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Congress held three simultaneous hearings around cryptocurrencies and their use cases on Tuesday. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the high-level takeaways, proposing the outlook for crypto regulation. Plus, whether there is a partisan divide among lawmakers in their discussions about crypto.

28 de jul. de 2021

Bitmain spins off Antpool bitcoin mining pool. Indian banks invest in blockchain technology. Binance CEO reconfirms he is willing to step down. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast”.

28 de jul. de 2021

Henry Elder, Head of Treasury and Wealth Management at Wave Financial, discusses ​the potential reasons behind bitcoin's bounce and the outlook for the cryptocurrency as it returns near $40K resistance. Plus, bitcoin's correlation to the altcoin markets and traditional capital markets and whether institutional interest in bitcoin has subsided.

28 de jul. de 2021

SEC Commissioner and “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce discusses her take on crypto regulation as the SEC’s authority garners attention from Congress. “All of us are going to be challenged as regulators in thinking about how to regulate while making sure that we preserve the important American fundamental of innovation and privacy,” Peirce said.

28 de jul. de 2021

As U.S. lawmakers become increasingly concerned about different aspects of the digital asset industry, Congress is continuing to hold hearings around cryptocurrencies. Marta Belcher, the Board Chair of the Filecoin Foundation and participant of Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee's hearing on cryptocurrencies' use cases, discusses her main takeaways from the hearing and why she's "not surprised" that it focused primarily on issues of ransomware and ESG.

28 de jul. de 2021

On the heels of Amazon denying plans to accept bitcoin payments by the end of the year, BTC ​is in pullback mode after approaching $40K Monday. Michael McGuire, CEO of digital asset exchange Symbridge, discusses what to make of the apparent upswing and volatility. Plus, how SEC Chair Gary Gensler's response to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's letter due Wednesday might have a dampening effect on the crypto markets.

28 de jul. de 2021

According to Arcane Research, as BTC's price spiked over $40K Monday, bitcoin's daily trading volume jumped over $9 billion in its highest climb since June 22nd. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

28 de jul. de 2021

Amazon has denied the City A.M. report it plans to accept bitcoin payments by the end of the year. While many cited the report as one reason for bitcoin's rebound, the price began retracing some of its gains after a spokesperson for the retail giant confirmed it is false. "The Hash" panel examines the speculative and reactionary nature of bitcoin, discussing Amazon's potential hurdles on the path to crypto adoption.

27 de jul. de 2021

A “significant” bug with the potential to expose users’ transactions has been spotted in the decoy selection algorithm of monero, a cryptocurrency known for providing users privacy. "Monero really [does] have a commitment to being the most private currency [it] can be," host Benjamin Powers said. "And that this all the more discouraging, unfortunately."

27 de jul. de 2021

Shopify, which powers the e-commerce sites of over 1.7 million businesses worldwide, announced Monday it is now allowing merchants on its platform to offer non-fungible tokens (NFT) directly to customers, with the NBA's Chicago Bulls being one of the first to sell. "The Hash" team unpacks the story as it potentially opens digital assets to much wider adoption.

27 de jul. de 2021