Financial Times

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is putting pressure on HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China to take on crypto exchanges as clients, according to a report from the Financial Times. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the state of crypto in the city.

15 de jun. de 2023

Altman’s crypto project, Worldcoin, rose to prominence last year with a controversial, Silicon Valley vision for a universal basic income (UBI): a crypto token that can be distributed in equal quantity to everyone in the world. Now, the Financial Times reports that Worldcoin is eying a new investment round worth over $100 million. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for artificial intelligence.

15 de mai. de 2023

Eun Young Choi, head of crypto enforcement at the Department of Justice (DOJ), has promised a crackdown on illicit behavior on trading platforms, according to the Financial Times. CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the agency's approach to crypto regulation in the U.S.

15 de mai. de 2023

According to the Financial Times, Binance hid the company's presence in China for several years, contrary to claims made by its executives that the crypto exchange left the country after a local crackdown on the industry in late 2017. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest on Binance amid continued regulatory scrutiny.

29 de mar. de 2023

Digital Currency Group (DCG) started selling holdings in several investment vehicles run by its subsidiary and digital assets manager Grayscale at a steep discount, according to a Financial Times report citing U.S. securities filings. This report comes after DCG and Genesis had reached an initial agreement with a key group of creditors. Lumida CEO and co-founder Ram Ahluwalia weighs in. Grayscale, Genesis and CoinDesk are all owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

7 de fev. de 2023

Twitter is designing a system to permit payments through the social media platform, and although billionaire owner Elon Musk wants it "first and foremost" to be for fiat currencies, he wants the ability to add cryptocurrencies later, the Financial Times reported Monday. Dogecoin (DOGE) spiked to its 24-hour high after the news broke. "The Hash" panel discusses Musk's continued crypto advocacy and outlook for Twitter.

31 de jan. de 2023

Failed crypto lender BlockFi may sell some assets after a bankruptcy judge in New Jersey expressed approval of the plan as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings designed to restore funds to creditors. Plus, the Financial Times reports that Elon Musk wants Twitter's payment system to be able to accept cryptocurrencies.

30 de jan. de 2023

Troubled crypto lender Genesis owes its creditors over $3 billion prompting its parent company, Digital Currency Group, to look at asset sales to pay off the debt, according to the Financial Times. DCG is the parent company of CoinDesk. Plus, cryptocurrency brokerage Blockchain.com said it's letting go of 28% of its workforce as crypto's cruel winter continues.

12 de jan. de 2023

Alameda Research bore the brunt of a $1 billion loss incurred by its affiliated firm FTX after a leveraged trade on the now-bankrupt crypto exchange backfired early last year, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest developments from the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX-Alameda crypto empire.

2 de dez. de 2022

Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, on the same day sued FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's Emergent Fidelity Technologies holding company for Robinhood Markets (HOOD) shares held by the company and pledged to BlockFi as collateral, the Financial Times reported, citing loan documents it had seen. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De dicusses the latest developments.

29 de nov. de 2022