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Bitcoin ETF News: Goldman Files With SEC

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Goldman Sachs filed a registration statement with the SEC on April 14 for the Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, the first bitcoin ETF news from the Wall Street giant that proposes directly issuing its own crypto income product rather than simply holding third-party spot funds. Summary The fund will invest at least 80% of net assets in instruments providing bitcoin exposure, primarily shares of spot bitcoin ETPs such as BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC, then sell call options on those positions to collect monthly premiums. The options overwrite level…

Euro-Based Stablecoins Vital to European Financial Sovereignty – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Roland Lescure urged EU banks to launch euro stablecoins by 2026 to counter U.S. financial dominance. Tether leads the market with $185 billion, while Societe Generale’s euro coin holds just 107 million. The ECB plans to use the digital euro as a central anchor for tokenization efforts starting in 2026. The Widening Gap in Digital Liquidity French Finance Minister Roland Lescure issued a stark warning on Friday, labeling the current scarcity of euro-pegged stablecoins “not satisfactory” and calling on the bloc’s banking sector to aggressively pursue tokenized assets…

Fact check: Deepfake Mark Carney promoting crypto scheme

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io No, Prime Minister Mark Carney is not promoting a get-rich-quick crypto scheme. But YouTube ads like this one are trying to scam you — and they use fake CBC articles to do it. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: Follow CBC News on TikTok: Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: Download the CBC News app for iOS: Download the CBC News app for Android: »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»…

EXPLAINER: Ano ang blockchain at paano nito mababantayan ang paggasta ng pamahalaan? | ABS-CBN News

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Ipinaliwanag ng ilang eksperto mula sa Bitskwela, Philippine Association of Fintech Lawyers (PAFLA), at Twala sa Senado nitong Huwebes (Oktubre 2) kung ano ang Blockchain technology at kung paano nito mababantayan ang bawat pisong ginagastos ng gobyerno sa iba’t ibang programa. Bagaman malaking tulong, isa lamang ‘tool’ ang Blockchain sa pagsugpo ng korapsyon. “Technology is only the means, the goal is a government that truly works for the people,” saad ni Atty. Herminio Bagro III ng Twala na isa sa blockchain-powered digital…

Digital Art NFT Marketplace Foundation Closes After Failed Acquisition in Early 2026 – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Kayvon Tehranian confirmed Foundation’s permanent shutdown on April 15, 2026, after Blackdove exited the acquisition deal. Foundation processed roughly $230 million in primary sales; its closure adds to a wave of NFT platform exits since the 2021 peak. Artists and collectors have a one-year IPFS pinning window, and Foundation’s team is building an NFT retrieval tool for listed assets. Foundation NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Permanently After Blackdove Deal Collapses Blackdove announced the purchase of Foundation Labs, Inc. on January 27, 2026, framing the deal as a way to…

Anthropic Debuts Claude Opus 4.7 as Agentic Workflows Take Center Stage – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16, 2026, featuring an 87.6% score on the SWE-bench Verified test. The AI industry shift toward agentic autonomy sees Opus 4.7 outperform GPT-5.4 in complex coding and finance. Developers must manage costs as the new model uses 1.0 to 1.35 times more tokens than the previous 4.6 version. AI Evolution: Claude Opus 4.7 Released With Enhanced Vision and Memory The San Francisco-based AI startup positioned the release as its most capable generally available model to date. It serves as a targeted…

Public Miners Sell Record Bitcoin as Industry Splits Between Selling and Quality Growth – Mining Bitcoin News

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This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by BlocksBridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute, infrastructure, and data analysis from TheEnergyMag. Subscribe to receive in your inbox once a week. Several major public miners, including MARA, CleanSpark, Riot, Cango, Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ), and Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR), have already sold more than 32,000 BTC in the first quarter of 2026, according to data analyzed by TheEnergyMag. The dataset remains incomplete, as first-quarter earnings reports are still pending. Even so, the figure already exceeds total net…

Your Crypto White Paper Can’t Just Be a Gitbook or PDF – Legal Bitcoin News

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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. Under MiCA, a white paper is a mandatory legal disclosure instrument. Its closest analogy in traditional finance is a securities prospectus, not a marketing document. The regulation prescribes who must prepare one, in what format, containing what identifiers, subject to what automated validation, and with liability…

Cryptoquant Data Shows Whale Deposits at Highest Level Since July 2024 Near Bitcoin Key Resistance – Market Updates Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Bitcoin is testing Cryptoquant’s Traders’ Realized Price at $76,800, a resistance level that capped the January 2026 rally. Hourly bitcoin exchange inflows hit 11,000 BTC on April 15, 2026, the highest reading since late December 2025. Cryptoquant data shows daily realized profits near $500M, with the $1B threshold signaling a potential local top ahead. Cryptoquant: Bitcoin Exchange Inflows Hit 11K BTC, Highest Since December 2025 The price reached $76,000 earlier this week, approaching what Cryptoquant identifies as the Traders’ Onchain Realized Price at $76,800. That figure represents the…

NYSE Welcomes Morgan Stanley’s MSBT Launch as First Spot Bitcoin ETF Issued by a Major US Bank – Featured Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: NYSE welcomed Morgan Stanley as MSBT launched with strong institutional visibility. MSBT marks the first spot bitcoin ETF issued by a major U.S. bank. The milestone could signal that Morgan Stanley may drive broader bank adoption of bitcoin ETFs. Bank-Backed Bitcoin ETFs Expand Market Competition The rise of bank-backed bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is tightening the link between traditional finance and digital assets. On April 16, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said on social media platform X that Morgan Stanley Investment Management marked the debut of MSBT,…