Bitcoin

Scott Conger, mayor of Jackson, Tennessee, wants the city to become a major hub for crypto companies. Conger’s plans include facilitating mining and paying city employees in bitcoin. Conger joins “First Mover” to talk about his crypto dreams for Jackson and how he plans to make them a reality.

7 mag 2021

Over the past year, ether and bitcoin have begun to diverge as ether is increasingly considered an investable asset while bitcoin is seen as a store of value. “All About Bitcoin’s” host Christine Lee breaks down the data in the Chart of the Day.

6 mag 2021

Altcoins are booming while bitcoin remains trapped in the band between $50K and $60K, but analysts are still bullish. Edward Moya of OANDA joins “All About Bitcoin” to give his outlook for bitcoin, which he thinks will be bolstered by the Fed’s easy money policies and rising inflation.

6 mag 2021

Revolut has come under fire in the past for not allowing users to withdraw their crypto from the platform and deposit it in their personal wallets, but a new beta program in the U.K. will allow some users to do just that. “The Hash” panel discusses if other platforms will follow.

6 mag 2021

Regulators like Janet Yellen and industry leaders like Charlie Munger have made headlines in recent weeks for claiming criminals use bitcoin, but how common is crypto crime, really? Philip Gradwell, the chief economist at Chainalysis, a crypto analytics firm, says it’s rare.

6 mag 2021

While Ether and Dogecoin are setting new records this week, bitcoin remains in the band between $50K and $60K. CoinDesk’s Director of Data and Indexes, Galen Moore, discusses markets news and a look at bitcoin compared to other cryptocurrencies across bull and bear cycles.

5 mag 2021

Yesterday, bitcoin and the stock market fell following comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the possibility of raising interest rates. Later, Yellen walked back her remarks, and bitcoin, apparently responding, bounced. "All About Bitcoin's" host Christine Lee looks at the price fluctuations in the Chart of the Day.

5 mag 2021

During a Wall Street Journal event Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen clarified her previous comments on inflation, saying she’s “not predicting or recommending” rate hikes. BTC has bounced back nearly 7% in the past 24 hours.

5 mag 2021

Digital asset firm NYDIG is partnering with FIS to enable hundreds of U.S. banks to offer customers the ability to buy, sell and hold bitcoin. Will this move finally bring bitcoin to the masses? “The Hash” panel’s Will Foxley calls it “some of the biggest news of the year.”

5 mag 2021

The S&P Dow Jones Indices launched its first three cryptocurrency indexes to add more visibility to bitcoin and ether data for crypto-hungry Wall Street traders, but what do the new indexes measure, and what do they represent for the financial industry?

5 mag 2021