Tethered Drift | Bitcoin News

About this episode

This episode covers significant updates in Bitcoin and economic news, including Tether's transactions and new regulations in Virginia.

  Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Tether moving more than $70 million in bitcoin, Drift raising fresh funding from Tether and partners after a major exploit, a new argument against Bitcoin tax rules that hinder everyday payments, and Virginia’s new state crypto law. This episode also touches on bitcoin regulation, bitcoin investing, financial news, ETF flows, and the broader economics of bitcoin. Topics for today:   Tether moves more than $70 million in bitcoin   Drift raises $14.8 million from Tether and partners and swaps out Circle’s stablecoin for USDT after a major exploit   A Washington think tank argues current Bitcoin tax rules hurt everyday payments   Virginia enacts a new state crypto law   U.S. probes suspicious oil trades made before a Trump Iran policy pivot   Bitcoin ETFs add $186 million as Morgan Stanley’s MSBT tops $100 million in early inflows   World Liberty faces backlash over a proposed token unlock plan   Killing Satoshi, a new Bitcoin film starring Casey Affleck, plans heavy AI use  Circle P:   GreatGhee   Product: 100% Pasture-Raised…

People in this episode

Host: David Bennett

Topics covered

• Bitcoin news
• economic news
• bitcoin regulation
• bitcoin investing
• financial news
• ETF flows
• cryptocurrency law

Keywords

• Tether
• Drift
• Bitcoin tax rules
• Virginia crypto law
• Morgan Stanley
• ETF inflows
• Killing Satoshi

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tether, Drift, Circle, Morgan Stanley

Products: GreatGhee

Books & works: Killing Satoshi

Places: Virginia

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