Kalshi's annualized revenue crossed $2 billion, triple its November mark, and it is in early talks with banks about an IPO. The catch: the regulated status driving the bull case is the same one under attack in court.
Crypto opened the week green after its worst week since 2024. Strategy resumed buying Bitcoin, SBF filed for a pardon, and MetaMask armed AI agents, with Wednesday's CPI the real test.
A White House adviser said at Bitcoin 2026 Las Vegas that a major Strategic Bitcoin Reserve update is coming in weeks. The Lummis-Begich bill that would lock the reserve into law just got renamed and reintroduced. Polymarket still gives it a 23% chance before 2027.
BTC is pressing $79K with $630 million in Friday ETF inflows behind it. But liquidity maps are flashing a setup that has burned bulls before.
The sector added $1.08 billion in a single week. Tether lost $271 million of it. USDS gained $503 million. The pecking order is shifting.
The fund is half the size of its 2022 vehicle. The thesis is completely different. Stablecoins, prediction markets, and AI agents replaced the Web3 dream.
Patrick Witt told Consensus Miami the executive branch can take a 'big step forward' without waiting for Congress. But the last time Treasury was asked about buying BTC, the answer was no.
Revenue down 31%. Stock down 5%. 700 employees gone. And the company added Bitcoin to its treasury the same quarter it posted a $482 million unrealized crypto loss.
The deal gives Payward all three CFTC licenses needed to run a full-stack U.S. crypto derivatives platform. It follows Deutsche Börse's $200 million stake in Kraken earlier this week.
Binance cut 12 spot pairs. Bybit removed 7 tokens entirely. Coinbase pulled DAI, TIME, and a dozen futures pairs. The cleanup happened while Consensus Miami was running.
Trump announced a peace deal with Iran. Bitcoin spiked to $77,000, then crashed to $74,300. Spot ETFs lost $2.26 billion in two weeks. Warsh took over the Fed. Clarity Act got delayed. And Arthur Hayes bet $6.3 million that none of it matters for HYPE.
FinCEN and OFAC published a joint proposed rule on April 8, 2026 requiring payment stablecoin issuers to build bank-grade compliance programs, with a full enforcement deadline of January 18, 2027.
XRP moved sharply from $1.33 to $1.35 on elevated volume, but consolidation without follow-through raises questions about durability. ETF inflows of $3.32 million were too small to shift price direction at this scale, and $1.36-$1.40 remains a meaningful resistance ceiling.
Brian Armstrong's January opposition to the CLARITY Act contributed to a Senate Banking Committee delay that stalled the bill for months. On April 11 he reversed that position, backing the current draft and aligning with Treasury Secretary Bessent's call for Congress to act — though the Senate committee has still not scheduled a markup.
X's Head of Product Nikita Bier says the feature has already moved markets. Canada gets a pilot trading button through Wealthsimple. X Money's public launch looms in the background.
Holding Bitcoin or Ethereum inside a tax-advantaged retirement account is now possible for millions of investors. The mechanics are different from a standard brokerage IRA, the fees are higher, and the risks are distinct. Here is what you need to understand before opening one.
