May 21, 20265m 19s
Trump to Take Equity in Quantum Firms With $2B Federal Push
The Trump administration plans $2B in awards to quantum computing firms in exchange for equity stakes, per WSJ. The move pulls Bitcoin's quantum clock forward.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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May 21, 20264m 48s
Glassnode: 10% of Bitcoin Supply Is 'Structurally Unsafe' From Quantum
Glassnode warns nearly 10% of BTC supply sits in quantum-vulnerable addresses, with Franklin Templeton, WisdomTree, and Robinhood ETF holdings 100% exposed.
May 21, 20264m 32s
Aave V4 Turns On SVR to Recapture Liquidation MEV
Aave V4 has activated Smart Value Recapture, redirecting MEV from liquidations away from searchers and back into the protocol's revenue stack.
May 21, 20264m 30s
SoftBank Bought Out of Twenty One After $1B Bitcoin Treasury Bet
SoftBank exits its near $1B position in Twenty One, the Tether-cofounded Bitcoin treasury firm, in a buyout reported by Decrypt on May 21, 2026.
May 21, 20265m 04s
PARITY Act Returns: Bipartisan Push to Exempt Sub-$200 Crypto Tax Reporting
Bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced the PARITY Act on May 21, 2026, directing the IRS to study a $200 de minimis exemption for everyday crypto transactions.
May 21, 20265m 05s
Binance Lists SpaceX Pre-IPO Perps as Traders Bet on $2T Valuation
Binance has opened perpetual futures on a SpaceX pre-IPO index, letting traders take leveraged positions on a private company widely tipped to hit a $2T valuation.
May 21, 20264m 59s
MoneyGram Named Anchor Validator for Stripe-Backed Tempo Blockchain
MoneyGram joins Tempo, the Stripe and Paradigm-backed L1, as anchor remittance validator and will route stablecoin settlement through global payment flows.
May 21, 20265m 06s
HYPE Flips SOL in Fully Diluted Valuation at $54.47B
Hyperliquid's HYPE token has overtaken Solana on fully diluted valuation, reaching $54.47B versus SOL's $54.22B as of May 21, 2026.
May 21, 20264m 31s
Vitalik Outlines Three Ethereum Upgrades to Make Privacy Native
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum will fold privacy into the base layer through three upgrades targeting censorship resistance, transaction linking, and wallet reads.
May 21, 20265m 12s
Jane Street Used 'Bryce's Secret' Telegram Channel to Front-Run Terra Collapse, Filings Allege
Unsealed filings claim Jane Street tapped a private Telegram channel for Terraform insider tips, dumped $192M UST near par, and made $134M shorting the token.