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South Afraidica | Bitcoin News

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Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News
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May 1, 2026
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3195
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Summary

  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  Circle P:   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   https://www.cnbc.com/futures-and-commodities/ https://dashboard.clarkmoody.com/ https://mempool.space/ https://www.bitcoinandshow.com/ https://fountain.fm/show/eK5XaSb3UaLRavU3lYrI https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoiner-launches-the-bitcoin-e…