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Mrinank Sharma, who led safeguards research at Anthropic, resigned from the AI company yesterday and publicly shared his departure letter. In the letter posted to X, Sharma cited mounting unease over gaps between stated principles and actual decisions at AI organizations and in society more broadly. He described a widening disconnect between ethical commitments and operational realities. Today is my last day at Anthropic. I resigned. Here is the letter I shared with my colleagues, explaining my decision. pic.twitter.com/Qe4QyAFmxL — mrinank (@MrinankSharma) February 9, 2026 “It is clear to me that the time has come to move on,” Sharma wrote.…

U.S. lawmakers introduced PREDICT Act banning officials from trading political prediction markets. Bill applies to president, vice president, Congress members, appointees, spouses, and dependent children involved. Violations face 10% fine on contract value and forfeiture of all trading profits. U.S. lawmakers have introduced the bipartisan PREDICT Act to stop senior government officials from trading on political prediction markets. The proposal would ban the president, vice president, members of Congress, and political appointees, along with spouses and dependents, from profiting on government-related outcomes. PREDICT Act Seeks to Ban Political Prediction Market Trading According to the March 25 proposal, Representatives Adrian Smith…

Two early Kalshi employees are raising up to $35 million for 5c(c) Capital, a fund aimed at backing startups building around prediction markets, according to a Fortune report. The fund has already attracted support from an unusual mix of competitors and top investors. Backers include Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour and Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, alongside venture heavyweights such as Marc Andreessen through Moneta Luna, Ribbit Capital founder Micky Malka, and former Multicoin managing partner Kyle Samani. 5c(c) Capital is led by Adhi Rajaprabhakaran, an early trader tied to Kalshi’s market making operations, and Noah Zingler Sternig, the company’s former head…

On Polymarket, one of the leading cryptocurrency market prediction platforms, investors have begun pricing in their expectations regarding the Fed’s interest rate decision in March. Data from the platform indicates that the market is largely focused on the scenario where interest rates will remain unchanged. According to data from Polymarket, the probability that the Fed will not change its policy interest rate at the March meeting is overwhelmingly high at 83 percent. A 25 basis point rate cut is priced at 16 percent. A more aggressive move of 50 basis points or more is seen as highly unlikely at only…

Congressional Republicans are already on the ropes in this year’s U.S. midterm elections, and Congress is likely to shift in ways that deeply affect crypto efforts. So, advocacy group Stand With Crypto is gearing up with a slate of candidate endorsements and a new political poll that says neither party has a majority advantage as crypto’s best advocate. Stand With Crypto, established initially by Coinbase as a pro-crypto group populated by retail investors, is known for its political advocacy, including maintaining a grading system for U.S. politicians. It announced endorsements in six “battleground” races on Thursday, backing congressional incumbents —…

AI agents can now trade crypto, manage portfolios, and pay for services autonomously. What they couldn’t do, until now, was agree on how to use a wallet. MoonPay just shipped the fix. The crypto payments giant launched the Open Wallet Standard (OWS) on March 23, an open-source framework that gives AI agents a secure, universal interface for holding funds, signing transactions, and interacting with blockchains. Think of it as a shared language so every AI agent doesn’t have to invent its own dialect for talking to wallets. The standard is live on GitHub, npm, and PyPI, with backing from more…

Ethereum ($ETH) is trading at $2,135, 9% below its March peak, as a post-rally distribution phase plays out on the daily chart. Two on-chain signals point in opposite directions — whale wallets were selling into the peak, but a sharp exchange supply withdrawal now suggests buyers are stepping in at current levels. Ethereum Whale Wallets Distributed Into the March Rally Peak Santiment data tracking wallets holding between 100,000 and 1,000,000 $ETH shows large holders increased their balances steadily through mid-March as the price climbed toward $2,370. That buying helped power the 21.44% recovery rally from the March 9 low near…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been knocked out of the ranks of the world’s 500 wealthiest people. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Armstrong’s net worth has plummeted by over $10 billion from its peak of $17.7 billion just seven months ago. The 43-year-old executive’s fortune now stands at approximately $7.5 billion. The latest blow to Armstrong’s fortune was delivered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Recently, the banking behemoth slashed its price target for Coinbase by 27%. Coinbase shares have mirrored the broader sector’s decline. The aforementioned downgrade has further contributed to volatility. A billionaire wipeout Obviously, Armstrong is not…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into law a sweeping set of reforms aimed at dismantling organized crime, and cryptocurrencies are at the center of the strategy. Under Law No. 15.358, enacted March 25, cryptoassets confiscated from criminal organizations can be funneled into Brazil’s public security system. This includes funding for police equipment, intelligence operations and officer training. The law explicitly allows the provisional use of these assets before a final conviction, provided it is approved by a judge. Rather than treating seized cryptocurrencies as a potential reserve of value for the state, an idea floated by some…

At a time when regulations regarding cryptocurrencies are on the agenda in Turkey, Binance TR platform has announced that it will be performing planned system maintenance. The company announced that, in compliance with the Capital Markets Board’s ($SPK) regulations regarding information systems, all services will be temporarily suspended between 01:00 and 09:00 on the night of March 23rd to 24th (tonight). During the maintenance period, access to the mobile application and website, Turkish Lira (TRY) and cryptocurrency deposits, withdrawals, and transfers, buy/sell orders, instant notifications, and API services will be unavailable. The platform specifically advises users to review their open…