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Washington has spent years talking about a US CBDC as a distant possibility. It was an abstract policy idea, safely contained inside white papers and partisan messaging. But then the Senate put a number on it and made it very real.On March 2, senators voted 84-6 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 6644, a broad housing and banking package that would bar the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC until the end of 2030.Only six senators voted no. Cory Booker voted present, and nine senators did not vote.That margin meant that a CBDC stopped being a…

Some of Bitcoin’s most trusted bottom signals rest on the simple assumption that when old coins move, something meaningful has changed.Traders and analysts often interpret that as renewed selling, fresh distribution, or signs that the market hasn’t bottomed. That logic helped turn HODL Waves, Coin Days Destroyed, and long-term holder supply into some of the most widely used metrics in Bitcoin cycle analysis.The problem with that is that Bitcoin’s blockchain records movements and has no way of showing the motive behind them.On Nov. 22, 2025, Coinbase said it was transferring BTC and ETH from its legacy wallets to new internal…

In brief Ledger now supports hardware wallet signing for MoonPay Agents transactions. Users must approve each transaction while AI agents execute trades and transfers. MoonPay launched its AI agent infrastructure in February. Ledger has added hardware wallet support for MoonPay Agents, allowing human users to verify and sign transactions initiated by their deployed AI agents, MoonPay announced on Friday.The announcement comes as the crypto industry has embraced artificial intelligence in the form of autonomous AI agents. The Ledger integration routes agent-generated trades, swaps, and transfers through a secure signer that requires manual approval on the hardware wallet.“The Ledger integration is…

Polymarket and Kalshi are trying to raise money at valuations that put them in the top tier of consumer-fintech names, even as Washington moves closer to writing new rules for the product they sell. Both companies are reportedly in early fundraising talks that could value each at around $20 billion.That fundraising chatter is taking place in the middle of a political storm.Iran-related contracts turned prediction markets from a quirky forecasting niche into a question about insider information and incentives around war. Reuters reviewed Polymarket markets tied to the timing of attacks and Khamenei’s removal and found about $529 million wagered…

In brief Artificial general intelligence refers to AI that can learn and reason across many tasks. Researchers say today’s chatbots are powerful but still far from true general intelligence. Experts disagree on when AGI might arrive or how anyone would recognize it. Artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is one of the most cited milestones in the AI industry. Tech executives predict it, investors dump billions into funding research into it, and critics warn about its risks once it arrives.But what exactly AGI is remains unclear, and researchers still disagree on what counts as “general intelligence,” when it might arrive, and…

In brief Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a vocal critic of government surveillance via CBDCs, could sign a bill that gives Florida the ability to regulate stablecoins independently. The legislation includes transaction monitoring requirements that mirror federal anti-money laundering rules that some libertarians have opposed. Sen. Ted Cruz is among CBDC skeptics that remain cautious, arguing a temporary ban included in a recently passed housing bill is insufficient. Not long before Ron DeSantis began shaping his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the Florida governor described a dystopian future looming on the horizon.He warned that a central bank digital currency,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) in the United States have posted five consecutive days of capital inflows for the first time in 2026. This good run of form comes as a relief after what has been a turbulent start to the year for BTC and the broader cryptocurrency market. While the premier cryptocurrency still appears to be struggling in terms of price action, the demand conditions — especially in the US — seem to be improving steadily. According to the latest market data, the Bitcoin ETFs registered…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Reports indicate investment bank TD Cowen warned the CLARITY Act may not pass until 2027 and could take effect in 2029. Lawmakers And Deadlines The bill’s timetable is tight. Alex Thorn of Galaxy Digital said if the CLARITY Act doesn’t clear committee by the end of April, the chances of passage in 2026 fall sharply. Senate leaders have signaled other items will take priority on the floor, leaving little room for a complex compromise. Debate over stablecoin rewards is where many expect the fight to play out.…

The personal information of hundreds of thousands of US healthcare patients may have been leaked in a cyberattack. According to the government of Maine, the sensitive information of 237,830 patients of the healthcare firm Bell Ambulance, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was exposed after the company suffered a cyberattack that started on February 7th 2025. In a letter to its customers, Bell Ambulance says it wasn’t aware of the breach until February 13th. “On February 13, 2025, we became aware of unauthorized activity on our computer network and immediately engaged third-party forensic specialists to determine the full nature and scope of the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, said he has always feared that Bitcoin is a “giant Ponzi scheme,” with the latest stories around the cryptocurrency appearing to prove him right. Former Prime Minister Johnson Calls Pokémon Cards A Better Bet Than BTC  In a March 13 Daily Mail column, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson shared his thoughts about Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. According to the former political leader, Bitcoin and other crypto assets are a Ponzi scheme because they…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $53 million in a single day this week, pushing monthly inflows past $1.16 billion — a sharp reversal after four straight months of outflows that drained more than $6 billion from those same funds. ETF Inflows Signal A Shift In Investor Behavior The turnaround is being read by analysts as a sign that investors are stepping back in after a prolonged selloff. Bitcoin was trading around $70,850 as of Saturday, up from lows earlier in the year, and technical indicators are pointing…

February’s CPI report gave markets a reason to relax. Inflation looked soft enough to keep hopes for rate cuts alive, with consumer prices up 0.3% on the month and 2.4% from a year earlier, while core CPI rose 0.2% in the month and 2.5% annually. Shelter kept cooling, and the overall picture looked manageable for the Fed.But the relief came with a catch.By the time the report arrived on March 11, the picture had already changed. The labor market weakened, last year’s payroll data was revised lower, and the conflict in Iran pushed oil to record highs.That’s the real issue…

The Ethereum Foundation has made another ETH sale directly to a publicly traded treasury company, announcing Saturday that it sold some of its own treasury to Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion Technologies.According to an X post, the Foundation sold 5,000 ETH to BitMine at an average price of $2,042.96 per coin, or just over $10.2 million worth of the second-largest cryptocurrency.”This sale funds the [Ethereum Foundation’s] core operations & activities, including protocol R&D, ecosystem development, community grant funding and more,” the Foundation posted, adding that it was part of its “ongoing treasury management activities.” 1/ This sale funds the EF’s core…

The Federal Reserve says a US bank employee took advantage of a customer’s death and stole more than $10,000. According to a new memo issued by the Fed’s Board of Governors, Klaus Koberstein – a senior sales associate at the East Cambridge Savings Bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts – drained $12,500 from a deceased customer’s bank account for his own personal benefit. Authorities say that between October 2025 until May 2023, Koberstein siphoned funds from the account in a series of unauthorized transactions. The Fed has not specified who the victim was or exactly how the banker executed the scheme. “Koberstein’s…

In brief RICO claims in a class-action lawsuit against a pastor were rejected by a federal judge. The pastor in question, Eddy Alexandre, pleaded guilty to commodities fraud in 2023. Last year, the CFTC secured a nearly $229 million penalty against him and his company. A federal judge in New York rejected RICO claims underpinning a class-action lawsuit against a pastor and alleged associates on Thursday, finding that investors in what authorities have called a crypto Ponzi scheme could not move forward with efforts to pursue damages.U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams found that a provision included in the Private Securities…

A quiet shift is underway in the stablecoin hierarchy. While Tether’s USDT still dominates the digital dollar market, the gap between the two largest issuers is narrowing as USDC steadily expands its footprint and Tether’s growth shows signs of softening.Additionally, USDC is gaining ground in the places where the next wave of crypto money is likely to show up most clearly: regulated payments, institutional settlement, and high-velocity on-chain transfers.Tether’s USDT still holds the largest stock of digital dollars in circulation, but the contest is shifting from a simple market-cap race to a fight over which issuer controls the rails that…