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Macroeconomist Adam Kobeissi stated that the risks facing the Fed are increasing, and that the current economic outlook resembles “the Fed’s worst nightmare.” According to Kobeissi, one of the most significant limitations of the Fed is that it can only control inflation from the demand side, and cannot directly intervene in supply-side shocks. The analyst noted that the sharp rise in energy prices, in particular, has created supply-driven inflationary pressure, and that in such situations, the Fed is forced to take more aggressive steps to suppress demand. Recalling that the opposite happened during the 2020 pandemic, Kobeissi stated that interest…

Binance is reportedly discussing an out-of-court settlement with Nigerian authorities to resolve its ongoing tax evasion case. The Multi-Billion Dollar Legal Dispute Top cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reportedly initiated talks with Nigerian authorities to resolve its ongoing tax evasion case through an out-of-court settlement. At a hearing before High Court Judge Emeka Nwite in Abuja, the company’s counsel, Sunday Agaji, confirmed that discussions were underway with the Nigeria Revenue Service. According to a local report, the prosecution lawyer Moses Ideho, Deputy Director in the agency’s Legal Department, also acknowledged the move, noting that the defence had approached the service earlier…

TokenInsight and io.net have formally entered a strategic partnership, representing a monumental milestone in the convergence of Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) and data analytics. Together, they will create an environment that connects raw computational power with usable market intelligence as the foundation for advancing the future of Web3 technology. Strengthening the DePIN and AI Narrative This partnership creates an opportunity for a mutually beneficial relationship during a period of unprecedented growth in the demand for high-performance computing due to the explosive expansion of global artificial intelligence. io.net has established its role as one of the leading participants in the…

In a move that could fundamentally reshape Ethereum’s economic landscape, the Ethereum Foundation has unveiled a groundbreaking proposal to capture and burn all Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) revenue. This Ethereum MEV burn mechanism, dubbed “Execution Tickets,” represents a pivotal shift in how the network manages value extraction during block production. Reported initially by Foresight News, the proposal aims to transfer MEV profits from validators to the protocol itself for permanent removal from circulation. Consequently, this initiative forms a core component of ‘The Scourge,’ a dedicated phase within Ethereum’s ongoing roadmap targeting systemic centralization risks. The potential implications for $ETH’s supply,…

Don’t be fooled by the prolonged crypto bear market, the industry remains a sound investment and less at risk from replacement by AI than traditional software as a service (SaaS) operations, according to Ravi Tanuku, CEO of KRAKacquisition Corp. (KRAKU), a blank check company backed by U.S. crypto exchange Kraken. The company, a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by Kraken with venture firms Natural Capital and Tribe Capital, closed its $345 million IPO in January, and is now ready to explore deals with crypto-native firms valued between $2 billion and $10 billion, Tanuku said in an interview. This…

For over a year now, the White House has made strong efforts to court the crypto industry, rolling out permissive regulations that have turbocharged the sector’s integration with the U.S. economy. But there’s one issue that still keeps some crypto industry leaders up at night, despite the Donald Trump administration’s many promises on the subject: protections for software developers. Last year, the Trump Justice Department made multiple commitments to stop prosecuting the developers of crypto privacy software—the types of tools used to keep crypto transactions anonymous. And yet, months later, federal prosecutors sent two Bitcoin developers to prison for creating…

World Liberty Financial ($WLFI) has released AgentPay SDK v0.2.1, an update that extends its open-source AI agent payment toolkit to support x402 and MPP (Machine Payment Protocol) HTTP payment flows, while also expanding EIP-3009 signing support and adding Tempo mainnet compatibility. What Is AgentPay SDK? Think of AgentPay SDK as a wallet and payment system built specifically for AI agents, not humans. When an AI agent is running a task, it often needs to pay for things along the way: pulling data from a paid API, accessing a service, or completing a machine-to-machine transaction. Without a purpose-built payment layer, that…

Gnosis’ push behind the Ethereum Economic Zone shows DAOs moving from tuning parameters to voting on whether whole chains become Ethereum L2s, tying governance to market structure. The Ethereum Economic Zone did not appear out of thin air at EthCC 2026; it is the visible tip of a governance process inside Gnosis that has been wrestling with a single strategic question for months: should a long‑running sidechain effectively become a native Ethereum layer‑2. GnosisDAO governance records from February 2026 show community discussions around a six‑month R&D collaboration with zero‑knowledge engineer Jordi Baylina to explore “converting Gnosis Chain (GNO) into a…

The latest figures from defillama.com show the fiat-pegged token economy pulled back over the past week, shedding $1.04 billion since March 21. Seven of the top ten stablecoins posted net outflows during that stretch. $USDC Sees $1.37B in Outflows as Stablecoin Market Shrinks As of this weekend, defillama.com stats show tether ( $USDT) continues to dominate the sector with a market capitalization of $184.068 billion, even after a modest seven-day dip of -0.03%, or just over $56 million in outflows. $USDT currently accounts for 58.42% of the stablecoin sector’s total valuation, which stands at $315.072 billion after the $1.04 billion…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused the Financial Times of fabricating a story claiming he supported modeling Treasury-Federal Reserve (Fed) relations on the Bank of England (BoE) framework. The explosive denial comes after the FT published its report, citing unnamed financial industry executives. Bessent vs. FT and What It Means for Crypto Markets Bessent called the FT article “explicitly false” and said journalists ignored his direct, on-the-record rejection of the premise. The FT had reported that Bessent discussed tightening Treasury oversight of the Fed by adopting elements of the BoE’s model, including letter-writing mechanisms between the chancellor and the central…