A16z Raised $2.2B for Crypto While Bitcoin Sits 40% Below Its High. Here's Their Bet.
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.
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.
SDNY US Attorney Jay Clayton has pushed back against Roman Storm's attempt to use a 2026 Supreme Court copyright ruling as a defense against the two charges a jury deadlocked on last year. The case is a live contradiction: the same DOJ that issued a memo ending 'regulation by prosecution' on crypto platforms is now pursuing a retrial that could send a developer to prison for 40 years for writing open-source code.
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.
The Senate passed it unanimously on April 3. Ringleaders whose operations kill victims face life in prison. The government has set an April 2026 deadline to shut down every illegal scam compound inside its borders.
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.
Ron Hammond, head of policy at crypto market maker Wintermute, is significantly more cautious than prediction markets on the CLARITY Act's 2026 prospects. Bank opposition on stablecoin yield, fluid committee timelines, and Trump-linked political headwinds are his three core concerns.
One of Bittensor's most prominent subnet developers publicly accused the network's founder of maintaining centralized control while marketing the project as decentralized. The exit triggered a sharp selloff, $11.8 million in liquidations, and a technical setup pointing to further losses.
The April 25 luncheon at Mar-a-Lago for TRUMP token holders promises the president's attendance. Problem: Trump also said he'd be at the White House Correspondents' Dinner that same day in Washington.
Finance Minister Roland Lescure calls euro stablecoin volume "not satisfactory" and endorses a 12-bank consortium building a MiCA-compliant alternative to dollar dominance.
Senators Warren, Schiff, and Blumenthal have sent a formal document request to Fight Fight Fight LLC — the TRUMP token co-issuer — over a planned April 25 Mar-a-Lago gala where top token holders receive exclusive access to the President.
North Korean group UNC4736 stole $270 million from Drift Protocol on April 1, converting part of it into USDC via Circle's own bridge. Circle's formal response clarifies when and why it can freeze assets — and calls for legislative action.
One wallet pulled $2.4M in TRUMP tokens from Bybit in two days as the April 25 event approaches. Senators Warren, Schiff, and Blumenthal are demanding documents on whether Trump planned, promoted, or profited from the gala.
The venture capitalist who shaped the Trump administration's crypto agenda hit his 130-day legal limit and moves to a broader advisory role. He leaves behind a stalled market structure bill, an unbuilt Bitcoin reserve, and a crypto industry asking who fills the gap.
Governor Kay Ivey signed the DUNA Act on April 1, 2026, giving decentralized autonomous organizations full legal personality in Alabama. Over $24.5 billion in DAO treasury assets have operated without this protection. That is changing.