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Newcomer digital assets manager Jacobi Asset Management has won approval from regulators on the island of Guernsey to launch a physically backed bitcoin ETF. CEO Jamie Khurshid shares insights into the prospective listing, this week’s crypto market activity, and outlook for bitcoin.

Oct 21, 2021

A CoinDesk investigation found a black market is flourishing for fake “verified” accounts on major exchanges, including Coinbase Pro and Binance U.S. CoinDesk Reporter Anna Baydakova learned that for $200, users were able to trade crypto with a fake ID. Anna discusses the findings of her investigation.

Oct 20, 2021

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the outlook for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) as it is acquiring crypto spot and derivatives marketplace ErisX, which will need approval from the CFTC and around 40 different state regulators to finalize. Plus, his take on U.S. lawmakers pushing back on Facebook’s Novi wallet launch.

Oct 20, 2021

Kristin Smith, executive director of the Blockchain Association, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group, discusses her views on why crypto is too big for partisan politics and why attempts to label crypto "red" or blue" are missing the point.

Oct 20, 2021

Bitcoin inches towards all-time-high following Proshares spectacular opening. Australian bitcoin trader continues crusade against debanking. Bitcoin mining difficulty rises for seventh consecutive time. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Oct 20, 2021

Galaxy Digital Research has released a report on the top 10 things and 15 charts that show crypto is booming. Galaxy's Head of Firmwide Research Alex Thorn shares insights into the main takeaways. Plus, his outlook on bitcoin's price, the U.S. bitcoin futures and spot ETF landscape, the memecoin phenomenon, BTC market share dominance, and regulation.

Oct 20, 2021

The first U.S. bitcoin futures ETF, ProShares' 'BITO,' starts trading today. As bitcoin surges past $62,000 on the news, could a steep price drop be next? Michele Schneider, managing partner at Marketgauge Group, discusses what to know before investing in this ETF and navigating the potential risks of the futures market.

Oct 19, 2021

Stablecoins are in the spotlight as U.S. lawmakers call for tougher crypto regulation. Teana Baker-Taylor, chief policy officer at the Chamber of Digital Commerce, shares her key recommendations to the President's Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) on its regulatory treatment for stablecoins. Plus, the latest status of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill in Congress.

Oct 19, 2021

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the finance industry’s self-regulatory body, has mentioned virtual assets in a new regulatory notice on anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the possible outcome for crypto regulation.

Oct 19, 2021

The first U.S. bitcoin futures ETF, ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF, starts trading under the ticker "BITO" on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today. Preston Byrne, partner at Anderson Kill, discusses the potential impact of this historic exchange-traded fund on bitcoin and the crypto community, his views on spot ETFs, regulation and more. Plus, insights into "decentralization theater" and reactions to New York Attorney General Letitia James cracking down on two crypto lending platforms.

Oct 19, 2021