Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Coinbase’s conditional OCC approval for a national trust company, the launch of the x402 Foundation with the Linux Foundation, a new post-quantum blockchain pitch as Bitcoin security debates heat up, MARA layoffs after a major bitcoin sale, stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data, prediction market jurisdiction fights, Circle’s planned wrapped bitcoin product, and fresh fallout from the Drift exploit. This episode leans into bitcoin news, financial news, bitcoin regulation, macro news, and the broader economics of bitcoin.


Topics for today: 

•  Coinbase receives conditional OCC approval to form a national trust company 
•  Coinbase and the Linux Foundation launch the x402 Foundation for machine payments infrastructure 
•  Naoris launches a post-quantum blockchain as Bitcoin and crypto security debates intensify 
•  MARA layoffs begin after selling 15,133 BTC to reduce debt 
•  U.S. March jobs beat expectations with 178,000 added 
•  The CFTC sues Illinois in an escalating prediction market jurisdiction fight 
•  Bitcoin treasury valuation floors and what operating businesses add to bitcoin balance sheet models 
•  Circle plans a wrapped bitcoin token called cirBTC 
•  Drift says its $280 million exploit came from a sophisticated admin takeover as ZachXBT criticizes Circle’s USDC response 

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Today's Articles:

 
Today’s articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, bitcoin regulation, and financial news:
 
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/coinbase-receives-conditional-occ-approval

https://decrypt.co/363173/coinbase-linux-foundation-launch-x402-foundation

https://decrypt.co/363207/naoris-launches-post-quantum-blockchain-bitcoin-ethereum

https://atlas21.com/mara-holdings-layoffs-underway-after-1-1-billion-bitcoin-sale/

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/03/u-s-march-jobs-smash-expectations-with-178-000-added

https://www.theblock.co/post/396258/cftc-sues-illinois-gov-pritzker-escalating-fight-jurisdiction-prediction-markets

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/bitcoin-for-corporations/bitcoin-treasury-valuation-floor

https://www.theblock.co/post/396275/circle-plans-wrapped-bitcoin-token-cirbtc

https://www.theblock.co/post/396183/drift-280m-exploit-zachxbt-circle<