NEW: Bitcoin transaction fees have plunged to a six-year low in USD terms, signaling sharply reduced on-chain demand and cooling speculative activity that historically preceded major recoveries. 🙏

After police raided his home on suspicion of drug trafficking, found nothing, and filed no charges, Afroman turned it into a viral rap. The cops sued him for defamation. A jury sided with free speech. Hear his story live at Bitcoin2026, April 27–29 in Las Vegas. Get 10% off with code BITCOINNEWS Tix here: fxo.co/JBbx

NEW: Riot Platforms transfers 500 BTC ($34.13M) to an unknown wallet.

@jack Dorsey’s Block just launched mesh-llm. It's a decentralized, peer-to-peer inference network for open source AI models. The idea is to pool spare GPU compute across machines to run models too large for any single device. Rather than using a centralized cloud, it's just nodes gossiping over a mesh. Your spare GPU becomes part of a distributed AI network that anyone can use. It uses Nostr for node discovery and the whole thing is MIT licensed and built on llama.cpp. It has the same open and permissionless philosophy as Bitcoin, without a central server that can be switched off.

BELGIUM CENTRAL BANK WARNS “THE MONEY HAS RUN OUT” AS ENERGY RISKS MOUNT Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium, delivered a stark warning: Belgium no longer has the financial capacity to cushion another energy shock. After deploying massive support during the 2022 crisis, fiscal space is now exhausted. Rising deficits, higher costs, and fragile public finances leave “very limited room for maneuver.” Wunsch made clear that broad, government-funded relief is no longer viable. Future support would require difficult tradeoffs, including cutting business tax breaks rather than increasing taxes on individuals. The warning comes as geopolitical tensions rise, particularly around Iran and the broader Middle East. Wunsch cautioned that a prolonged conflict could slow global growth and push Belgium into a technical recession. “If the war continues… it would only be a matter of time before the markets react,” he told lawmakers. The fiscal outlook is already strained. Belgium must find at least €5B to balance its 2026 budget, with Prime Minister Bart De Wever rejecting further large-scale aid after previous “helicopter money” policies.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs records the first monthly inflow in 2026.

BlackRock just amended its S-1 for the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF ($BITA). Here's how it works: The fund holds Bitcoin exposure through IBIT, BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, then systematically sells call options on top of that position to collect premium income, which gets distributed to investors. You get BTC exposure + a yield check. However, you cap your upside in a rip. In a flat or slow-grind market, you collect income. In a vertical move, you leave gains on the table. It's a covered call strategy, which is common in equity ETFs, now being applied to Bitcoin by the world's largest asset manager. IBIT already holds $70B in BTC and $BITA is their next layer. No fee or launch date announced yet but Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas puts the fee over/under at 38bps.

NEW: Moody's issues its first credit rating to Bitcoin-backed bonds, assigning a provisional Ba2 rating to a pair of Bitcoin-backed revenue bonds to be issued through the Business Finance Authority of the State of New Hampshire.

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NEW: Bitfarms confirms it has started selling Bitcoin to shifts toward AI infrastructure.

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Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index remains in the Extreme Fear Territory.

US LABOR DEPT PROPOSES RULE TO OPEN 401(k)s TO BITCOIN The Department of Labor unveiled a proposal to expand retirement plan access to alternatives like Bitcoin, real estate and more, aiming to reduce regulatory risk for fiduciaries and broaden investment choice for 90M+ Americans.

SQUARE AUTO-ENABLES BITCOIN PAYMENTS FOR US SELLERS Rollout starts today with no setup required. Sellers receive USD by default. Soon buyers will be also able to choose pay in BTC or $ themselves without asking the merchant, as seen below. From Miles

Luke Gromen: "Markets are in friggin' La La Land compared to what’s actually happening on the ground in the Middle East. They absolutely did not plan for any of this to go the way it's going."

Morgan Stanley is entering the Bitcoin ETF game, and the impact could be astoundingly bullish for BTC. Sign up below to get our latest newsletter in your inbox tomorrow morning. Then join Rob Wallace and CJK at 12:30 PM ET as they break it down live on X.

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NEW: This summer, Metaplanet will launch a shareholder-only credit card that offers 1.6% cashback in Bitcoin, automatically deposited into users’ wallets. 💳 It is part of the company’s broader Bitcoin strategy, which combines treasury accumulation, venture investing, and consumer products. 🇯🇵🟠

Bitcoin is up and stocks are down since the start of the conflict with Iran.

BEWARE TRAVELING TO 🇭🇰 HONG KONG WITH BITCOIN HARDWARE WALLETS Hong Kong has updated enforcement rules under the National Security Law as of March 23, 2026. Refusing to provide passwords or decryption assistance to police is now a criminal offense, covering ALL personal devices including phones, laptops, and likely hardware wallets. The rule applies to everyone in Hong Kong, including US citizens, even if only transiting through the airport. Authorities also have expanded powers to seize and retain devices they claim are linked to national security investigations. Travelers are advised to understand the risks before entering or transiting through the region.