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The U.S. Treasury Department is preparing a report on stablecoins and their potential risks to the financial system. Stablecoin transactions and their impact on financial stability are top-of-mind for Treasury officials. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the federal government’s latest efforts to examine stablecoins and the potential outcome for regulating the crypto industry at large.

17 sept. 2021

Sam Bankman-Fried, head of crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, and co-founder of decentralized finance (DeFi) project Serum discusses institutional adoption of crypto and his conversations with Wall Street. He launched his career as a trader at Jane Street Capital before entering the digital asset space. Plus, his take on plans for FTX following a $900 million raise valuing the firm at $18 billion, crypto regulators reacting to the SEC's case against Coinbase, and transparency around stablecoins. 

17 sept. 2021

House Democrats are hoping to close two possible loopholes within tax regulations for different types of sales in cryptocurrencies. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the specifics, reactions, and implications of the proposed provisions, suggesting the potential outlook for crypto regulation.

16 sept. 2021

Cryptocurrency mining hardware manufacturer Canaan reports record revenues. South Korea’s finance minister says no to crypto tax delay. NFT platform OpenSea admits insider trading. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

16 sept. 2021

Jalak Jobanputra, a founder and managing partner at Future Perfect Ventures, discusses her take on where we are in the development cycle of Web 3.0 and her advice on where to invest. “We’ve really hit an inflection point of more institutional adoption [and] more retail adoption,” she said.

16 sept. 2021

Ahmed Shabana, Managing Director at Parkpine Capital, discusses his analysis, adoption, and price forecast for ether, explaining whether he sees ETH as a store of value or deflationary asset. "95% of our strategy is in Ethereum," Shabana said, suggesting the bullish outlook for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Plus, other investments he's continuing to watch.

16 sept. 2021

Crypto wealth management firm Abra has raised $55 million in a Series C funding round to expand its global operations. CEO Bill Barhydt joins "First Mover" to discuss his insights and Abra's growth outlook. Plus, his take on the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape reacting to SEC Chair Gary Gensler eyeing more robust oversight of the digital asset space.

16 sept. 2021

Bitcoin is recovering after Monday's volatile sell-off. Wes Fulford, CEO of registered investment advisor Viridi Funds, discusses his analysis, price forecast, and adoption outlook for bitcoin. "In a year's time, we're somewhere around $110,000 per coin for BTC," Fulford said. Plus, he explains $RIGZ, a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in clean crypto mining firms.

15 sept. 2021

David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group, a London-based fintech company that operates exchange trading platforms, including its crypto exchange LMAX Digital, discusses the latest $300 million raise that values the firm at $1 billion. Plus, his thoughts on Solana amid the network failure, competitor Binance facing regulatory scrutiny in the U.K., and the broader crypto markets outlook.

15 sept. 2021

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler told the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday crypto exchanges like Coinbase should register with the regulator. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the main takeaways in the latest escalation of Gensler’s previous statements regarding whether crypto trading platforms qualify as securities exchanges.

15 sept. 2021