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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Coinbase Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Win Federal Banking License
Coinbase just got the federal government's blessing to operate as a national trust company, and that's a bigger deal for crypto infrastructure than most people realize.
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Google and Stripe Just Backed Coinbase's AI Payment Network
Coinbase just turned a payments protocol into infrastructure, and the backers tell you everything about where agent-to-agent commerce is headed.
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Coinbase's Top Lawyer Tells Banks to Stop Lying About Stablecoin Yields
Paul Grewal just told banking lobbyists to stop pretending stablecoin yields will kill their business model. Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer says lawmakers are "very close" to a deal on stablecoin yield provisions in the Clarity Act, the legislative framework for U.S. stablecoin regulation
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Crypto trader loses $17M on tokenized oil in blockchain's first commodity wipeout
Tokenized oil just had its first eight-figure liquidation, and it happened on a crypto derivatives exchange. Brent crude futures on Hyperliquid saw $46.6 million in liquidations, trailing only ETH and BTC in volume, with a single trader losing $17.17 million on an oil position
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Treasury's $300B Stablecoin Rulebook Could Fracture Into 50 Different Regimes
The Treasury just opened comment on a rulebook that could fragment the $300 billion stablecoin market across 50 states, or finally give it the regulatory clarity it's been begging for.
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Moody's Just Rated a Bitcoin-Backed Muni Bond and Changed Everything
Moody's just rated a Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, and the collision of crypto volatility with municipal safety is now officially investable. A Bitcoin-backed municipal bond has received a Moody's rating, marking the first time crypto collateral backs tax-exempt government debt
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Bitcoin Lost Half Its Value While Prediction Markets Called It Perfectly
Prediction markets didn't kill crypto—crypto killed itself, and now the smart money is betting on reality instead of vibes. Bitcoin crashed from $126K in October to $63K today while prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket doubled in value to $22B and $20B respectively.
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CoinShares Lists on Nasdaq With $1.2B Valuation as Institutions Flood Crypto
CoinShares just became the first European crypto asset manager to list on a U.S. exchange, and the timing tells you everything about where institutional money is actually flowing.
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