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Ultime da Lawrence Lewitinn
Senate Banking Committee Hearing on Digital Dollar, What MIT Expert Says About the Only Solution to Crypto Ransomware Problem
U.S. lawmakers are stepping up their criticism of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies following the recent high profile cyberattacks on major U.S. companies. Dave Jevans of CipherTrace joins “First Mover” to discuss whether having a digital dollar can help solve the problem. Plus, eToro’s U.S. chief on why the company is moving its U.S. headquarters to Miami.
It’s Official! El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Blockstream on Its Solar-powered Bitcoin Mining Project With Square
“First Mover” covers this historical time of firsts for crypto from El Salvador becoming the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender to TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington selling his apartment as an NFT. Joining the show is Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, who offered to support El Salvador as the population begins to use bitcoin as money. Plus, Blockstream’s project with Square to build a solar-powered bitcoin mining facility. Greg King, of Osprey Funds, has his crypto markets analysis.
Bitcoin Suffers Steepest Drop in 10 Days, What’s Behind the New Sell-Off?
Federal officials say they have recovered $2.3 million in bitcoin (BTC) Colonial Pipeline paid to a criminal outfit during a ransomware attack. How did they recover the money? CoinDesk’s Nik De explains what happened. Andre Portilho of BTG Pactual joins the show with markets analysis, and Juanjo Benitez Rickmann of Bitcoin.com.py in Paraguay shares an update on bitcoin adoption in his country. And, Anchorage’s Diogo Mónica on his company’s new product offering, Ethereum-backed loans through BankProv.
Crypto Community Responds With Enthusiasm to Historic Development for Bitcoin in El Salvador but Markets Remain Quiet
“First Mover” goes to El Salvador for reaction to President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to use bitcoin as legal tender. Micheal Peterson, director of Bitcoin Beach, discusses an experiment underway to turn a town in El Salvador into a self-sufficient community that operates on bitcoin. Nischal Shetty of Indian crypto exchange WazirX joins our crypto markets discussion. Plus, Jesse Proudman discusses Makara, a crypto robo-advisor product that claims to be the first of its kind registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Crypto Community, Industry Leaders Respond to Musk ‘Broken Heart’ Bitcoin Tweet, Market Drop
Elon Musk does it again, sending crypto markets moving with a single tweet. This time it was a broken heart emoji that knocked bitcoin down, and other crypto prices followed suit. Joining the show with their reactions to the “Musk effect” and to discuss other markets and industry news are Ray Youssef of Paxful, Jeffrey Wang of Amber Group and Kathleen Breitman of Tezos.
How Big a Hurdle Is $40K Resistance for Bitcoin? Comptroller of the Currency’s Crypto Concerns
“First Mover” with crypto markets analysis: Is bitcoin still in a bull market? What are institutional investors doing? Raghu Yarlagadda of FalconX joins our markets discussion. World-renowned photographer Platon and Michael Blu, co-founder of NFT platform LGND, discuss what NFTs mean to artists and the art industry. Plus, highlights of Platon’s NFT series of extreme eye close-ups of his subjects.
Tether Risks, Dogecoin Listing Bump, Bobby Lee on China News
“First Mover” dives into the latest crypto markets news and analysis, including a focus on tether. Harvard University Senior Fellow and former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad discusses his thesis questioning the stability of the popular stablecoin. Also, Bobby Lee on the state of crypto affairs in China, and Michele Schneider of MarketGauge Group on what she’s watching in the bitcoin, ether and other crypto markets.
Crypto Markets Analysis, JPMorgan Report, SEC Suit Involving Bitconnect, Rep. Emmer on Bitcoin Forks Tax Relief Proposal
“First Mover” dives into the markets and top stories in crypto news. Former SEC Enforcement Branch Chief Lisa Braganca discusses the SEC’s suit against five people allegedly involved in a Ponzi scheme at Bitconnect. Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer discusses his proposal to revise the tax guidelines for crypto investors with forked assets. Ryan McCall of Zerocap joins our markets discussion and reaction to JPMorgan’s latest crypto outlook report.
Consensus 2021 Highlights, CEO of Stellar Foundation’s Crypto Outlook, Why Nebraska Is Looking into Blockchain
“First Mover” hosts unpack the highlights from Consensus 2021, including news-breaking speeches from Ray Dalio at the start of the conference Monday and Tom Brady, who wrapped up the conference Thursday. Also, today, Stellar Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon joins the show to discuss its most significant investment so far in a Mexico-based platform and about the role of DeFi in the developing world. Plus, Nevada Senator Carol Blood on applying blockchain technology to agriculture. And why are bitcoin and ether prices down? Nicholas Pelecanos of NEM Group joins our markets discussion.
FinCEN’s Mosier on Unhosted Wallet Rule, Elliptic on Cracking the Colonial Pipeline Case, Kraken’s Dan Held on Plans to Go Public and More
“First Mover’s” special expanded edition covering today’s hot topics and news from Consensus by CoinDesk 2021 on the final day of the conference. Today’s guests include Josh Swihart of Electric Coin Company on privacy coins, Dr. Tom Robinson of Elliptic discussing the Colonial Pipeline case and Dan Held of Kraken.