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Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Buys More Coinbase as Stock Has Fallen Over 20% In Past Month
Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management said in an email it bought 78,982 shares in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN), its first investment in the crypto exchange in a month. This comes as Coinbase confirms that its 2022 revenue is on track to be just half of 2021 levels. "The Hash" team discusses what to make of Ark Invest's latest crypto bets.
Crypto Insurance Firm Raises $14M Despite Bear Market
Evertas, the cryptocurrency insurance firm that received a nod from Lloyd’s of London earlier this year, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round led by Polychain Capital. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the crypto insurance sector and the broader industry.
Ex-Alameda CEO Hires Former SEC Crypto Regulator as Lawyer: Bloomberg
Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, has hired a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official as her lawyer in the federal probe into crypto exchange FTX’s collapse, according to Bloomberg. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire.
FTX Fallout: Nimble CEO Says Crypto Needs an FDIC-Like System
Decentralized Insurance protocol Nimble founder and CEO Adam Hofmann discusses why he thinks a decentralized FDIC-like system should be deployed to protect users in the wake of FTX's collapse and usher mass adoption of blockchain technology.
Ethereum Will Continue to Be Dominant in 2023: Paul Brody
Ernst & Young Principal and Global Innovation Leader Paul Brody is bullish on the outlook of Ethereum going into 2023. He predicts a shift towards industrial, instead of purely financial applications. Plus, he discusses the outlook for Nightfall, a joint collaboration between Polygon and EY.
Paul Brody on Crypto Outlook as Contagion Fears Linger
Ernst & Young Principal and Global Innovation Leader Paul Brody discusses his outlook for crypto's road ahead in 2023 and explains why he thinks there will be "no lessons learned" from this year's contagion. Plus, insights on the future of Ethereum and his upcoming production launch of Nightfall in partnership with Polygon.
We're in a Strong Risk-Off Environment: 21.co CEO
"While a lot of people have moved on to a very risk off environment ... we've been comforted internally by the plateauing of the bitcoin price within a specific band," 21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan said. He explains how interest rate hikes by global central banks could have an impact on the crypto markets.
Bitcoin Outlook Ahead of Global Central Bank Rate Decisions
The U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England will set interest rates this week, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen believes inflation will fall considerably next year. 21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan discusses his outlook for the crypto markets and the impact of macro trends.
US Prosecutors Mull Charging Binance on Possible Money Laundering Violations: Reuters
Reuters reports that some U.S. prosecutors are considering charging crypto exchange Binance and its executives for possible money laundering and sanctions violations. Binance tweeted in response to the article, "Reuters has it wrong again." Meanwhile, FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is set to speak before lawmakers this week. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details.
NFTs a Safe Haven?
Could the digital art market be maturing into a safe place to invest? That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."