The Senate Banking Committee's April markup window for the CLARITY Act has closed without a vote, and Sen. Thom Tillis is pushing the new target to mid-May.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-markup-slips-mid-may-tillis-april-2026/

The CFTC sued New York Friday, arguing the state's prediction market suit against Coinbase and Gemini intrudes on federal jurisdiction over derivatives.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-sues-new-york-prediction-markets-coinbase-gemini-april-2026/

Polish reports say the Zondacrypto chief has left for Israel as prosecutors widen a probe linked to a 4,500 BTC wallet and a crisis now topping $100M.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zondacrypto-ceo-flees-israel-polish-crisis-100m-april-2026/

South Africa's National Treasury has proposed draft rules that would subject crypto assets to the same capital flow controls that govern rand outflows.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-africa-treasury-crypto-capital-flow-controls-april-2026/

Polish prosecutors are investigating Zondacrypto over a 4,500 BTC cold wallet said to be inaccessible, with CEO Przemyslaw Kral out of reach.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zondacrypto-ceo-missing-polish-prosecutors-4500-btc-april-2026/

Bitmine disclosed that more than 70% of its 3.5 million ETH holdings are now staked, pushing roughly $8.1B of ether into active validator duty.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-stakes-3-5-million-eth-70-percent-treasury-april-2026/

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet raised $50 million in zero-coupon bonds, with proceeds earmarked for additional bitcoin purchases as BTC trades near $77.7K.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metaplanet-50-million-zero-interest-bonds-bitcoin-april-2026/

Tether minted 3 billion USDT in the past week and on-chain data shows Abraxas Capital received 2.89B of it, a 96% concentration in one recipient.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-3b-usdt-mint-abraxas-capital-april-2026/

US spot Bitcoin ETFs soaked up 18,991 BTC over five trading days, nine times the new coins mined in the same window, per Bitwise data cited April 24, 2026.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etfs-18991-btc-9x-supply-bitwise-april-2026/

Morgan Stanley is pitching itself as the go-to reserve manager for stablecoin issuers, targeting a fee pool that Tether and Circle currently keep in-house.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/morgan-stanley-stablecoin-reserve-manager-positioning-april-2026/