The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that blocked the government from prohibiting the use of Anthropic technology. The judge said the government’s national security rationale was insufficient, and that the government’s actions were akin to punishing Anthropic because it requires that the technology not be used for surveillance or autonomous weapons.

The Russian government has submitted a bill to impose the maximum 2,000,000 ruble fines and up to 5 years in prison for illegal cryptocurrency mining. Of the roughly 50,000 miners nationwide, only 1,500 have registered; the ban has been expanded to 13 regions, and the prohibition will remain in effect until 2031.

The U.S. prediction market industry faces legislative pressure amid rapid expansion, with monthly trading volume rising from $1.2 billion to $20 billion. Six bills are being advanced by Congress, covering contracts that would prohibit insider trading and related sensitive events, while multiple states have filed lawsuits against the relevant platforms and regulation is tightening.

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March 29th Cryptocurrency Market News: MicroStrategy's founder gives a bullish signal, analysts focus on Saudi production cuts, High points out that Bitcoin may have already bottomed. U.S. stocks may be approaching a short-term bottom, Canada plans to ban cryptocurrency political donations. The market needs to reset in order to start a new bull market.

The Canadian government has introduced the “Strong and Free Elections Act,” planning to ban political donations in forms such as cryptocurrency because they may create risks to election integrity. At the same time, the UK Labour Party has also paused accepting cryptocurrency donations until the regulatory framework is improved.

Gate News reports that on March 29, the Canadian government introduced the "Strengthening Democracy Act" (Bill C-25) on March 26, which aims to prohibit political donations to parties and candidates in the form of cryptocurrencies, money orders, and prepaid cards. The government stated that such assets have pseudo-anonymity, making it difficult to verify the identity of donors, which poses risks to electoral integrity. The bill is currently in the first reading stage in the House of Commons. Previously, the UK also announced a suspension of accepting political donations in cryptocurrency.

Gate News reports that on March 27, according to sources, Anthropic received a court order successfully blocking the Trump administration's ban on the use of its AI tools.

BlockBeats News, March 27 — Sources reveal that Anthropic has obtained a court order blocking the Trump administration's ban on the use of its AI tools.

BlockBeats News, March 26 — According to Cointelegraph, U.S. lawmakers recently proposed a bill aimed at banning members of Congress, the President, and other senior government officials from participating in prediction market competitions. The proposal, jointly sponsored by U.S. Representatives Adrian Smith and Nikki Budzinski, was introduced on Tuesday and is called the "Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act" (PREDICT Act).