Trump's Money Chiefs Tell Congress Crypto Can't Wait
The people who actually run money in America just told Congress to stop stalling on crypto rules.
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Trump Crypto Venture Borrows $75M Against Its Own Token, Locks Depositors Out
The Trump family's crypto project just borrowed $75 million against its own token, drained a lending pool dry, and left depositors unable to withdraw while insisting everything is going exactly as planned.
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Trump's Crypto Firm Borrows $75M From Its Own Advisor's Platform, Drains Pool Dry
Trump's crypto company just borrowed $75 million using its own token as collateral on a platform run by its own advisor, then drained the lending pool so completely that other depositors can't get their money out.
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Coinbase and Binance Win as Europe's Crypto Rules Crush Competitors
Europe's crypto regulation is doing exactly what regulators won't admit, it's a moat-building machine for Coinbase and Binance while pricing out everyone else.
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MarketVector Tests If Bitcoin Really Is Digital Gold With Split Index
The "digital gold" narrative is getting an academic stress test. MarketVector and Coinbase launched an index tracking Bitcoin and tokenized gold, a direct play on the "store of value" debate that's gotten messier as BTC correlates more with tech stocks.
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Coinbase Just Made AI Agents Pay Only When They Work
Coinbase just made AI agent compute pay-per-use instead of pay-per-month, and that small shift might be what separates toy agents from billion-dollar businesses. Coinbase's x402 protocol now supports usage-based pricing for AI compute requests, moving away from flat subscription fees
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SEC's Top Market Regulator Now Runs the Crypto Firm He Once Oversaw
The revolving door between Washington and crypto just installed a president at the company trying to make Wall Street assets programmable. Brett Redfearn, former SEC Division of Trading and Markets director, is now president of Securitize, the tokenization infrastructure company prepping for an IPO
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Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF Breaks First-Week Trading Records
The first Wall Street bank just launched a Bitcoin ETF, and it's trading like a top 1% debut. Morgan Stanley became the first major Wall Street bank to launch its own Bitcoin-tracking ETF, with the firm's head of digital-asset strategy calling it their "best-ever" launch
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Bessent Threatens Congress: Pass Crypto Rules or Watch Industry Flee
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just told Congress to stop stalling on crypto regulation or watch the entire industry pack up and leave.
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Visa Bets AI Agents Will Replace You as the Customer
Visa just gave AI agents the infrastructure to shop without you, and they're betting most businesses are already ready for it. Visa launched Intelligent Commerce, a global platform enabling AI agents to browse, compare prices, and transact autonomously on behalf of consumers
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Bitcoin Holders Quietly Absorbed 4.37M BTC While You Were Watching Altcoins
Long-term Bitcoin holders just absorbed 4.37 million BTC while network activity metrics flipped to bull phase, and the quiet money is suddenly loud.
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Coinbase Got a License to Sell Stocks in Australia, Not Crypto
Coinbase just won the right to sell stock derivatives in Australia, and it's not about crypto. Coinbase secured an Australian Financial Services License, planning to offer both crypto and equity perpetuals in the region
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SEC Spent Years Suing Crypto Companies for Rules That Didn't Exist
The SEC just admitted it spent years suing crypto companies for breaking rules that weren't actually rules. The SEC dismissed seven crypto enforcement cases, including high-profile actions against Binance and Coinbase, citing "flaws" and a "misreading of securities law"
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Coinbase Bypasses Crypto Rules With Traditional Finance License in Australia
Coinbase just turned a crypto license into a foothold for traditional finance in Australia. Coinbase secured an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL), opening the door to equity trading and payments down under
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Binance Builds Circuit Breaker Six Months After $19B Crash
Binance just built the circuit breaker it should have had six months ago. Binance rolls out the Spot Price Range Execution Rule (PRER), which automatically cancels taker orders that breach a dynamic fair-value band, starting April 14, 2026
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CME Group Bets $7 Trillion Infrastructure on Two Chains Retail Ignored
The world's largest derivatives exchange just bet on two alt-L1s most retail hasn't heard of. CME Group is adding Avalanche and Sui futures contracts to its crypto derivatives suite, pending regulatory approval
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Bitcoin Now Moves Before The Fed Does, Not After
Bitcoin stopped taking orders from the Fed and started giving them. Bitcoin's correlation with central bank easing flipped negative in 2024, meaning BTC now moves ahead of monetary policy instead of reacting to it.
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Schwab's $12 Trillion War Chest Enters Crypto in 2026
Charles Schwab, the $12 trillion greybeard of retail investing, just put a stake in the ground: spot Bitcoin and Ether trading by mid-2026.
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Big Tech Just Chose How AI Agents Pay Each Other
Big Tech just decided how AI agents will pay each other, and they're not asking permission. Coinbase, Stripe, OpenAI, Microsoft, and a16z launched the x402 Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardize how autonomous AI agents interact and transact.
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Google and Visa Just Backed Coinbase's Plan to Reinvent Payments
Coinbase just handed the keys to its payment protocol to the Linux Foundation, and Google, Stripe, and Visa showed up to help drive. Coinbase's x402 payment protocol is now an open standard under the Linux Foundation, with 20+ founding members including Google, Stripe, and Visa backing it
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