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UN approves Chinese NFT standard. Japan’s Bandai Namco to create IP metaverse. Russia U-turns on crypto, but will it last? We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Feb 10, 2022

Matthieu Jobbé-Duval, head of financial products at Dapper Labs, which oversees the Flow ecosystem, including NBA Top Shot and NFL All Day, discusses the latest on Flow, including introducing ERC-20 token wrapped FLOW (wFLOW). What does this mean for DeFi users on Ethereum?

Feb 10, 2022

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), told the Senate Agriculture Committee Wednesday he believes his agency is best placed to monitor crypto spot markets trading, reiterating a stance he first took in October. He also asked Congress for an additional $100 million so the agency can properly oversee crypto markets. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in an ongoing crypto regulation turf war.

Feb 10, 2022

Brandon Buchanan, founder and managing partner at investment firm Meta4 Capital, discusses his outlook for NFT and Web 3 development. "We see NFTs in an important paradigm shift for the internet," Buchanan said, "I think it's the best place to be right now." Plus, insights into what's driving interest in historical NFTs and why he bought a highly sought-after Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT for $3.4 million at Sotheby's auction last October.

Feb 10, 2022

On the heels of the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report indicating U.S. inflation hit a 4-decade high of 7.5% annual gain in January, crypto trader and host of "The Wolf Of All Streets" podcast Scott Melker discusses why he sees the crypto market heading "up, up, and up" from here. "I don't have fears of a crypto winter," Melker said.

Feb 10, 2022

“New Money” hosts Spencer Dinwiddie and Solo Ceesay talk with influencer and NBA Entertainment host Austin J. Mills about his crypto investment approach and the potential use cases for digital assets and NFTs.

Feb 10, 2022

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam appealed to Congress Wednesday requesting his agency be granted authority to oversee crypto spot markets in the U.S. Digital Asset Research CEO Doug Schwenk discusses the potential benefits of increased regulation, also sharing insights into price discovery in the bitcoin spot markets. Plus, thoughts on the SEC requesting comments from asset managers pending spot bitcoin ETF approvals about possible market manipulation.

Feb 9, 2022

Bitcoin is recovering from a slight pullback Wednesday and is up 3% over the past 24 hours at around $44,500, which some say is an indicator of a bullish shift. Why is this happening? CoinDesk Director of Professional Content Galen Moore reviews the day's top stories potentially moving the markets.

Feb 9, 2022

NBA Entertainment host Austin J. Mills joins CoinDesk's "After Show" following his appearance on "New Money" with Spencer Dinwiddie and Solo Ceesay giving a behind-the-scenes look at being a video content creator. Mills says putting real money behind content production can yield more significant returns. Plus, he shares his general sentiment toward "safe investments" and hints at a new pilot deal in Los Angeles.

Feb 9, 2022

Compute North, which provides sustainable infrastructure for crypto mining, has closed a $385 million round that includes a Series C fundraise and debt financing. “The Hash” team discusses what this means for bitcoin mining and the crypto industry at large.

Feb 9, 2022