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Venture capital (VC) firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is reportedly planning to meet with leaders in Washington over the regulation of the next generation of the internet, commonly known as Web 3. "The Hash" panel discusses the possible outcome for Web 3 technologies and regulations, the role of VCs in policymaking at Capitol Hill, and the wider U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

Oct 13, 2021

Strips Finance has raised $8.5 million to launch a new derivatives platform in November that will initially enable interest rate swaps (IRSs) via automated market makers (AMMs), the decentralized exchanges over which much of DeFi is transacted. CEO Ming Wu shares insights into the launch as part of the latest effort to overcome the ecosystem-wide reluctance in DeFi to embrace more complex financial instruments.

Oct 13, 2021

Bitcoin is up 25% this month despite the overnight pullback Wednesday. Trading data from institutional market-making firm B2C2 suggests retail traders are not behind this latest surge. B2C2 Co-CEO Rob Catalanello discusses the key findings, sharing insights into global institutional and retail inflows and outflows.

Oct 13, 2021

A survey from the Financial Stability Board, a G20 entity that provides recommendations for the global financial system, found stablecoins are currently not being used at a significant scale for mainstream payments. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses what the data reveals about stablecoins at large amid a global call for stricter crypto regulation.

Oct 13, 2021

Financial comparison website Finder.com has published a global survey on crypto adoption around the world. Founder Fred Schebesta discusses the top highlights, sharing insights into crypto ownership and bitcoin adoption among crypto owners in the U.S., global crypto adoption rate ranking and more.

Oct 13, 2021

Bitcoin is in retreat despite a pickup in blockchain activity and a long-term technical indicator that is about to turn bullish. The 100- and 200-day moving averages (MA) look to be on track to print a bullish crossover in the next few days for the first time in 16 months.

Oct 12, 2021

Michael Venuto, chief investment officer at Toroso Investments, discusses his assessment of bitcoin as the cryptocurrency experiences a pullback, explaining why he maintains his bullish outlook bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of the year. ​Plus, reactions to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bashing bitcoin again and calling it "worthless.

Oct 12, 2021

Justin Podhola, CEO of Elite Mining, provides insights into the great bitcoin energy debate and its impact on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investing. Plus, how Elite Mining is pursuing sustainable mining solutions.

Oct 12, 2021

Hashmasks, the digital art collective that hosts a collection of thousands of high-end NFTs, is the producer of the recently announced NFT project by Wolfgang Beltracchi, an infamous German art forger who's been banned by museums, galleries and auction houses from showing and selling his work. "The Hash" squad discusses the pros and cons of decentralization and blockchain technology in the art world.

Oct 12, 2021

FTX.US, the U.S. wing of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire, is launching an NFT marketplace, FTX NFTs, which will allow users to trade, mint, auction and authenticate Solana-based NFTs. Plans to support Ethereum NFTs are in the works.

Oct 12, 2021