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Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Thursday a shoutout to meme-based cryptocurrency "baby doge," a spinoff of dogecoin (DOGE), sending its value to increase by more than 80%. Has Musk moved on from DOGE? "The Hash" panel discusses baby doge and Musk's influence on the "meme economy."

Jul 9, 2021

According to the New York Times, legendary filmmaker Spike Lee has directed and starred in a TV commercial for crypto company Coin Cloud. "The Hash" hosts discuss Spike Lee jumping on the crypto bandwagon and whether Coin Cloud could help bring crypto to the masses.

Jul 9, 2021

Bill Barhydt of crypto trading platform Abra discusses his company's latest business model on crypto borrowing and lending and what it means for its users. "It's an evolution for us of offering a full crypto banking suite," he said.

Jul 9, 2021

Nicholas Marten, Digifox CEO and active YouTuber in the crypto community compares the recent crypto markets correction to bitcoin’s historical price trends, noting whether we’re in a bear market or a correction doesn’t really matter in the long term.

Jul 9, 2021

Jeremy Allaire of Circle, an issuer of stablecoin USDC, says he vows to make his company “the most public and transparent operator of full-reserve stablecoins in the market.” Allaire discusses taking his company public and the mission to increase transparency around USDC.

Jul 9, 2021

Concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant hit markets as investors flock towards Bitcoin. Thailand’s central bank issues stark warning on cryptocurrency payments. South Korea's third major bank to provide crypto custody services. More on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Jul 9, 2021

Switzerland-based crypto financial infrastructure firm METACO, which enables financial institutions to issue, secure, manage, and trade digital assets, is building bridges between traditional banking and the decentralized finance (DeFi) world of crypto. METACO CEO Adrien Treccani discusses how his firm is helping the two worlds collide and how bitcoin can play a role in DeFi.

Jul 8, 2021

Coinbase's below-market interest rate on deposits of the stablecoin USD coin (USDC) reveals customers might prefer lower risk, lower reward. "What is the best way to store dollars? Is it still a bank account, or is it something like this?" host Adam B. Levine asked. "Do we trust Coinbase as much as we trust banks?"

Jul 8, 2021

In the latest escalation of former President Donald Trump's years-long battle with Big Tech over free speech and censorship, Trump has sued the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google. "The Hash" team debates the complicated world of politics and social media, pointing to implications for uncensorable domains on Web 3.0. and consistency in the application of rules by private companies.

Jul 8, 2021

As crypto miners in China migrate elsewhere, some suggest Taiwan could be their next top destination. "The Hash" panel discusses the possibility of Taiwan emerging as the new digital asset haven of Asia.

Jul 8, 2021