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 Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover the Strait of Hormuz scam story making the rounds, Bank of Korea policy leaning toward CBDCs over stablecoins, and fresh U.S. pressure around the CLARITY Act. This episode also touches on bitcoin regulation, financial news, and the broader economics of bitcoin. Topics for today:  Strait of Hormuz scam hits crypto  Bank of Korea backs CBDCs  Senator pushes CLARITY Act delay  Strait of Hormuz prediction markets surge  New York AI dividend proposal  Stolen COVID funds routed into crypto  Onramp launches bitcoin finance platform Circle P: Bitcoin Beans https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/ https://primal.net/BitcoinBeans Bitcoin Beans takes proof of work from the mine to your mug. Regeneratively grown Colombian cacao, hand selected by farmers paid in Bitcoin, lab tested for purity, and priced in sats. This is whole-bean cacao, not candy. It is proof-of-work you can taste. Use BITCOINAND code to receive a 5% discount Today's Articles: Today’s articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, bitcoin regulation, and financial news: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/21/crypto-scammers-offer-safe-passage-through-hormuz-at-least-one-ship-may-have-been-connedhttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/21/arbitrum-freezes-usd71-million-in-ether-tied-to-kelp-dao-exploit https://decrypt.co/365016/bank-of-koreas-new-governor-prioritizes-cbdcs-over-stablecoins-in-first-policy-address https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:abff82625094b:0-us-senator-urges-delay-of-clarity-act-senate-markup-until-may-report/ https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/https://mempool.space/https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrIhttps://decrypt.co/364914/prediction-markets-strait-of-hormuz-oil-traders https://decrypt.co/364947/lose-job-ai-new-york-lawmaker-proposes-ai-dividend-stimmy https://decrypt.co/365004/grandson-of-mob-boss-john-gotti-sentenced-for-funneling-stolen-covid-funds-into-crypto https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/onramp-launches-finance-platform-bitcoin  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/