SpaceX tokenized stock bets top $50M in liquidations as crypto leverage reaches Wall Street

SpaceX tokenized stock bets top $50M in liquidations as crypto leverage reaches Wall Street
SPCX has already turned SpaceX’s post-debut volatility into a crypto-native liquidation event. SpaceX-linked perpetual contracts exceeded $50 million in 48-hour liquidations as the underlying stock tested its $150 Nasdaq opening price, showing how quickly tokenized-stock exposure can shift from an access story to leveraged market plumbing. SPCX perpetual liquidations ranked behind only Bitcoin and Ethereum in … Read more

Saylor’s STRC Bitcoin machine is turning shareholders into its cash backstop – causing a dilution trade-off

Saylor’s STRC Bitcoin machine is turning shareholders into its cash backstop – causing a dilution trade-off
Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy) is discovering that strengthening one part of its increasingly complex balance sheet can expose weaknesses elsewhere. The Bitcoin treasury company spent $1.5 billion in May repurchasing convertible notes, reducing its debt but also draining cash that investors viewed as a backstop for its preferred-stock dividends. Weeks later, its Variable Rate … Read more

Why Bitcoin crashed below $60K as support fails when buyers are needed most

Why Bitcoin crashed below $60K as support fails when buyers are needed most
Bitcoin’s break below $60,000 on June 24 exposed the market’s timing problem: sellable coins moved closer to exchanges while ETF demand weakened and leveraged traders cut risk. CryptoSlate market data shows Bitcoin trading near $59,340, down 4.05% over 24 hours and 9.03% over seven days. Related Reading America’s Bitcoin buying turns negative as BTC drifts … Read more

America’s Bitcoin buying turns negative as BTC drifts closer to the $57,300 liquidation trap

America’s Bitcoin buying turns negative as BTC drifts closer to the $57,300 liquidation trap
Bitcoin’s sustained price correction is deepening as demand from US investors weakens, leaving the world’s largest cryptocurrency increasingly exposed to leveraged positions clustered below $60,000. According to CryptoSlate’s data, the top crypto traded at $59,800 at press time, down 16% this month. This decline has brought the asset closer to price levels where forced liquidations … Read more

CZ called Hyperliquid’s no KYC model “awesome” – Then mentioned lawyers

CZ called Hyperliquid’s no KYC model “awesome” – Then mentioned lawyers
Hyperliquid’s biggest advantage is starting to look like its cleanest legal risk: the no-KYC access model CZ says Binance cannot copy. In a Galaxy Brains episode published June 18, Galaxy’s Alex Thorn spoke with Binance founder Changpeng Zhao about the crypto cycle, perps moving onshore, prediction markets, and Hyperliquid’s no-KYC model. Thorn’s June 16 clip … Read more