BIG BITCOIN DUMP INCOMING? META FACEBOOK USDC STABLECOIN!
May 1, 2026
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5 min readBitcoin’s daily chart flashed a bearish MACD cross as the price hovered above $76,000, and host Tony Edward returned from a Grand Canyon vacation to walk through a packed news cycle dominated by stablecoin infrastructure. Meta began paying select creators in USDC on Solana and Polygon, Visa expanded its stablecoin settlement pilot to nine blockchains, and Tether-backed Ubit rolled out Visa cards for AI agents to spend USDT without human intervention. The episode made clear that while Bitcoin’s short-term direction is uncertain, the building of blockchain-based payment and credit rails is accelerating fast.
Bitcoin’s technical setup looks fragile
Edward opened with a cautious read of the Bitcoin daily chart. The MACD had just produced a bearish cross, which he described as a signal that “bears are gaining momentum.” Bitcoin had recently recovered from a dump to $65,000 and rallied back toward $78,000, but the RSI stopped just short of the overbought zone at 70, peaking around 66 or 67. That left the door open for the relief rally to be over. “Bitcoin could roll over, go test the lows of 58k, which it hit back in February, or it could go lower,” Edward said. He noted that some analysts are calling for the low $50,000s or even the $40,000s, though he stressed that no one has a crystal ball and a bounce is also possible.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:08) **Bitcoin Daily Chart Looks Bearish** - Host Tony Edward warns the Bitcoin daily MACD has printed a bearish cross while BTC trades above $76,000, signaling bears are gaining momentum.
- 2 (05:08) **US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Declares Pro-Bitcoin Stance** - Hegseth says he is a "long and enthusiast of Bitcoin and crypto potential" and that classified defense efforts provide leverage using crypto.
- 3 (06:19) **Meta Begins Paying Creators in USDC Stablecoin via Stripe** - Facebook parent Meta is rolling out stablecoin payouts to select creators, allowing them to receive earnings in USDC on Solana or Polygon.
- 4 (08:40) **Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement Pilot to Nine Blockchains** - The credit card giant adds Base, Polygon, Circle's CCTP, Canton Network, and Tempo to its stablecoin settlement infrastructure.
- 5 (09:01) **Germany's AllUnity Expands EUR Stablecoin to Solana** - The MiCA-regulated EUR stablecoin launches on Solana for faster, cheaper euro-denominated transfers.
- 6 (11:22) **Anchorage Digital and MZero Partner for Regulated Stablecoins** - The first US federally chartered crypto bank taps MZero's protocol to let institutions mint and manage fully configurable stablecoins.
- 7 (14:27) **Tether-Backed Ubit Launches Virtual Visa Cards for AI Agents** - AI agents can now spend USDT directly via virtual Visa cards, funded from Tether's Treasury with no fiat on-ramp needed.
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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
00:55 Bitcoin analysis
03:48 Pete Hegseth Bitcoin & Crypto
05:04 Meta Stablecoin
07:24 Visa Stablecoin settlement blockchains
07:44 AllUnity Euro stablecoin on Solana
08:51 Anchorage Digital M0 Stablecoins
11:55 Tether USDT AI Agents
13:40 PayPal Crypto
14:04 Coinbase Stablecoin Credit Fund
15:25 Bullish Ripple Prime BTC RLUSD
16:05 Polymarket Chainalysis 17:47 Senate bans prediction markets use
18:25 Elizabeth Warren Tether Howard Lutnick =================================================
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