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The island nation of Barbados is preparing to legally declare digital real estate sovereign land by establishing a metaverse embassy. Barbados Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Gabriel Abed shares insights into the initiative. What does it mean to have an embassy in the metaverse? How will Barbadians use it and benefit from it? 

Nov 16, 2021

Following the activation of Bitcoin's long-awaited Taproot upgrade, Gritt Trakulhoon, an analyst at Titan, discusses his bitcoin analysis and outlook. "Right now, you can see that the run from $30K to $60K for bitcoin was .. moved by institutions," Trakulhoon said. "I believe $60K to $100K will be moved by retail."

Nov 15, 2021

Chinese official expelled over crypto mining. Bitcoin's Taproot upgrade goes live. Hong Kong police make arrests after crypto kidnapping. We'll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Nov 15, 2021

Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming unicorn Animoca Brands, which raised $65 million to a $2.2 billion valuation last month, has teamed up with major K-pop entertainment agency Cube Entertainment to build a music metaverse and issue NFTs. Cube joins other K-pop labels like Hybe, global K-pop sensation BTS' agency, along with JYP and SM Entertainment, in the worldwide race into NFTs. Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung shares his insights.

Nov 15, 2021

Taproot, the long-anticipated Bitcoin upgrade, activated Sunday at block 709,632, opening the door for developers to integrate new features that will improve privacy, scalability, and security on the network. CoinDesk Managing Editor for Technology Christie Harkin explains how it works and the new features this upgrade could bring to the network.

Nov 15, 2021

Bitcoin is retreating from its all-time high earlier this week. Where do we go from here? "Higher," Chief Investment Officer of Toroso Investments Michael Venuto said. He maintains his prediction bitcoin will reach $100,000 by the end of 2021. He joined "First Mover" to discuss the problem with the inflation narrative, whether bitcoin will become the reserve currency and more.

Nov 12, 2021

Chia Network, the blockchain and smart transaction platform, will supply technical services for the Costa Rican government’s climate change metrics system. Why did the Central American country choose Chia? “They like us because of our greenness,” Bram Cohen, co-founder of Chia Network, said.

Nov 12, 2021

Bitcoin is down 5% in the last 24 hours after peaking at an all-time high of around $68,950 Wednesday. Ether also reached an all-time high Wednesday, hitting $4,851, but is down a little over 2% on the day. Rich Rosenblum, co-founder and president of GSR Markets, discusses the potential factors driving lower prices.

Nov 11, 2021

The next mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has expressed his support for CityCoins’ NYCcoin program. Could Adams’ endorsement see some more pro-crypto amendments to New York’s controversial 2015 BitLicense regulations? “No doubt, [Eric Adams] is trying to get BitLicense [regulations] lessened or removed,” CityCoins’ Patrick Stanley said.

Nov 11, 2021

Tencent CEO sees opportunity in the metaverse. Crypto surges after the fastest US inflation rise in 30 years. Korean court rules in favor of hacked investors. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Nov 11, 2021