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Stablecoins are in the spotlight as U.S. lawmakers call for tougher crypto regulation. Teana Baker-Taylor, chief policy officer at the Chamber of Digital Commerce, shares her key recommendations to the President's Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) on its regulatory treatment for stablecoins. Plus, the latest status of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill in Congress.

19 de out. de 2021

Steven Kelly, research associate at Yale University's Program on Financial Stability, discusses what to expect from the Federal Reserve’s report on CBDCs, stablecoins and crypto, and what crypto regulation could look like in the U.S.

18 de out. de 2021

FTX.US, the U.S. wing of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire, announced its new marketplace, FTX NFTs, will allow users to trade, mint, auction and authenticate Solana-based NFTs. It plans to support other blockchains in the future, including Ethereum. FTX.US President Brett Harrison shares news regarding the launch and insights into the booming NFT market. Plus, reactions to the reported SEC decision to allow bitcoin futures ETFs.

15 de out. de 2021

Strips Finance has raised $8.5 million to launch a new derivatives platform in November that will initially enable interest rate swaps (IRSs) via automated market makers (AMMs), the decentralized exchanges over which much of DeFi is transacted. CEO Ming Wu shares insights into the launch as part of the latest effort to overcome the ecosystem-wide reluctance in DeFi to embrace more complex financial instruments.

13 de out. de 2021

The foundation of DeSo, the blockchain short for "decentralized social" started by the founder of social media site BitClout Nader Al-Naji, formerly known as "Diamondhands," has unveiled a $50 million fund called "Octane" to support the development of a decentralized social media ecosystem. Al-Naji discusses insights into the launch and its goals, also addressing BitClout's controversies.

5 de out. de 2021

BT, a Grammy-nominated trance artist and software designer, is launching "Metaversal," an NFT album and cryptographic treasure hunt. The programmatic album is being released as an 11-tiered auction on Origin Protocol's NFT Launchpad. BT breaks down how it all works, discussing the album, its user experience, unlockable NFTs, and the future of music.

29 de set. de 2021

Hailey Lennon, a partner at Anderson Kill, discusses founding Crypto Connect, a professional networking group in the crypto industry launching in 12 cities across the U.S. with plans to go international. Plus, her take on the infrastructure bill as the U.S. House of Representatives will vote Thursday.

28 de set. de 2021

The Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Wednesday that Crypto.com's logo would be emblazoned on all team uniforms starting this season. The Sixers join the Portland Trail Blazers, which inked a deal with crypto e-commerce site StormX earlier this year. 76ers President Chris Heck shares insights into the partnership, including its connection to NBA Top Shot's NFT deal, its players' involvement in the process, and the potential impact of crypto on sports.

24 de set. de 2021

Recur, a platform that lets users buy, collect, and resell NFTs, has raised $50 million to a total valuation of $333 million after a Series A funding round led by Digital, a metaverse investment platform backed by billionaire Steve Cohen’s family office. Co-founders and co-CEOs Zach Bruch and Trevor George discuss how they secured the funds and what they will use them for, including launching a new NFT college sports platform, NFTU. Plus, insights into NFT investment risks amid the booming NFT market.

22 de set. de 2021

A new report from the Proof-of-Stake Alliance (POSA) calls attention to a little-debated tax provision that would impose new surveillance and reporting requirements on peer-to-peer crypto transactions. Abraham Sutherland, an advisor at POSA and former deputy associate counsel during the George W. Bush administration, discusses the report's highlights, warning of the possible repercussions for the crypto industry if the provision were to be legally adopted.

20 de set. de 2021