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Bitcoin (BTC) drifted lower to around $16,600 in Tuesday trading as crypto prices remain frozen amid a prolonged winter. Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu discusses crypto's lack of volatility and the impact of recent bankruptcy filings on crypto debt platforms' reputation. Plus, his markets outlook and insights on exchange Kraken ending operations in Japan.

Dec 28, 2022

Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto investor who drained DeFi trading platform Mango Markets of crypto worth $110 million, was arrested Monday in Puerto Rico on charges of commodities fraud and commodities manipulation. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what we know so far.

Dec 28, 2022

Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu shares his crypto markets predictions going into 2023. He says that while a prolonged period of negative sentiment is expected to continue in the markets, protocols will move in favor of having their own consensus layers and that's a positive development in the technology.

Dec 28, 2022

The CoinDesk Podcast Network is launching the first season of "Crypto Crooks" with the story of the infamous BitConnect pyramid scheme. CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist and "Crypto Crooks" host David Z. Morris gives a preview of the narrative podcast. Crypto Crooks” Season 1: BitConnect, debuts on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 5 a.m. EST.

Dec 28, 2022

Why aren’t we further along in the development of the metaverse? Sam Ewen, head of CoinDesk Studios, tells Coindesk’s Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker "we still don’t really know what the metaverse is." They discuss what has changed in the metaverse in 2022 and what’s to come.

Dec 28, 2022

MarketVector Indexes Digital Asset Product Strategist Martin Leinweber discusses the past year in the crypto markets and his predictions on categories that are most promising for next year.

Dec 27, 2022

Akin Gump Partner Ian McGinley shares his crypto regulatory outlook for 2023, following the fallout from FTX's implosion. "You can expect a lot of enforcement in this area," he said. Plus, what to expect from Sam Bankman-Fried's next court appearance on Jan. 3.

Dec 27, 2022

Argo Blockchain, a crypto miner whose shares trade on the London Stock Exchange (ARB) and Nasdaq (ARBK), said it requested a 24-hour suspension of U.S. trading. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the state of crypto mining in the wake of Core Scientific filing for bankruptcy last week. Plus, his state of regulation outlook for 2023.

Dec 27, 2022

The New York Times reports that transcripts unsealed on Friday shows former Alameda executive Caroline Ellison told a federal judge she was “truly sorry” for her role in FTX's implosion. Akin Gump Partner Ian McGinley discusses the latest legal considerations and outlines the "game changers" for the case against Sam Bankman-Fried.

Dec 27, 2022

"Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine...there's a real pickup in interest in wholesale central bank digital currency," said Josh Lipsky, senior director of The Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center, discussing his CBDC outlook for 2023. Plus, he explains the differences between retail and wholesale CBDCs.

Dec 27, 2022