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Bitcoin climbed back above $22,500 as crypto traders reacted to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 0.5 percent in January. eToro Investment Analyst Callie Cox discusses how the inflation data could impact risk assets and Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate decisions. Plus, insights on DOGE soaring after Twitter CEO Elon Musk posted a meme involving his dog Floki.

Feb 15, 2023

FTX company insiders, including Sam Bankman-Fried, former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison, Bankman-Fried's father Joseph Bankman, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh have been served subpoenas by bankruptcy administrators. This comes as FTX's new leadership is trying to claw back $400 million from a little-known hedge fund investment, according to a report from the New York Times. CoinDesk regulatory reporter Amitoj Singh weighs in on the latest FTX developments.

Feb 15, 2023

Host Joel Flynn takes a deep dive into whether ordinary depositors can get their funds back from FTX. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Feb 15, 2023

CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the key takeaways from Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee hearing called "Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets." 

Feb 15, 2023

CoinDesk data shows that the price of DOGE has risen over the past 24 hours after Twitter CEO Elon Musk posted a photo joking about his dog Floki as the new boss of Twitter. Musk replaced Parag Agrawal as CEO of Twitter when his acquisition deal for the social networking platform closed on Oct. 27. 

Feb 15, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) remains above $22,000 despite increased regulatory pressure on the industry after Kraken's $30 million SEC settlement and Paxos receiving a Wells Notice. ProChain Capital President David D. Tawil shares insights into BTC's resilience amid macro headwinds and the impact of CPI data. Plus, takeaways from Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee hearing on safeguarding financial digital assets.

Feb 14, 2023

The Senate Banking Committee hosted a hearing Tuesday called "Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets." Crypto Council for Innovation Head of Government Affairs Brett Quick, who was at the hearing, discusses the key takeaways and the next steps in the push for "very badly needed federal regulatory clarity that the industry has been asking for."

Feb 14, 2023

Unspent transaction output (UTXO) count of bitcoin (BTC) is ticking upwards, set to challenge its all-time high of 84.6 million from November 2022, when there was a flurry of on-chain activity as traders tried to escape the wreckage of FTX's collapse. UTXO refers to the individual units of bitcoin, called satoshis, or sats, that are locked in transactions on the blockchain. CoinDesk's Christine Lee presents "Chart of the Day."

Feb 14, 2023

Bitcoin saw small gains Tuesday after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the consumer price index (CPI) for January rose 0.5% versus 0.1% a month earlier, in line with economist forecasts. The Wall Street Journal reports the founders of failed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital are launching a $25 million crypto exchange venture at the end of the month. And, the Senate Banking Committee hosted a hearing called "Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets."

Feb 14, 2023

The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held an open session titled “Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets.” In the opening remarks, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) addressed the differences this past year had made in the crypto industry.

Feb 14, 2023