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  • Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate
    CryptoSlate - 18:00 Apr 02, 2026
    A recent paper by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Taiwan opens with a familiar argument that the country's reserves are overconcentrated in dollars. Gold underperforms its potential, and Bitcoin could complement both. Readers who stop there miss the more consequential claim buried in the blockade-and-invasion framework on pages 5 through 7, where the paper is […] The post Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • XRP’s use case should benefit from global stress, so why is price acting like a risk asset?
    CryptoSlate - 15:45 Apr 02, 2026
    XRP enters an identity crisis as oil, inflation fears, and dollar strength hit the market all at once XRP has reached the hardest phase of the cycle. The asset spent much of the year carrying a cleaner institutional narrative than most large-cap altcoins. CryptoSlate has already tracked institutional migration into Ripple-linked products, ETF resilience tied […] The post XRP’s use case should benefit from global stress, so why is price acting like a risk asset? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • A four-way deadlock is now blocking the US Clarity Act crypto bill — and each side can stop it
    CryptoSlate - 14:10 Apr 02, 2026
    The CLARITY Act entered Washington as a bid to impose a durable market structure on crypto. It now sits at the center of a four-way fight over who gets to define that structure, who gets paid inside it, who supervises it, and how much of the existing financial rulebook survives the rewrite. The bill still includes […] The post A four-way deadlock is now blocking the US Clarity Act crypto bill — and each side can stop it appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin breaks critical support as dollar and oil move together, raising risk of a deeper drop
    CryptoSlate - 12:40 Apr 02, 2026
    Bitcoin spent the past 24 hours returning to the key levels on my channel map rather than continuing its breakout. It tested a boundary, failed to convert that test into acceptance, and rotated lower into the next pocket of support memory. Bitcoin price slid from the upper $68,000s and low $69,000s to around $66,400 by […] The post Bitcoin breaks critical support as dollar and oil move together, raising risk of a deeper drop appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • US Treasury’s first GENIUS rule now redraws who controls stablecoins at scale
    CryptoSlate - 11:05 Apr 02, 2026
    Treasury's first proposed GENIUS rule landed on April 1 as a notice of proposed rulemaking. The text inside it builds the operational architecture for US stablecoin governance, addressing which institutions may issue payment stablecoins, under what conditions, and at what scale before federal oversight becomes mandatory. Why this matters: This shifts stablecoins from a fragmented […] The post US Treasury’s first GENIUS rule now redraws who controls stablecoins at scale appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Moody’s prices Bitcoin at a 28% haircut — and sets the trigger for forced selling
    CryptoSlate - 09:18 Apr 02, 2026
    On Mar. 31, Moody's assigned provisional Ba2 ratings to up to $100 million in taxable revenue bonds for the Waverose Finance Project. The bonds are secured by a loan to NH CleanSpark Borrower Trust 2026-1, with Bitcoin (BTC) as the pledged collateral. Those numbers set the conditions under which traditional finance agreed to work with […] The post Moody’s prices Bitcoin at a 28% haircut — and sets the trigger for forced selling appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Rakebit Upgrades Rewards Program to 50 Levels, Offers Full Rakeback on First $1,000 Wagered
    CryptoSlate - 08:52 Apr 02, 2026
    The core change is a 100% rakeback mechanic applied to the first nine loyalty levels. During this introductory window, which covers up to $1,000 in cumulative wagers, the platform returns the entirety of its house margin to the player. The expected casino profit during this phase is effectively zero, with Rakebit covering the cost as […] The post Rakebit Upgrades Rewards Program to 50 Levels, Offers Full Rakeback on First $1,000 Wagered appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Iran threatens major US companies in the Middle East creating new risk for crypto
    CryptoSlate - 19:40 Apr 01, 2026
    What looks like a geopolitical threat aimed at US multinationals could quickly become a crypto story too. That is because several of the companies threatened by Iran now sit inside the infrastructure, payments, and corporate treasury layers that parts of the digital-asset industry rely on. According to the Wall Street Journal, the IRGC warned that […] The post Iran threatens major US companies in the Middle East creating new risk for crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin seems ready to push past $70k but one group keeps stopping the rally
    CryptoSlate - 17:35 Apr 01, 2026
    Bitcoin is pushing back toward $70,000 as macro pressure eases, but each attempt is still being sold into. The market is improving on the outside while failing to resolve a key internal constraint. Macro relief improves the backdrop as Bitcoin meets a crowded zone above $70,000 Bitcoin has opened April with a cleaner macro backdrop […] The post Bitcoin seems ready to push past $70k but one group keeps stopping the rally appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin breaks from M2 money supply as dollar strength overrides global cash growth
    CryptoSlate - 15:15 Apr 01, 2026
    Bitcoin is no longer responding to rising global liquidity the way it did in the last cycle. Even as money supply expands, a stronger dollar is tightening financial conditions faster than liquidity can lift prices. Bitcoin traders love one chart more than almost any other: global M2 liquidity with a time lag. More money expanding […] The post Bitcoin breaks from M2 money supply as dollar strength overrides global cash growth appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin’s support system snapped in Q1 — and the buyers that used to hold it up stepped back
    CryptoSlate - 13:45 Apr 01, 2026
    With the first quarter of 2026 over, Bitcoin’s weak showing looks less like a single crypto-specific break and more like the product of a market that spent the past months under growing macro and geopolitical pressure. As Q1 closed out on March 31, Bitcoin was trading near $66,280 and down about 24% for the year, […] The post Bitcoin’s support system snapped in Q1 — and the buyers that used to hold it up stepped back appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Tether hired top HSBC gold traders, then cut them weeks before auditors arrive
    CryptoSlate - 12:15 Apr 01, 2026
    Tether spent early 2026 expanding into gold. By the end of March, it had already cut the senior hires behind that push, turning what looked like an ambition story into a test of how the company wants to look before auditors examine its books. Paolo Ardoino said that Tether wanted to allocate 10% to 15% […] The post Tether hired top HSBC gold traders, then cut them weeks before auditors arrive appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin’s April bounce faces its first real test as Fed minutes loom
    CryptoSlate - 10:37 Apr 01, 2026
    Bitcoin entered April on firmer footing, but the rebound is running straight into a macro test that could decide whether this move has legs. Traders are now weighing whether easing war fears can keep lifting risk assets, or whether the next Fed signal will cut that recovery short. Bitcoin price started April back above $68,000 […] The post Bitcoin’s April bounce faces its first real test as Fed minutes loom appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Why Google’s quantum research targeted Bitcoin first and why that matters now
    CryptoSlate - 09:06 Apr 01, 2026
    Google’s latest quantum research did more than cut the estimated hardware needed to crack elliptic-curve cryptography. It used Bitcoin and other blockchain systems to show what a future signature failure could look like in public, with real assets, visible wallets, and little room for reversal. On Mar. 30, Google Quantum AI published a 57-page whitepaper […] The post Why Google’s quantum research targeted Bitcoin first and why that matters now appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Cardano’s $9B network has little real activity — its new system aims to fix that
    CryptoSlate - 21:05 Mar 31, 2026
    The Midnight Foundation declared its network live on Mar. 29, with the genesis block dated Mar. 17. That launch gives Cardano's community its first production test of Charles Hoskinson's argument that public blockchains cannot reach regulated finance, identity, and business use unless the infrastructure itself embeds privacy and compliance from the start. Cardano enters that […] The post Cardano’s $9B network has little real activity — its new system aims to fix that appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Washington moves to cut China out of the machines powering US Bitcoin mining
    CryptoSlate - 19:10 Mar 31, 2026
    America holds roughly 38% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the specialized hardware powering that position comes overwhelmingly from Chinese manufacturers. Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced the Mined in America Act on Mar. 30 to address that gap, proposing certification, domestic manufacturing support, and the codification of President Donald Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve […] The post Washington moves to cut China out of the machines powering US Bitcoin mining appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: China Bitcoin Washington
  • Bitcoin, stocks rally because of chatter that Iran is ready to ‘end the war’ as Dollar Index sinks below 100
    CryptoSlate - 18:16 Mar 31, 2026
    Bitcoin rose back above $68,000 on March 31 after markets began to bet on a resolution to the Iran-US-Israel War and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was prepared to end the war under certain conditions. Data from CryptoSlate showed the broader crypto market added about $40 billion in value after the remarks. Bitcoin climbed […] The post Bitcoin, stocks rally because of chatter that Iran is ready to ‘end the war’ as Dollar Index sinks below 100 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • CLARITY Act deadline in weeks could kill stablecoin earnings and push money into Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 17:05 Mar 31, 2026
    Senate Banking is targeting the second half of April for a markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with Easter recess running through Apr. 13. Senator Cynthia Lummis publicly confirmed the timetable, and Senator Bernie Moreno put the deadline plainly: missing the Senate floor by May could push serious digital asset legislation beyond the […] The post CLARITY Act deadline in weeks could kill stablecoin earnings and push money into Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin CLARITY
  • Google slashes quantum cracking estimates by 20X creating $600 billion countdown for Bitcoin and Ethereum
    CryptoSlate - 15:10 Mar 31, 2026
    A new paper from Google Quantum AI has sharply reduced the estimated hardware required to crack elliptic-curve cryptography used by Bitcoin and much of Ethereum, moving a long-running security debate closer to market terms. At current market prices, the quantum computing risks could affect more than $600 billion in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins. The paper, […] The post Google slashes quantum cracking estimates by 20X creating $600 billion countdown for Bitcoin and Ethereum appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Google Bitcoin Ethereum
  • Bitcoin treasury company sells $20M BTC at a loss as its stock collapses after buying at $118k
    CryptoSlate - 13:05 Mar 31, 2026
    Bitcoin enters April with a price carrying the weight of macro conditions, corporate balance sheets, and the credibility of the public wrappers built around it. CryptoSlate has already laid out the broad structure: public equities created a new channel for balance-sheet demand, the premium on that demand opened the door to further issuance, and the […] The post Bitcoin treasury company sells $20M BTC at a loss as its stock collapses after buying at $118k appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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