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After the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, some on Capitol Hill are wondering whether restrictions – or even an outright ban – on bitcoin are a solution for the growing problem of ransomware attacks. CoinDesk's Nik De weighs in.

4 juin 2021

The price of bitcoin is hovering around $38K, but is the upward momentum likely to last? "All About Bitcoin's" host Christine Lee looks at the data in the "Chart of the Day."

3 juin 2021

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said he and his staff are looking at “everything” in the digital asset guidance issued under his predecessor, Brian Brooks. Andres Ricaurte of Mphasis thinks it’s too late to make any drastic changes, and that regulatory clarity will be beneficial to the crypto industry.

3 juin 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order today banning Americans from investing in 59 Chinese firms with ties to the military. Bitcoin mining engineer Brandon Arvanaghi shares his view on how the rising economic tensions between the two countries could impact bitcoin innovation.

3 juin 2021

A recent Wall Street Journal article profiled several millennials who’ve recently become wealthy from crypto and market investments. These young investors reported being anxious and stressed over concerns about preserving their money. “The Hash” panel discusses the lack of upward mobility, the financial pitfalls faced by the millennial generation and how this intersects with crypto.

3 juin 2021

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, recently lost his case against YouTube involving ads for a crypto scam that used his name and image without permission. Similar scam ads using photos of Elon Musk, Bill Gates and others run on YouTube – and the platform will not be held responsible. "The Hash" panel discusses the Section 230 law, the nature of crypto scams and the "whack-a-mole" approach that platforms take to fighting them.

3 juin 2021

NortonLifeLock announced it will allow customers to mine ether. The new feature, called Norton Crypto, is currently only available to some Norton 360 customers, but the company hopes to roll out the feature to all of its customers eventually. "The Hash" panel discusses what Norton's move means for the normalization of crypto and crypto mining.

3 juin 2021

Russian political activists aligned with Alexei Navalny are asking supporters to make donations using crypto to avoid financial surveillance. The activists are also encouraging their supporters to learn about crypto and are offering educational materials. "The Hash" panel discusses the situation in Russia and the use case of crypto as a censorship-resistant form of money.

3 juin 2021

Governments throughout Asia are meeting with the crypto industry to discuss how to regulate the booming industry. Chinese local media reports the authorities in Sichuan may take a more lenient approach to bitcoin mining despite Beijing’s mining clampdown. Also, BC Group’s OSL announces tie-up with SC Ventures. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

3 juin 2021

Raghu Yarlagadda, CEO of FalconX, says his platform is seeing optimistic institutional investors. But they’re investing differently: They’re buying ether, which Yarlagadda attributes to “ESG concerns.” Yarlagadda joins “First Mover” to share his thoughts on the state of the crypto markets and where it could go next.

3 juin 2021