7-may-20-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Echo Protocol drained $76M in a single exploit. Bitcoin ETFs shed $649M in one day. Fear & Greed sits at 25: Extreme Fear. The Clarity Act just passed with a last-minute clause that could kneecap DeFi.Today's key developments:• Echo Protocol lost $76M in an eBTC minting exploit on Monad, bringing 2026's bridge and protocol hack total to $329M.• Bitcoin ETFs shed $649M in a single day. Long-term holders are absorbing the selling, but the outflow is the largest single-day number in recent weeks.• The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act passed markup with a last-minute provision that critics say could expose DeFi protocols to securities regulation they weren't designed to handle.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/echo-protocol-just-lost-76m-on-monad-may-19-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Strategy bought 24,869 BTC for $2B last week. Then BTC slid to $77k anyway. $672M in crypto liquidations hit as bond yields spiked. The biggest corporate buyer on earth can't hold the line right now.Today's key developments:• Strategy bought 24,869 BTC for $2B last week, pushing its total holdings above 4% of the entire Bitcoin supply. The company now holds more BTC than any entity on earth outside of Satoshi's estimated wallets.• $672M in crypto liquidations hit in a single session as Bitcoin briefly touched $76k. The trigger: rising bond yields and Trump's renewed Iran threats spooked risk assets across the board.• Standard Chartered projects $4T in tokenized assets by end-2028, with DeFi protocols named as the primary beneficiaries. Separately, the Bank of England and FCA launched a formal consultation on tokenized UK wholesale markets, and Standard Chartered moved to fully acquire its crypto custody subsidiary Zodia Custody.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/strategy-just-bought-2b-more-btc-market-sold-off-anyway-may-18-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities are launching crypto investment trusts. Nomura is next in line. Millions of Japanese retail investors are about to get crypto access. TradFi isn't coming. It's already here.Today's key developments:• The Clarity Act cleared the Senate Banking Committee in a bipartisan 15-9 vote, but analysts are flagging significant hurdles before it becomes law.• Lombard Finance migrated $1B in Bitcoin assets away from LayerZero to Chainlink, citing reliability and security concerns.• Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced a $1.5B bond buyback and is openly contemplating Bitcoin sales for the first time.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/japan-s-biggest-brokers-just-opened-crypto-to-millions-may-17-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

$500M in crypto longs wiped out today. BTC slides to $78k. Fear & Greed craters to 31, down 12 points overnight. The market just reminded everyone who's in charge.Today's key developments:• $500M in crypto longs liquidated as BTC slides to $78k, SOL and XRP fall 5%.• The Crypto Market Structure (Clarity Act) cleared the Senate Banking Committee, but analysts say significant hurdles remain before it becomes law.• Lombard Finance is moving $1B in Bitcoin assets from LayerZero to Chainlink infrastructure.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/crypto-longs-just-lost-500m-in-one-move-may-16-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Saudi Arabia is tokenizing a multi-trillion dollar economy. BTC slides to $79k. Fear & Greed climbs to 43 from 34. The biggest RWA bet in history just landed while markets bleed.Today's key developments:• The crypto market structure bill cleared a key Senate committee hurdle in a bipartisan 15-9 vote, but an ethics fight over Trump-linked crypto interests is threatening the floor vote.• Lombard joined the LayerZero exodus, shifting $4B in assets to Chainlink's bridge infrastructure as cross-chain trust continues consolidating around fewer players.• Strategy is retiring $1.5B in convertible notes at a discount and may sell Bitcoin to fund the buyback, introducing the first real sell-pressure signal from the company's treasury in months.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/saudi-arabia-is-tokenizing-its-entire-economy-may-15-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Bitcoin ETFs shed $630M in one day. Fear & Greed dropped to 34: Fear. On-chain data shows the rally past $80k had zero US spot demand. The buying was borrowed, not real.Today's key developments:• Bitcoin ETFs just logged their largest single-day outflow since January: $630M left in one session as corporate treasury demand dried up and resistance built near $80k.• JPMorgan bought BlackRock's IBIT in Q1 2026, making it one of the largest traditional banks to hold a Bitcoin ETF on its books.• The Bank of England is backing away from its own stablecoin rules, signaling the UK's original proposals were too restrictive to survive industry pushback.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/bitcoin-etfs-just-bled-630m-in-a-single-day-may-14-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Charles Schwab just flipped on spot crypto for retail. JPMorgan tokenized a money market fund on Ethereum. Fear & Greed dropped to 42: Fear. TradFi is building while sentiment slides.Today's key developments:• Charles Schwab has begun rolling out spot crypto trading for retail customers, marking the firm's first direct crypto offering.• JPMorgan is launching a second tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, while tokenized Treasuries industry-wide have crossed $15 billion in total value.• Coinbase launched x402, a batch settlement protocol designed for AI agent payments, letting autonomous agents pay for services on-chain without human approval loops.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/charles-schwab-just-turned-on-spot-crypto-trading-may-13-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Hot inflation data just pushed rate cuts further out. BTC barely flinched at $81K. Fear & Greed sits at 49: Neutral. The macro headwind is real. The market's not panicking. One of those is wrong.Today's key developments:• Hot inflation data lands, and the Fed's rate cut timeline just got pushed back again.• DTCC taps Chainlink for its tokenized collateral platform, launching in Q4.• Senate Banking Committee releases the CLARITY Act draft ahead of Thursday's markup.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/hot-cpi-just-killed-rate-cut-hopes-markets-shrug-may-12-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

$858 million flowed into crypto funds last week. Six straight weeks of inflows. Strategy bought again days after hinting at sales. Sui surged 14% while BTC barely moved. Institutions are loading up. Altcoins are waking up.Today's key developments:• Crypto funds logged $858 million in inflows last week, the sixth straight positive week and part of a $4.9 billion six-week streak.• Strategy bought 535 BTC for $43 million, just days after Michael Saylor signaled the company might sell Bitcoin.• The Clarity Act markup is set for May 14. The Senate Banking Committee has the bill on its agenda despite last-minute bank lobby opposition.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/crypto-funds-just-logged-their-6th-straight-week-of-inflows-may-11-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Bored Ape NFTs are staging a comeback. Sui up 6% while BTC barely moves. Fear & Greed jumped from 38 to 47. Risk appetite is quietly returning to the edges of the market.Today's key developments:• BAYC floor prices are moving while broader NFT volume metrics show the first sustained weekly uptick since late 2024.• The CLARITY Act gets a Senate markup date. Crypto's market structure bill is finally moving.• LayerZero issues a public apology for the KelpDAO exploit, admitting fault in a single-verifier setup.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/bored-apes-are-back-risk-appetite-is-returning-may-10-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

The Senate Banking Committee set a markup date for the CLARITY Act. Trump Media reported a $406 million Q1 loss tied to BTC and CRO markdowns. Fear & Greed sits at 38.Today's key developments:• The Senate Banking Committee has set a markup date for the CLARITY Act, the most sweeping crypto market structure legislation the US has attempted.• Aave Labs plans to overhaul collateral and listing standards after the KelpDAO exploit left Aave with impaired debt.• Trump Media's Q1 filing reveals the company held Bitcoin and CRO as its primary treasury assets going into a quarter where both tokens declined sharply, forcing mark-to-market losses that widened the company's overall deficit.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/senate-sets-a-date-crypto-bill-is-back-may-9-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Atkins eyes on-chain market rules. ECB panics over Tether. SOL up 4%.Today's key developments:- Kraken's parent Payward just applied for a national trust bank charter with the OCC, putting it in the same regulatory category as BNY Mellon and JPMorgan's trust arms.- SEC Chair Atkins signaled the agency is weighing new rulemaking for on-chain market structures and AI-driven finance, marking the clearest pivot yet from enforcement-first to rules-first crypto policy.- The ECB's Christine Lagarde warned that Tether and Circle stablecoins risk "digital dollarisation" in Europe, calling for urgent action to develop a digital euro before USD-denominated stablecoins entrench themselves.Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/new-post-8db6?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcastSubscribe for daily crypto market updates.Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

TradFi is moving into tokenization. BTC is sliding. Two different stories.Today's key developments:- Bitwise acquires Superstate's $267 million tokenized carry fund - the asset manager's first direct move into tokenized real-world assets.- Bitcoin ETFs just posted a 5-week buying streak as institutional appetite returns and hedge positions unwind.- Kraken is buying stablecoin payments firm Reap for $600 million, according to Bloomberg.Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/bitwise-just-bought-a-267m-tokenized-fund-may-7-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcastSubscribe for daily crypto market updates.Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Kraken just applied for a federal bank charter. SEC Chair Atkins signals new rules for on-chain markets. Fear & Greed dropped 9 points to 38. TradFi is building the rails while sentiment quietly falls apart.Today's key developments:• Kraken's parent Payward just applied for a national trust bank charter with the OCC, putting it in the same regulatory category as BNY Mellon and JPMorgan's trust arms.• SEC Chair Atkins signaled the agency is weighing new rulemaking for on-chain market structures and AI-driven finance, marking the clearest pivot yet from enforcement-first to rules-first crypto policy.• The ECB's Christine Lagarde warned that Tether and Circle stablecoins risk "digital dollarisation" in Europe, calling for urgent action to develop a digital euro before USD-denominated stablecoins entrench themselves.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/new-post-8db6?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Kraken just applied for a federal bank charter. SEC Chair Atkins signals new rules for on-chain markets. Fear & Greed dropped 9 points to 38. TradFi is building the rails while sentiment quietly falls apart.Today's key developments:• Kraken's parent Payward just applied for a national trust bank charter with the OCC, putting it in the same regulatory category as BNY Mellon and JPMorgan's trust arms.• SEC Chair Atkins signaled the agency is weighing new rulemaking for on-chain market structures and AI-driven finance, marking the clearest pivot yet from enforcement-first to rules-first crypto policy.• The ECB's Christine Lagarde warned that Tether and Circle stablecoins risk "digital dollarisation" in Europe, calling for urgent action to develop a digital euro before USD-denominated stablecoins entrench themselves.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/kraken-wants-to-be-a-federal-bank-the-sec-agrees-may-8-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

BTC hits a 3-month high above $82K. Zcash up 34% on Multicoin backing. Fear & Greed slipped 4 points to 46. The market is moving up while sentiment moves sideways.Today's key developments:• Bitcoin cleared $82K for the first time in three months, driven by reports of a US-Iran nuclear agreement - a direct geopolitical risk-off unwind.• Zcash surged 34% to $574 after Multicoin Capital disclosed a significant investment, dragging Monero up 5.5% in sympathy - the biggest privacy coin day in years.• Morgan Stanley is launching crypto trading with fees lower than competitors - putting a full-service Wall Street bank directly in the retail crypto brokerage business.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/zec-up-34-btc-hits-3-month-high-here-s-why-may-6-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

BTC holds $81K after absorbing $200M in profit-taking. Fear & Greed jumped 10 points to 50. TON up 36% after Telegram seized control of its own chain. The rally that wasn't supposed to happen is still happening.Today's key developments:• TON surged 36% in 24 hours after Telegram announced it will take direct control of the network, becoming its largest validator and replacing the TON Foundation.• BTC hit $81K while funding rates have been negative for 66 consecutive days - the longest streak of shorts paying longs in this cycle.• Andreessen Horowitz closed a $2.2 billion crypto fund - their fifth - saying crypto fundamentals are at an all-time high.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/ton-just-surged-36-telegram-took-control-may-5-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

BTC crossed $80K for the first time since January. Then an Iran missile report hit the wire. It's back at $79K. Fear & Greed dropped 7 points to 40. The rally was real. The ceiling still isn't.Today's key developments:• BTC crossed $80K for the first time since January - then an Iran missile report erased the move in hours, sending ETH, SOL, and DOGE sharply lower.• Kraken's parent Payward closed its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, securing a full CFTC-regulated derivatives stack - and simultaneously filed a $25 million fraud lawsuit against custody partner Etana.• MegaETH TVL surged more than 400% in 7 days. Total L2 TVL across all chains rose more than 5% this week. ApeChain added nearly 19%. Meanwhile, Manta Pacific lost more than 17% and Soneium dropped nearly 12%.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/btc-touched-80k-then-iran-news-hit-may-4-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Clarity Act yield deal is done. BTC sits at $78K, barely breathing. Fear & Greed climbed to 47 - Neutral for the first time in weeks. Big win for crypto law. Muted reaction from the market.Today's key developments:• The Clarity Act stablecoin yield deal just cleared its biggest Senate hurdle - and for the first time, paying interest on stablecoins is on the table.• The Ethereum Foundation sold another $23 million in ETH to Bitmine in a third OTC deal - and the market barely blinked.• Brazil's central bank just banned stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments - one of the most restrictive moves by a major emerging market economy this year.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/senate-clears-crypto-bill-what-s-keeping-btc-at-78k-may-3-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

The Senate just cleared the Clarity Act yield hurdle. BTC sits at $78K, barely moving. Fear & Greed jumped 13 points overnight. Big legislation. Muted reaction. Someone's not impressed.Today's key developments:• The Senate cleared a key hurdle on the Clarity Act, advancing crypto's most significant legislative package in years - including a provision letting crypto firms offer stablecoin yield while shielding bank deposit rates from direct competition.• The Ethereum Foundation completed its third OTC sale to Bitmine, offloading another 10,000 ETH - bringing the total sold to Bitmine to $47 million worth of ETH.• Riot Platforms shares jumped 8% after expanding its AMD data center deal, signaling a deliberate pivot toward AI infrastructure. The company posted $167 million in Q1 revenue, with its data center arm pulling in $33 million in its first quarter of operation.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/senate-clears-crypto-bill-btc-still-stuck-at-78k-may-2-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Bitcoin closed April up 12% - best month in a year. BTC ETFs hauled in $2 billion in April. Fear & Greed sits at 26. Institutions are buying what retail is scared to touch.Today's key developments:• Bitcoin ETFs recorded $2 billion in net inflows in April - the biggest ETF month of 2026 so far.• MegaETH TVL surged 277% in seven days after its token went live - the biggest L2 debut of 2026.• SBI Holdings is in talks to acquire a stake in Japanese exchange Bitbank, aiming for subsidiary status.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/bitcoin-etfs-pulled-in-2b-in-april-alone-may-1-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

April just became the worst hack month since February 2025. $630 million gone. North Korea accounts for 76% of all 2026 crypto theft. BTC sits at $76K in Fear territory. The market has a security problem it keeps pretending is solved.Today's key developments:• Across 68 incidents so far in 2026, crypto hackers have pulled more than $1 billion in total theft - with DPRK-linked actors accumulating over $6 billion since 2017. The attack surface keeps widening: cross-chain bridges, MPC wallets, and restaking layers are the current vectors of choice.• Meta just launched USDC stablecoin payouts for creators on Solana and Polygon via Stripe. Separately, AllUnity expanded its euro stablecoin EuraU to Solana. And South Korea's largest credit card network just partnered with Solana for stablecoin payments and DeFi infrastructure.• MARA Holdings is acquiring Long Ridge Energy in a $1.5 billion deal to build out AI data center capacity - a direct pivot from pure Bitcoin mining toward AI compute infrastructure.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/crypto-hacks-hit-630m-in-april-alone-apr-30-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Paul Tudor Jones just called Bitcoin the strongest inflation hedge alive. BTC sits at $76K, barely down on the day. Fear & Greed sits at 29 in Fear territory. The legend is buying what the crowd is selling.Today's key developments:• Paul Tudor Jones publicly called Bitcoin the strongest inflation hedge available. A statement that lands differently when it comes from someone who manages billions and has been right about macro calls before.• Standard Chartered dropped a report saying DeFi is "bent, not broken" after a $292 million hack and argues the sector is still on track for a $2 trillion RWA market.• Securitize and Computershare just announced a partnership designed to bring $70 trillion in US stocks onchain, making tokenized equity accessible to institutional investors at scale.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/new-post-73ef?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Bitcoin ETFs snapped a 9-day inflow streak. BTC sits at $76K, down 2%. FOMC looms. Macro just called the bulls' bluff.Today's key developments:• Jack Dorsey's Block now holds nearly 9,000 BTC after adding to its treasury in Q1, disclosing $2.2 billion in holdings via proof-of-reserves.• Israel approved its first regulated stablecoin, a digital shekel, marking a significant shift in sovereign digital currency strategy.• BitMine is accumulating ETH at a pace that's catching up to Strategy's Bitcoin accumulation rate, positioning itself as an Ethereum treasury company.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/bitcoin-etf-streak-snapped-fomc-next-apr-28-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Crypto ETFs just hit their highest AUM since February. $933 million flowed in a single day. Meme tokens up 31% in 7 days. BTC sits at $77K — calm while everything else runs.Today's key developments:• $933 million flowed into crypto ETFs in a single day — pushing total AUM to the highest level since February, extending a four-week inflow streak.• BTC reclaimed its 21-week trend line for the first time since October 2025 — a technical level that previously marked the boundary between bull and bear regimes.• Meme tokens are up 31% in 7 days. Rollups up 26%. Analytics tokens up 24%. Meanwhile BTC dominance sits at 58% — barely moving.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/crypto-etfs-just-hit-their-highest-aum-since-february-apr-27-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF just hit a milestone that didn't exist 18 months ago. Meme tokens are up 35% in 7 days. Rollups up 31%. BTC sits at $78K — barely moving while everything around it runs.Today's key developments:• BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF just crossed a milestone that proves crypto went mainstream — and Coinbase is positioning itself as the only full-service prime broker that can actually serve the institutions showing up.• The CFTC sued New York to block a state crackdown on prediction markets. 38 attorneys general backed Massachusetts in the Kalshi case. And Brazil just banned Polymarket, Kalshi, and every other prediction platform outright.• Litecoin rewrote 13 blocks of its own history — roughly 3 hours of transactions — to undo its first major privacy layer exploit. Then it said the vulnerability wasn't a zero-day. GitHub commit history says otherwise.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/blackrock-s-bitcoin-etf-just-crossed-a-massive-milestone-apr-26-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Bitcoin is on track for its best month in a year. Spot ETFs just logged a 9-day inflow streak. Yet traders are eyeing $73K as the next key level. The bulls and the chart are in a standoff.Today's key developments:• Bitcoin is on track for its best monthly performance in a year, fueled by $5 billion in new USDT minted and a 9-day spot ETF inflow streak.• Prediction markets are under siege globally: Brazil banned 27 platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket, while the CFTC added New York to its list of states it's actively fighting to stop prediction market pushback.• Aave is proposing a 25,000 ETH contribution to DeFi United to plug the hole left by the KelpDAO bridge exploit — and rallying other DeFi protocols to join.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/bitcoin-s-best-month-in-a-year-now-traders-eye-73k-apr-25-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

A US soldier used classified intel on the Maduro raid to win $409K on Polymarket. Now he's facing five felonies. Bitcoin stalls at $78K as leverage unwinds. Two very different kinds of risk on display today.Today's key developments:• A US Army soldier faces five felony charges after allegedly using classified intelligence about the Maduro raid to bet $409K on Polymarket — and win.• Aave is rallying DeFi partners to contain the fallout from a $292 million KelpDAO bridge exploit — the largest DeFi security event of the month.• Bitcoin is stalling just below $78,500 as volatility cools and traders unwind leverage — but a monthly close here would be the best quarterly performance since Q4 2024.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/a-soldier-bet-409k-on-classified-intel-on-polymarket-apr-24-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Tether froze $344 million in USDT on Tron. US law enforcement asked. Tether complied. BTC knocks on $80K again. The rally is real but the resistance is too.Today's key developments:• Tether froze $344 million in USDT on Tron after wallets were flagged by US law enforcement — one of the largest asset freezes in the stablecoin's history.• Bitcoin ETFs just posted a 7-day inflow streak with $1.9 billion flowing in as BTC tests the $80,000 resistance zone — and analysts say the real test starts now.• JPMorgan says DeFi's security problem is keeping institutions out — and the data backs it up: persistent exploits and flat ETH-denominated TVL are the two metrics that keep showing up in institutional due diligence rejections.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/tether-just-froze-344m-on-tron-for-the-feds-apr-23-2026-qwaa?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Bitcoin clears $78K for the first time in weeks. $418 million in liquidations in 24 hours. ETH up 4%, SOL up 4%. The short squeeze the bears didn't see coming.Today's key developments:• $418 million in crypto liquidations in 24 hours as Bitcoin tests $78K resistance and short sellers get caught offside.• Lazarus Group has a new attack vector: a macOS-targeting exploit called Mach-O Man, and they're using LayerZero and other bridges to launder the proceeds.• Aave's TVL is sliding, with capital rotating to Spark and Lido — and USDC is becoming the default parking spot for DeFi cash sitting on the sidelines.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/bitcoin-clears-78k-short-sellers-just-got-wrecked-apr-22-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Scammers posed as Iranian officials. They demanded Bitcoin to let ships pass Hormuz. At least one vessel paid. Strategy just bought 34,000 BTC more. The market barely flinched.Today's key developments:• Fraudsters impersonating Iranian Revolutionary Guard officials demanded Bitcoin and USDT from cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz — and at least one vessel appears to have paid.• Arbitrum's Security Council froze $71.5 million in ETH tied to the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit — but the attacker had already moved $175 million across chains before the freeze landed.• Strategy bought 34,000 BTC in its latest purchase while Bitmine crossed 4% of total ETH supply in its treasury — corporate crypto accumulation is accelerating on both sides of the BTC/ETH divide.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/scammers-charging-bitcoin-tolls-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-apr-21-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Crypto funds pulled in $1.4 billion last week. BTC is flat at $75K. ETH can't hold $2,500. Money is entering. Prices aren't moving. Something has to give.Today's key developments:• Crypto funds absorbed $1.4 billion last week as Bitcoin cleared its two-month trading range.• Aave V3 TVL dropped significantly after the Kelp DAO rsETH bridge exploit, exposing structural risk from liquid restaking tokens as collateral.• Polymarket is reportedly in talks to raise $400 million at a $15 billion valuation.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/crypto-funds-just-absorbed-1-4b-in-a-week-apr-20-2026-ggzn?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

65% of institutional investors call crypto a vital diversifier. BTC sits at $75K and sliding. Memes up 33% in a week. Conviction is rising while prices drift lower.Today's key developments:• A Nomura study finds 65% of institutional investors now view crypto as a vital portfolio diversifier — the highest reading the firm has recorded.• Kelp DAO's rsETH bridge was exploited for $292 million — 2026's largest crypto hack — with wrapped ETH stranded across 20 chains in a LayerZero-based attack.• Alcoa is selling its dormant Massena, New York smelter to NYDIG for Bitcoin mining and AI data center operations — a former industrial site converting to crypto infrastructure.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/65-of-institutions-now-call-crypto-essential-apr-19-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Kelp DAO just lost $292 million in a bridge exploit. rsETH stranded across 20 chains. BTC slides to $76K. DeFi's security problem isn't getting smaller.Today's key developments:• The Kelp DAO exploit exposed a layered attack surface: restaked ETH on EigenLayer, a LayerZero-based bridge, and 20 destination chains — all failing together in a single coordinated hit that the restaking narrative wasn't prepared to absorb.• Bitcoin broke through seven months of resistance this week before sliding back toward $76K — and the narrative battle between bulls and bears is now fully open.• Solana futures open interest rose 20% this week as SOL briefly touched $90 before pulling back to $86 — derivatives traders are leaning in.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/defi-s-biggest-2026-hack-just-hit-292m-apr-18-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

Kraken drops $550 million on a derivatives exchange. BTC sits at $76K with a sell wall overhead. Negative funding rates hit their highest of the year. Someone's positioning for the next move — question is which direction.Today's key developments:• Kraken's parent Payward is acquiring derivatives exchange Bitnomial for $550 million in cash and stock — the biggest exchange acquisition in years.• Negative funding rates hit their highest level of 2026 as BTC tests $76K — shorts are the most crowded they've been all year.• Glassnode's RHODL ratio is signaling the Bitcoin bottom may already be in — a metric that has historically called major cycle lows.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/new-post-4631-e272?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

BTC funding rates just hit their most negative since 2023. Price sits at $74K. Short-term holders are hunting exits. Historically, this is where bottoms form — not where they break.Today's key developments:• Bitcoin funding rates just hit their most negative reading since 2023 — and history says that's actually a bullish setup.• Drift Protocol just raised $148 million from Tether and partners — days after a massive exploit — and is replacing USDC with USDT as its primary stablecoin.• Bitcoin developers are proposing BIP-361 — a plan to freeze wallets that are vulnerable to quantum computing attacks.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/btc-funding-rates-most-negative-since-2023-apr-16-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

BTC hit $75K yesterday. Today it's back at $74K. The IMF just cut global growth forecasts. Memes are up 12% this week. The market is sending three different signals at once.Today's key developments:• BTC touched $75K for the first time since February — then immediately pulled back. $411 million in ETF inflows followed. Analysts are calling for caution.• The IMF just issued a global debt warning that directly reprices the macro backdrop for Bitcoin — and not in the way bulls want.• World Liberty Financial — the Trump-backed DeFi project — is proposing to unlock $6.2 billion in tokens. Yes, billion.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/btc-stalled-at-75k-the-imf-just-explained-why-apr-15-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com

ETH up 8% in a day. BTC touched $75K for the first time since February. Total market cap back above $2.6 trillion. But ETF flows were negative $291 million last week. Someone's buying — and it's not the funds.Today's key developments:• Bitcoin crossed $75K for the first time since early February — even as spot ETFs posted $291 million in net outflows last week.• The SEC staff exempted crypto interface providers — wallets, front-ends, aggregators — from mandatory broker registration.• Deutsche Börse is acquiring a stake in Kraken for $200 million — one of the largest traditional finance investments in a crypto exchange ever.📰 Read the full Daily Pulse: https://pulse.tokenmetrics.com/p/eth-just-had-its-best-day-in-months-btc-hit-75k-apr-14-2026?utm_source=spreaker&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=daily_pulse_podcast🔔 Subscribe for daily crypto market updates!⚠️ Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research.#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum #dailypulse #tokenmetricsSign up for the Daily Pulse at tokenmetrics.com