Finance & Banking — Paulson Warns of Treasury Market Crisis Risk; Kraken Makes $550M Derivatives Play; Block Cuts 40% of Staff on AI Thesis

Finance & Banking · 2026-04-17

TODAY'S SIGNAL — Three distinct forces are reshaping the Finance & Banking landscape today. First, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's call for an emergency "break-the-glass" plan if Treasury demand collapses signals that systemic risk concerns have migrated from fringe commentary to establishment alarm — a development every fixed-income desk and bank ALM team must internalize. Second, the…