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NEW: FDIC advances stablecoin oversight framework under the GENIUS Act. The proposed rule sets standards for FDIC-supervised stablecoin issuers, including reserve backing, redemption rights, capital, and risk management requirements. It also covers custody rules, pass-through deposit insurance

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NEW: This week Cash App is handing out $25 in Bitcoin for spending just $1 with BTC at participating Square sellers. Users locate merchants via Bitcoin map and paying through Lightning or Cash balance.

Bitcoin's LTH SOPR has dipped below 0.80 on seven occasions in the past month, suggesting strong capitulation by long-term holders.

Bitcoin Social media bearish sentiment has reached its highest level since the end of February.

Asia opens, Bitcoin pumps 👀

JUST IN: @jack Dorsey's Bitchat has been pulled from the China App Store. Apple says it will be removed at the request of China’s Cyberspace Administration. They cite illegal content and rules covering services capable of shaping public opinion or social mobilization.

NEW: BTCC Exchange has been named the official regional partner of the 🇦🇷⚽️Argentine Football Association through the 2026 FIFA World Cup, aligning its global growth with the legacy of Argentina’s national team. 🏆

NEW: Bitcoin transaction fees have plunged to a six-year low in USD terms, signaling sharply reduced on-chain demand and cooling speculative activity that historically preceded major recoveries. 🙏

After police raided his home on suspicion of drug trafficking, found nothing, and filed no charges, Afroman turned it into a viral rap. The cops sued him for defamation. A jury sided with free speech. Hear his story live at Bitcoin2026, April 27–29 in Las Vegas. Get 10% off with code BITCOINNEWS Tix here: fxo.co/JBbx

NEW: Riot Platforms transfers 500 BTC ($34.13M) to an unknown wallet.

@jack Dorsey’s Block just launched mesh-llm. It's a decentralized, peer-to-peer inference network for open source AI models. The idea is to pool spare GPU compute across machines to run models too large for any single device. Rather than using a centralized cloud, it's just nodes gossiping over a mesh. Your spare GPU becomes part of a distributed AI network that anyone can use. It uses Nostr for node discovery and the whole thing is MIT licensed and built on llama.cpp. It has the same open and permissionless philosophy as Bitcoin, without a central server that can be switched off.

BELGIUM CENTRAL BANK WARNS “THE MONEY HAS RUN OUT” AS ENERGY RISKS MOUNT Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium, delivered a stark warning: Belgium no longer has the financial capacity to cushion another energy shock. After deploying massive support during the 2022 crisis, fiscal space is now exhausted. Rising deficits, higher costs, and fragile public finances leave “very limited room for maneuver.” Wunsch made clear that broad, government-funded relief is no longer viable. Future support would require difficult tradeoffs, including cutting business tax breaks rather than increasing taxes on individuals. The warning comes as geopolitical tensions rise, particularly around Iran and the broader Middle East. Wunsch cautioned that a prolonged conflict could slow global growth and push Belgium into a technical recession. “If the war continues… it would only be a matter of time before the markets react,” he told lawmakers. The fiscal outlook is already strained. Belgium must find at least €5B to balance its 2026 budget, with Prime Minister Bart De Wever rejecting further large-scale aid after previous “helicopter money” policies.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs records the first monthly inflow in 2026.

BlackRock just amended its S-1 for the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF ($BITA). Here's how it works: The fund holds Bitcoin exposure through IBIT, BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, then systematically sells call options on top of that position to collect premium income, which gets distributed to investors. You get BTC exposure + a yield check. However, you cap your upside in a rip. In a flat or slow-grind market, you collect income. In a vertical move, you leave gains on the table. It's a covered call strategy, which is common in equity ETFs, now being applied to Bitcoin by the world's largest asset manager. IBIT already holds $70B in BTC and $BITA is their next layer. No fee or launch date announced yet but Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas puts the fee over/under at 38bps.

NEW: Moody's issues its first credit rating to Bitcoin-backed bonds, assigning a provisional Ba2 rating to a pair of Bitcoin-backed revenue bonds to be issued through the Business Finance Authority of the State of New Hampshire.

“We’re already in hyperinflation. You’re just not being paid for it.” Financial Physics joins to discuss: 🔸 Good Vs. Bad Hyperinflation 🔸 How a Nation of Renters Breaks a Country 🔸 Get Paid in Bitcoin or Get Left Behind YouTube: Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/swuAqGTQ7xnTTeYsjJxO

NEW: Bitfarms confirms it has started selling Bitcoin to shifts toward AI infrastructure.

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