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GlobalBlock Market Analyst Marcus Sotiriou shares his bitcoin price analysis following the selloff in the crypto markets seen over the past few weeks. Plus, insights on why institutional investors continue to purchase crypto amid macro headwinds like inflation at the collapse of the Terra ecosystem.

May 23, 2022

From the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Michael Casey, Sandali Handagama, Nikhelesh De and Helene Braun discuss the presence of the crypto industry at the event. Plus, the group shares what they expect to hear about the role of digital assets in the future of global finance, touching on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), cryptocurrency’s use in the Russia-Ukraine crisis, and stablecoins.

May 23, 2022

Despite China’s nationwide ban on cryptocurrency mining, data recently published by Cambridge University indicated that mining has persisted in the country by moving underground and altering their location data with VPNs. Plus, a discussion on why bitcoin’s hashprice is trending downwards as “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee presents the Chart of the Day.

May 23, 2022

A Blockfusion crypto mining facility in Niagara Falls, New York, was victim to an electrical explosion and subsequent fire last week, causing thousands of miners to go offline.

May 23, 2022

Graphic artist Mike Winkelmann, known in the NFT world as @beeple recently had his Twitter account hacked to promote a phishing attack that stole victims’ ETH funds. “The Hash” group discusses the need for education about cold storage as hacks continue to plague the crypto ecosystem, and holding Web 2 companies accountable for allowing these attacks and scams on their platforms.

May 23, 2022

As digital assets continue to grow in popularity, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have proven themselves as useful to charitable causes for incentivizing donations and creating communities. “The Hash” group discusses how Web 3 can be embraced for philanthropy and addresses the barriers to entry for artists.

May 23, 2022

Video game retailer GameStop (GME) has unveiled its own self-custodial Ethereum wallet for cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), while eBay released its debut digital asset collection through a partnership with Tezos and Polygon-based platform OneOf. “The Hash” group discusses why these two legacy brands have decided to enter Web 3 amid a bear market, referencing the underwhelming performance of Coinbase’s new NFT platform.

May 23, 2022

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes was sentenced to two years of probation, with home detention for six months and location monitoring, in a federal courthouse in New York on Friday. Hayes pleaded guilty in February of violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). CoinDesk's Cheyenne Ligon breaks down the details and why this was a "very surprising outcome."

May 23, 2022

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade around $30,000 and is roughly flat over the past week. Dexterity Capital Head of Business Arpan Gautam discusses his crypto markets outlook and why we may see more sideways movement in BTC. Plus, insights into market participants and investing strategies.

May 23, 2022

Quantum Economics Director of Blockchain Market Research Alexandre Lores discusses what to make of investors redeeming $10 billion worth of stablecoin Tether (USDT) since Terra's collapse, and why he prefers to hold only USDC. Plus, his take on concerns over Terra's backer Celsius after it pulled at least half a billion dollars out of Anchor Protocol just as the Terra losses began.

May 23, 2022