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Decentralized telecommunications protocol Helium Network is at the center of a class-action lawsuit involving one of its hardware distributors because those who opted to mine for the network are not receiving the rigs they ordered.

Mar 3, 2022

Reports are circulating on the internet claiming the MetaMask wallet has started blacklisting certain Venezuelan addresses, citing compliance issues with regulatory frameworks. “The Hash” discusses the state of decentralized technologies as government entities become increasingly aware of their activity while relating this story to broader concerns about the openness of the Ethereum network. 

Mar 3, 2022

The Ukrainian government announced it's canceling the pre-planned crypto airdrop for donors. Instead, it will issue NFTs to support the Ukrainian armed forces, but emphasized there are no plans to issue any fungible tokens. “The Hash” discusses the role decentralized technology has played in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Co-host Zach Seward emphasizes the humanitarian crisis at hand, underscoring that “this war is not a crypto story.”

Mar 3, 2022

“The Hash” discusses the growing trend of exclusive crypto social clubs that require NFT ownership for entry, looking specifically at the “Friends With Benefits” and Maxwell Tribeca clubs. With these new use cases for non-fungible tokens (NFT) as “keys,” the co-hosts explore this phenomenon of crypto projects becoming community experiences.

Mar 3, 2022

As U.S. lawmakers push the Treasury Dept. to ensure Russia is not evading sanctions with crypto, Salman Banei, Chainalysis head of public policy for North America, responds to the concern, emphasizing the transparency of open blockchain networks. Banei explains how Chainalysis tackles mixers and other DeFi protocols in its cross-chain monitoring.

Mar 3, 2022

Crypto donations continue to flood in for Ukraine. South Korea’s Gopax freezes Russian accounts. Could Ukraine be on the agenda at China’s “Two Sessions”? Demand for blockchain education soars in India. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Mar 3, 2022

Timothy Brackett, CEO of The Markets Compass, joins “First Mover” to provide technical analysis as bitcoin eyes $45K. Brackett is optimistic about the future for bitcoin's price, explaining why he believes the “correctional” phase is coming to a close using indicators such as the Fisher Transform.

Mar 3, 2022

Nik De, CoinDesk managing editor for Global Policy and Regulation, joins “First Mover” to provide the latest update in an ongoing lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service regarding income taxes for staked cryptocurrency on the Tezos blockchain. Plus, a discussion on whether the IRS could be looking into NFTs for tax revenue, and why Ukraine’s minister for Digital Transformation canceled the proposed crypto airdrop.

Mar 3, 2022

In today’s “Chart of the Day” segment, Christine Lee presents a chart illustrating the illiquid supply of bitcoin, coins held in wallets with minimal history of spending, which has surpassed the May 2021 peak, reaching 76%. Glassnode telling CoinDesk the data seen in this chart is a sign of bitcoin accumulation, adding these often represent coins socked away in cold storage, crypto-speak for storing crypto offline, and the wallets of HODLers who undertake a dollar-cost averaging strategy. 

Mar 2, 2022

Edward Moya, Oanda senior market analyst for the Americas, joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss bitcoin’s value as an asset given several global macro factors currently growing crypto’s widespread appeal.

Mar 2, 2022