Tethered Drift | Bitcoin News

 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 Circle P: GreatGhee Product: 100% Pasture-Raised, Grass-Fed, Jersey Cow Ghee sourced and produced in Southwest Virginia Put BitcoinAnd in the order comments section https://oshi.link/OI4TQU nostr Profile: https://ditto.pub/@[email protected] 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-cryptohttps://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  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/