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Bitcoin is looking to regain its footing, having reached five-week lows early Friday in a move market participants said was driven by derivatives. Haohan Xu, CEO of crypto trading firm Apifiny, discusses his views on bitcoin's trajectory and how low it could go. Plus, whether the benefits of Taproot could already be priced into BTC.

Nov 19, 2021

ConsenSys has raised $200 million in the latest round that valued the Ethereum backer at $3.2 billion. ConsenSys Global Fintech Co-Head Lex Sokolin shares insights into the firm's expansion, Web 3, and ETH.

Nov 19, 2021

AntChain instigates rules to prevent NFT hype. The crypto market takes a plunge. South Korean banks jump on the metaverse bandwagon. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Nov 19, 2021

Saule Omarova, President Biden's nominee to be the Comptroller of the Currency, faced questioning at her confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the main takeaways.

Nov 19, 2021

On the ground in El Salvador at the 2021 Latin American Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference, CoinDesk's Elaine Ramirez talks to Ray Youssef, CEO of Paxful, a peer-to-peer crypto marketplace that has made strides onboarding crypto adopters in emerging markets. Youssef discusses the latest on El Salvador's bitcoin rollout and the country's wider state of crypto affairs.

Nov 19, 2021

LMAX Digital says bitcoin has been looking tired in recent sessions after failing to extend the record run. There is now a risk for a double top on the daily chart, which, if triggered, could expose the possibility for a more profound drop towards a measured move downside extension target in the $48,000 range. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Nov 19, 2021

Neobank Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche discusses bitcoin's retreat and possible price trajectory as the cryptocurrency tumbles to a three-week low under $60,000.

Nov 19, 2021

TIME Magazine will hold ether on its balance sheet for the first time as part of a deal with crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital to educate readers about the metaverse. The publication is rolling out a “TIME 100 Companies” list for the metaverse and a weekly newsletter as part of the partnership. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest continuation of TIME's expansion into the world of crypto.

Nov 18, 2021

A longshot bid for a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to buy one of 13 original copies of the U.S. Constitution is looking increasingly like a lock. The group has now raised $40 million and counting, well above auction house Sotheby’s upper estimate of a $20 million price. It also plans to issue governance token "PEOPLE." The panel for "The Hash" discusses the latest in an ongoing story illuminating the power of DAOs.

Nov 18, 2021

Amazon has pulled support for Visa credit cards in the United Kingdom, citing high fees. "The Hash" team discusses the move and its implications for payment networks in the crypto industry. "I'm glad that more merchants are realizing how high the fees are with these credit cards," host Naomi Brockwell said. "Crypto can provide a much better alternative."

Nov 18, 2021