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Bitcoin is up 50% over three weeks on the back of strong institutional and retail demand. eToro US Managing Director Guy Hirsch discusses his long-term bullish assessment of bitcoin despite some suggesting the U.S. Senate's $1 trillion infrastructure bill could be bearish for crypto. "Crypto is a global phenomenon," Hirsch said. "Even if the world's only superpower, the U.S., is taking some adverse measures against the industry... this is a global market, and overall, things are looking optimistic." Plus, the latest with eToro's expansion in Miami.

Aug 12, 2021

Poly Network returns stolen assets. Indian women lead the charge in crypto exchange account sign-ups. OKEx lists Doge memecoin spin-off Baby Doge. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Aug 12, 2021

CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses his reading of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler’s letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, saying he wants his agency to have greater authority and resources to crack down on the crypto sector.

Aug 12, 2021

Crypto derivatives trading platform BitMEX will pay a $100 million penalty to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to resolve charges of violating the Bank Secrecy Act. 100x Group CEO Alexander Hoeptner discusses his insights into the settlement and outlook for BitMEX. Plus, his advice for crypto firms and the overall industry as crypto regulation comes to focus.

Aug 12, 2021

CoinDesk Director of Data and Indexes Galen Moore discusses the impact of whale movements, signals, and behaviors in the bitcoin market as BTC is now up over 59% year to date. Plus, his reading of trading activity in stablecoin tether and outlook for crypto regulation.

Aug 11, 2021

Institutional investors aren’t batting a lash at increasing scrutiny of crypto markets by U.S. lawmakers and regulators, with new Glassnode data revealing they are increasingly returning to bitcoin. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Aug 11, 2021

Adam Berker, Senior Legal Counsel at crypto infrastructure firm Mercuryo.io, discusses ​what to make of crypto regulatory discussions heating up among U.S. lawmakers. Plus, his take on the potential impact of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill on crypto companies operating in the U.S. and where they might be better suited to set up shop.

Aug 11, 2021

A recent blockchain analysis revealed that on Coinbase, Gemini and Kraken, exchanges that are more popular among users in the West, the average weekend bitcoin trading volume is growing relative to the average weekday volume, pointing to a dramatic shift in trading patterns this year from Asia to North America and Europe.

Aug 11, 2021

An address associated with the hacker who allegedly drained cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Poly Network of roughly $600 million Tuesday has started to return the funds. “The Hash” panel discusses what’s going on with Poly in the largest hack in crypto history and what it could indicate for the future of DeFi regulation.

Aug 11, 2021

PNC Bank, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the U.S. in assets, plans to work with crypto exchange Coinbase to offer crypto investment services to clients. This comes on the heels of Coinbase posting its higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings that sent prices of its COIN shares soaring.

Aug 11, 2021