Key Takeaways: Strategy’s Michael Saylor unveiled STRC at Bitcoin 2026, a digital credit instrument that reached $8.5 billion in nine months. STRC targets a private credit market exceeding $3.5 trillion, with 10% capture potentially unlocking $350 billion in digital yield. Saylor projects digital credit will scale into trillions globally, with shelf registrations already hitting $21
Key Takeaways: The Liberal Party’s April 28 update plans a ban on crypto ATMs to stop scammers and illicit cash moves. Canada leads the world per capita with 4,000 machines, while over 39,000 remain active globally. The government and FINTRAC have yet to set a 2026 timeline for enforcing these new licensing rules. Linking ATMs
As the cryptocurrency market matures, many top-tier exchanges have increasingly pivoted their services to court Wall Street and institutional capital. Vugar Usi, however, claims his exchange is explicitly targeting the opposite demographic. On a recent episode of the BiPinas On The Record podcast, Usi, who recently took over as CEO of MEXC, outlined a strategy
Key Takeaways: f2pool mined all 13 blocks on the valid Litecoin chain, resolving the April 25 network split. An MWEB exploit let an attacker fake an 85,034 LTC pegout, triggering a 13-block reorganization. Litecoin Core v0.21.5.4 now patches both the inflation bug and the mining node stall behind the attack. How the Exploit Unfolded On
Key Takeaways W3.io launched an AI control platform on Avalanche, already processing 200,000 daily enterprise workflows. W3 and Avalanche bridge an accountability gap for 70+ blockchains by cutting integration time to 1 day. The Avalanche Foundation investment will help W3 scale institutional integrations in the coming weeks. Closing the Accountability Gap W3, an operating system
Key Takeaways: Ripple highlights custody as core infrastructure driving institutional crypto adoption across Europe. Intesa Sanpaolo deployment signals regulated banks advancing digital asset strategies into production. Chainalysis integration and partnerships expand Ripple custody toward compliant, scalable institutional workflows. Ripple Custody Emerges as Core Infrastructure for European Institutional Crypto Cassie Craddock, Managing Director for the U.K.
Key Takeaways: XBNB offers 2x daily exposure to BNB through a regulated ETF structure. Teucrium is expanding its leveraged crypto ETF lineup after strong XXRP demand. Leverage, volatility, and daily resets can increase losses, even in flat markets. XBNB Debut Expands Leveraged BNB Trading Access A new BNB-linked leveraged exchange-traded product (ETP) entered U.S. markets
Bitcoin is nearing a key price test that could confirm a bottom or expose this move as another failed attempt. The outcome will shape whether improving market conditions translate into a sustained recovery or stall again. Key Takeaways: Willy Woo identifies bitcoin’s cost basis near $79K as a key test. BTC structure strengthens if $65K
Key Takeaways: Tim Draper warned Bitcoin 2026 attendees that companies without 5-15% bitcoin treasury allocation risk collapse if banks fail. Draper cited the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure in 2023 as proof that bitcoin belongs on corporate balance sheets for payroll protection. Draper called holding 6 months of bitcoin reserves essential for families as fiat
Key Takeaways: Canaan secured a follow-on order from Tether for custom hash board modules deploying to South America in 2026. The modular system, co-designed with ACME Swisstech, cuts operational complexity and boosts compute density for large-scale immersion-cooled mining. Tether holds an option to purchase additional module volume, signaling potential multi-phase expansion of the partnership. Canaan