Author: James Wilson

The crypto market saw several important developments today, including a warning from Hong Kong authorities about cryptocurrency scams, a new filing from Grayscale for a crypto-based ETF, and progress on the CLARITY Act in the U.S. Here’s a quick overview of the major events. Summary Hong Kong senior lost HK$6.6M in three crypto scams involving fake experts. Grayscale files for HYPE ETF, offering exposure to Hyperliquid’s token. US lawmakers near agreement to regulate stablecoin yield to protect banks. Hong Kong police warn after senior man falls victim to scams Hong Kong’s Police Cyber Crime Bureau issued a warning today after…

The Hong Kong Police Cyber Crime Bureau has issued a warning after a 66-year-old retired man fell victim to three separate cryptocurrency scams.  Summary A Hong Kong senior loses HK$6.6M in three separate cryptocurrency scams. Police warn against transferring money or crypto to strangers to avoid fraud. Fraudsters impersonating experts tricked the victim into losing all his savings. In total, the elderly victim lost HK$6.6 million after being misled by fraudsters posing as cryptocurrency experts, according to local reports. In September 2025, the victim received a WhatsApp message from a fraudster claiming to be a cryptocurrency investment expert. The scammer…

Ethereum (ETH) traded at $2,100 at the time of writing, up almost 1% over 24 hours and 4% over the past seven days. The move comes as onchain data shows fresh accumulation by a long-term Ethereum holder, even as US spot Ether ETFs continue to record outflows. Summary Ethereum wallet thomasg.eth adds $19.5M in ETH while market remains 56% below ATH. US spot Ethereum ETFs show sustained outflows of $55.7M, $136.4M, and $42M over three days. Tom Lee suggests ETH might have already bottomed, citing correlations with historical market recoveries. Arkham Intelligence data shows that an early Ethereum wallet known…

A tentative agreement on stablecoin yield may help restart progress on the CLARITY Act in Washington. Reports said White House officials and US lawmakers are working on terms that could address one of the main disputes that slowed the crypto market structure bill earlier this year. Summary A reported agreement in principle may help restart stalled progress on the CLARITY Act. Lawmakers are weighing limits on stablecoin yield to address bank deposit flight concerns carefully. Crypto industry review is still pending before any stablecoin yield compromise becomes final law. The talks center on whether stablecoin issuers should be allowed to…

Bitcoin’s latest recovery toward $69,700 is unfolding with almost no change in futures open interest, a pattern CoinGlass says fits a range-bound, leverage-heavy market rather than the start of a durable bullish trend. Summary CoinGlass notes that open interest rose as Bitcoin fell to about $68,750, signaling shorts adding into weakness, then barely changed during the rebound near $69,700. BTC now trades between a long-liquidation pocket below $66,827, where roughly $1.878b in longs sit, and a short-squeeze zone above $73,757 holding about $1.062b in shorts. Macro headwinds, a VIX spike to 25.44, Middle East tensions, and BlackRock’s $140m Coinbase Prime…

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is set to drop about 7.5% tonight, the sharpest fall since the 2022 bear, as hash rate leaves the network and miner margins get relief. Summary CoinWarz estimates difficulty will fall from 145.04 trillion to 134.09 trillion at around 20:51 UTC, a roughly 7.55% drop and the steepest since the 2022 bear phase. The adjustment reflects slower blocks at about 10.82 minutes on average as unprofitable miners switch off, compressing hash price and forcing out higher-cost operators. A drop of this size often signals miner capitulation; weaker players exit while survivors gain share and margins, potentially reducing…

Bitcoin is holding just below $70k after a hawkish FOMC, ETF outflows, and a shift to Fear, with weak long conviction but easing miner selling and difficulty. Summary BTC slipped roughly 5% post-FOMC, from near $74k to testing $70k, as the Fed signaled fewer 2026 cuts, ETFs flipped from $1.1b inflows to a $129m outflow, and the Fear & Greed Index fell to 28.​ Bitcoin’s 30-day correlation to the S&P 500 has climbed to 0.74, while CoinGlass data show shorts built into the $68,750 dip but open interest barely moved on the rebound, implying range-bound, low-conviction trade.​ Miner net outflows…

Bhutan has sold over $110m in Bitcoin in 2026, cutting sovereign holdings by about 65% from their peak as Druk Holding shifts from mining-led accumulation to steady liquidation. Summary Druk Holding & Investments has offloaded more than $110m in BTC this year, including a 973 BTC transfer worth about $72.3m on March 17–18 routed partly through QCP Capital and Binance. Bhutan’s stash has shrunk from roughly 13,000 BTC (over $1.4b and 40% of GDP at peak) to around 5,400 BTC worth about $374m, with no inflows over $100k in more than a year, implying mining has largely stopped. The kingdom’s…

While ETF outflows grabbed attention, about $13b quietly moved into crypto via OTC, prime brokerage, and private funds, showing institutional demand runs deeper than ETF dashboards. Summary A Daily Chain briefing highlights roughly $13b in capital flowing into crypto this week via prime brokers, OTC desks, structured products, and private vehicles that never show up in ETF flow reports. Finery Markets data show institutional crypto spot OTC volumes jumped 109% year-over-year in 2025, far outpacing the 9% growth in top-20 CEX spot trading as large players favor discreet block execution. BlackRock’s recent $140m transfer of 47,728 ETH and 544 BTC…

Robert Kiyosaki says an imminent “biggest financial bubble in history” will end in a crash that sends Bitcoin to $750k and Ethereum to $95k within a year, even as critics doubt his methods. Summary Kiyosaki argues a financial bubble inflated since 2008 will soon burst and forecasts Bitcoin at $750,000 and Ethereum at $95,000 within one year of that crash, alongside gold at $35,000 and silver at $200. He frames BTC, ETH, gold, and silver as scarce “escape hatches” from fiat, noting he recently bought another 1 BTC around $67,000 and claims he would still buy more even if price…