# Icarus Airlines | Bitcoin News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/icarus-airlines-bitcoin-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/icarus-airlines-bitcoin-news.md Podcast: [Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672) Published: 2026-05-21T16:46:38+00:00 Episode link: https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/bitcoin-and-/1343 Audio file: https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.podhome.fm/episode/98d1b634-3ead-490c-ade3-08dc4d9e1446/639149783560883158e0b99e87-468e-473e-ac4e-8fc44d299e33v1.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/episodes/icarus-airlines-bitcoin-news Duration seconds: 4263 ## Resource   Bitcoin news and bitcoin regulation update. Today I cover Nakamoto’s reverse stock split, Gigi’s warning on on-chain zaps, Binance launching SpaceX pre-IPO perpetuals, South Carolina’s CBDC ban, Silvergate’s former risk chief speaking out on the SEC settlement, and another reported crypto kidnapping attempt in France. This episode also touches on bitcoin technology, financial news, and the pressure points around custody, identity, markets, and regulation. Topics for today:   Nakamoto plans a 1-for-40 reverse stock split to address Nasdaq listing pressure   Gigi argues on-chain zaps create serious privacy and user safety risks   Binance launches SpaceX pre-IPO perpetual contracts   South Carolina bans CBDCs and adds protections for crypto users and Bitcoin miners   Silvergate’s former risk chief discusses the SEC settlement and regulatory pressure   The wife of Sandbox co-founder Sébastien Borget is reportedly targeted in a kidnapping attempt  Circle P Sponsor:   [Add Circle P sponsor block here]   Today’s Articles covering bitcoin news, bitcoin regulation, financial news, and bitcoin technology:   https://cointelegraph.com/news/nakamoto-1-for-40-reverse-stock-split-nasdaq-bitcoin-treasury https://dergigi.com/2026/05/20/careful-icarus/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/21/binance-launches-spacex-pre-ipo-perps https://decrypt.co/368455/south-carolina-law-banning-cbdc-protecting-crypto-users-bitcoin-miners https://cointelegraph.com/news/silvergates-fraher-breaks-silence-on-settlement-with-genslers-sec https://www.theblock.co/post/402146/wife-of-sandbox-co-founder-sebastien-borget-targeted-in-kidnapping-attempt-at-home-in-france-report   Get Your Free Comfrey Owner's Manual H… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/episodes/icarus-airlines-bitcoin-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/icarus-airlines-bitcoin-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.