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Bloomberg reports the CFTC is probing Binance for the same reason as the agency’s investigation of Bitmex – allegedly allowing U.S. customers to trade derivatives. Nikhilesh De discusses what this may mean for both Binance and the crypto world in general.

Mar 12, 2021

For all the hype about "Ethereum killers," Anthony Di Iorio, Ethereum co-founder and founder of Decentral and the Jaxx wallet, says there isn't one, yet. Di Iorio weighs in on the current state of Ethereum and what he believes it will have to do to keep up with new competitors. Plus, his take on NFTs and Beeple.

Mar 12, 2021

Bitstamp’s Hunter Merghart says regulation is coming to crypto. “You can either fight it, or you can try to work with the regulators to develop a framework that helps the entire industry grow,” said Merghart. Plus, how Bitstamp ensures it can handle high traffic during the bull market.

Mar 12, 2021

Beeple has skyrocketed from a relatively unknown graphic designer to one of the most valuable living artists in history after yesterday’s sale of his work “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” for $69M.

Mar 12, 2021

Crypto exchange EQUOS has announced the launch of a native token, EQO. This will make EQUOS, a subsidiary of Diginex, the first Nasdaq-listed company to launch its own token. Richard Byworth, CEO of EQUOS and Diginex, joins “First Mover” to discuss the EQO origin token and how it will work on the exchange.

Mar 11, 2021

It’s the Wild West in the NFT sphere, and theft is the newest form of lawlessness. People are making non-fungible tokens of other people’s art and tweets, and there isn’t much that can be done about it.

Mar 11, 2021

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), one of the authors of a new bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to provide regulatory clarity to the crypto industry, shares his insights on the current state of governmental regulation. “That’s the thing this space needs, is clarity,” said Davidson. “Not no regulation, but a light touch to provide certainty.”

Mar 11, 2021

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao joins "First Mover" to discuss the latest Binance news. Why the push into DeFi with the "smart chain" exchange? Plus, CZ shares his insights on current market trends including the NFT boom, the rising price of BTC, Coinbase's valuation and whether he plans to take Binance public.

Mar 11, 2021

Industry regulation advice from Patomak Global Partners CEO, and former SEC commissioner, Paul Atkins.

Mar 10, 2021

Multicoin Capital Co-founder Kyle Samani on potential Ethereum killers like Serum and the biggest challenges facing ETH today.

Mar 10, 2021