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Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo discusses what's next for the exchange following a year of crypto price collapses and a wave of industry bankruptcies. Perfumo also discusses the decision to close Kraken's Abu Dhabi office and the lingering crypto contagion concerns in the wake of FTX's collapse.

8 feb 2023

SPiCE VC co-founder and managing partner Tal Elyashiv discusses the responsibility of venture capitalists and outlook on funding for crypto startups in the wake of FTX filing for bankruptcy. Plus, his outlook on investments in the AI and blockchain space as those technologies continue to evolve.

8 feb 2023

Fidenza Macro blog author Geoffrey Chen joins "First Mover" to discuss bitcoin's price movement and the volatility of risk assets after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke again about the "disinflationary process" in his speech on Tuesday. Plus, insights on the MOVE Index, which measures bond market volatility.

8 feb 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) again made its case Tuesday that crypto assets are often unregistered securities being traded on unregistered exchanges, issuing an investor alert warning that people should be wary of crypto in individual retirement accounts (IRA). CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.

8 feb 2023

Nonprofit organizations new to cryptocurrency are leading an effort to raise millions of dollars in crypto to help victims of a major earthquake in Turkey. CoinDesk Türkiye Editor in Chief Serdar Turan discusses the use case of crypto for social good in the aftermath of the most powerful quake in the region in decades.

8 feb 2023

The Crypto Trader author Glen Goodman discusses his outlook on the crypto markets as the U.S. Federal Reserve is aiming to curb inflation through interest rate hikes. "We could see this [current] rally...continue for quite a while before it actually ends in a possible disaster," he said.

7 feb 2023

Bored Ape Yacht Club's parent company Yuga Labs has reached a settlement deal with Thomas Lehman, who built websites and a smart contract for copycat project RR/BAYC NFTs. Leichtman Law PLLC Managing Partner David Leichtman discusses the legal implications of NFTs generated by artificial intelligence, along with trademark rules for creators.

7 feb 2023

Digital Currency Group (DCG) intends to sell its subsidiary Genesis' crypto trading business as well as its lending arm, which is restructuring through bankruptcy, a Genesis attorney said Monday as the company revealed a pact with creditors. Lumida CEO and co-founder Ram Ahluwalia shares his analysis. DCG is also the parent company of CoinDesk.

7 feb 2023

Earlier Monday, CoinDesk reported that DCG and Genesis had reached an agreement with a key group of creditors. Lumida CEO and co-founder Ram Ahluwalia discusses the potential outcomes for Digital Currency Group amid crypto winter. Genesis and CoinDesk are both owned by DCG.

7 feb 2023

Digital Currency Group (DCG) started selling holdings in several investment vehicles run by its subsidiary and digital assets manager Grayscale at a steep discount, according to a Financial Times report citing U.S. securities filings. This report comes after DCG and Genesis had reached an initial agreement with a key group of creditors. Lumida CEO and co-founder Ram Ahluwalia weighs in. Grayscale, Genesis and CoinDesk are all owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

7 feb 2023