Bitcoin

Bank of America, the second-largest bank in the U.S., has approved the trading of bitcoin futures for some clients, according to CoinDesk's sources. "The Hash" hosts discuss Bank of America delving into the world of bitcoin futures despite a summer lull in the crypto markets. "It's interesting that we're not seeing institutional momentum necessarily slow down," host Zack Seward said.

16 jul 2021

Payments services firm Square will open a new business focused on creating an “open developer platform” to make it easier to provide non-custodial, decentralized financial services, CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday in a series of tweets. The division’s “primary focus” would be bitcoin.

16 jul 2021

China clampdown hits crypto media aggregator. Bitcoin interest declines. Rolling Stone magazine gets into NFTs. More on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

16 jul 2021

Bitcoin is headed for its worst weekly close in over a month. eToro Global Macro Strategist Ben Laidler highlights the indicators he's watching for bullish momentum around bitcoin. "The big driver I'm looking at is the institutional adoption story, which I think has barely begun," Laidler said, suggesting the positive long-term outlook. "We haven't even scratched the surface."

16 jul 2021

Responding to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s call for SEC to clarify its role on crypto regulations, former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad suggests that the SEC, despite not having direct authority to regulate crypto exchanges, could approve bitcoin ETFs as a way to “bring some regulatory standards.”

16 jul 2021

Jack McDonald, CEO of digital asset infrastructure firm PolySign, discusses why bitcoin's pullback is a healthy sign for the crypto markets. ​"The hodlers and people who have a longer-term view around this emerging asset class have to view this as a buying opportunity," McDonald said. Plus, whether institutional investment activity in crypto is starting to slow down.

15 jul 2021

Katie Ananina is the founder of Plan B Passport, a business that works primarily with Bitcoiners to obtain legal residency status in their choice of six tax-haven nations. She discusses how her company could potentially help people avoid paying crypto taxes.

15 jul 2021

The White House is creating a new task force to investigate and tackle ransomware, including cryptocurrency payments, Politico reported Wednesday, but is it just a big PR stunt? "[The White House] is just diverting attention from the fact that they're trying to regain control of the money supply," host Naomi Brockwell said. "They can do it by smearing bitcoin, as they always have done, with the criminal brush."

15 jul 2021

James Putra, TradeStation Head of Innovation Labs, discusses crypto leader ShapeShift decentralizing its corporate governance as signaling a paradigm shift to mobile labor forces. “The labor markets have fundamentally changed,” Putra said, adding, “[you] can earn a good income and not have to be tied to one central vehicle.”

15 jul 2021

Is gold or bitcoin a safe-haven asset? Over the past few months, bitcoin’s returns have declined nearly 40%, while gold’s returns have only fallen roughly 1%. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

14 jul 2021