Stablecoins
Stablecoins
Tether hired top HSBC gold traders, then cut them weeks before auditors arrive
After months of expansion, crypto’s most important reserve machine is starting to look less like a growth story and more like a credibility campaign.
Quantum
Why Google’s quantum research targeted Bitcoin first and why that matters now
Google’s paper turns crypto into the clearest public test case for how quantum risk could hit real assets and live networks.
Privacy
Cardano’s $9B network has little real activity — its new system aims to fix that
Midnight’s launch gives Charles Hoskinson a live test of whether privacy, compliance and easier app development can bring new users and businesses into the broader Cardano ecosystem.
Mining
US moves to break China’s grip on Bitcoin mining hardware with new Senate bill
The bill links mining hardware supply to national security, raising questions about how the US sustains its global hash rate lead.
Regulation
CLARITY Act deadline in weeks could kill stablecoin earnings and push money into Bitcoin
A Senate breakthrough on CLARITY could formalize a US market structure in which Bitcoin becomes the clearest institutional winner.
Taxes
Congress proposes removal of widely used Bitcoin tax loophole and giving it to regulated stablecoins
The new Digital Asset PARITY Act draft would extend wash-sale rules to digital assets while shielding certain regulated payment stablecoins from routine gain-or-loss recognition.
Macro
Bitcoin drops as Rubio privately signals Iran war may last weeks, locking in high oil prices
Rubio reportedly told G7 ministers privately that the war with Iran could continue another 2-4 weeks, a timeline that threatens to keep oil elevated and risk assets under pressure.
Derivatives
Bitcoin price just collapsed because the macro selloff collided with a $14 billion options expiry this morning
Roughly $14.1B in Bitcoin options and $2.2B in Ethereum options expired on Friday, Mar. 27. History suggests more volatility around expiry.
Regulation
New Coinbase CLARITY Act standoff over stablecoin reward is now holding up rules for the entire US crypto market
The Senate’s crypto bill is stuck in a noisy fight over stablecoin rewards, but its real impact would be much broader.
Hacks
Hackers sneak crypto wallet-stealing code into a popular AI tool that runs every time
Compromised LiteLLM versions 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 stole SSH keys, cloud creds, Kubernetes secrets, env vars, and crypto wallet material.
Quantum
As quantum ‘Q-Day’ jumps to 2029, Ethereum faces a new fight over what to do with coins left in old wallets
The Ethereum Foundation’s post-quantum roadmap argues that the real danger is a years-long struggle over how to move user wallets.
Mining
Bitcoin miners start funding pivot to AI with debt while selling BTC to stay liquid
CoinShares’ latest mining report suggests the biggest shift is that stressed miners are selling coins, stronger operators are pivoting into AI, and listed mining stocks are becoming less pure Bitcoin proxies than many investors assume.
