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Hong Kong's Crypto Stance Amid JPEX Drama; Blockchain Week Rocks Manila

Host Angie Lau breaks down the state of crypto around the globe as regulators including Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continue to crack down on crypto. Plus, the latest on Blockchain Week in Manila. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world are in this episode of "Forkast IQ."

Forkast IQ

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Live Coverage: Fed Chair Powell Addresses Interest Rate Decision

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks after the Federal Reserve announced its latest interest rate decision. The central bank leader's press conference comes amid a slew of economic indicators released this week.

Breaking News

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Zeke Faux's Crypto Adventures and His Relationship With Former FTX CEO SBF

Should Sam Bankman-Fried have just performed a rug pull? Why is it so hard to get details into USDT issuer Tether? Zeke Faux, author of 'Number Go Up,' shares his findings after making a deep dive into the world of crypto.

Unchained

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With Execs Leaving and Market Share Declining, Can Binance Survive?

Steven Ehrlich, director of research at Forbes Crypto, explains how Binance plans to tackle a spate of challenges in the wake of FTX’s collapse.

Unchained

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Steven McClurg: Bitcoin Spot ETF Race

A growing number of asset management companies are joining the race for the approval of a Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund in the United States while the Securities and Exchange Commission keeps delaying its decision on existing applications. In a Word on the Block interview with Forkast Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau, Steven McClurg, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of Valkyrie, an asset management firm with a pending spot Bitcoin ETF application, said the approval for BTC spot ETFs in the U.S. might be imminent, potentially by the second quarter of 2024. Additionally, he addressed the SEC’s prior reservations, including custody and surveillance issues, stating that they have now been resolved.

Word on the Block