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US frees up billions for banks while quietly admitting SVB’s core failure never went away

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US frees up billions for banks while quietly admitting SVB’s core failure never went away

April 4, 2026

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Washington is in a generous mood with its banks. In March, federal regulators...

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Bitcoin’s safe haven story breaks as war shock revives $10,000 risk if oil hits $150 a barrel

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Bitcoin’s safe haven story breaks as war shock revives $10,000 risk if oil hits $150 a barrel

April 3, 2026

Bitcoin, once promoted by some investors as a hedge against geopolitical turmoil, is behaving like a liquidity-sensitive...

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Circle under fire as $230M in stolen USDC flows unblocked days after freezing legitimate accounts

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Circle under fire as $230M in stolen USDC flows unblocked days after freezing legitimate accounts

April 3, 2026

Stablecoin issuer Circle is facing mounting scrutiny from blockchain researchers after millions of USD Coin (USDC) were...

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CFTC sues 3 states in bid to redefine crypto prediction markets as federal products

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CFTC sues 3 states in bid to redefine crypto prediction markets as federal products

April 3, 2026

Washington has escalated its fight with states over prediction markets, launching lawsuits that could decide whether these...

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SpaceX IPO would eclipse Tesla in market value while holding less Bitcoin — challenging the idea of a Bitcoin proxy

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SpaceX IPO would eclipse Tesla in market value while holding less Bitcoin — challenging the idea of a Bitcoin proxy

April 3, 2026

SpaceX is moving toward a public listing that could redefine how Bitcoin shows up in equity markets....

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Cardano Foundation shifts away from ADA as Bitcoin and cash take larger share of reserves

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Cardano Foundation shifts away from ADA as Bitcoin and cash take larger share of reserves

April 3, 2026

The Cardano Foundation is becoming less dependent on ADA. Its latest report shows Bitcoin and cash now...

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Washington has started selecting which crypto firms control custody at a national level

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Washington has started selecting which crypto firms control custody at a national level

April 3, 2026

On Apr. 2, Coinbase received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for...

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Bitcoin is the financial Easter Bunny this weekend as markets close Friday amid critical jobs report

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Bitcoin is the financial Easter Bunny this weekend as markets close Friday amid critical jobs report

April 3, 2026

Bitcoin becomes the live market over Easter as oil shocks hit and traditional finance goes dark The...

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XRP’s longest slump in a decade collides with Ripple’s $13 trillion institutional push

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XRP’s longest slump in a decade collides with Ripple’s $13 trillion institutional push

April 2, 2026

XRP is in its deepest losing streak in more than a decade, even as Ripple aggressively expands...

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Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate

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Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate

April 2, 2026

A recent paper by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Taiwan opens with a familiar argument that the...

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XRP’s use case should benefit from global stress, so why is price acting like a risk asset?

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XRP’s use case should benefit from global stress, so why is price acting like a risk asset?

April 2, 2026

XRP enters an identity crisis as oil, inflation fears, and dollar strength hit the market all at...

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A four-way deadlock is now blocking the US Clarity Act crypto bill — and each side can stop it

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A four-way deadlock is now blocking the US Clarity Act crypto bill — and each side can stop it

April 2, 2026

The CLARITY Act entered Washington as a bid to impose a durable market structure on crypto. It...

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Bitcoin breaks critical support as dollar and oil move together, raising risk of a deeper drop

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Bitcoin breaks critical support as dollar and oil move together, raising risk of a deeper drop

April 2, 2026

Bitcoin spent the past 24 hours returning to the key levels on my channel map rather than...

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US Treasury’s first GENIUS rule now redraws who controls stablecoins at scale

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US Treasury’s first GENIUS rule now redraws who controls stablecoins at scale

April 2, 2026

Treasury’s first proposed GENIUS rule landed on April 1 as a notice of proposed rulemaking. The text...

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Moody’s prices Bitcoin at a 28% haircut — and sets the trigger for forced selling

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Moody’s prices Bitcoin at a 28% haircut — and sets the trigger for forced selling

April 2, 2026

On Mar. 31, Moody’s assigned provisional Ba2 ratings to up to $100 million in taxable revenue bonds...

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