BlackRock Lacks Incentive to Replace Bitcoin Developers
.@nic_carter said BlackRock would fire Bitcoin devs and put their own. Matt Corallo responds: "They are a stakeholder. But they haven't materially contributed (if at all) to Bitcoin development. BlackRock doesn't have an incentive to fire anyone." https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
Average Bitcoin Influencers Aren't Reliable Market Predictors
"Your average bitcoiner on social media is not the best source for what's going to happen to Bitcoin." https://t.co/CLMWr1HiYS
Bitcoin Shouldn't Address Quantum Threat, It Undermines Its Essence
Should Bitcoin make a statement against the quantum threat, like the Etherum Foundation did? "No, it defeats the point of Bitcoin itself." https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
Stealth Addresses Hide Your ETH Wallet Per Transaction
Right now, every time someone sends you ETH, your wallet address is exposed publicly. This new EIP introduces stealth addresses, generating a brand-new one time address for each payment so only you can recognize it belongs to you. #Ethereum #Web3...
Wuille and Back: No Direct Contributions to Bitcoin Core
"Pieter [Wuille] and Adam [Back] are great examples of people who have never materially contributed to Bitcoin Core." https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
Ripple CEO Reacts to 90% Odds CLARITY Act Passage
WATCH: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse reacts to 90% prediction market odds of the CLARITY Act passing by April 2026 https://t.co/hEvS16wCJN
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Bitcoin Holds Support, Eyes Return to $71.5K Highs
💥BITCOIN IS BOUNCING AT SUPPORT Bitcoin has solidified a trading range between $71,500 and $65,500 It has just tested for support again at the range low As long as it doesn’t break below, we can look at the highs https://t.co/cZmtpvKZEz
Quantum Cryptography Threat Still a Decade Away, Experts Say
"People keep claiming that we'll have a cryptographically-relevant quantum computer soon. The actual quantum experts are giving 10-year time horizons." https://t.co/CLMWr1HiYS
When Will Bitcoin Stop Accepting Old Public Keys?
"The burden question is: At what point do old public keys no longer get accepted?" - Bitcoin core dev @TheBlueMatt https://t.co/CLMWr1HiYS
Bitcoin Core Dev Delays Quantum‑resistance Until Threat Materializes
It sounds like Bitcoin core dev Matt Corallo wants to wait until the quantum threat becomes real to start working on it https://t.co/CLMWr1HiYS
Matt Clarifies He Doesn’t Speak for Bitcoin Developers
Does Matt speak for other Bitcoin devs? "No, but I can accurately represent what other people's views are." https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
CrossBorderCap Predicts Bitcoin Bearish Trend in 2026
I've had @crossbordercap on the @new_era_finance podcast. He mentioned that he thinks that 2026 will be bearish for #Bitcoin. Why did Michael say this? Watch it here: https://t.co/tQC1N49g7P
Crypto's Trillion‑dollar Market Is Vastly Under‑appreciated
Most people under-appreciate how large the addressable market is for crypto. Crypto is updating the entire financial system, from trading to payments to lending and more. Multiple trillions of dollars of revenue up for grabs.
Ethereum L1 Research Accelerates: Scaling, UX, Security
Ethereum L1 protocol research is taking leaps forward in 2026. A good post from @ralexstokes: https://t.co/XPa4bmYnJF * Scale * Improve UX * Harden
Boards Urge CFOs to Embrace Stablecoins for Crypto Adoption
Great to be back on with @MariaBartiromo discussing Ripple’s banner year and accelerating momentum as we start 2026. Already, we are actively seeing Boards and CEOs pushing their CFOs and treasurers to understand how they can leverage and benefit from...
Justin Sun Endures Criticism Yet Stands With Community
Everyone gave $TRX founder, Justin Sun, a hard time over the years but he's the only one that didn't nuke on his community. One of the few good guys in the Crypto space 🫡 https://t.co/6JHZ2clRvv
Bearish 2026 Altcoin Outlook? I'm Still Bullish
Everyone is bearish on the markets for 2026 for #Altcoins & #Crypto. That's why I'm bullish. Why? Watch the update here: https://t.co/kXSq63GAq1
Agent Economy Bottleneck Shifts From Intelligence to Identity
New on the not-a-newsletter... KYA Now https://t.co/QX96zNPFUt Sean Neville, co-founder of Circle, was quoted in A16Z’s “17 things we’re excited about for crypto in 2026”. He said that the bottleneck in the agent economy “is shifting from intelligence to identity”. https://t.co/eUPxXe5X4K
Earn NEAR by Deploying Agents to Detect Fraud
A competition dropped on Agent Market for 1000 NEAR Unleash agents to find fraud and win part of this prize. https://t.co/5Zm51CTmQI
67K Bitcoin Support Determines 40K Drop or 90K Surge
Bitcoin is sitting at a major 67K support. If we lose this level, a move toward 40K becomes realistic, possibly even slightly below. But if support holds, the bounce scenario targets the 86K-90K area. This level decides everything. #Bitcoin #Crypto...
Crypto Landscape Heating Up: Policy, Markets, and Tech Updates
Crypto things you might have missed: -White House stablecoin meeting today -Crypto bill by end of April (Moreno) -Coinbase: Banks blocking crypto bill -"Bitcoin to zero" searches at 2022 highs -@brave launches updated Brave Search API -CME to launch crypto futures & options
Polymarket Climbs to #2 Crypto Traffic, Beating Coinbase, Binance
Polymarket has risen to 2nd place globally in web traffic among all crypto platforms, уступая only to Robinhood, and even surpassing Coinbase and Binance. https://t.co/Tv1NapohcA
ETH's Lower Sweep May Spark Bullish Divergence Reversal
Similarly for $ETH, it looks to be that we're sweeping lower to be getting some traction on the markets and liquidity. This would generate a bullish divergence of which we can finally start seeing reversal signs. https://t.co/8PSixZBx0I
FOCIL + EIP‑8141 Ensure Near‑Instant, Censorship‑Resistant Inclusion
There is also an important synergy between FOCIL and AA (EIP-8141, which is based on 7701): 8141 makes not just smart accounts (including multisig, quantum-resistant signatures, key changes, gas sponsorship) first-class citizens, it also can do the same for privacy protocols...
Real‑time 24/7 Global Payments Now Available Instantly
At @Lightspark we first focused on the most difficult global money movement problem: realtime, 24/7 P2P for banks. It gave us superpowers now available for B2B, B2C payouts, global pay-ins/virtual accounts, and treasury management. Same day setup: https://t.co/1cRJucmFKd
Aave DAO Rejects Mandatory Voter Disclosure, Stani Explains
A recent vote to have Aave DAO voters disclose the owners of their wallets, plus any conflicts of interest, failed. Stani Kulechov gave a good reason for why he voted against 👇 #aavedao #governance #cryptovoting
Earn Bitcoin by Holding USDC with Coinbase One
New way to stack sats: hold USDC, earn Bitcoin. Sometimes the smaller features are the coolest ones. Coinbase One members can choose to receive their weekly rewards in either BTC or USDC, rolling out now.
Gemini Adds Crypto and Credit Card Funding for Prediction Markets
NEW: Users can now fund their prediction market trades with crypto and credit cards on Gemini 🤝 https://t.co/HJZcd1AuOZ
Tight Liquidity Drives Narrow Crypto Leadership Until Crisis
We have now published the ITC Liquidity Risk Metric. You can see that liquidity conditions have been tight for years which is why this past crypto bull market was characterized by narrow leadership. Historically, a crisis is what leads to looser monetary...
Stripe's Bridge Secures First Step Toward Nationwide Stablecoin Charter
Stripe's Stablecoin Firm Bridge Wins Initial Approval of National Bank Trust Charter Joins Circle, Ripple, BitGo, Paxos, Fidelity Digital—all got conditional OCC approval Dec 2025. Anchorage Digital (2021) remains only crypto firm with finalized charter. National charter = operate across all...
AI Slashes Coinbase Feature Cycle Time to Days
Great example of how AI is reducing time (and team size) to ship new features at Coinbase Cycle time will reduce further to days as we lean in more here
Crypto Empowers OpenClaw Bots with Open-Source Tools
it sucks that @steipete first impression of crypto in OpenClaw is grifts/scams/rugpulls. Crypto opens up a set of insanely powerful open source tools for OpenClaw bots. Bots with property rights and CLI level bank accounts. It's a perfect fit. We'll get there.
TAO Rejects First Support; Breakout Needed for Momentum
A clear rejection on the first level of support for $TAO. Not great. It needs to break that level for some momentum to be gained back into the markets. https://t.co/oQOsGq1S4k
Crypto’s Value Persists Beyond Prices, Fueling Bullish Outlook
There's a sharp contrast between the bearish market mood out there and the bullish feeling I have about crypto. I understand the sentiment. It's not pleasant watching the price of almost every token decline. It creates the impression that if the...
SBF Highlights Solvency, Omits Alameda's Fund Theft
Notice how SBF’s tweets only focus on FTX “solvency” and never mentions Alameda’s role in stealing and then gambling away customer funds https://t.co/Yq0IlsbDMu
Ignore Volume Colors; Watch Volume Trends Instead
A lot of traders get this wrong about volume. --> Green volume bars show buys --> Red volume bars show sells There is only high volume and low volume. Colours mean nothing. Only focus on: • Increasing Volume (increasing participation) • Decreasing Volume (decreasing participation) • Flat Volume...
Quarterly Report Tracks Stablecoin Paradigm Shift
Today, @TheStablecon and @Artemis drop "The State of Stables," our quarterly report on the trends driving the fast-moving stablecoin ecosystem. It’s impossible to know today what the legacy of stablecoins will be. Entrepreneurs have barely begun to challenge the dominant paradigms in...
Armstrong Blames Trade Groups, Urges Banks to Embrace Stablecoin Yields
NEW: Brian Armstrong says banking trade groups, not individual banks, are blocking crypto market structure progress, and that banks should see stablecoins with yield as an opportunity, not a threat https://t.co/fU43imp3Gg
Modern Treasury Unveils Payment Orchestration and Stablecoin Strategies
New pod just dropped: @ModernTreasury CEO @mattgmarcus & lead counsel @regulatorynerd joined me to discuss MT's new payment service provider capabilities, who needs payment orchestration, the stablecoin gold rush & so much more. Find it where ever you get pods or...
Stablecoin Wars: Factions Battle for USD Dominance
Four months ago we released "Empire by Code" which laid out a thesis for the rise of USD Stablecoins. We have now released “Stablecoin Wars" which deals with the various factions vying for control of this new system. Both can be found...
Regulators Push Urgent Crypto Bill for Clarity
I now understand why the SEC, CFTC and other pro crypto politicians want to get the crypto bill done and done now.
Bitcoin Tests Lower Levels, Lacks Strong Bounce
This looks to me as if we're going to test lower on the markets to see whether there's some support on #Bitcoin. Not a strong bounce, and constant lower highs. https://t.co/QnNMmrTmyB
Zero‑knowledge Identity: A Right Blocked by Surveillance Agenda
zk identity is a human right. zk is tech - available today - to verify age without sharing private data and photo id. the reason it’s not used is because they have an ulterior motive. they want a surveillance state administered by the...
Mass Adoption Hinges on Native Account Abstraction
Mass adoption will come. It will come through simple UI and seamless UX. Or in other words, it will come through native account abstraction.
Crypto Cuts HELOC Origination Cost From $11K to $730
Why does it cost $11,000 to originate a HELOC? Most industry experts would point to regulatory and compliance hurdles. After all, it's one of the few departments in FIs that keeps growing. @mcagney and @Figure proved otherwise: 45 days → 5 days to...
Push‑to‑Card Enables Instant Fiat Payouts From Stablecoins
Push to Card solves a major issue for off-ramping. Often getting stablecoins anywhere was easy. Getting them to fiat was hard. Pushing the stablecoins to cards does two things 1. Gets there instantly/24*7 2. Can be spent as fiat instantly For payouts use cases its a...
Five Bear Months Often Lead to Five Bull Months
Last time #BTC closed down for five consecutive months, it was followed by five green months. History doesn’t have to repeat itself, but streaks like this can’t go on forever. https://t.co/ztkRXOWOwo
Bitcoin Nears Longest Loss Streak Since 2022
🚨BITCOIN IS CLOSING IN ON IT’S LONGEST LOSING STREAK SINCE 2022 Bitcoin is approaching its longest losing streak in years as geopolitical tensions rise and shake up risk assets. Rising crude oil prices and a stronger U.S. dollar are adding extra...
Quiet Markets Precede Violent Crypto Breakouts
Boredom state of the markets for #Bitcoin and #Altcoins are often followed by a violent breakout.