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Jeff Horowitz, Chief Compliance Officer of crypto custodian BitGo, digs into the U.S. Senate's $1 trillion infrastructure bill and what it could mean for his business. "I don't see it as a day one issue for us, but as we've seen this week, really broad and narrowly defined definitions could mean a lot," Horowitz said. "To put a bill out there and figure out later is not the best way to go about sensible regulation." Plus, his insights into why the U.S. government has given a contract to Anchorage Digital over BitGo and broader crypto adoption for the institutional markets.

Aug 10, 2021

Perianne Boring, founder and president of lobbying group Chamber of Digital Commerce, discusses the details, reactions, and potential impacts of the Senate’s rejection of a compromise crypto tax amendment in the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. “About 2% of legislation ever introduced actually becomes law,” Boring said.

Aug 10, 2021

After a vote Monday, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) filed an objection to the bipartisan compromise on a crypto tax provision in its $1 trillion infrastructure bill. The Senate is now poised to pass the version without the crypto amendment. Next, it's expected to send the bill to the House of Representatives, which prepares to take it up later this year. CoinDesk's Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what happened during the 11th-hour debate on the crypto amendment and the implications for crypto.

Aug 10, 2021

The U.S. Senate is moving forward with a final vote on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill this week, despite no outcome being decided for any of the proposed crypto-focused amendments. This includes the bill not offering clarity on the definition of "broker." CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses why the bill is likely to proceed as-is and the worst possibilities if it does.

Aug 9, 2021

Cardano’s Alonzo Purple upgrade begins onboarding users. Indian crypto exchange Unocoin offers bitcoin gift vouchers, and Axie Infinity growth continues. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Aug 9, 2021

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried discusses why he doesn't think the proposed crypto provision will be amended in the Senate's $1 trillion infrastructure bill and its potential impact on the digital asset industry and the wider U.S. economy. "The way this is headed is that clarification on this is going to be sacrificed in order to get the bill moving forward," he said. Plus, his reading of bitcoin's "surprisingly bullish price movement" as it soared above $45K.

Aug 9, 2021

Teddy Fusaro, the president of crypto asset manager Bitwise, discusses his analysis and outlook for bitcoin as it rallied above $45,000. Plus, his take on market reactions to the US infrastructure bill. "It doesn't look great for what the short-term results are going to be of the effect of this lobbying effort, but it's impossible to ignore that the cryptocurrency community now has a voice," Fusaro said.

Aug 9, 2021

Crypto.com has seen explosive growth within the past 12 months. It has 10 million users and 90 cryptocurrencies available on the platform. Henrik Johansson, Global Head of Growth, responds to SEC Chair Gary Gensler's remarks on enforcing tighter trading and lending platforms regulations. “As with any new technology that has enormous power to transform and empower people, there will always be a lot of concern," he said. Plus, his vision for future expansions as the company sets a target of acquiring more than 100 million users in the next two years.

Aug 6, 2021

"Who's going to be the Republican nominee? Will the infrastructure bill pass? These are political events that have significant implications for shareholders and investors worldwide," John Aristotle Phillips, CEO of prediction market PredictIt, said. He further explains how his prediction firm can provide valuable insights into trading and investment.

Aug 6, 2021

The crypto markets are popping up, and many suggest Ethereum’s London hard fork upgrade was a potential catalyst. “[Bitcoin] maxis will probably get upset with me on this, but Ethereum is definitely the driver of the markets,” said Quantum Economics Analyst Alexandre Lores in explaining his reading of the price boost.

Aug 6, 2021