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CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De has the key takeaways from Wednesday's hearing hosted by a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services regarding crypto trading. "All the witnesses circle around the idea that we need more regulatory clarity in the U.S.," De said.

1 juil. 2021

Japan was once a cryptocurrency paradise until regulators cracked down on crypto following a major exchange hack. Oki Matsumoto, CEO of Japanese financial conglomerate Monex Group, says, "Japan is back" while discussing the outlook for the crypto markets in the country. He says regulators are "stupid" for their recent warnings about Binance in Japan.

1 juil. 2021

China's crypto mining crackdown intensifies, with all major bitcoin mining farms in Yunnan reportedly shut down as of Wednesday. Matthew Schultz of CleanSpark, a Utah-based energy software and bitcoin mining farm, shares his assessment of the situation in China and how CleanSpark is combating bitcoin's carbon footprint problem. Plus, comments on the class action lawsuit against CleanSpark.

30 juin 2021

Bitcoin prices are on track for a record second-quarter percentage decline weighed down by China's crackdown on mining, concerns that the Fed will start tapering its stimulus program, and persistent demand for downside hedges. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

30 juin 2021

CoinDesk’s Galen Moore looks at bitcoin’s previous trends, discussing the outlook for its trajectory. “I think [this] is a bear market, but it’s important to look at how easy it would be for bitcoin to prove me wrong,” Moore said.

30 juin 2021

Digital asset firm NYDIG is joining forces with enterprise payments giant NCR to offer bitcoin buying and selling services to some 24 million customers at 650 U.S. banks and credit unions. "The Hash" hosts react to the news as a move to further accessibility and mainstream adoption of crypto.

30 juin 2021

U.S. representative and co-chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus Bill Foster said Tuesday the key to crypto’s success is a “cryptographic backdoor” that allows legislators to reverse transactions on the blockchain. “The Hash” panel claps back at Foster.

30 juin 2021

USD coin (USDC), a stablecoin currently on four blockchain networks with a market cap of $25 billion, could soon be on as many as 10 more networks, including Tezos. USDC is an Ethereum-based stablecoin managed by the CENTRE consortium, started by fintech firm Circle and crypto exchange Coinbase.

30 juin 2021

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiatives around the world are ramping up. The Bank of Russia has reportedly named 12 banks to develop a prototype of the digital ruble by December. Meanwhile, the CBDC trials have reached Beijing’s subways as passengers can now use the digital yuan to pay their fares.

30 juin 2021

The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), the governing political body in Spain, is considering issuing its national digital currency as an alternative to the euro. "The Hash" panel examines the significance of Spain seeking independence and nationalization with their money, nearly 20 years after the Spanish peseta ceased to be legal tender when the country adopted the euro as its sole monetary unit.

30 juin 2021