Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Brazil’s central bank blocking crypto use in regulated cross-border payments, a Senate vote targeting lawmakers and staff using prediction markets, Tether’s $1 billion Q1 profit, non-custodial ecash mints, and another round of market integrity problems in crypto betting. This episode touches on bitcoin regulation, financial news, bitcoin technology, and the broader economics of bitcoin.

Topics for today: 

• South Africa Threatens Self Custody 
• Brazil blocks crypto in regulated cross-border payments 
•  Senate votes on prediction market restrictions 
•  Tether reports over $1 billion in Q1 profit 
•  Non-custodial ecash mints and Bitcoin privacy 
•  Bitcoin Evidence Base launches to fight FUD 
•  Arbitrum considers releasing $71 million in frozen funds 
•  Carrot becomes first casualty of the $285 million Drift exploit 
•  Polymarket launches new market integrity tools 

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Today's Articles covering bitcoin news, economic news, and regulation:

 
https://www.theblock.co/post/399713/brazil-central-bank-prohibits-crypto-use-in-regulated-cross-border-payments-under-new-fx-rules

https://decrypt.co/366243/senate-votes-ban-senators-staff-using-prediction-markets

https://www.theblock.co/post/399722/tether-posts-over-1-billion-q1-profit-as-reserve-buffer-reaches-record-8-2-billion

https://www.tftc.io/non-custodial-ecash-mints-bitcoin-cashu-enclave-hal-finney/?ref=bitcoin-brief-newsletter
 

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https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoiner-launches-the-bitcoin-evidence-base-to-stamp-out-fud

https://cointelegraph.com/news/joint-proposal-to-release-71m-frozen-by-arbitrum-moves-to-first-vote

https://cointelegraph.com/news/defi-protocol-carrot-becomes-first-casualty-of-285m-drift-exploit

https://decrypt.co/366177/polymarket-launches-market-integrity-tools-following-soldiers-insider-trading-arrest
 

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