Crypto Basics #8 — Understanding Proof of Stake
Every blockchain needs a way to decide whose version of the record is the correct one. That process is called consensus, and proof of stake is one of the main approaches in use today.
Lukas Limbach
Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-06-06
Bitcoin sank near $62,000 on Friday, down about 14% on the week, as US spot ETFs logged a record 13th straight outflow day worth $4.4B. The deeper story is a liquidity rotation into AI equities and IPOs, not crypto-specific news, with Strategy now $11B underwater.
RM Mechanics #2 — Stop Losses Aren't Optional
Here's what a lot of people do: they set a stop loss, the price gets close to it, and they move it down because they "don't want to get stopped out." Then it gets close again. They move it again. Eventually the position goes badly wrong, and the stop that was supposed to protect them do...
Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-06-04
Bitcoin fell to its lowest since March near $65,400 before steadying around $67,000, down 9.5% on the week, as spot ETFs bled another $519M and fear hit extremes. Citi argued the real problem isn't Strategy's sale but missing fresh demand and a fading US market-structure bill.
Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-06-05
Bitcoin broke below $63,000 on Thursday for the first time since February, dipping under $62,000 before steadying near $64,000, as spot ETFs logged a record 13th straight outflow day and over $1.5B in longs were liquidated. A fading momentum trade, not Saylor.
Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-06-03
Bitcoin lost $70,000 for the first time since April, falling near 6% as an eleventh straight day of ETF outflows, Strategy's first BTC sale since 2022, and a fresh Mt. Gox transfer erased about $110B from crypto. Oil eased on US-Iran peace signals, but crypto didn't follow.
Daily Crypto Briefing - 2026-06-01
Bitcoin idled near $73,800 on a quiet Sunday, pinned below its 50-day average with sentiment stuck in Fear as a record spot-ETF outflow streak set the tone. Solana's SIMD-547 burn proposal drew founder backing while capital kept rotating out of BTC into XRP, SOL and HYPE.