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Crypto funds are drawing the most new money in three weeks, even amid China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies. New data on weekly crypto asset flows reveals investors pumped $95 million into digital asset products last week, more than double the prior week. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

27 sept. 2021

Almost a third of Salvadorans, or roughly 2.1 million people, are actively using the El Salvador government-run bitcoin wallet Chivo less than a month after the country adopted the cryptocurrency as legal tender, President Nayib Bukele said in a tweet. "The Hash" team discusses the latest on the state of crypto affairs and bitcoin adoption in El Salvador.

27 sept. 2021

Ethereum scaling product Immutable X's token sale on CoinList sold out in less than an hour, raising over $12.5 million. The protocol is poised to integrate with several NFT marketplaces, including Mintable and OpenSea, saying it aims for the IMX token to be Ethereum's "Stripe for NFTs," offering gas-free NFT minting and trading. "The Hash" squad discusses the specifics, reactions, and implications of the token sale in the larger NFT ecosystem.

27 sept. 2021

Virgil Griffith, the Ethereum developer charged with violating U.S. sanctions law by giving a crypto and blockchain presentation at a North Korean conference in 2019, has pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy and could serve up to 78 months in prison.

27 sept. 2021

The world’s second-largest Ethereum mining pool, SparkPool, which initially stopped providing services to new Chinese users, has now expanded its suspension to all users by Sept. 30 following China's tightened crackdown on cryptocurrencies. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for mining operations in China and the wider repercussions of the country's most comprehensive crypto ban to date.

27 sept. 2021

Supposedly censorship-resistant decentralized finance (DeFi) rails are seeing increased activity in the wake of China’s crypto crackdown, with bitcoin also ​trending higher. GSR Co-founder & President Rich Rosenblum discusses the connection between the China crackdown and the surge in DeFi, outlook for bitcoin, buying opportunities he’s continuing to watch, and institutional adoption.

27 sept. 2021

Virgil Griffith, a developer of the Ethereum network arrested at the end of 2019 on allegations he helped educate North Koreans about cryptocurrencies, will begin his trial Monday. Plus, the potential outcomes of the bipartisan infrastructure bill as the U.S. House of Representatives are to vote Monday.

27 sept. 2021

As China moves to crack down on crypto, particularly trading with centralized exchanges, DeFi is seeing a rise. David Pakman, a managing partner at crypto VC firm CoinFund and former partner at Venrock, discusses what long-term investment opportunities he’s seeing in DeFi and NFTs, also sharing his views on crypto regulation.

27 sept. 2021

Industry takes China’s crypto ban seriously. Markets unfazed by China ban. Exchanges look for regulatory havens. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

27 sept. 2021

Reacting to China's latest cryptocurrency crackdown outlawing crypto-related transactions as the country's most comprehensive and severe ban yet, Ballet CEO and former BTCC co-founder Bobby Lee discusses why bitcoin will always be around and thrive. "As a planet, cryptocurrency will never get squashed," he said. Lee also shared his take on the future of OTC trading in China as prominent crypto exchange Huobi Global announced it would stop serving existing China-based users by December 31. Plus, bitcoin's price prediction by the end of the year.

27 sept. 2021