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A bipartisan discussion draft circulated by House Ways and Means Committee members Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) and Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) introduces a targeted tax safe harbor for certain stablecoin transactions, aiming to reduce compliance burdens for everyday crypto payments. Released on December 20, the proposal—part of a broader Digital Asset PARITY Act framework—would exempt capital gains taxes on transactions …

Bitcoin (BTC) consolidates around $88,000, with traders viewing this stability as potential buildup for a breakout toward $94,000, according to market analysts. Currently trading near $88,100–$88,200 (down slightly from recent highs above $90,000), BTC shows resilience despite broader crypto market caution and year-end profit-taking. This range-bound action follows a volatile 2025, where Bitcoin briefly touched highs near $126,000 earlier. Analysts …

The Ethereum Foundation has announced a strategic pivot for zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (zkEVMs), emphasizing cryptographic security over additional speed optimizations, with a roadmap culminating in 128-bit provable security by the end of 2026. Following breakthroughs in 2025—reducing block proving times from 16 minutes to 16 seconds and slashing costs dramatically—the Foundation declared real-time proving achieved. Now, attention turns to …

The Ethereum Foundation has announced a strategic pivot for zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (zkEVMs), emphasizing cryptographic security over additional speed optimizations, with a roadmap culminating in 128-bit provable security by the end of 2026. Following breakthroughs in 2025—reducing block proving times from 16 minutes to 16 seconds and slashing costs dramatically—the Foundation declared real-time proving achieved. Now, attention turns to …

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has praised prediction markets as a superior mechanism for uncovering truth and assessing probabilities compared to social media, which he criticises for lacking accountability. In a Farcaster post, Buterin described prediction markets—platforms like Polymarket where users bet on event outcomes—as an “antidote” to the “crazy opinions” rampant on emotional topics online. He illustrated with screenshots: Elon …