The Qivalis consortium, now 12 banks strong with BBVA as the latest member, is in advanced talks with crypto exchanges for a H2 2026 euro stablecoin launch.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/qivalis-12-european-banks-euro-stablecoin-consortium-exchange-partners-h2-2026/

MARA, Riot, Cango, and Bitdeer liquidated more than 20,000 BTC in Q1 2026. The money went to retire debt and buy AI data center land.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-miners-sold-20000-btc-q1-2026-mara-riot-bitdeer-ai-pivot-treasury-liquidation/

EURC surged from 17% to over 40% market share in 12 months as MiCA forced Tether's EURT off EU exchanges. Three Q1 integrations are turning it into payment infrastructure.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/circle-eurc-50-percent-euro-stablecoin-market-share-mica-tether-eurt-q1-2026/

Ether Machine and Dynamix mutually terminated their $1.6B SPAC merger. The ETH treasury firm keeps 496,712 ETH but pays $50M to walk away.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ether-machine-dynamix-1-6-billion-spac-deal-collapses-50-million-breakup-fee-april-2026/

Bitwise filed its second amended S-1 for a spot HYPE ETF with ticker BHYP and a 0.67% fee. Grayscale, 21Shares, and VanEck are all chasing the same product.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitwise-hyperliquid-etf-bhyp-second-amended-s1-four-way-hype-fund-race-april-2026/

Bitcoin's largest holders reversed from accumulation to aggressive distribution, a 400,000 BTC swing, while ETFs and Strategy absorbed the supply.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-whale-distribution-400000-btc-etfs-strategy-buying-market-split-april-2026/

Senator Cynthia Lummis warns Congress has until mid-2026 to pass the Clarity Act or lose crypto market structure legislation until 2030.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/lummis-clarity-act-last-chance-2030-retirement-stablecoin-yield-senate-markup/

Judge Liburdi grants CFTC's request to halt Arizona's 20 misdemeanor charges against Kalshi, ruling that federal swap law likely preempts state gambling statutes.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/federal-judge-blocks-arizona-criminal-case-kalshi-cftc-prediction-markets-preemption/

Bhutan's sovereign wealth fund has offloaded over 9,000 BTC mined with surplus hydropower since 2019. The proceeds appear headed for Gelephu Mindfulness City.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bhutan-sold-70-percent-bitcoin-holdings-druk-holding-hydropower-mining-gelephu-2026/

MetaMask Advanced Permissions use ERC-7715 to grant dapps scoped, time-bound access to execute from your wallet without repeated signatures.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metamask-advanced-permissions-erc-7715-dapps-scoped-time-bound-smart-accounts/