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Christine Lee
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Analysts Divided on Bitcoin Outlook, Crypto Entrepreneurs Report on Their Visit to El Salvador to Support Its Bitcoin Adoption
“All About Bitcoin” diving into bitcoin markets: Is BTC rangebound, a buying opportunity, or is another price drop expected? Marc Lopresti of The Strategic Funds joins our markets discussion. Also, Luke Stokes of the Foundation for Interwallet Operability discusses his trip to El Salvador and the outlook there on the country’s goal to adopt bitcoin as a national currency.
Will Bitcoin Hold Above $30K Support? Cybercrime Raising Privacy Coin Concerns
“First Mover” dives into top crypto stories: bitcoin’s outlook amid market swings, privacy coins and their role in cybercrime, and news regarding El Salvador’s path to bitcoin adoption. Guests include vocal bitcoin critic Steve Hanke of the Cato Institute and Johns Hopkins University and Vik Sharma of Cake Wallet that facilitates the Monero privacy coin. Plus, Rarible’s Alex Salnikov plans to build a community-owned NFT marketplace from its latest funding round.
Bitcoin Edging Up Following Plunge Blamed on China Crackdown; Miners on the Move
Bitcoin seems to be finding support above the psychological $30K level, but will it hold? Cryptocurrencies across the board took a nosedive as China’s central bank reminded banks they are not to facilitate crypto transactions. Meanwhile, some Chinese miners ordered to shut down are already preparing to set up shop elsewhere. Guests today include Mostafa Al-Mashita of Secure Digital Markets and Ben Gagnon of Bitfarms.
Bitcoin, Ether Plummet as China Crypto Crackdown Continues, Ethereum Improvement Proposal Explained
China ramps up the pressure on crypto, telling banks to stop facilitating transactions. Cryptocurrencies fell with bitcoin dropping below $30K Tuesday morning. “First Mover” dives into the crypto markets with the Amber Group’s Michael Wu and Voyager Digital’s Steve Ehrlich. Also, CoinDesk’s Christine Kim breaks down her comprehensive report on the investment implications of Ethereum’s improvement proposal.
Chinese Miners Moving Out, Inflation Moving Up; Hashrate Heading Down, Little Movement in Bitcoin’s Price
“All About Bitcoin” with Friday’s Week in Review: More bitcoin mining operations in China were ordered to shut down, the hashrate fell further, and ESG concerns continued to weigh on crypto markets. Joining host Christine Lee to discuss the top stories in the bitcoin markets and business world are CoinDesk Managing Editor of Technology Christie Harkin and Managing Editor of Markets Brad Keoun.
Demystifying DeFi: What Caused the Titan Token Crash? Bitcoin Holding Its Own Despite Dollar Strength
DeFi is under scrutiny as the crypto community studies the Titan Token panic sell that sent the price plunging to near zero. CoinDesk’s senior reporter Brady Dale joins “First Mover” to discuss the case and lessons learned. Richard Byworth of Diginex shares his crypto markets analysis. Is he holding to his previous bitcoin price prediction? Also, Asad J. Malik presents Jadu, which is a mobile augmented reality platform for holograms. If you’re on TikTok, you may recognize some of the dances being immortalized as hologram NFTs being released in honor of the Juneteenth holiday.
All Laser Eyes on El Salvador as It Plans Bitcoin Currency Rollout, Peter McCormack on His Meeting With El Salvador’s President
“All About Bitcoin” has the continuing story from El Salvador as the World Bank turns the country down, but the crypto community turns up to support the bitcoin currency roll-out. Peter McCormack, host of the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast, shares what he discussed with President Nayib Bukele. Also joining the show Uphold CEO JP Thierot of Uruguay on why he thinks it may follow El Salvador in making bitcoin legal tender. Plus, Chart of the Day: a look at what bitcoin hodlers are doing.
Titan Token Crashes, Bitcoin Holds Support, VanEck ETF Application Review Extended
“First Mover” dives into crypto markets news: Iron Finance’s Titan Token falls to near zero. What caused that panic sell-off? Bitcoin, ether are holding their own following the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged for now. Markets analyst Michele Schneider of MarketGauge Group joins the show to discuss. Also, CoinDesk’s Nik De, with the latest regulatory news, and Mythical Games CEO John Linden on its $75 million raise to build a platform for game developers to bring NFTs into their fictional worlds.
Crypto Markets Lower Following the Fed’s New Forecast for Interest Rate Hikes
The Federal Reserve’s policymakers are suggesting a faster time frame for interest rate hikes as inflation rises. Chairman Jerome Powell held a press conference Wednesday to explain the new forecast. Joining “All About Bitcoin” to discuss this and other news impacting the markets is CoinDesk’s Galen Moore and ETC Group CEO Bradley Duke.
Crypto Markets Await Fed Rate Decision, Cyber Security in Focus, Bitwise CEO on Raise from Hedge Fund Giants
As President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva, “First Mover” discusses a top item on the U.S. agenda: the recent ransomware attacks traced to Russia. Also, how will the Federal Reserve respond to the jump in U.S. inflation? Markets are relatively quiet as they await the Fed’s news. Joining the show to discuss these and other stories are Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley, Darius Sit of QCP Capital and Ian Rogers of Ledger.