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EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 53 MIN

South Afraidica | Bitcoin News

from Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News · host David Bennett | Bitcoin & Economic News

 Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Brazil’s central bank blocking crypto use in regulated cross-border payments, a Senate vote targeting lawmakers and staff using prediction markets, Tether’s $1 billion Q1 profit, non-custodial ecash mints, and another round of market integrity problems in crypto betting. This episode touches on bitcoin regulation, financial news, bitcoin technology, and the broader economics of bitcoin.Topics for today: South Africa Threatens Self Custody Brazil blocks crypto in regulated cross-border payments  Senate votes on prediction market restrictions  Tether reports over $1 billion in Q1 profit  Non-custodial ecash mints and Bitcoin privacy  Bitcoin Evidence Base launches to fight FUD  Arbitrum considers releasing $71 million in frozen funds  Carrot becomes first casualty of the $285 million Drift exploit  Polymarket launches new market integrity tools Circle P: Today's Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, and regulation: https://www.theblock.co/post/399713/brazil-central-bank-prohibits-crypto-use-in-regulated-cross-border-payments-under-new-fx-rules https://decrypt.co/366243/senate-votes-ban-senators-staff-using-prediction-markets https://www.theblock.co/post/399722/tether-posts-over-1-billion-q1-profit-as-reserve-buffer-reaches-record-8-2-billion https://www.tftc.io/non-custodial-ecash-mints-bitcoin-cashu-enclave-hal-finney/?ref=bitcoin-brief-newsletter https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoiner-launches-the-bitcoin-evidence-base-to-stamp-out-fud https://cointelegraph.com/news/joint-proposal-to-release-71m-frozen-by-arbitrum-moves-to-first-vote https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-protocol-carrot-becomes-first-casualty-of-285m-drift-exploit https://decrypt.co/366177/polymarket-launches-market-integrity-tools-following-soldiers-insider-trading-arrest  Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual Here:https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/the-comfrey-owners-manual-is-here/Help a Brother Out With 5 Star Reviews:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news/id1438789088Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dsTluNHIPNsXVRghpqxhYAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ef7d5b6-9137-439d-94eb-8071ec6bf890/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-newsYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWaKxaQF5Q5WiTq80SBYs_7iLDtleV0rZFind the Bitcoin And Podcast on every podcast app here:https://episodes.fm/1438789088Find me on nostrnpub1vwymuey3u7mf860ndrkw3r7dz30s0srg6tqmhtjzg7umtm6rn5eq2qzugd (npub)6389be6491e7b693e9f368ece88fcd145f07c068d2c1bbae4247b9b5ef439d32 (Hex)Twitter:https://twitter.com/DavidB84567StackerNews:stacker.news/NunyaBidnessPodcasting 2.0:fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIApple Podcasts:tinyurl.com/unm35bjh Mastodon:https://noauthority.social/@NunyaBidnessSupport Bitcoin And . . . on Patreon: patreon.com/BitcoinAndPodcastFind Lightning Network Channel partners here:https://t.me/+bj-7w_ePsANlOGEx (Nodestrich)https://t.me/plebnet (Plebnet)Music by:Flutey Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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