Economist Dawie Roodt has issued a warning that central bank digital 
currencies could become tools for authoritarian control due to their 
“programmable” nature. The Authoritarian Risk South African economist Dawie 
Roodt warned that central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, could become 
instruments of authoritarian control if governments exploit their programmable 
features. Speaking at a recent […]

South African Economist Flags Authoritarian Risks in CBDCs

Nevin Shetty, the former senior executive of startup Fabric, has been 
sentenced to two years in prison for a $35 million wire fraud scheme involving 
a high-risk cryptocurrency gamble. A Secret Side-Business A former chief 
financial officer’s (CFO) attempt to turn his employer’s treasury into a 
personal cryptocurrency “ yield farm” has ended in a […]

Seattle Court Sentences Former CFO for Unauthorized $35M Cryptocurrency Gamble

While bitcoin has drifted sideways this week, we turned to some of today’s 
leading artificial intelligence (AI) models to weigh in on where the asset may 
head next. Will the crypto asset fall below its 2026 low? Or will it reclaim 
the $100,000 mark in the near term? Nine AI models lay out their expectations. 
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Grok, Claude, Qwen, ChatGPT, and More: 9 AI Models Predict Bitcoin’s Next Price Path

A federal judge dismissed claims tying Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao 
(CZ) to terrorist attacks, delivering a significant legal victory for the 
crypto exchange while leaving the door open for plaintiffs to refile with 
revised allegations. Federal Judge Tosses Claims Linking Binance to Terror 
Financing Legal disputes over cryptocurrency platforms continue to test the 
[…]

US Judge Throws out Lawsuit Against Binance and CZ Over Claims of Funding Linked to Violent Attacks

Coinbase is accelerating its global crypto push, expanding its Everything 
Exchange vision as decentralized trading inside the Coinbase app opens to 
users across 84 countries, unlocking access to millions of onchain tokens 
beyond traditional exchange listings. Coinbase Pushes ‘Everything Exchange’ 
Vision Worldwide Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared on social media platform 
X on March 6 […]

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