William Foxley

Will Foxley is the host of The Mining Pod and publisher at Blockspace Media. A former co-host of CoinDesk's The Hash, Will was the director of content at Compass Mining and a tech reporter at CoinDesk.

William Foxley

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Tech

Ethereum Core Developers Eye Mid-April for 'Berlin' Hard Fork

The hard fork will facilitate live swapping Ethereum from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake blockchain.

It looks as if Ethereum may reach Berlin in April.

Markets

PancakeSwap Brings Whopping DeFi Volumes to Binance Smart Chain

Binance's BNB token is up 13% and into the top five cryptocurrencies by market cap as DeFi on Binance Smart Chain grows in popularity.

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Finance

Clover Finance Raises $3M From Polychain, Others to Bridge Ethereum and Polkadot

The Substrate-based chain is also working on a proof-of-concept “non-custodial” bridge for EVM chains to connect with the Bitcoin network.

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Videos

Robinhood Trying to Regain Credibility With Crypto Crowd, Facebook’s Latest Controversy, and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Robinhood’s plan to offer crypto withdrawals and deposits; the implications of Facebook’s Australia news ban; the trend of giant traditional institutions like BlackRock wading into crypto waters; and the equipment battle between gamers and crypto miners; plus, payments in crypto is now in vogue with the luxury crowd.

The Hash

Tech

Blockchain Data Indexer 'The Graph' to Support Polkadot, Solana, NEAR and Celo

The project’s custom API “subgraphs” provide data to some of Ethereum’s top DeFi apps.

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Videos

Coinbase’s Eye-Popping Valuation, a Zion Williamson NFT Sold for What?, and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: What Coinbase is worth ahead of IPO; Some institutions could soon embrace DeFi; NBA Top Shot and NFTs are skyrocketing; Plus, is YouTube star Jake Paul really creating a cryptocurrency?

The Hash

Tech

Valid Points: How CME Ether Futures Work and Why They Matter

A financially settled and U.S. regulated ether futures product makes all the difference.

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Videos

MicroStrategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin Bet as BTC Breaks $50K Milestone, and More

“The Hash” panel weighs in today’s hot topics: Where does bitcoin go from here after breaking the $50K milestone? Your crypto app could be spying on you. Are global centrals banks feeling increasing pressure to issue digital currencies soon? Plus, Canadian singer Grimes enters the hot NFT scene.

The Hash

Videos

Paying With Bitcoin Becomes More Mainstream, Cybercrime Joker Cashes Out as Bitcoin Billionaire, and More

The Hash team tackles today’s hot topics: MicroStrategy wants to capitalize on bitcoin “Saylormania”; cybercriminal Joker’s Stash retires a bitcoin billionaire; payments with bitcoin just got more mainstream; small investors get burned big with GameStop frenzy; and will at-home crypto mining become a thing again?

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Videos

Let the ‘Crypto Hub’ Battles Begin, Jack and Jay-Z’s Bitcoin Adventure, and More

The Hash tackle’s today’s hot topics: Andrew Yang is pitching NYC to be the nation’s crypto capitol; Arrests in a $100M SIM swap hack; Tweets as NFTs is a growing business; Will other states beyond Maryland start taxing Big Tech on the profits they make on your data? Plus, why Jay-Z and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are teaming up and donating 500 bitcoin.

The Hash