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Meet the Entrepreneur Launching Blockchain Technology into Space
Between Elon Musk's SpaceX and the global trend towards space tourism, research and development of space travel technology is accelerating. Scarlett Arana of UnifyIT joins "Community Crypto" to discuss use-cases for blockchain technology in space travel, how her company is shaping the future of space travel and why she's chosen to build her business in South Florida.
Treasury Secretary Yellen Says Inflation Could Reach 3% This Year As Recovery Continues
At a G7 meeting this past weekend, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said inflation rates could rise as high as 3% through the rest of 2021 but maintained this price increase is probably transitory. “The Hash” panel connects the dots to the crypto markets.
BlockFi’s Botched Promo Payouts Continued into April, Adding More Confusion for Users
Crypto lender BlockFi made headlines earlier this year as it reportedly tried to reverse the excessive amounts of bitcoin sent by mistake to user accounts during a bitcoin promo. The fallout continued into April, adding more confusion for users. “The Hash” team discusses why the continued fallout from this error might be a bigger deal than it seems.
Trump: Bitcoin Is A ‘Scam’
Former President Donald Trump said Monday bitcoin seems like a “scam” and that it threatens the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency during an interview with Fox Business’ Stuart Varney. “The Hash” panel discusses Trump’s claim.
JPMorgan Looks to Make JPM Coin Programmable Money
Two years after JPMorgan introduced its own digital token, JPM Coin, the banking giant says it is now looking to make its digital token as programmable money. "The Hash" panel discusses whether it's just a marketing strategy or whether it could actually help JPM Coin do more things than just a uni-dimensional value transfer on the platform.
President of El Salvador Says He’s Submitting Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
Milestone in monetary history? El Salvador is looking to be the world’s first sovereign nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, says El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. “The Hash” team unpacks Bukele’s announcement, raising questions of whether or not bitcoin can be a valuable financial tool under authoritarian regimes.
El Salvador Looks to Become the World’s First Sovereign Nation to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender
Michael Peterson, the director of Salvadorian bitcoin initiative Bitcoin Beach, on the state of digital payments in El Salvador responding to President Nayib Bukele's announcement he is submitting a bill to make bitcoin a legal tender.
Chinese Social Media Bans Crypto Accounts; Seoul Tightens Rules on Crypto Trading
Dozens of Weibo crypto accounts were banned over flouting platform guidelines and laws. Executives and employees of SK crypto exchanges were barred from trading on their platforms. A Chinese chipmaker launches chip that supports ETC and ETH mining. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Capitol Hill Hearings in June: Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), Ransomware Attacks and More
CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De on what to expect from the upcoming house financial services committee hearings this month.
The First SEC-Registered Crypto Robo-Advisor Makara Launches Mobile App
Makara CEO and co-founder Jesse Proudman joins "First Mover" to discuss the new mobile app with a waitlist of over 20,000 people. The new app offers six thematic baskets of assets specifically weighted to bitcoin, ethereum and decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens.