MiCA Decoded is a 12-article weekly series for Bitcoin.com News, co-authored by LegalBison’s Co-Founding and Managing Directors: Aaron Glauberman, Viktor Juskin and Sabir Alijev. LegalBison advises crypto and FinTech companies on MiCA licensing, CASP and VASP applications, and regulatory structuring across Europe and beyond. The Myth: You Can Get an Authorization in Just a Quarter The crypto industry is not short of people who have read the regulation. By 2026, most operators, legal teams, and advisors working in the EU space are well past the stage of quoting the 40-working-day…
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Bitcoin, Ether Near Levels That Could Signal Trend Reversal: Investor
Bitcoin and Ether aren’t far from levels that could signal a trend reversal this year, despite a growing consensus across the industry calling for a bear market, according to macro analyst Jordi Visser. “If we trade above $76,000 and at the same time we see Ethereum above $2,400, I believe that is the beginning of a move that will be sustainable this year because I don’t think we’re going to have a recession,” Visser said on the Anthony Pompliano podcast published on YouTube on Friday. A move to $76,000 would…
Bitcoin Funding Rate Enters Deep Negative Territory — What’s Next?
The Bitcoin price has been one to watch over the past week, jumping by nearly 10% in less than seven days. According to the latest on-chain data, the bears might be in for an even longer ride as funding rates fall to critically low levels. BTC Bears At Risk Of A Short Squeeze In a new Quicktake post on the CryptoQuant platform, crypto analyst Gaah revealed that the Bitcoin funding rates have been in a steep decline over the past few days, as the price builds the foundation for sustained…
Analyst Predicts AI Will Catalyze Bitcoin’s Rise – Crypto News Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: At 22v, Jordi Visser predicts AI agents will soon use bitcoin as a neutral rail for future machine economies. Claude’s Mythos AI model can expose legacy bank flaws, proving that agents will force a shift to crypto networks. Ex-Morgan Stanley head Visser notes AI accelerates future bitcoin adoption as the top unconfiscatable asset. Jordi Visser: AI Will Accelerate the Conditions Bitcoin Was Built For Analysts are now exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and bitcoin, and how the latter can benefit from implementing the former in the…
Argentina Recognizes Crypto as Qualified Investors’ Net Worth – Regulation Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: CNV Resolution 1125/2026 lets crypto count for the $479K investor limit, expanding future market access. A 2022 Central Bank ban still halts retail crypto services, but banks are testing blockchain settlement. President Milei is expected to lift the 2022 banking ban soon, expanding Argentina’s crypto adoption. Argentina Changes Law to Recognize Crypto as Net Worth for Qualified Investors Argentina is slowly working to open its financial industry to crypto assets, moving to increase the recognition of cryptocurrency across all sectors of its economy. The Argentine Securities and Exchange…
Hodler’s Digest, April 5 – 11
Top Stories of The Week Bitcoin can be made quantum-safe without protocol upgrade: Researcher A Bitcoin researcher has come up with a way that could immediately make Bitcoin transactions quantum-safe without the need for a soft fork. In a proposal published Thursday, StarkWare chief product officer Avihu Levy proposed a Quantum Safe Bitcoin (QSB) transaction scheme that he said would remain secure “even against an adversary with a large-scale quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm.” He added that the plan requires no changes to the Bitcoin protocol and operates entirely within…
Scarcity, Surveillance, and the Return of Hard Power – Week In Review – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin held above $71,000 as PlanB and Mel Mattison framed the setup as a 4-year-cycle breakout test. Morgan Stanley’s ETF and $307B stablecoins showed institutional demand rising as altcoins lagged. Scott Bessent pushed U.S. crypto rules while Bitcoin’s Hormuz role hints at broader 2026 adoption. Week In Review Bitcoin finished the week just above the $71,000 level, prolonging a nearly two-and-a-half-month-long battle with its 200-week moving average. Ethereum printed a modest green weekly candle near the $2,100 mark while most other altcoins either bled down or traded sideways.…
Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Drives 3-Fold Impact as 16,000 Advisors Open Path to Multi-Billion Demand – Featured Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Morgan Stanley’s 16,000 advisors unlock major bitcoin demand, driving powerful new inflows. Morgan Stanley launched a 14 basis point ETF, triggering aggressive fee compression across issuers. Bitcoin gains credibility as Morgan Stanley issues funds, accelerating institutional adoption. Morgan Stanley ETF Launch Drives Bitcoin Demand and Fee Compression Bitcoin’s institutional evolution is accelerating as product innovation from major brokerages reshapes market structure and investor participation. Global investment bank Morgan Stanley deepened its digital asset strategy on April 10 by launching a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The initiative introduces a…
Weekend Crypto Perps Are Signal, Not Noise, Binance Research Finds – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Binance Research reports TradFi-perps average daily volume climbed from $3B to $8.6B between January and March 2026. Silver perpetuals hit roughly 40% of COMEX SI contract volume at peak, signaling serious traction for crypto-native commodity trading. Weekend TradFi-perps correctly predicted Monday futures gap direction 89% of the time, pointing toward a new price discovery role. Binance Holds 41% of TradFi-Perps Market as Gold and Silver Perpetuals Draw U.S. Traders In the report, Binance Research defines the instruments as TradFi-perps, applying the perpetual futures structure invented by BitMEX in…
XRP Trading Volume Drops To Lowest Level Since 2025 — What’s Happening?
The XRP price saw a sharp upward boost on Tuesday, April 7th, owing to the somewhat de-escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. This price momentum follows multiple weeks of unstimulating price movements, mirroring the general market’s uncertain state. During those moments of relative silence on the charts, user activity seemed to drop alongside prices. Data from a recent on-chain analysis revealed a significant decline in XRP trading activity on Binance, the world’s leading exchange by trading volume. Weak Volume Signals Cooling Market Momentum In a Quicktake post on…