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Christine Lee explains how bitcoin’s recent price surge pushed the overall market capitalization back above $2 billion, a value not seen since the eruption of war between Russia and Ukraine. This jump follows yesterday’s price stumble attributed to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish remarks regarding rate hikes.

Mar 22, 2022

Max Hillebrand explains why Wasabi Wallet’s CoinJoin coordinator is blacklisting certain bitcoin transactions, highlighting ambitions to exclude known criminals from the network.

Mar 21, 2022

Federal Reserve Chariman Jerome Powell says the Fed will consider more aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation. The statement sent bitcoin trading in the red Monday along with traditional markets.

Mar 21, 2022

Wave Financial’s Justin Chuh joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss how bitcoin spot trading has been impacted by macro factors like rising inflation rates and the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Plus, insights into bitcoin possibly showing a correlation with risk assets and how quantitative tightening could ease inflation.

Mar 21, 2022

CoinDesk's Christie Harkin joins the “Week in Review” panel to discuss Kazakhstan’s efforts to repress illegal crypto mining operations, and how that has impacted the bitcoin hashrate. Plus, CoinDesk Market Analyst Damanick Dantes explains how the Fed interest rate hike has influenced bitcoin’s volatility. 

Mar 18, 2022

“All About Bitcoin” Host Christine Lee presents data from Glassnode illustrating the difficulty of mining a bitcoin block, otherwise known as the hashrate, which dropped 0.35% on Thursday for the second time this month. Global electricity prices have risen alongside the continuation of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, possibly leading certain miners to go offline.

Mar 18, 2022

CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin discusses the implications of the Wasabi wallet CoinJoin coordinator announcing plans to blacklist certain bitcoin addresses amid concerns of Russia evading sanctions through cryptocurrency. Plus, a preview of CoinDesk’s upcoming “Mining Week” content.

Mar 18, 2022

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee conducted a hearing Thursday on digital assets and illicit finance. Jonathan Levin of blockchain tracking firm Chainalysis shares his opinions after testifying at the hearing. Plus, a larger discussion on Chainalysis’ role in monitoring the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in illicit financial flows.

Mar 17, 2022

Amid global central banks raising interest rates in their attempts to tackle rising inflation, Arca Head of Research Katie Talati discusses what this means for the crypto market and wider global financial markets. Is bitcoin still an inflationary hedge? Plus, why Arca remains bullish on the future of bitcoin and digital assets.

Mar 17, 2022

BTC held above $40,000 Thursday amid a broader uptick in global equities after the Fed announced its 0.25% interest rate hike. Analysts say this is bullish strength, reflecting that long-term buyer interest has migrated from $30,000 to $38,000 due to inflation and geopolitical tensions.

Mar 17, 2022