The market maker that helped build crypto's plumbing just launched a product to make it boring, and that's exactly the point. GSR launched the Crypto Core3 ETF (BESO), now trading on Nasdaq with active management across Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana.
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Strategy just became the largest institutional Bitcoin holder on Earth, outpacing BlackRock's ETF with pure conviction and a $2.54 billion bet that nobody saw coming. Strategy bought 34,164 BTC for $2.54 billion, pushing total holdings to 815,061 BTC, surpassing BlackRock's IBIT for the first time
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BlackRock has moved $8.4 billion into Bitcoin ETFs in recent weeks, and a sitting Congressman just bet $250K that they're right about where this is going.
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Bitcoin is testing a $1,000 ceiling that separates relief rally from real breakout, and the on-chain data shows exactly where the bodies are buried. Bitcoin faces critical resistance between $78,200 and $79,200, defined by two key on-chain metrics: True Market Mean and Short-Term Holder cost basis
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Bitcoin's 13.5% rally looks like a recovery until you see the on-chain data: a $35,000 cost-basis gap that's marked every cycle bottom since 2015, record miner selling, and 236,000 BTC sitting on exchanges waiting to move.
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DeFi just lost $13 billion in TVL in 48 hours, and it wasn't a market crash. Volo Protocol lost $3.5 million across three vaults holding WBTC, XAUm, and USDC, days after the KelpDAO breach triggered a sector-wide cascade
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Bitcoin just jumped 4.3% in a week on the back of geopolitical de-escalation and the largest corporate BTC buy in over a year. Bitcoin traded at $77,541 Wednesday morning, up 2.2% in 24 hours and 4.3% on the week after Trump extended the Iran ceasefire
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A $3.5 million exploit just proved that liquid staking protocols are still the soft underbelly of crypto infrastructure. Volo Protocol, a Sui-based liquid staking platform, lost roughly $3.5 million from its WBTC, XAUm, and USDC vaults in an exploit
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Bitcoin holders aren't selling on Binance anymore, and that's the first real signal the market has flipped since 2023. Binance BTC inflows dropped to their lowest level since 2023, signaling reduced selling pressure as traders hold rather than deposit to exchange wallets
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The SEC just ended its war on crypto, and the tokenization of real-world assets finally has a regulatory pathway that won't land you in court. SEC Chair Atkins is shifting to a crypto-friendly stance, ending the enforcement-first approach that's frozen institutional capital for years
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New York just declared war on the prediction market economy, suing Coinbase and Gemini for running what it calls illegal gambling operations.
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Strategy Inc. just bought 77,000 Bitcoin for $1.1 billion, dwarfing every spot ETF combined this year and becoming the third-largest institutional BTC purchase on record. Strategy Inc. acquired 77,000 BTC for $1.1 billion, marking the third-largest institutional Bitcoin purchase in history
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Bitcoin just learned that monetary policy independence still matters, even when your guy is in the White House. Bitcoin slid toward $75,000 as Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh told senators Trump didn't demand rate cuts, cooling bets on easy money
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Coinbase just told the crypto industry it has a quantum computer problem, and the clock is already ticking. Coinbase's quantum advisory board published a 50-page paper concluding blockchains are safe today but vulnerable to future fault-tolerant quantum computers
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Prediction markets are about to become crypto casinos. Kalshi and Polymarket are both preparing to launch perpetual futures trading, moving beyond event-based contracts into 24/7 speculative crypto products
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Strategy now holds more Bitcoin than BlackRock's ETF and is on track to own more than Satoshi Nakamoto by September. Strategy reported 815,061 BTC holdings in April, gaining 47,079 BTC worth $3.6 billion and achieving a 6.2% BTC yield for the month, surpassing BlackRock's ETF holdings.
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The VIX just fell 45% in three weeks, and Bitcoin is doing something it hasn't done in months: holding ground while fear evaporates. The VIX dropped 45% over three weeks, signaling a sharp decline in stock market volatility and improving risk appetite across traditional markets
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Japan's institutional money, quiet for years while crypto boiled over, just signaled it's ready to enter the room. Roughly 80% of Japanese institutional investors plan to allocate up to 5% of their portfolios to digital assets by 2029, according to a Nomura survey
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A $293M exploit just exposed the scaffolding holding DeFi together, and the cracks are spreading faster than the patch jobs. KelpDAO suffered a $293M exploit that exposed $290M in unbacked assets, triggering AAVE to freeze rsETH markets
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The liquidity tide that lifted Bitcoin to six figures is turning, and one of crypto's sharpest institutional minds says the hangover is just starting.
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