I’ve seen a notable shift in regulatory strategy as Zcash hired a Washington lobbyist this week, marking the first dedicated crypto policy advocate for the privacy coin. The firm reports a $150,000 quarterly budget for lobbying, aiming to influence three pending bills that could affect shielded transactions by up to 20%.

I’m tracking the hype around the former SEC chair now serving as the AI Czar. Hodler’s Digest projects Bitcoin could reach $600,000 in this cycle, a 5,900% rise from the current $10,200 level. If the projection holds, market cap would expand by roughly $11 trillion, dwarfing today’s $250 billion total.

I noted two geopolitical moves that could reshape compliance. Trump appointed former intel chief Jay Clayton to head a new Super Intelligence Force, a 12‑member unit expected to draft AI‑driven enforcement guidelines within six months. Meanwhile Japan added Garantex to its Russia sanctions list, joining 15 other exchanges, raising the total sanctioned crypto entities to 42 worldwide 🌐.
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