Prediction market Kalshi filed a preemptive lawsuit in an Iowa federal court against Attorney General Brenna Bird and state gaming regulators, alleging a substantial risk of future enforcement over its sports event contracts. The firm argues that federal law and its status under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shield it from Iowa gambling regulations, while several other U.S. states have brought or faced similar actions concerning whether its contracts constitute unlicensed gambling.

On March 9, Binance.US appointed compliance lawyer Stephen Gregory as its new CEO, succeeding Norman Reed, who moved into an advisory role. The exchange, which previously faced a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that was dismissed with prejudice in May, signaled plans to grow its staking products and add services linked to decentralized finance and tokenized assets. Over the past year, the firm also restored U.S. dollar deposits and withdrawals and introduced new rewards, staking and referral offerings.

On Tuesday, Senator Angela Alsobrooks told a banking industry event that she is collaborating with Republican Senator Thom Tillis on a compromise to advance a key United States crypto market structure bill. She said both the crypto sector and banks will likely be "a little bit unhappy" as lawmakers tackle contentious issues such as banning stablecoin yield payments, which banking groups argue pose deposit flight risks.

Anthropic, developer of the Claude AI system, has sued the Trump administration and multiple US agencies after the Pentagon formally labeled the firm a military "supply chain risk" on March 3. The company is asking federal courts in California and Washington, D.C., to overturn both the Defense Department's designation and an order directing federal employees to stop using Claude, calling the government actions "unprecedented and unlawful." It argues the label followed its refusal to lift contractual limits on using Claude for lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance of Americans.

Researchers from Boston Consulting Group and the University of California reported on Friday that a survey of nearly 1,500 full-time U.S. employees found 14% experienced "AI brain fry," or mental fatigue from intensive use or oversight of AI tools. Affected workers reported symptoms such as mental fog, headaches and slower decision-making, but the study also found that using AI to handle repetitive tasks was associated with lower burnout levels.

In a note published on Friday, NYDIG head of research Greg Cipolaro argued that the recent parallel rally in Bitcoin and U.S. software stocks reflects shared sensitivity to the current macroeconomic environment rather than a structural convergence. He said that although Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with software shares, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq has risen, statistical measures suggest most of Bitcoin's price moves are still driven by factors outside traditional equity markets.

Google's threat intelligence team reported that a new exploit kit dubbed "Coruna" targets iPhones running iOS 13.0 to 17.2.1 and has been used on fake crypto websites to capture wallet seed phrases. The toolkit, first identified in February 2025, contains multiple iOS exploit chains and was later found on spoofed Chinese financial and exchange sites seeking user funds and sensitive data. Security researchers say the tool may be linked to surveillance customers, while some industry experts dispute claims it originated from US intelligence code.

On Wednesday, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI signed a non-binding White House pledge to cover the energy needs of their AI data centers without shifting costs to consumers. US President Donald Trump said data centers "need some PR help" and claimed the agreement aims to ease public concern that new facilities will raise electricity bills as AI-related power demand grows toward 2028.

On Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump criticized banks for blocking progress on the Senate’s crypto market structure legislation over restrictions on stablecoin yield payments. He warned that attempts to undermine the GENIUS Act and delay the CLARITY Act are unacceptable, and urged banks to reach an agreement with the crypto industry. Lawmakers and industry groups remain divided over whether the bill should ban all stablecoin yield, leaving the legislation stalled in the Senate.