The SEC launched its first-ever podcast “Material Matters,” hosted by Chairman Atkins, focusing on 2026 priorities including building a clear crypto regulatory framework.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission @SECGov
NEW SEC PODCAST 🚨
Introducing Material Matters with Chairman , a series exploring the agency's policy agenda and its impact on U.S. capital markets.
Episode 1 with Commissioners Mark Uyeda and is now live!
Watch and read more below
7:47 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 46.3K Views
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Paul Atkins @SECPaulSAtkins
Excited to launch Material Matters, a new podcast that will provide the American public with an inside look at the SEC’s vital work and its implications for our economy.
Check out our first episode!
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission @SECGov
NEW SEC PODCAST 🚨
Introducing Material Matters with Chairman @SECPaulSAtkins, a @SECGov series exploring the agency's policy agenda and its impact on U.S. capital markets.
Episode 1 with Commissioners Mark Uyeda and @HesterPeirce is now live!
Watch and read more below
8:19 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 33.4K Views
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Professor Jiang Xueqin claimed Bitcoin was created by the CIA
Professor Jiang Xueqin claims bitcoin was created by the CIA.
"Why would you spend years, possibly decades, in your basement creating a new technology and then just give it for free to the world? That makes no sense."
"When you do game theory analysis, you look at all
4:46 PM · Apr 15, 2026 · 208K Views
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Hyperbridge revised April 13 Token Gateway exploit losses from $237K to $2.5M, with attacker extracting 245 ETH and minting 1B bridged DOT via forged cross-chain message; funds traced to Binance, recovery efforts underway with BRIDGE token allocation committed if users aren’t made whole
An update on the April 13 Hyperbridge Token Gateway exploit.
Our initial loss estimate of approximately $237K has been revised upward to approximately $2.5M, with most of the increase reflecting losses from incentive pools across Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, and Arbitrum.
12:12 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 92.3K Views
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Drift announced up to $150M collaboration with Tether and partners, including a $100M revenue-linked credit facility, to fund a user recovery pool and relaunch with USDT as core settlement asset
Today, Drift is announcing a collaboration with and other partners totaling up to nearly $150 million to support our commitment to a relaunch with USDT at the center, and a path to user recovery.
These funds encompass a $100M revenue-linked credit facility, an ecosystem
1:10 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 706K Views
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Tempo launched Zones, private blockchains for businesses interoperable with Tempo Mainnet, built for payroll, treasury, and settlement use cases
Blockchains still broadcast every transaction publicly. Every stablecoin payment leaks the amount, the sender, and the recipient.
We’re excited to share that Tempo is building Zones for businesses that need privacy: private blockchains that are interoperable with the rest of
1:25 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 294K Views
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Wallet in Telegram launched a $500K Season 1 rewards program running April 16 to May 20, with points earned via spot trading, perps, and referrals
Wallet in Telegram @wallet_tg
https://t.co/BM89MSn1oH
11:13 AM · Apr 16, 2026 · 42.9K Views
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Tether froze $3.29M USDT tied to the RHEA Finance exploit, where attacker drained ~$7.6M via fake token contracts and fresh liquidity pools to mislead the oracle
Paolo Ardoino 🤖 @paoloardoino
Tether froze 3.29M USDT to the hackers.
Tether cares.
CertiK Alert @CertiKAlert
#CertiKInsight 🚨
We have seen an incident affecting @rhea_finance
The attacker created fake token contracts and added liquidity in fresh pools, likely misleading the oracle and validation layer.
In total, at least ~$7.6M was extracted
https://t.co/qxuAFsVCOA
4:34 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 166K Views
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Rhea Finance @rhea_finance
The RHEA team is aware of an incident affecting the protocol. As a precautionary measure, we have temporarily paused the contracts while we conduct a thorough investigation.
We are working closely with key partners, stakeholders, and security experts. Protecting user positions
5:33 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 37.5K Views
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said agentic commerce isn’t priced in and machine-to-machine payments will boost digital dollar demand beyond current estimates
Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong
Agentic commerce isn’t priced in yet. Machine-to-machine payments will increase demand for the digital dollar beyond current estimates.
The agentic economy could be larger than the human economy. We're building the infrastructure for both at Coinbase.
7:07 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 252K Views
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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino clarified the 951 BTC transfer from Bitfinex was only to test the Tether Wallet, not a purchase from quarterly profits
Paolo Ardoino 🤖 @paoloardoino
Sorry was jus testing the Tether Wallet 🤣
Wu Blockchain @WuBlockchain
Tether Acquires 951 BTC, Total Holdings Reach 97,141 BTC — Fifth-Largest On-Chain Holder
A Bitcoin reserve address associated with Tether withdrew 951 BTC (approximately $70.47 million) from Bitfinex, representing part of its Q1 2026 purchases. Since 2023, the address has
4:11 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 75.4K Views
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Uniswap Developer Platform went live with new docs site, API dashboard, LP endpoints, and AI toolkit; 3,000+ API keys created since Feb beta with MetaMask and Privy integrated
https://t.co/U2HZmAEB74
3:35 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 10.1K Views
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Unified Labs joined Morpho as its first Asia-based RWA-focused Risk Curator, with Morpho currently holding over $13B in total deposits
Unified Labs @UnifiedLabs_
Today, we're excited to announce that Unified Labs is joining as a Curator — the first RWA-focused Curator from Asia. 🦋
Tokenization without DeFi is only half the story.
RWA lending is the next massive opportunity in onchain finance. Trillions in real-world assets are
11:36 AM · Apr 16, 2026 · 31.7K Views
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CFTC Chair Michael Selig grilled by House Agriculture Committee over prediction markets oversight, Hyperliquid, and agency staffing concerns
‘This is nuts’: CFTC chair Selig grilled by lawmakers on prediction markets, Hyperliquid, and staffing
theblock.co
‘This is nuts’: CFTC chair Selig grilled by lawmakers on prediction markets, Hyperliquid, and staffing
5:57 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 9.56K Views
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Eleanor Terrett @EleanorTerrett
🚨NOW: CFTC Chair is testifying before amid a push for control over prediction markets, a new probe into insider oil trading, and on the heels of launching Project Crypto with , all while serving as the sole commissioner.
Some spicy exchanges
3:26 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 34.8K Views
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South Korea’s Ministry of Finance and Economy launching pilot to replace government expense credit cards with blockchain-based deposit tokens, full rollout expected Q4
Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph
🇰🇷 TODAY: South Korea is piloting blockchain deposit tokens for government spending.
9:10 AM · Apr 16, 2026 · 26K Views
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Sarah Wolf, first builder marketer at Coinbase and early Base lead, is leaving to join Anthropic to lead startup marketing
My time at is coming to an end after nearly five years.
These last few years have been an exciting chapter of my life and career. I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the smartest and most talented people I’ve ever met - not only at Coinbase, but across the
8:08 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 59.5K Views
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HIVE Digital Technologies lined up $75M 0% exchangeable senior notes due 2031 to fund GPU procurement and data center expansion, with conditional TSX approval
HIVE Digital Technologies @HIVEDigitalTech
Oil powered the last century.
Intelligence will power this one.
We're building it where the energy already lives.
theblock.co
Bitcoin miner HIVE lines up $75 million note offering to fund AI infrastructure expansion
8:36 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 22.9K Views
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Yuga Labs CEO Garga is stepping into Chairman of the Board, handing CEO duties to Michael Figge
A few weeks ago I stepped up and became CEO at Yuga.
I joined BAYC in June 2021. Anyone who was around back then will never forget that ride:
Doggo airdrop, mutant mint, casino night, and the first Apefest - it was a slingshot out of the pandemic and into a new frontier.
Over
7:12 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 110K Views
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Morgan Stanley’s BTC ETF pulled in $100M in its first week
CoinDesk Podcast Network @CoinDeskPodcast
🏦 's Bitcoin ETF pulls $100M in its first week, debate grows over freezing 5.6M dormant $BTC, and funding rates hit 2023 lows with $BTC nearing $75K.
has what you need to know on CoinDesk Daily.
6:50 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 9.74K Views
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Charles Schwab to launch Schwab Crypto, offering direct spot BTC and ETH trading to retail clients in the coming weeks
Charles Schwab Corp @CharlesSchwab
Schwab Crypto™ is on the way. Schwab Crypto accounts (offered by Charles Schwab Premier Bank, SSB) will provide direct access to Bitcoin and Ethereum trading, in-depth digital assets education, and more. Read the full press release:
5:54 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 176K Views
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Exodus wallet expanded native XRP and XRP Ledger support via a Ripple partnership, adding in-wallet tools for managing XRP and RLUSD
XRP is already one of the most popular assets in Exodus.
Now we're going even deeper -- native XRP Ledger support and USD (RLUSD) are live in Exodus.
Exodus 🤝 XRP Ledger
1:03 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 176K Views
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TRON went live on BinanceUS with TRX/USD and TRX/USDT pairs, deposits and withdrawals enabled
TRON is now live on .
Trading is now available on the TRX/USD and TRX/USDT pairs, with deposits and withdrawals supported via the TRON network.
4:39 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 5.59K Views
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Adam Back called for an optional quantum-safe upgrade, rejecting the BIP-361 plan to freeze vulnerable coins
Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph
🚨 UPDATE: Adam Back calls for optional quantum-safe upgrade, rejecting BIP-361 plan to freeze vulnerable coins.
3:20 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 76.7K Views
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BitMEX Research proposed a canary fund as an alternative to freezing quantum-vulnerable BTC, only triggering a full freeze if a real quantum threat is proven
DAILY BIP IS OUT!
HOT OF THE PRESS 🔥
1:09 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 5K Views
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Superstate launched FundOS, its onchain fund operating system, already powering USTB and USCC with $1B+ combined AUM and adopted by Invesco
1/ Today, Superstate is launching FundOS: the operating system for the next generation of funds.
The infrastructure that powers our own funds is now available to asset managers to bring private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs onchain.
3:06 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 44.6K Views
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Slash raised $100M Series C at $1.4B valuation led by Ribbit Capital, co-led by Khosla Ventures and Goodwater, and launched Twin, an AI private banker
Victor Cardenas Codriansky @victorcardenas
We () raised a $100M Series C at $1.4 billion valuation to build the world's most powerful business banking platform.¹
The round was led by , and co-led by & .
And we're releasing Twin: the world’s first AI private banker.
3:37 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 1.13M Views
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Across enabled 1:1 USDT0 to USDC zero-fee crosschain transfers into Hyperliquid from Ethereum, Unichain, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Monad
1:1 USDT0 to USDC is now live
Zero-fee crosschain transfers into Hyperliquid
6:34 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 2.17K Views
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Utexo joined the Linux Foundation’s x402 Foundation to bring USDT payments to AI agents
Utexo has officially joined the x402 Foundation by .
Our goal? Bringing instant, private USDT payments to the Agent Economy.
3:18 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 2.74K Views
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Ondo Finance joined Blockchain Association’s Tokenization Workstream to push US tokenization policy
Ondo Finance has joined 's Tokenization Workstream.
Tokenization is transforming capital markets, with Ondo leading the industry as the largest tokenized securities platform globally.
Together, we will drive policy to clear the way for tokenization in the U.S.
Blockchain Association @BlockchainAssn
1/ Blockchain Association recently launched its Tokenization Workstream, and we’re proud to be joined by dozens of leading member organizations helping shape policy discussions in Washington.
This level of engagement reflects the growing momentum behind tokenization in the U.S.
5:11 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 16.2K Views
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Teneo partnered with LayerZero to let AI agents bridge and swap tokens across 150+ blockchains
Teneo Protocol @teneo_protocol
Super excited to partner with ⚡️
For the first time, AI agents can use LayerZero to bridge and swap tokens across 150+ blockchains.
Enabled by Teneo’s agent infrastructure and LayerZero’s interoperability stack.
See thread below ↓
3:00 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 18.5K Views
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Polygon launched Mexican peso yield via three new liquidity pools from Etherfuse, Bitso, and CapaFi
Mexican peso yield is live on Polygon.
🇲🇽 Mexican peso yield is live on @0xPolygon!
Three new liquidity pools — powered by Polygon, built by
@Etherfuse x @Bitso x @CapaFi.
Here's what just changed for DeFi 👇
8:24 PM · Apr 16, 2026 · 9.62K Views
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