Token Metrics Live Stream: Bitcoin Funding Rates Hit 2023 Lows — Is THIS the Bottom?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUFnaZ2Fpo

Kraken just spent $550M to buy a derivatives exchange

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.

DeFi's biggest 2026 hack just hit $292M

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.

65% of institutions now call crypto essential

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.

Crypto funds just absorbed $1.4B in a week

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.

Scammers charging Bitcoin tolls in the Strait of Hormuz

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.

Bitcoin clears $78K. Short sellers just got wrecked.

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.

Tether just froze $344M. On Tron. For the feds.

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.

A soldier bet $409K on classified intel. On Polymarket.

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.

Bitcoin's best month in a year. Now traders eye $73K.

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.

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF just crossed a massive milestone

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.

Crypto ETFs just hit their highest AUM since February

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.

Bitcoin ETF streak snapped. FOMC next.

Bitcoin ETFs snapped a 9-day inflow streak. BTC sits at $76K, down 2%. FOMC looms. Macro just called the bulls' bluff.

Paul Tudor Jones calls BTC the best inflation hedge

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.

Crypto hacks hit $630M in April alone

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.

Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $2B in April alone

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.

Senate clears crypto bill. BTC still stuck at $78K.

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.

Senate clears crypto bill. What's keeping BTC at $78K?

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.

BTC touched $80K. Then Iran news hit.

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.

TMAI Migration to Solana: 5 Critical Holder Steps

The TMAI migration from Base to Solana is open for wallet checks. Claims open Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM Austin time.

https://tokenmetrics.com/blog/tmai-migration-solana/