Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Tether moving more than $70 million in bitcoin, Drift raising fresh funding from Tether and partners after a major exploit, a new argument against Bitcoin tax rules that hinder everyday payments, and Virginia’s new state crypto law. This episode also touches on bitcoin regulation, bitcoin investing, financial news, ETF flows, and the broader economics of bitcoin.


Topics for today: 

•  Tether moves more than $70 million in bitcoin 
•  Drift raises $14.8 million from Tether and partners and swaps out Circle’s stablecoin for USDT after a major exploit 
•  A Washington think tank argues current Bitcoin tax rules hurt everyday payments 
•  Virginia enacts a new state crypto law 
•  U.S. probes suspicious oil trades made before a Trump Iran policy pivot 
•  Bitcoin ETFs add $186 million as Morgan Stanley’s MSBT tops $100 million in early inflows 
•  World Liberty faces backlash over a proposed token unlock plan 
•  Killing Satoshi, a new Bitcoin film starring Casey Affleck, plans heavy AI use 

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Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, bitcoin regulation, and financial news:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/tether-moves-over-70-million-in-bitcoin

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/16/drift-gets-usd148-million-funding-from-tether-and-partners-as-it-replaces-circle-stablecoin-with-usdt-after-massive-exploit

https://www.theblock.co/post/397703/bitcoin-taxes-make-no-sense-washington-think-tank-argues-us-rules-hinder-everyday-payments

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/virginia-enacts-law-state-crypto


https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-probes-suspicious-oil-trades-made-before-trump-iran-pivots-source-says-2026-04-15/

https://www.theblock.co/post/397730/bitcoin-etfs-add-186m-as-morgan-stanleys-msbt-inflows-top-100m-in-first-six-trading-days

https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:c97e09f93094b:0-trump-s-world-liberty-under-fire-for-absurd-token-unlock-plan/

https://decrypt.co/364505/killing-satoshi-70m-bitcoin-film-starring-casey-affleck-will-make-heavy-use-of-ai
 

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