All About Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around the $28,000 level, as traders set their sights on the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization potentially rising to $30,000, a milestone not seen since June. Bitwise Asset Management CIO Matt Hougan shares his crypto markets analysis. Plus, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted bribery and campaign finance violations during a court appearance on Thursday. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon weighs in.

Mar 30, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) has climbed roughly 70% so far in 2023, with the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization on track for its best quarterly gain in two years. Verified Investing Crypto Chief Market Strategist Gareth Soloway joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss his bitcoin price analysis and outlook. Plus, Pow.re CEO Mike Cohen and Pow.re Latin American Director Jimmy Kim share their insights into the state of crypto mining as the Canadian crypto miner secures a contract for 100 megawatts (MW) of power in Paraguay.

Mar 29, 2023

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss his thoughts on the future of U.S. crypto regulation in the wake of the CFTC's case against Binance and Coinbase receiving a Wells Notice from the SEC. Separately, XBTO Group head of trading Paul Eisma shares his crypto markets analysis as poor liquidity, a problem plaguing crypto markets since the collapse of the FTX exchange in November, could worsen, breeding price volatility as regulators go after dominant exchange Binance.

Mar 28, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is sinking after the U.S. Commodity and Futures Trade Commission (CFTC) sued Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, and CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao on allegations the company knowingly offered unregistered crypto derivatives products in the U.S. against federal law. Josh Sterling, Jones Day Financial Markets Partner and former CFTC Division Director, along with Hxro Founder Dan Gunsberg join "All About Bitcoin" to discuss.

Mar 27, 2023

Last weekend, Twitter was ablaze with reactions to former Coinbase Chief Technology Officer Balaji Srinivasan accepting a bet proposed by James Medlock that, due to hyperinflation in the United States, a single bitcoin would be worth $1 million in just 90 days. CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael J. Casey joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the future of bitcoin. Plus, Bitcoin Opportunity Fund managing partners James Lavish and David Foley discuss their plans to raise $100 million.

Mar 24, 2023

The founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, appears to have been arrested in Montenegro, according to a tweet by the country's minister of interior, Filip Adzic. CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss. Plus, GSR Markets Global Head of Product Benoit Bosc shares his crypto markets analysis and outlook as bitcoin (BTC) pares some earlier gains after touching an intraday high of $28,800.

Mar 23, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is teetering around $28,000, after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 4.75%-5%. R3 chief economist Alisa DiCaprio and Trade The Chain director of research Nick Mancini weigh in. This comes as Fed Chair Jerome Powell also addressed the recent bank failures that had some market participants questioning if the central bank would follow through with its previous intention to tighten monetary policy further.

Mar 22, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) has climbed more than 30% in the last 10 days, despite looming banking sector jitters and a pivotal decision from the Federal Reserve on interest rates expected on Wednesday. Separately, Coinbase argued at the U.S. Supreme Court that its disputes over forcing customers into arbitration should freeze the courts while the arguments play out – a moment that breaks legal ground for crypto with the industry’s first high court appearance. TheoTrade Co-Founder Don Kaufman and Hodder Law Firm Founder Sasha Hodder join "All About Bitcoin" to discuss.

Mar 21, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is surging over the past week, briefly topping $28,000 for the first time since June 2022. This comes as some traders see the cryptocurrency as a hedge against the traditional banking system. Kyle Clark, Gerber Kawasaki investment advisor representative, and Tatiana Koffman, angel investor and MythOfMoney.com author, join "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the future of bitcoin following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and regulators' takeover of Signature Bank.

Mar 20, 2023

The narratives around bank failures, stablecoins and interest rate hikes could be strong enough to accelerate the price of bitcoin (BTC). This comes as blockchain software development firm Tari Labs sued Bitcoin infrastructure firm Lightning Labs in December for trademark infringement over using the name “Taro.” CoinDesk's Editor at Large Christie Harkin and Crypto Markets Analyst Glenn Williams Jr. join Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis to discuss what happened with Bitcoin this week.

Mar 17, 2023