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In a recent interview with New York magazine, SEC Chair Gary Gensler suggested that all cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin are securities. The direct quote was: "Everything other than bitcoin, you can find a website, you can find a group of entrepreneurs, they might set up their legal entities in a tax haven offshore, they might have a foundation, they might lawyer it up to try to arbitrage and make it hard jurisdictionally or so forth." "The Hash" panel discusses how this might shape future U.S. crypto regulation.

Feb 28, 2023

Metaverse project Gamium’s native token GMM surged by 340% to $0.0025 on Tuesday after the project announced deals with social media giant Meta Platforms (META) and telecommunications firm Telefonica (TEF). "The Hash" panel discusses the latest Web3 push from Meta and Telefonica, bringing mainstream blockchain awareness.

Feb 28, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is staying rooted around $23,500. Options Insights Founder Imran Lakha shares his crypto markets analysis, saying, "people who own crypto at the moment are...in it for the long haul. They're not buying it from a tactical perspective."

Feb 28, 2023

Forbes reports that Binance moved $1.8 billion of collateral meant to back its customers' stablecoins to hedge funds last year. In a tweet, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as "CZ," responded to the article, stating in part "they referred to some old blockchain transactions that our clients have done." The co-author of the article and Forbes Director of Data and Analytics Javier Paz, responds to CZ's tweet on "First Mover."

Feb 28, 2023

Coinbase says it plans to suspend trading of Binance USD (BUSD) starting March 13 because the stablecoin doesn’t meet its listing standards. Lumida CEO and co-founder Ram Ahluwalia shares his analysis. "I believe that regulators are focused on limiting fiat ramps and trying to control exposure to Binance," Ahluwalia said.

Feb 28, 2023

Host Joel Flynn seeks to get to the truth about the NFT marketplace, with a focus on dodgy trades, fakes and Blur.io. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Feb 28, 2023

Voyager Digital has been selling off its cryptocurrency holdings at a fast rate, according to blockchain intelligence firm Arkham Intelligence. The embattled crypto broker platform transferred $121 million of crypto assets to exchanges and sold its ether (ETH), shiba inu (SHIB) and Chainlink’s LINK holdings. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses Voyager Digital's latest bankruptcy developments.

Feb 28, 2023

Options Insights founder Imran Lakha joins "First Mover" to discuss bitcoin's pretty stagnant price action as the largest token by market capitalization trades flat around $23,500. Plus, a closer look at BTC's volatility.

Feb 28, 2023

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance moved $1.8 billion of collateral meant to back its customers' stablecoins to hedge funds last year, according to Forbes. In a statement sent to CoinDesk, a Binance spokesperson said in part that the transactions identified by Forbes relate to internal wallet management and did not affect the collateralization of user assets. Forbes Director of Data and Analytics Javier Paz discusses the key takeaways from the article.

Feb 28, 2023

Coinbase will suspend trading of Binance USD (BUSD) starting March 13 because the stablecoin doesn’t meet its listing standards, the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange announced in a tweet Monday. The suspension affects Coinbase.com, Coinbase Pro, Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Prime. Users will still be able to access their BUSD funds and withdraw them at any time, Coinbase said. Lumida CEO and co-founder Ram Ahluwalia shares his reaction and outlines potential regulatory implications.

Feb 28, 2023