{"podcast":{"title":"Bitcoin And | Bitcoin & Economic News","slug":"bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672","podcast_index_feed_id":869672,"rss_url":"https://serve.podhome.fm/rss/43a4f801-04a3-5897-bc32-9f905e163a36","website_url":"https://serve.podhome.fm/bitcoin-and-","image_url":"https://assets.podhome.fm/98d1b634-3ead-490c-ade3-08dc4d9e1446/639106766603011037Thumbnail_Podcast.jpg","author":"David Bennett","episode_count":958,"summary":"Bitcoin And is a daily bitcoin news and economic news podcast for busy bitcoiners who want concise updates, clear context, and practical takeaways. I cover bitcoin regulation, bitcoin analysis, bitcoin price, markets, bitcoin technology, and Lightning, along with the macro news that shapes the financial world around Bitcoin. Episodes regularly touch on inflation, interest rates, monetary policy, financial news, and the economics of bitcoin so listeners can stay informed without spending hours reading. New episodes weekdays for your commute, workout, or chores. Support the show with value-for-value and Lightning.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672"},"episode":{"title":"South Afraidica | Bitcoin News","slug":"south-afraidica-bitcoin-news","published_at":"2026-05-01T17:08:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/south-afraidica-bitcoin-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672","url":"https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/bitcoin-and-/1327","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.podhome.fm/episode/98d1b634-3ead-490c-ade3-08dc4d9e1446/6391325132501383400da07049-f5be-41b4-ac90-290c485f2d53v1.mp3","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…","meta_description":"Bitcoin news and economic news update. Today I cover Brazil’s central bank blocking crypto use in regulated cross-border payments, a Senate vote ta…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3195,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/episodes/south-afraidica-bitcoin-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-and-bitcoin-economic-news-869672/south-afraidica-bitcoin-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}