Senator Thom Tillis plans to publish the stablecoin yield compromise text this week, aiming to break the bank-crypto standoff holding up the CLARITY Act.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tillis-stablecoin-yield-draft-clarity-act-banks-crypto-lobbying-april-2026/

ClearBank Europe used MiCA's 40-day notification route to become the first Dutch credit institution offering EURC and USDC to institutional clients.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clearbank-europe-first-dutch-bank-mica-casp-circle-eurc-usdc-institutional-stablecoins/

Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo retires from Willkie Farr after six years to focus on crypto advisory, private investments, and a CryptoDad sequel.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-dad-giancarlo-leaves-willkie-farr-full-time-crypto-advisory-digital-dollar-project/

BTC surged to $74,338 after Iran proposed a five-year nuclear suspension, extending the diplomatic thaw that began with a two-week ceasefire on April 8.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-75k-iran-nuclear-suspension-five-years-ceasefire-escalation-april-2026/

BitMine now holds 4.87 million ETH, 4.04% of circulating supply, after its latest weekly buy. The company also uplisted to the NYSE and expanded its buyback to $4 billion.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-crosses-4-percent-ethereum-supply-4-87-million-eth-nyse-uplisting-4-billion-buyback/

Binance's 30-day average BTC inflow has fallen to ~3,998 BTC, a 6-year low. Exchange reserves sit at 2.21M BTC, the lowest since 2017.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-exchange-inflows-2020-lows-binance-3998-btc-30-day-average-cryptoquant-supply-squeeze/

StarkWare is restructuring into two business units and cutting jobs after Starknet's monthly fee revenue dropped from $6 million to $48,000.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/starkware-layoffs-starknet-revenue-99-percent-decline-48000-month-reorganization-april-2026/

CoinShares data shows XRP captured $120M of $224M in global crypto ETP inflows. Switzerland accounted for 70% of the demand.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-leads-120m-crypto-etp-inflows-switzerland-70-percent-coinshares-april-2026/

A bridged Polkadot token on Ethereum was exploited, with an attacker minting 1 billion DOT and selling the entire supply into the market.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bridged-dot-ethereum-exploit-attacker-mints-1-billion-polkadot-tokens-dumped/

Strategy holds 766,970 BTC and signals another buy. Its preferred stock dividends require just 2% annual bitcoin appreciation to sustain indefinitely.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-2-percent-btc-growth-covers-preferred-dividends-766970-bitcoin-saylor-april-2026/