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Cryptocurrency mining hardware manufacturer Canaan reports record revenues. South Korea’s finance minister says no to crypto tax delay. NFT platform OpenSea admits insider trading. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Sep 16, 2021

Jalak Jobanputra, a founder and managing partner at Future Perfect Ventures, discusses her take on where we are in the development cycle of Web 3.0 and her advice on where to invest. “We’ve really hit an inflection point of more institutional adoption [and] more retail adoption,” she said.

Sep 16, 2021

Ahmed Shabana, Managing Director at Parkpine Capital, discusses his analysis, adoption, and price forecast for ether, explaining whether he sees ETH as a store of value or deflationary asset. "95% of our strategy is in Ethereum," Shabana said, suggesting the bullish outlook for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Plus, other investments he's continuing to watch.

Sep 16, 2021

Crypto wealth management firm Abra has raised $55 million in a Series C funding round to expand its global operations. CEO Bill Barhydt joins "First Mover" to discuss his insights and Abra's growth outlook. Plus, his take on the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape reacting to SEC Chair Gary Gensler eyeing more robust oversight of the digital asset space.

Sep 16, 2021

New data reveals bitcoin has formed a golden cross on its daily price chart, a rare but closely tracked pattern that generally occurs when an asset is on an upswing. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Sep 16, 2021

Scott Freeman, a partner and co-founder of crypto services firm JST Capital based in the U.S. and Singapore, discusses his crypto markets assessment and outlook, explaining why he likes volatility. "The more volatility, generally, the better we do in the markets," Freeman said, although he claims bitcoin's current rangebound nature is challenging the volatility strategy. Plus, his take on Solana, DeFi landscape, crypto regulation, and more.

Sep 16, 2021

John D’Agostino, Institutional Head of Strategic Partnerships at Coinbase, discusses insights into bitcoin's institutional activity, growth, and demand as the crypto exchange looks to raise $2 billion through a private debt offering. Plus, his take on the wider crypto markets and crypto regulation amid the SEC cracking down on Coinbase.

Sep 16, 2021

Asset manager Bitwise is teaming up with ETF Series Solutions in its bid to get a U.S. bitcoin ETF over the finish line as it filed with the SEC Tuesday to launch a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund. Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, discusses the details and implications of the launch. When will the U.S. finally get an ETF, and could the Bitwise Bitcoin Strategy ETF win the battle?

Sep 16, 2021

Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea said Wednesday it uncovered evidence of insider trading by one of its employees. Nate Chastain, OpenSea’s head of product, is at the center of the scandal which emerged on Twitter Tuesday night, with major investor Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) also investigating the case.

Sep 15, 2021

Crypto exchange BitMEX's head of business operations Gregory Dwyer, the last of the four accused executives from BitMEX to remain at large amid money laundering charges, has apparently agreed to be extradited from Bermuda to the U.S. "The Hash" team discusses the key takeaways as BitMEX's ongoing saga with U.S. lawmakers continues to unfold.

Sep 15, 2021