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As digital assets continue to grow in popularity, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have proven themselves as useful to charitable causes for incentivizing donations and creating communities. “The Hash” group discusses how Web 3 can be embraced for philanthropy and addresses the barriers to entry for artists.

May 23, 2022

Video game retailer GameStop (GME) has unveiled its own self-custodial Ethereum wallet for cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), while eBay released its debut digital asset collection through a partnership with Tezos and Polygon-based platform OneOf. “The Hash” group discusses why these two legacy brands have decided to enter Web 3 amid a bear market, referencing the underwhelming performance of Coinbase’s new NFT platform.

May 23, 2022

According to a working paper produced for the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), using distributed-ledger technology (DLT) to cut the cost of cross-border payments requires regulators to stop looking at individual nodes and start looking at the distributed system as a whole. "The Hash" team discusses the regulatory perspective of DLT-based enhancement of cross-border payments.

May 20, 2022

Goldman Sachs said in a research report any drag on aggregate U.S. spending from the crypto markets’ recent downturn is likely to be very small, and the stock market decline has had a much larger effect on U.S. household net worth.

May 20, 2022

Smart-contract blockchain Avalanche said in a tweet that Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), the entity behind Terra blockchain's failed UST stablecoin, has “disclosed no plans” for the 2 million AVAX tokens currently sitting in its treasury. "The Hash" hosts discusses the "collaboration gone wrong" and why this is a developing story to watch.

May 20, 2022

National Football League (NFL) player Alex Barrett of the San Francisco 49ers has partnered with Bitwage to receive 100% of his paycheck in bitcoin. Barrett joins “The Hash” to share insights into his crypto journey and where it fits into the growing crypto enthusiasm in the sports world despite the current market rout.

May 20, 2022

New York’s bitcoin mining companies are increasingly considering abandoning their aspirations in what was once a promised land. This comes as the state’s Senate considers a bill to ban new mining projects that use carbon-based energy sources, pending a review of the industry’s environmental impact.

May 19, 2022

FTX.US, the Chicago post of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading empire, said it will begin testing stock trading functionality for a handful of U.S. users. “The Hash” panel discusses FTX’s push into the traditional finance ecosystem and why we could expect to see more crypto exchanges follow suit.

May 19, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler made a pitch for a higher budget Wednesday, telling lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives that he’d like to do more to protect crypto investors. "The Hash" squad discusses Gensler's latest move and the case for crypto regulation. How much protection can the SEC actually provide when it comes to crypto?

May 19, 2022

Ethereum’s Ropsten public testnet will undergo a “merge” next month ahead of a rollout on the main network, developer activity on GitHub shows. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest in the world of Ethereum and what the upgrade could mean for the industry's second-largest blockchain protocol.

May 19, 2022