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ConsenSys, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Launch Blockchain-Based COVID-19 Digital Passports
Charles d’Haussy of ConsenSys explains how the new blockchain-based digital health passport can help alleviate the pandemic situation in Hong Kong, affirming that the Chinese government will not gain access to data through this new app.
‘Crypto Frenzy’: What to Expect From Wednesday’s House Financial Services Committee Hearing
A subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services will host a hearing on Wednesday titled, “America on FIRE: Will the Crypto Frenzy Lead to Financial Independence and Early Retirement or Financial Ruin?” CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De sheds light on what to expect. Plus, Binance facing regulatory warnings in several countries and whether this is indicative of a larger global policy shift around regulating crypto exchanges.
Are We in a Bear Market; How Long?
"We can't use the old equity benchmark, a 20% pullback from recent highs, to determine if we're in a bear market," GlobalBlock's Grant Whitlock says on "First Mover," pushing back the argument that we are in a bear market following the recent price drops for bitcoin. "You're talking about a product that can move 20% in a day," he added. Bitcoin now bounces back 15% after falling below $30K, battling resistance in the $37-37K range. Are we out of the woods yet? What's next?
China’s Crypto Miners Eye Kazakhstan in Exodus, E-HKD Study on Track
A look at how Kazakhstan’s quickly becoming a crypto mining hub alternative to China. Hong Kong’s finance chief reiterates plans to strengthen e-HKD research. Forkast.News launches a new three-part series with the Judith Neilson Institute on China’s blockchain developments. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
The Case for Binance: Global Regulators Reining In?
Regulators in Canada, Japan, and the U.K. are issuing warnings against Binance for operating in their territories. PwC Global Crypto Leader Henri Arslanian discusses the global regulatory risks against Binance and what this means for its users and other crypto exchanges. Plus, where are the bitcoin miners moving to next following China's crypto ban?
Blockchain in Asia: China Bets on Blockchain
Since Xi Jinping called it a core technology in 2019, blockchain has been driving change across China's ports, cities, and grasslands. Forkast.News with support from the Judith Neilson Institute’s Asian Stories project explores how blockchain and China’s Blockchain-based Service Network is defining today how it could be used tomorrow.
3 Key Things That Happened in Crypto This Week
CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin breaks down this past week’s stories making waves in the crypto markets, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raising $2.2 billion for its third crypto venture fund, El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law in effect beginning in September, and John McAfee’s sudden death, controversial life and legacy.
Key Indicator Shows Capital Beginning to Flow Back Into Bitcoin
The stablecoin supply ratio oscillator, which has historically marked major price bottoms, is showing renewed flow of capital into bitcoin. CoinDesk's Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.
Why the Crypto Markets Might Take Another Dive Next Week
CoinDesk Managing Editor of Technology Christie Harkin joins "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee to explore what to expect next week in the crypto markets, where the miners might be heading following China's crypto ban and why we may see some short-term downside.
Rapper ‘The Game’ Stares Down $12M Joint Class Action Over Paragon ICO
Rapper Jayceon Taylor, also known by his stage name The Game, has been found jointly liable, along with a crypto company and its defaulted employees, over allegations he pursued personal profit in Paragon's unregistered initial coin offering (ICO). "The Hash" hosts dig into the lawsuit in the remnants of 2017's celebrity IPO promotion era.