💥 Save $600: Wall Street & Web3 are all in—are you?

Finance has gone from crypto-CURIOUS to crypto-COMMITTED ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  

SECURE YOUR PASS The energy in Miami this May will be undeniable. F1 Grand Prix week will be full throttle, the PGA Tour will be angling for holes in one, and excitement is at an all-time high heading into Consensus Miami.   More than 20,000 leaders from crypto, finance, tech, and policy are converging at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Here's what's on the marquee — and what it signals about where digital assets are headed.    🏦 Backed by the biggest names This is the biggest event bringing the entire industry together, and the names powering it say it all: Mastercard, Fidelity, Swift, Google, Stripe, Solana, Grayscale, OKX, Circle, Ripple, Galaxy, and more. From bankers to builders, they're all betting on what's next here.   ⚡ Solana Accelerate returns to America Leading L1 Solana has chosen Consensus as the home for its U.S. return, bringing 3,000+ builders, executives, and policymakers to showcase what's next for on-chain capital markets and financial infrastructure.   🤖 The year agentic commerce gets real AI agents are already opening wallets, executing trades, and managing portfolios on-chain. Dedicated workshops, demos, and main-stage programming will break down how it all works.   🤝 Three days of deals that will define the decade Allocators, founders, protocol engineers, and policymakers are here for the same reason: to meet with the people who matter most. The partnerships, investments, and infrastructure that shape what’s next all start here.   Stablecoin legislation is moving. Institutional allocations are accelerating. Tokenized assets are going live. The financial world has gone from crypto-curious to crypto-committed — and the people driving that shift will be in Miami. The momentum isn't slowing down — so lock in now to start making plans and making moves. Register now to save before prices increase. Deeper discounts available for groups. SECURE YOUR PASS Copyright © 2026 CoinDesk. All rights reserved. CoinDesk, Inc., 61 9th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10011, USA Unsubscribe Manage Preferences

🔮 Who wins when everyone bets on everything?

Cantor Fitzgerald says Robinhood and Coinbase are the best ways to play the prediction market boom — plus bitcoin clears $75K for the first time since February, and the SEC just told DeFi front-ends they're not brokers. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Why Cantor Fitzgerald thinks Robinhood and Coinbase are the best ways to play the prediction market boom A new Cantor Fitzgerald report names Robinhood and Coinbase as the top public-market plays on the prediction market boom, citing their massive retail user bases and existing trading infrastructure. Both companies generate fee revenue from event-based trading rather than taking the other side of users' bets — a model Cantor sees as more durable as on-chain sports betting volumes surpass $5.9 billion. Read the full story → Markets Bitcoin hits $75,000 for the first time since early February — but will it hold, and what it means if it does Bitcoin rose above $75,000 in early U.S. trading, up 6% in 24 hours, as macro sentiment improved and short sellers felt the squeeze. Roughly $200 million in shorts face liquidation if BTC pushes above $75,500. Analysts say a sustained hold would mark a structural breakout from two months of rangebound trading, though some argue the more meaningful levels sit closer to $79,000. Read more → Policy U.S. SEC says software allowing crypto wallet transactions aren't considered brokers The SEC's Division of Trading and Markets issued a staff statement saying that software interfaces — including DeFi front-ends, wallet apps, and browser extensions — can let users execute crypto securities transactions without registering as broker-dealers, provided they stay neutral: no solicitation, no investment advice, no discretion over execution. The guidance is interim and expires in five years unless the Commission acts further. Read more → Consensus by CoinDesk Join CoinDesk at Consensus Miami, where agentic commerce, crypto at scale, and institutional integration are redefining the future of finance. Save 20% with the code HEADLINES Get your pass → Know someone who should be reading this? Share this newsletter See all of CoinDesk’s newsletters    CoinDesk, Inc., 61 9th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York,NY,10011,USA, Unsubscribe Manage Preferences   Copyright © 2026 CoinDesk, All rights reserved.

🚫❄️ No court order, no freeze

Circle's CEO won't freeze USDC without a court order — even as $420M+ in hacked funds escape — plus the Senate is back from recess and Witt says the CLARITY Act talks are clearing other sticking points. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Monday, April 13, 2026 Circle CEO says he won't freeze USDC without a court order, even as hackers walk away with millions Speaking in Seoul, Jeremy Allaire gave his clearest defense yet of Circle's hands-off approach: USDC is a regulated financial product, and freeze decisions must follow court orders or law enforcement requests — not public pressure during an exploit. Critics, including blockchain sleuth ZachXBT, say the policy has allowed over $420 million in illicit funds to escape since 2022, pointing to the recent $285M Drift Protocol hack in which stolen USDC was bridged across chains over six hours while Circle waited for legal authorization. Rival Tether, by contrast, has blacklisted stolen funds within hours in similar situations. Read the full story → Exchange Research · Sponsored by Gate Spot trading volumes drop to the lowest level since September 2024 Combined spot and derivatives trading on centralized exchanges fell 6.53% in March to $5.26T — the lowest level since October 2024 — as geopolitical tensions drove capital toward commodities. Gold ranked as the fifth-largest futures asset with $55.6B traded. Gate made history, overtaking Bybit to claim third place in centralized derivatives for the first time, reaching a 12.0% market share despite a volume decline. Read more → Policy White House's top crypto adviser Witt says talks clearing other points on CLARITY Act The Senate returns from recess today with the CLARITY Act back on the agenda and a late-April Banking Committee markup in the crosshairs. Patrick Witt, speaking at the Solana Summit in New York, said stablecoin yield negotiations are making progress and that talks are now clearing the bill's remaining sticking points. Senator Hagerty has said he expects the bill out of committee this month — but the window is narrow, and failure to advance before May could push digital asset legislation past the midterms. Read more → Consensus by CoinDesk Join CoinDesk at Consensus Miami, where agentic commerce, crypto at scale, and institutional integration are redefining the future of finance. Save 20% with the code HEADLINES Get your pass → Know someone who should be reading this? Share this newsletter See all of CoinDesk’s newsletters    CoinDesk, Inc., 61 9th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York,NY,10011,USA, Unsubscribe Manage Preferences   Copyright © 2026 CoinDesk, All rights reserved.