Strike Act STABLECOIN WARS: THE BATTLE FOR YOUR MONEY’S SOUL Stablecoins aren’t innovation, they’re control. From Polymarket’s defiance to Circle’s cartel, from Coinbase-PNC pipelines to UK’s £5B liquidation, the battle over money’s future is here. Pick your rails. Own your sovereignty.
Trends WEEK 29 Trends (July 14 – July 20, 2025) Week 29 marks a turning point. The GENIUS and CLARITY Acts pass, Ethereum ETFs hit record inflows, and Grayscale’s IPO filing hints at deeper institutional entrenchment. Blockchain infrastructure is no longer experimental — it’s becoming national strategy.
Stablecoins Signal: GENIUS ACT GENIUS isn’t innovation. It’s legislation-as-architecture. The U.S. Senate moves to codify compliance at the issuance layer: stablecoins become instruments of auditability.
Control layer Extended Signal: CBDCs and the Smart Contract Panopticon CBDCs are not a monetary upgrade. They’re the programmable enforcement layer of digital governance.
Control layer Why CBDCs Aren't Currency. They're Control. CBDCs are not neutral upgrades. They replace self-custody with state code, embedding policy into the monetary stack. This is not innovation. It’s restriction.
