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Opinion by: Francesco Mosterts, co-founder of Umia.Crypto prides itself on being a market-driven system. Prices, incentives, and capital flows determine everything from token valuations to lending rates and blockspace demand. Markets are the industry’s primary coordination mechanism. Yet, when it comes to governance, crypto suddenly abandons markets altogether.Recent governance disputes at major protocols have once again exposed the tensions inside DAO decision-making. Participation remains extremely low and influence is highly concentrated. A study of 50 DAOs found “a discernible pattern of low token holder engagement,” showing that a single large voter could sway 35% of outcomes and that four voters…

Australians are using Anthropic’s Claude AI at more than four times the rate their population size would suggest, according to new data from the Anthropic Economic Index released March 31, 2026. The findings arrive as the AI safety company opens its Sydney office and formalizes cooperation with the Australian government on AI research.Australia accounts for 1.6% of global Claude.ai traffic, ranking eleventh worldwide. But the real story is per capita intensity—the country’s Anthropic AI Usage Index score of 4.1 places it seventh globally, trailing only Singapore, Israel, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United States, and Canada.Sydney and Melbourne DominateTwo states drive nearly…

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1911.41, up 0.1% (+2.45) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday.Thirteen of 20 assets is trading higher.Leaders: NEAR (+1.9%) and BCH (+1.5%).Laggards: HBAR (-2.4%) and XLM (-2.0%). The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.

Two malicious Axios npm releases have prompted warnings for developers to rotate credentials and treat affected systems as compromised after a supply chain attack poisoned the popular JavaScript HTTP client library.The compromise was first reported by cybersecurity company Socket, which said axios@1.14.1 and axios@0.30.4 were modified to pull in plain-crypto-js@4.2.1, a malicious dependency that ran automatically during installation before the releases were removed from npm.According to security company OX Security, the altered code can give attackers remote access to infected devices, allowing them to steal sensitive data such as login credentials, API keys and crypto wallet information.The incident shows how…

Bitcoin’s week 14 saw price action extend its downtrend before catching a bid near $65,000, according to Glassnode’s latest market pulse report. The leading cryptocurrency broke below $68,000 mid-week, tested support at $65,000, then bounced modestly to roughly $67,000 heading into the weekend.The pattern of lower highs remains intact, keeping short-term momentum fragile.Spot Markets Quiet, Derivatives Show Cautious LongsTrading volume declined across spot markets, with participation described as “subdued” in the report. Investors aren’t showing much conviction at these levels—neither panic selling nor aggressive accumulation.The derivatives picture looks slightly more constructive. Futures open interest ticked higher while funding rates firmed…

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)The crypto market started the week on a positive note, but further gains may be limited as signs of fresh capital inflows remain weak.Ether (ETH) and solana (SOL) prices have risen over 3% since midnight UTC, with BTC up nearly 2% and XRP lagging at 1.5%. The CoinDesk 20 Index has gained 2% to 1,941 points.The demand side, however, appears weak. The 11 U.S.-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) registered a net outflow of $296.18 million, snapping a four-week streak of inflows, according to data source SoSoValue. Ether ETFs bled over $200…

A new app from the US government has sparked concerns among users and researchers over potential location-tracking features, security vulnerabilities and data collection.The White House launched the app on Friday as a way for users to get a “direct line to the White House,” including receiving breaking news alerts on major government announcements, watching livestreams and keeping up to date on “policy breakthroughs.”However, users on X have raised concerns about the permissions required to use the app, including access to the device’s location, shared storage and network activity, though these claims have not been independently verified.While many apps often request…

LDO Price Prediction Summary • Short-term target (1 week): $0.33-0.35 • Medium-term forecast (1 month): $0.35-0.40 range• Bullish breakout level: $0.33 • Critical support: $0.28 What Crypto Analysts Are Saying About Lido DAO While specific analyst predictions for March 2026 are limited, recent forecasts provide context for our LDO price prediction. According to earlier analysis from CoinCodex in December 2025, Lido DAO was predicted to reach $0.651700 by early January 2026. Blockchain.News had suggested potential upside of 16-23% to the $0.66-$0.70 range within their forecasting period. However, current market conditions show LDO trading significantly below those projections at $0.31, indicating…

Since Bitcoin’s all-time high of $127,000 in October 2025, the first quarter of 2026 has gotten off to a shaky start, with Bitcoin crashing to a $60,000 floor in under five months. While this whiplash may be painful, it looks worse than it really is: the market is actually doing exactly what it needs to do to build a stronger cycle ahead.Crypto tends to bear the brunt of the selloff when macro conditions, geopolitical tensions and traditional markets turn south. Several converging factors are currently driving immense pressure on crypto markets: elevated counterparty risk, global liquidity tightening, weak technical trends,…

Canada’s federal government has proposed a total ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties, citing concerns that foreign entities could exploit the technology to interfere in elections.Known as the Strong and Free Elections Act, the bill was introduced on Thursday and proposed to amend the Canada Elections Act to prohibit political parties and third parties involved in the election process from accepting donations in crypto, money orders and prepaid cards to prevent anonymous and “hard to trace contributions.”The bill’s sponsor, Steven MacKinnon, the leader of the government in the House of Commons, said in an X statement on Thursday that…