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Director Quentin Tarantino is launching his "Pulp Fiction" NFT collection despite being sued for copyright infringement by film studio Miramax. "The Hash" team questions how this lawsuit will be a messy case study for other studios who are trying to apply Web 2 copyright laws to Web 3 products. "To the extent that there's valuable intellectual property in the background that people have disagreements over, they're going to want to turn them into NFTs, and those NFTs are going to be legally contentious," co-host Adam B. Levine said. Plus, the team's favorite Tarantino films.

Jan 5, 2022

Meme coin Shiba Inu has launched a beta version of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to give users more authority to decide on crypto projects. Is this an opportunity to participate in governing or just another way to hype up the coin?

Jan 5, 2022

Following ConstitutionDAO, BlockbusterDAO also aims to buy a piece of history — the Blockbuster brand. The organization’s founder speaks on their ambition to turn the fallen video rental chain into a decentralized film streaming service that will empower consumers and benefit artists for equitable compensation.

Jan 5, 2022

Harvard Business School Professor of Business Administration and National Bureau of Economic Research Fellow Marco Di Maggio speaks on the newly launched Sperax USDs stablecoin, which has caught the attention of investors, including international DJ Steve Aoki. Di Maggio discusses the framework of this algorithmic stablecoin in comparison to others and regulatory concerns.

Jan 5, 2022

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De joins “First Mover” to discuss CoinDesk’s involvement in a legal proceeding between the New York Attorney General’s office (NYAG) and Tether in pursuit of documents regarding the reserves backing $78.4 billion of stablecoins. De explains why this case matters to the public interest and what can be expected in the coming months.

Jan 5, 2022

China’s e-CNY pilot app goes public. Bored Apes spark NFT frenzy. Play-to-earn sustainability in question. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Jan 5, 2022

A chart by Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal shows Apple stock outperformed bitcoin in year-over-year returns. In this Chart of the Day report, Galen Moore reflects on whether both investments rest on the strength of a single offering — bitcoin as digital gold, and its iPhone sales in the case of Apple.

Jan 4, 2022

Katie Talati, head of research for crypto and blockchain asset management firm Arca, discusses how her firm and its investors are approaching the digital asset ecosystem in 2022. Talati speaks on the movement away from bitcoin as other protocols like Ethereum prove their long-term value and concerns regarding bitcoin as collateral.

Jan 4, 2022

Stablecoin issuer Tether froze over $1 million worth of USDT belonging to a single address. "The Hash" host Naomi Brockwell uses this news to point out "all these stablecoins are freezable at the protocol level." The hosts dive into trade-off risks between centralized versus algorithmic stablecoins like Terra's UST.

Jan 4, 2022

New year, new tax requirements. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is cracking down on payments received through third-party apps like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App to ensure those using these networks are paying their fair share of taxes. These platforms, coincidentally, also allow crypto purchases. "The Hash" crew discusses the issues of regulation, consumer privacy and impact on small businesses.

Jan 4, 2022