House Republicans Push CBDC Restrictions as Senate Showdown Looms Over Digital Currency Debate

Republican House lawmakers are advancing legislation to establish permanent prohibitions against central bank digital currencies, citing surveillance and privacy concerns. The Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act has cleared the House and now faces Senate consideration, representing a significant moment in cryptocurrency policy as policymakers grapple with how blockchain technology reshapes American financial infrastructure.

Swan Bitcoin Faces Nearly $1B Legal Action Over Prime Trust Custodian Failure

Swan Bitcoin faces nearly $1 billion in legal claims alleging the firm exploited insider knowledge of Prime Trust’s collapse to shield itself from losses while exposing other market participants to significant cryptocurrency custody risk. The lawsuit raises fundamental questions about information asymmetries and fiduciary responsibility within centralized digital asset custody services.

Polymarket’s Iran Prediction Anomaly: Cryptocurrency Traders Uncover Suspicious 98% Win Rate Pattern

Blockchain researchers have identified a troubling pattern within Polymarket’s decentralized prediction markets: interconnected Ethereum wallet addresses accumulated $2.4 million by consistently predicting U.S. military developments involving Iran with nearly 98% accuracy. The statistically improbable success rate has triggered investigations into potential insider trading within DeFi platforms.

Why Governance Infrastructure Failures Don’t Mean DAOs Are Dead

When Tally exited governance tooling, critics declared DAOs dead. But the real issue isn’t the governance mechanism itself—it’s that most DAOs haven’t adequately planned for infrastructure dependencies like relayers and decoders. True governance resilience requires community-owned, decentralized infrastructure.

Major Crypto Exchanges Pull Support After Consensus Conference Afterparty Controversy

Major cryptocurrency exchanges and blockchain infrastructure firms have distanced themselves from an adult-themed afterparty following a prominent Miami industry conference, citing concerns about professional standards and inclusive environments. The incident has prompted sponsoring organizations to reconsider their participation in major cryptocurrency events and sparked broader industry discussion about corporate responsibility within the rapidly evolving Web3 and blockchain sectors.

Bitcoin’s Structural Repricing: Why AI Models Project $130K-$150K by 2026

Advanced analysis suggests Bitcoin could reach $130,000-$150,000 by end-2026, driven not by speculative excess but institutional adoption, corporate treasury accumulation, and decreasing circulating supply. This represents fundamental repricing of Bitcoin as mature digital gold rather than traditional bull-market peak.