Apr 17, 20264m 41s
Singapore Gulf Bank Opens a 1:1 USDC Mint and Redeem Window on Solana
Singapore Gulf Bank now lets institutional clients swap US dollars for USDC on Solana at par, with no spread, putting a licensed bank behind Circle's rails.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Apr 17, 20264m 51s
Tennessee's Bitcoin Reserve Bill Faces Its Money Test Monday
Tennessee's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act heads to the Senate Finance Committee April 20, 2026, with a 10% allocation cap and air-gapped custody rules.
Apr 17, 20264m 10s
Altcoins Rally With Stocks at Record Highs on Ceasefire Optimism
S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs for a second day on Middle East ceasefire talks. SOL, XRP, and BNB led crypto gains while BTC stayed flat.
Apr 17, 20265m 16s
Drift Protocol Gets $150M From Tether to Pay Back Exploit Victims and Relaunch on USDT
Drift Protocol is relaunching with a Tether-funded recovery pool of roughly $150 million for users hit by the April 1 exploit, and USDT will sit at the center of the rebuilt perp DEX.
Apr 17, 20264m 42s
Charles Schwab Just Flipped the Switch on Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading
Schwab Crypto launched on April 17, 2026 with direct spot BTC and ETH trading for the largest US brokerage's 36 million accounts.
Apr 16, 20266m 04s
The Law Is Fuzzy on What Happens If Powell Leaves Without a Confirmed Successor
Powell's Fed chair term expires May 15, 2026. Warsh's confirmation hearing is April 21. The statute is silent on what happens if the vote slips.
Apr 16, 20265m 28s
South Korea Is Replacing Government Purchasing Cards With Blockchain Deposit Tokens
Seoul's Ministry of Economy and Finance approved a sandbox pilot on April 16 that lets ministries pay operating expenses in deposit tokens instead of government cards.
Apr 16, 20264m 50s
21Shares Will Stake Up to 70% of Its Hyperliquid ETF, and the Ticker Is THYP
21Shares' second S-1 amendment for its Hyperliquid ETF plans to stake 30-70% of HYPE holdings and list on Nasdaq under the ticker THYP.
Apr 16, 20264 min
Whales Just Pulled 270,000 BTC Off the Market, the Biggest Grab Since 2013
CryptoQuant says whale wallets accumulated 270,000 BTC in 30 days, the largest wave since 2013. BTC trades at $74,675 with Fear and Greed at 55.
Apr 16, 20265m 37s
Warren Tells Musk That X Money's Crypto Features Are a National Security Problem
Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Elon Musk warning that X Money, which just launched with Visa and a 6% yield, poses consumer, national security, and financial stability risks.