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Demand for Crypto Pay Surges, but Payroll Systems Fall Behind: Research

bitcoinmagazine • April 7, 2026 • Micah Zimmerman

Demand for Crypto Pay Surges, but Payroll Systems Fall Behind: Research

A new Oobit survey finds many workers—especially those already holding crypto—are open to being paid partly in digital assets.

FDIC Advances Stablecoin Oversight Framework Under GENIUS Act With New Prudential Rule Proposal

bitcoinmagazine • April 7, 2026 • Micah Zimmerman

FDIC Advances Stablecoin Oversight Framework Under GENIUS Act With New Prudential Rule Proposal

The FDIC has moved forward with a new GENIUS Act framework outlining how U.S. banks can issue and manage stablecoins, signaling expanded federal oversight of dollar-backed digital assets.

Bitcoin Price Pumps Above $72,500 as Trump, Iran Announce Ceasefire

bitcoinmagazine • April 7, 2026 • Micah Zimmerman

Bitcoin Price Pumps Above $72,500 as Trump, Iran Announce Ceasefire

Bitcoin price jumped about 5% late Tuesday to $72,753 after President Donald Trump signaled a pause in escalation with Iran.

Iran to Accept Bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz Transit as Ceasefire Takes Hold

bitcoinmagazine • April 8, 2026 • Micah Zimmerman

Iran to Accept Bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz Transit as Ceasefire Takes Hold

Iran plans to charge ships Bitcoin tolls to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, tying the cryptocurrency to a key global energy chokepoint.

Morgan Stanley Becomes Official First US Bank To Launch A Spot Bitcoin ETF

bitcoinmagazine • April 8, 2026 • Micah Zimmerman

Morgan Stanley Becomes Official First US Bank To Launch A Spot Bitcoin ETF

Morgan Stanley officially launched the first U.S. bank-issued spot bitcoin ETF, undercutting rivals on fees and leveraging its massive advisor network to challenge BlackRock’s dominance.

White House Says Banning Stablecoin Yield Would Hurt Consumers More Than It Helps Banks

bitcoinmagazine • April 8, 2026 • Micah Zimmerman

White House Says Banning Stablecoin Yield Would Hurt Consumers More Than It Helps Banks

A White House economic analysis finds that banning stablecoin yield would provide negligible benefits to bank lending while costing consumers more in lost returns.

NYT Names Adam Back as Bitcoin’s Creator, but Back Says No

bitcoinmagazine • April 8, 2026 • Micah Zimmerman

NYT Names Adam Back as Bitcoin’s Creator, but Back Says No

The New York Times argued Adam Back is the most credible Satoshi Nakamoto candidate based on stylometric analysis and early cypherpunk overlap, but Back and several experts firmly rejected the claim due to lack of hard evidence.

Bernstein Pushes Back on Bitcoin Quantum Threat Fears, Says It’s Not a Crisis: Report

bitcoinmagazine • April 8, 2026 • Micah Zimmerman

Bernstein Pushes Back on Bitcoin Quantum Threat Fears, Says It’s Not a Crisis: Report

Bernstein says quantum computing is a real threat to Bitcoin but not an emergency, arguing the industry likely has three to five years to upgrade to post-quantum security.

Nunchuk Releases Open-Source Tools for Bitcoin Agents With Bounded Authority

bitcoinmagazine • April 8, 2026 • Micah Zimmerman

Nunchuk Releases Open-Source Tools for Bitcoin Agents With Bounded Authority

Nunchuk released open-source Bitcoin agent tools that let AI help manage wallets under strict policy-based limits while keeping humans in full control of spending authority.

Adam Back Says Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Is Decades Away, Urges Gradual Migration to Post-Quantum Security

bitcoinmagazine • April 8, 2026 • Micah Zimmerman

Adam Back Says Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Is Decades Away, Urges Gradual Migration to Post-Quantum Security

Adam Back argues that quantum computing is still far from being capable of breaking Bitcoin’s cryptographic security.

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