Apr 9, 20265m 12s
Bessent Takes the Clarity Act Fight to the Wall Street Journal
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent published a WSJ op-ed urging Congress to pass the Clarity Act before April ends, calling it essential to US financial leadership.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Apr 9, 20264m 46s
Visa Opens Its Payment Network to AI Agents With Intelligent Commerce Connect
Visa launched Intelligent Commerce Connect, letting AI agents make purchases across 150M+ merchants. Stablecoin and x402 protocol integrations deepen the crypto link.
Apr 9, 20265m 19s
Fed Minutes Put Rate Hikes Back on the Table as War Inflation Hits 3.5%
The March FOMC minutes reveal growing support for rate increases as oil-driven inflation reaches 3.5%. Bitcoin slips below $71,000 as traders reprice rate expectations.
Apr 8, 20265m 42s
UBS and Six Swiss Banks Launch a Franc Stablecoin Sandbox
UBS, PostFinance, Raiffeisen, ZKB, BCV, and Sygnum begin testing a regulated CHF stablecoin in a live sandbox throughout 2026.
Apr 8, 20264m 57s
South Korea Mandates 5-Minute Balance Checks and Kill Switches on All Crypto Exchanges
South Korea's FSC orders real-time reconciliation every 5 minutes, automated kill switches, and monthly audits after Bithumb's 620,000 phantom Bitcoin error.
Apr 8, 20264m 34s
The SEC Says 13 of Its Own Crypto Cases Produced No Investor Benefit
The SEC's FY 2025 enforcement report admits 7 registration and 6 dealer-definition crypto cases caused no investor harm, as Chair Atkins pivots to fraud.
Apr 8, 20264m 57s
The DOJ Just Rejected Roman Storm's Last Defense Before His Tornado Cash Retrial
Federal prosecutors told the court that a Supreme Court copyright ruling has no bearing on Roman Storm's criminal charges. A retrial on two counts is set for October.
Apr 8, 20265m 09s
Ethereum Stablecoin Supply Hits 180 Billion Dollars, a Record, With 60% Market Share
Ethereum now hosts $180B in stablecoins, up 150% in three years. Token Terminal projects $1.7 trillion in new stablecoin flows across chains by 2030.
Apr 8, 20265m 04s
FinCEN and Three Banking Agencies Propose the Biggest BSA Overhaul in Two Decades
FinCEN, FDIC, OCC, and NCUA propose risk-based AML compliance replacing paperwork-first enforcement, with a higher bar for penalties.
Apr 8, 20264m 51s
Bitcoin Reclaims 72,000 Dollars as US-Iran Ceasefire Is Confirmed and Oil Crashes 14%
BTC jumped to $72K and Brent crude fell below $100 after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.