Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News

Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News

Daily bitcoin news and economic news digest for busy bitcoiners, with bitcoin regulation coverage. I cover bitcoin regulation, markets, technology, and Lightning with clear context and practical takeaways. New episodes weekdays. Listen on your commute or while you knock out chores. Support the show with value-for-value and Lightning.

Episodes

March 20, 2026 60 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Bitcoin’s quantum computing risk debate and BIP-360 defenses, Gemini’s investor lawsuit, FTX’s next payout round, and Kentucky’s bitcoin bill with anti-self custody provisions. 


Topics 
  • Bitcoin quantum computing risk debate heats up as BIP-360 and BTQ implementations emerge
  • Gemini faces an investor lawsuit tied to earnings and layoffs
  • FTX prepares another creditor payou...
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Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the SEC approving Nasdaq’s tokenization plan, BoltZ launching USDT atomic swaps on Lightning, retail gold buying as Wall Street sells, and Breez introducing seedless wallets with passkeys.


Topics 
  • SEC approves Nasdaq proposal to trade tokenized assets
  • BoltZ introduces USDT atomic swaps on the Lightning Network
  • Retail triples gold buying over six months as Wall Street sells
  • Br...
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March 18, 2026 57 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Arizona filing 20 charges against Kalshi, a U.S. bill targeting prediction markets for war bets, Moody’s moving credit analysis on-chain, and a Bitrefill cyberattack linked to North Korea.


Topics 
  • Arizona files 20 charges against Kalshi over alleged illegal gambling in prediction markets
  • U.S. lawmakers introduce a bill to crack down on prediction markets for war bets
  • Moody’s...
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March 17, 2026 56 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Mastercard’s reported BVNK acquisition talks, Argentina blocking Polymarket, Cango’s bitcoin mining pivot and BTC sales, and a lawsuit over a wife recording a wallet PIN.


Topics 
  • Mastercard pursues BVNK in a stablecoin infrastructure deal
  • Buenos Aires court orders Polymarket blocked in Argentina
  • Senate banking committee pressure builds over DeFi protections and stablecoin re...
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March 16, 2026 67 mins
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Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the SEC dismissing its case against the BitClout founder, fresh links between Javier Milei and the Libra scandal, BlockFills filing for bankruptcy, and Democrats taking the lead on Kalshi and Polymarket.


Topics 
  • BitClout founder case dismissed by SEC
  • Milei linked to Libra scandal again
  • BlockFills files for bankruptcy
  • Democrats l...
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March 13, 2026 59 mins
Episode 1277 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!

Bitcoin news and economic news update.
Topics for today: 
  • Paraguay's Evil BTC Reporting Rules
  • FUD: Tether Linked to Illicit Gold Trade
  • South Korea to Use AI For Taxing Citizens
  • Bitcoin Listed as "Toxic Asset" by Basel

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March 12, 2026 60 mins
Episode 1276 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE! 

Bitcoin news and economic news update.

Topics for today: 
  • Rumors: Coinbase Scuttles De Minimus
  • Tether Backs Ark Labs
  • SEC, CFTC Meld Together on Bitcoin
  • HMRC Wants Tax Tools

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March 11, 2026 49 mins
Episode 1275 of Bitcoin And . . . is LIVE!

Bitcoin news and economic news update.

Topics for today: 
  • Binance Sues WSK for Defamation
  • Netflix Bans Bitcoin Ads
  • South Korea to Have Fun Staying Poor
  • Amazon Bans Perplexity AI Agents From Website

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March 10, 2026 63 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the DOJ’s push for a new Roman Storm trial, Strategy selling a record amount of STRC, Wall Street banks scrambling over crypto banking charters, and Block, Square, and Spiral pushing deeper into bitcoin payments and AI.


Topics 
  • DOJ’s double dip of evil: Roman Storm’s new trial
  • Strategy sells record amount of STRC
  • Wall Street bankers unload in their diapers
  • Bitcoin payments an...
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March 9, 2026 52 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the mining of the 20 millionth bitcoin, a proposed permanent ban on a CBDC in the United States, Bitcoin’s price relationship with oil, and the significance of Cypherpunk Day.


Topics 
  • 20 millionth bitcoin
  • Permanent ban on CBDC proposed
  • BTC and oil’s relationship
  • It’s Cypherpunk Day

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March 6, 2026 54 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Binance’s internal Iran report, Tether investing in USDT settlement on Bitcoin via UTXO, Vancouver blocking a bitcoin treasury proposal, and the IRS pushing digital-only tax forms for digital assets. 


Topics 
  • Binance tells the Senate probe it sent no crypto directly to Iran as an internal review claims “no wrongdoing”
  • Tether invests in UTexo to enable USDT settlement o...
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March 5, 2026 53 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Polymarket and Iran war prediction markets in a corruption controversy, Paralelni Polis closing in Prague, ICE partnering with OKX in a deal valuing the exchange at $25 billion, and Satlantis scaling into a bitcoin-native events platform.

Topics 
  • Polymarket faces corruption allegations tied to Iran war prediction markets
  • Paralelni Polis closes permanently in Prague
  • ICE (NYSE...
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March 4, 2026 50 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Kraken securing Federal Reserve access, Indiana signing a bitcoin bill into law, a BPI study showing AI models prefer bitcoin, and Paraguay exploring bitcoin mining.


Topics 
  • Kraken secures Federal Reserve access and beats Custodia on the master account path
  • Indiana governor signs a bitcoin bill into law
  • Morgan Stanley taps Coinbase and BNY Mellon for custody in a proposed bi...
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Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Iran’s crypto exchange disruption, a U.S. housing bill with “no CBDC” language, Jamie Dimon’s stablecoin yield comments, and St. Cloud Credit Union integrating bitcoin.

Topics 
  • Iran crypto exchanges go dark as conflict escalates
  • U.S. Senate housing bill advances with “no CBDC” language
  • Jamie Dimon calls for bank-style rules around stablecoin yields
  • Credit union integrates bit...
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March 2, 2026 54 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today: prediction markets hit Wall Street, the OCC signals stablecoin yield rulemaking, a euro-pegged stablecoin targets 2026, and Cake Wallet adds Lightning. 
Topics 
  • Wall Street joins prediction market fad
  • OCC: new rulemaking on stablecoin yield
  • Euro-pegged stablecoin to release 2026
  • Cake Wallet integrates Lightning
 

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February 27, 2026 65 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Elizabeth Warren’s pressure on the OCC, the Senate rebuke of SBF’s political maneuvering, Block’s layoffs framed as “AI,” and Citi moving toward Bitcoin integration. 


Topics 
  • Warren on OCC warpath
  • SBF’s sycophantic political play rebuked
  • Block lays off 40% citing “AI”
  • Citi to integrate Bitcoin

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February 26, 2026 71 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover claims of BTC price manipulation slowing, the Jane Street and Axiom trading stories and the insider-information angle, an Indiana Bitcoin rights bill waiting on the governor’s signature, and Nvidia’s earnings beating expectations.


Topics 
  • BTC price manipulation slows
  • Axiom trading and insider information claims
  • Indiana Bitcoin bill awaits governor signature
  • Nvidia destroys e...
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February 25, 2026 67 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Binance facing new scrutiny, River reporting record BTC adoption, Meta exploring a stablecoin push across its user base, and Tether buying a stake in Whop as stablecoin payouts expand. 


Topics 
  • Binance in hot water again
  • River: BTC adoption hits record
  • Meta to bring stablecoin to 3 billion
  • Tether buys stake in Whop

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February 24, 2026 70 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the “Jeffrey’s AI” email story, claims of Jane Street insider trading tied to Terra/Luna, the Fed moving to drop “reputational risk” language in bank supervision, and Numo enabling tap-to-pay with BTC. 


Topics 
  • Jane Street sued for TerraLabs insider trading
  • Have a historical coffee today
  • Fed to drop “reputational risk” and what it means for Choke Point 2.0
  • Numo tap-to-pa...
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February 23, 2026 59 mins
Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Missouri advancing a bitcoin reserve bill, a Trump-linked stablecoin losing its peg, Nakamoto Inc. completing its BTC Inc. and UTXO acquisition, and a Revolut ex-employee holding KYC information for ransom.
Topics 
  • Missouri advances bitcoin reserve bill
  • Trump stablecoin loses peg
  • Nakamoto Inc. completes BTC Inc. and UTXO purchase
  • Revolut ex-employee holds KYC info for ransom
  • ...
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